The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-06-30
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.
FRIDAY s DAILY.

General Manager Mothers private car
"Manitoba," arrived yesterday with a
special engine. The only occupants
were A. Il. Lodroux and family, who af-
ter breakfasting at the Park, ran down
to the falls.
The Rev. f. A.. WATSON. pastor of
Grace church, arrived yesterday. and is
at present the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. f..
u. Maclay. Services at the Episcopal
church on Sunday will be conducted by
him in the morning and evening.
Two families, one from Omaha and
another from Michigan, arrived here
yesterday by the Great Northern to
make their home in this city. They are
people of means who came out here
early in the spring to look the field over.
An Italian fishing a short distance be-
low the new brewery yesterday afternoon
was surprised to find, when he drew in
his line, instead of the expected tree
limb, a large white fish about two and
one-half feet long. The fish was quite a
curiosity on the streets and few claimed
to have seen one of that length taken
from the river here.
1t is understood that the Townsite
company will soon begin breaking up a
large acreage of land near the mill and
elevator of the Washburn-Crosbv com.
pany to demonstrate the wheat growing
value Of these bench lands. 1t has al
ways been thought that an object lesson
of this kind near the city would be a
good thing, and it is 0 to be supplied.
There have been filed for record:
Declaration of occupancy, John Bays,
for the southwest quarter of the south
west quarter Of section %, east half of
the southeast quarter and northwest
quarter of southeast quarter of section
20, township Il north, range ) east;
deed from the Townsite company to Z.
G., Beckman for lot 3. block III, First
addition to Great Falls. consideration
800; deed to j. NJ. Andrew for lot 4,
block III, Great Falls Towusite, con-
slderation SiOO.
The examination of Geo. w. Bingham
was concluded before Justice Race yes
terday and the defendant was held to
the district court. One of Bingham's
servants created quite a sensation by
stating that Bingham had asked heI
to leave town with him, but that she
had refused. Bingham denied this and
said that the valise he had was taken tC
the train for another person, and that
he knew nothing of his wife's being or
the train. He also stated that he haC
500 on his person and would have will
ingly paid his debt had he been left
alone. The justice considered the evi
dence sufficient to hold him and acted
accordingly.
SATURDAYS DAILY.
a workman at the new brewery b,
the name of Monbrey was yesterda,
struck by a falling timber and seriously
injured, receiving painful bruises and
severe shock.
Yesterdays wool receipts: +. w. By
mum, II sacks, 3,29i pounds; Waliing
ford Sheep company. II sacks, $50.
pounds; j. Graves, 80 sacks, lO.l3C
pounds. Total, 1926 pounds. Rain in.
terfered with hauling.
a little daughter of Kenneth Wilbur
seeing3 horse and buggy. belonging 10
). IL. Fletcher, standing united yester-
DAY climbed into the buggy and play
fully struck the horse. The horse ran
away and striking a sidewalk, threw the
child out. She was severely injured.
The wool press at the Great Northern
warehouse Is now completed and the
work or ballng the wool will soon begin.
heretofore the wool has been shippea
IN sacks, but these would break and
axe up more roc in the cars and the
wire-bound bales may be shipped mucn
cheaper. There Is not as much danger
from fre or other causes as there is ip
handing the wool when in sack. Wool
growers say that by baling the wool the
price VIII be raised one half cent per
pound net.
There we're yesterday filed for record:
Bill of sale. w. d. Wescott to Jerry
'luesnel.e for all property il Westcott 4
c1uesnclles saloon, consideration, 800:
warranty deeds, j. w. Mobiles to A. f..
Morris for the southeast quarter of the
southeast quarter of section - and the
northr 'st quarter of the northeast quar-
ter OF section 81, and the northwest quar-
ter of section 30. township IS north,
range east, with all water rights; and
for the southeast quarter of the north.
east quarter and the northeast quarter
or the southeast quarter of section ~
GNU tlc WEST HAL DI tne quar-
ter OF section 2G. township Is north.
range : east; consideration, $1,000. A
deed. G. F. w. p. and L. Co. to ID. G.
lochead for lot II, block 800, First adj
dltion to Great Falls; consideration. |
$1,000.
John Eschbach, the drunken man who
did the shooting Thursday evening, was
poundmaster here in 1891. While serv-
ing In this capacity he was suddenly
surprised by being placed under arrest
a charge of desertion from the regu-
lar army. There was little doubt of his
guilt, as detectives had been long at
and had collected much evidence.
but the mayor and citizens signed a petit
tlon for his release and he escaped
punishment. An angry crowd followed
him to the Jail and the wounding of Mr..
Bernstine, although slight, showed that
innocent man, quietly going about his
business, might have been killed and
were heard to %denounce the fool.
practice of carrying a gun The
pail that struck Mr.. Bernstein passed
through the calf of the leg, intlicting