The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-31
- RAY OF II FALLS.
FROM TUESDAY S DAILY.

lilc llldl TeCtlpl VI ~. -. NhltlcWS
for the west half of the southwest quar-
ter of section -. and the east half of the
southeast quarter of section IA, township
Is north, range . east. was recorded yes
terday.
The case of Matte +. Butler VS.. S.
Perry Butler for divorce was called in
the district court yesterday morning and
on motion of defendants counsel the
case was dismissed on the grounds of in
formality in the complaint.
VIM, l.. Wilson. postmaster and store
keeper at Lloyd, in the Bear Paw noun
tains, died On Sunday, March 18th, aged
~ years. His death was caused by con
sumption, from which he had been a
sufferer for two years past.-Fort Ben
ton Press.
On Saturday Louis johnson, in the
employ of II. III. Nelson as a sheepherder,
near Cascade, was thrown from a buck
ing broncho and seriously injured inter-
nally. DR.. Adams of this city attended
him and says he may get well, but the
chances are against him.
Justice Race, after hearing the evil
dence against Peter Morris, charged with
letting sawdust run into Logging creek,
thereby destroying the fish in the stream,
held him for trial at the next term of
the district court. His bail bond was
fixed at $3.50, which he furnished.
An attempt was made one night last
week to assassinate Angus Bruce at
Chotean by an unknown person. He
was laying in his bed and the bullet
crashed through a window entered the
pillow of his bed where it was afterward
found. No cause is given for the cow
ardly deed.
Section & of the act concerning tree
planting and arborculture says: That
when any resident of the territory state
has or hereafter may plant and cultivate
for two years. a line of forest trees or
fruit trees, not less than sixteen feet
apart and not more than eight feet FROM
any water bitches within his land. said
land shall he exempt from taxation to
the amount of 81 annually thereafter
IN the assessed valuation of such land
for each growing tree thereon for a
period of five years"
Suit was commenced yesterday in the
district court by W. +. Haines against
the Goodrich Lumber company and
George IL. Goodrich to recover 10000
and the revocation of the contract en-
tered into between the plaintiff and de-
PENDANTS. Mr., ~IIaines alleges that he
vas deceived by flase representations as
to the standing Of the company at the
time he purchased the shares of stock,
etc. and that he has been discharged
from the service of the company in vio-
lation of the agreement, and ne wants
his $4,000 back with interest.
An effort is being made we learn to
test the practicabilty of artesian wells
in Cascade county this year says the
White Sulphur Springs Husbandman.
Paris Gibson and some other gentlemen
have determined to secure boring apar-
atus and engage IN sinking wells with
the view of determining whether flowing
wells can be had covering some Of the
table lands in the vicinity of Great Falls.
The experiments in Custer county have
clearly proven the practicability OF rails
ing crops with artesian water for irriga-
ton and if the table lands of Cascade
county can be supplied with water from
flowing wells it will add fifty per cent
to the population and area Of crops
raised in that county in a short time.
WEDNESDAYS DAILY.
Miss Annie Taylor of Sun River is the
guest of Mrs. John j. Ellis on Fifth ave-
nue. north.
John johnson of Great Falls filed a
water right location of 300 inches of the
water in IA creek in GoOn's coulee for ir-
rigation purposes, in the recorders office
yesterday.
The demand for agricultural nipple
ments of all kinds is daily Increasing.
which is a sure sign that the farmers of
Cascade county are going into farming
on a large scale.
Yesterday afternoon the case of Chas.
&. Criswcll versus Montana Contra!
railway was on trial in the district court.
The plaintiff brings suit to recover dam
ages against the railroad company for
injuries received in a collision due to "a
defective break on IA hand car.
The case Of John Bovaird against Ma
poleon ChinvPrt WAS tried in the district
court yesterday and the jury returned a
verdict in favor Of the plaintiff award
ing him 500 for damages sustained in
losing the sight OF one of his eyes 10y
being hit in the face by a beer glass 10y
the defendant.
Speaker Matthews, the populist speak
or Of the late lamented Montana leGis!a-
ture, passed through here yesterday on
his way to Butte. lie still feels sore
over the turn matters took in the states
congress If wise men. and thinks that
the most vital blunder was made by the
democrats when they walked out in IA
body. The speaker tells a good story of
an intimate friend of his, a member from
- who was offered five shining $1,000
bills if he would vote for Clark. The
member was not very rich, but he
turned to the Clark missionary and said
bitterly: Look here. BLANK, It's pretty
hard lines to tempt a man like that, and
I'll tell you what III do: If you'll make
it $4,000 SO ! can skip the country with
enough to live on the rest of my life I'll
see you" The missionary thought the
price a little steep. as he said plenty Of
republicans could be bought for $1,000.
and the matter was dropped.
If the enumerators sent out by me to
take the census of Great Falls fail to
secure the name of any man, woman, or
child living within the city limits, such