The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-17
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.
FRIDAY s. DAILY.

absent LOT several weeks.
Otto Schoenfeldt returned from Hell
ena yesterday and was greeted with the
news that a new daughter had arrived
at his house.
The ice on Broadwater bay is from
twelve to eighteen inches thick and the
way the ice men are harvesting 1t would
do honor to a hay field.
A quitclaim deed was filed il the re-
cOrdcr's Office yesterday from George w.
Dunlap to Paul Gladisch for part of lot
|. block AS, township of Great Falls.
County Treasurer McCielland yeeter-
day sold about 200 pieces of land for
taxes due in 1892. This was the last sale
and the taxes due the county have all
been paid through the sales.
The cold in the eastern part of the
state was about as severe as in the
northern section, Bozeman, Billings and
Miles City thermometers registering
from 20 to ~ degrees below zero for sew
eral days.
The county commissioners will meet
IN special session this morning at 10
o'clock to take preliminary action tow
ards procuring new and more convenient
quarters for a court room and offices for
the county officials.
a. +. Dlckerman, cashier of the First
National bank. returned yesterday from
Minneapolis, where he has been visiting
relatives and friends for nearly two
months. lie reports very cold weather
in that section.
Reports of sheep having been lost dur
ing the recent cold snap are coming in.
Moore Bros, at Steele, lost a number.
while the loss of ID. a. Campbell and }.
+. Patterson will amount to about 300
each. In both the latter cases the loss
was occasioncd by the sheep getting
away from the herdcrs during the storm.
River Press.
Yesterday a quitclaim deed from Elias
Mexican ant wife to Savala CulbcrtsOn
for a two-Ihirds undivided interest in
the southeast quarter Of the northwest
quarter. and lots > and 3 of section 10.
township ~ north. Iange , east. and the
southeast quarter of section II. town
ship 10 north. range 1 east. for $1,000.
was filed in the recorders office. This
property is undcrlaid with coal.
The republican, candidates for the soy
eral city offices to be voted for in April
are as thick AS tombstones in an eastern
graveyard. The friends of p. II. Hughes
are pushing his claims for police magis-
trate with energy and if Mr.. II. does not
get the nomination it will be no fault of
his friends. Dan Ledgerwood is in the
race for city treasurer with several com
p~etitors. For city attorney John \. Lar
gent is being groomed 10y his young
friends. For the office of mayor there
are several names mentioned. among
them W. j. Winters, Don Willard and
II. .. Chowen. The candidates for alder
men are numerous in each of the fouL
wards.
The weather yesterday was all that
any good Montanian could wish for.
The warm rays Of the sun softened the
snow sufficiently for the small school
boy to make balls TO throw aC his com
rades. and the snow on the housetops
melted sufficiently to start the dropping
Of water from roof caves upon the Lead
gear of lady pedestrians on the side.
walks. Overcoats were hung up behind
the doors and the spring coat donned.
The streets were full Of Sleigh loads of
~rosycheeked maidens and sprightly
young men driving spirited steeus, and
the sweet music of the bells and merry
laughter of the young people made the
old folk wish they were young again. 1t
was IA glorious day for everybody.
SATURDAYS DAILY.
&. \. GoOdau has received the con
tract to build three broom frame houses
for L. j. tOnrOy on Seventh avenue
south, between Eighth and Ninth
streets.
Hon. Il. d. HASTE is in town from his
ranch on the Muddy. He reports the
stock IN his district as in comparatively
good condition, with bat slight loss so
tar.-Sun River Sun.
Work was resumed on the new grain
elevator yesterday. The cold snap stop-
ped the work for several days but the
lost time will be more than made up hv
the increased number Of carpenters now
at work.
The Great Falls Iron Works company
will occupy the brick store room corner
pf First aycnu south and Third street
with their stock Of hardware. stoves. etc, ,
~ il short time, rs the room they are now
IN is too small for the stock they intend ,
10 carry the coming season.
Attic annual meeting Of the stock =,
holders OF the Sun river, Chotcau and .
company recently held at Cho- :
f"au the following officers were elected: !
". s. Clark. precedent: George |. Smith. .
vice PRESIDENT Julius lIireilbcrg, treasur- !
~. {. Warner. secretary,
The suit OF the Great Falls Quarry /
company against the county commissions 1