The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28

day sentenced by Judge Benton to one
year in the penitentiary.
The Rocky Mountain Husbandman
publishes this week a list of the samp-
les from Montana in the agricultural
exhibits at Chicago. Cascade county is
represented by one sample of wheat
raised by Paris Gibson.
Nick Kessler Of Helena has been in
town for a couple of days and welt
home yesterday. Nick says that there
would he nc hard times if people would
simply leave their money in the banks.
and go about their business in the usual
way.
The body of William \. Bunton has
been cnbalmed and will be expressed at
! O'Clock this afternoon TO relatives at
Cambridge, Mass. The Knights Temp
lars and y. p. O. T.. will meet at their
respective halls at 3 o'clock and escort
the body 30 the train.
I finest trees along the streets Of the city.
II these were immediately Strengthened
and bound they might tie saved. "hC
trees are not watcred often enough nor
sufficiently when they are watcrcd.
Many young ladies' in Great Falls have
been studying botany in the past few
months and have prepared some beauti-
full books Of pressed wild flowers, all cor
rectly c~atalogucd with the scientific
and cOmmon names. Amcng the best
are those prepared by Misses Collins,
Weitmau, Trigg, Mcneil, Lulu Arm
strong, Gertrude Anderson and Swain.
Joseph Hathorne has decided to Nor
man j. Verge and James Il. Mckenzie
! one-third interest IN the following lands:
The west half of the southwest quarter
and in the west half of the northwest
quarter of section 8, township 10 north,
range 4 cast, and in lot o, block 40. and
in lot >, block IS, Great Falls, and in
1913 acres described 10y meets and
bounds for $500.
In the one and onc-half miles running
race at Butte Thursday w. ID. kandall's
Idaho Chief won second place, and in
the three in five trotting special race his
Commodore wOn the same position for
four consecutive heats, the race ending
in four heats. In the running race
Idaho Chief sold third and in the trot
Commodore sold fourth in the only heat
where the pools did not sell the ~favorite
against the field.
To the infinite misery Of the vags who
dread street work and pedcstrianism
these hot days. the police are making
cOmmendable efforts to rid the town OF
! these gentlemen OF leisure and these eff
forts are ably seconded by Judge Haw-
kins, before whom six appeared yester-
day. Semour Burge and Jas. Ryan
were added to Mr.. Whites street force
for five days; E. A. .Alfrey aud II. Hart
man were discharged, and j. S. Clayberg
and ThOs Slucknick were given the pri-
vilege Of becoming tourists before two
hours had sped.
Cora Brotherton, the girl who was
shot at the Great Falls and Canada
depot, the night o. July s by John Hob
bins, a sheepman near Collins, who OBJ
iected to his nephew, John ltooney's
keeping company with her or her sister,
Mrs. Graham, and attempted to shoot
Rooney, but struck the girl, died Thurs
day at Lethbridge. 1t will be remem-
bered that she was not thought to be
seriously wounded and was able to make
an overland journey to avoid appearing
as a witness against Hobbins, who was
merely fined for th~reateningly flourish
ing a deadly weapon. Hobbins will be
arrested and placed on trial for man
slaughter.
A feast to the eyes may be seen at the
home of W. b. Burleigh, 1915, Fifth ave
nue. North, in a garden that most en-
phatically refutes the statement and
popular belief that the soil of Great
Falls is barren. Early last spring Mr..
Burleigh made an offer in the columns
of The tribune of flower seeds to all
who would apply for them and positively
stated That Great Falls could be made a
garden spot. Many did not believe this
but Mr.. Burleigh has shown that he was
right: His lawn is a mass of beautiful
flowers, all perfect blossoms, of fully 100
varieties. most Of the seeds from which
these were raised beicg produced from
the same land 10y Mr.. Iiurleigh last year.
To all lovers Of beauty and nature this
spot Is certainly Il delight and Mr.. Bur
leigh deserves great credit for his work.
the result Of determination and zeal.
EoN SUNDAYS DAILY.
Gust. y, Noriquist and Lucy johnson
have received a marriage license.
W. f.. Chamberlain left yesterday for
boston with the body Of v. y. l%iunton.
Work has been begun on the fourth
story and tower Of tlo Sisters hospital.
John lIobbins was arrested yesterday
afternoon and at a late hour was
searching for bOndsmcn.
4 prairie fire for a short timo threat
ened North Great Falls yesterday, but
was eX%tinguished by citizens.
Four moro Crees were permitted to de
clare their intentions of becoming Cit
zens of the United States yesterday.
Ex-City Marshal George IL. Treat will
soon remove to Maiden, where he has IL
position with the Gilt Edge Mining ON.
pany.
The county physician or DR.. Mayor
Gelsthorpe will vaccinatc free of charge
all who are unable to pay for vacciua-
ton.
The squattcrs in Little Chicago have
compromised the suits brought against
Chan, Ia, thn rniIrnnl ,n,, np,l bn,n