The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-17
SPRAY OF THE FALLS,
FRIDAY s. DAILY.

FRIDAY ~ DAILY.
The final receipt from the land office
to John Hunsberger, Jr., for the south
west quarter of section ), township 20
north. range . east, was filed in the re-
corder's office yesterday.
Flocks of wild geese passing north
ward over the city all this week are re-
garded as a sure 'sign' of spring; but
the warm and balmy weather of the past
few days is a more accep,a able indication.
Fort Benton Press.
A letter was received Yesterday by p.
II. Hughes from Governor Richards re-
questing him to send 800 copies of the
proceedings of the farmers convention
recently held in this city for distribution
throughout the state.
The 'close times, at Bozeman since
the passage of the law locating the agri.
cultural college at that place has caused
the editor of the Chronicle to announce
to the suffering people of the Gallatin
valley that after tomorrow Saturday
the daily issue of that paper will cease.
but the publication of the weekly will be
continued.
The hearing in the case of Howard
Lake of Monarch. charged with threat
enlng to kill his wife, was concluded be-
fore Justice Race yesterday afternoon.
The evidence was conclusive that Lake
had made the threats and the Justice
placed him under $1,000 bonds to keep
the peace one year. Failing to give the
bonds Lake was remanded to jail.
A large additional engineering force is
being put on the b. a. NJ. between Bill
llngs and the end OF the track, and il is
said the work will be rushed the coming
season. Pease's party QUILTED at that
place and started last week with their
boat sleighs for the Big Horn canyon. II
is also positively asserted by those who
profess to know that every practicable
route strikes Billings, and from that
point the route will be through the
Judith basin to Great Falls.
Timothy McCarty, aged AZ years. died
at his home near Geyser, on "Wednesday
night. He had been sick for over a year
and last fall went to Chicago to consult
an eminent physician hoping to find re-
lief. but was informed that there was no
hope for him and returned to his home
and shortly after was confined to his bed
from which he never arose. He was ex-
tensiveiy engaged in farming and stock
raising and was highly respected as a
citizen by all who knew him. His re-
mains will be brought to this city on
Sunday for burial in Highland cemetery.
SATURDAYS DAILY.
The Great Falls Iron Works hard
ware store has been moved into the
brick store-room corner of First avenue
south and Third street.
The county commissioners have an
pointed Messrs. Moore. Dixon and Penry
to act as a board of health for Sand Cou-
lee and gave them 500 to expend in
sanitary matters.
Frank Miles came over from Butte
yesterday. Frank has purchased a herd
or Montana butfalo-tifty head-and will
have them on exhibition at the worlds
fair next summer. He will be in the city
several days.
After the verdict in the Harris case
was rendered on Thursday a small
American flag was raised over the door
OF County Attorney Freeman's office
commemorative of his victory in gaining
for the state TIE first case he tried be
fore the district court.
Two United States patents were re.
corded yesterday; one conveying eighty
WV ~ ~ anu -. lONUS0ID
u north, range 5 east, TO Henry Brown.
and the other conveying 155l5 acres in
section =. township IL north, range s
east, to Andrew j. Briggs.
The light fall of snow Thursday night
melted away pretty fast yesterday under
the rays of tie warm sun and the mois-
ture thus added to thr soil will be Of
great benefit to the ground seeded in
wheat a few weeks ago. This will be a
great year for crops of all kinds in north
ern Montana.
At a meeting of the North Montana
tlsh " Game Protective association held
Friday night, President Eaton presented
the association with a handsome gold
medal. 1t is inscribed Championship.
1888" and becomes the property of the
member making the best shooting score
for this season.
James Il. Mackenzie, for nearly eight
years buyer of silks for the Glass block.
was kindly remembered by his friends
in the store last evening. They pre-
sentcd him with d beautiful diamond
ring on the occasion of his leaving Min.
neapolis for Great Falls, Mont, where
he engages in the dry goods business for
himself. Minneapolis Times. Mr.. Mac
kenzie is one of the firm of Great Falls
new and enterprising dry goods house.
The Glass Block Store. He will have
full charge of the silk and dress goods
and Judging from his past
record he will undoubtedly build up a
large trade of his own here.