The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-05
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.
FRIDAY : DAILY.


A United States redemption patent to
Ellen O'Connor for 100 acres Of land in
section 30, township 20 north. range )
east, was recorded yesterday.
Frank Gehring recorded a homestead
patent from the United States, yester-
day, for III acres of land in sections %
and 80, township 20 north, range 8 east
Anderson & Lund left yesterday for
Choteau with nine teams and a complete
outfit Of plows scrapers, etc, to work on
changing the channel in the Teton river
near Choteau.
The Great Northern, Northern Pacific
and Union Pacific railroads have made Il
rate of one and one-iifth fare on the Ger
~tificate plan from all points in Montana
to the q. \. Il. and S. V. encampm"nts
in this city May 10 and IL.
The Royal Milling company has de
cidcd to pay 60 cents a bushcl for good
clean wheat at the elevator. The mill
will run every day in the year. so that
more wheat will find "A ready cash market
here than any other kind of grain.
The divorce suit of Peterson vs.. Pet
erson, both of North Great Falls. was on
trial yesterday before Judge Benton.
The defendant denied tho charges of
cruel and inhuman treatment. Other
witnesses will be examined. Lawyer
Green has charge of the plaintiffs in
t~erests, and Leslie and Downing appear
for the defendant.
Maj. G. F. Field of this city has been
appointed a member of the worlds con-
gress auxiliary and received his COM
mission yesterday. All persons in this
section who are interested in the special
work to be done in relation to a~gricult-
ural matters during these congresses, to
be held at the fair, can secure from Maj.
Field the necessary in~troductions.
In Helena recently the police we're
obliged to arrest some quarrelsome boys
who attacked small children on their
way home from school. The police Of
Great Falls will be called on to do like
wise, for there is q 14-year-old boy on
Third avenue north who thrashed little
James Stanford numerically yesterday,
tearing his clothing and humping his
head on the ground. II parents will not
put a stop to this sort Of thing the police
will take a hand.
Says the Townsend Messenger: "Hon.
T. f. Collins Of Great Falls, Jerry Col
Inns, and Angus Mcqueen OF Helena
recently visited the Diamond Hill
mine, neal st. Louis. 1t is understood
that these gentlemen are interested IN
the bond given on that property. They
gave no expression Of opinion on its
merits on their return, but as they we're
able that they saw something that was
encouraging.
General Manager Quail of the Great
Falls Mining & Prospecting company, re-
turned yesterday from Wolf creek, on
| the line of the Montana Central railway.
| Work on the mines ia being pushed with
| vigor in both tunnels. No. l tunnel is in
100 feet with a 60-foot shaft, and No. 9 is
in IS feet. Both tunnels are working in
copper ore and the leads are widening az
| the work progresses. AS soon as the
railway company lays a switch to the
| mines daily shipments Of ore will be
made. A carload will be shipped to the
custom smelter at Omaha next week If
teams can be procured to haul the ore
from the mines to the car. The outlook
for a rich copper camp on Wolf creek is
bright.
SATURDAYS DAILY.
The first term Of tho Teton courty
district court will be held at Choteau,
commencing Monday, May 8,
Thomas Splan, a native of Ireland, de-
clared his intentions yesterday to be-
come a citizen Of the United States.
A. p. Curtin e. Co.'S new furniture
storage house lUxl0O feet, on Third
avenue north and Park drive is CON-
pleted.
A bill of sale from Frank Marlette and
| G. Wood to G. J.. Asche for zone Sand
| witch wagon and contents for $780, was
recorded yesterday.
VIM. Albrecht is preparing to add