The weekly tribune., 1893-05-26


has light curly hair and a thin, light
rnustache.-Helena Independent
SATURDAYS DAILY.
The waters of the Missouri are gradu
ally becoming higher. No flood is an
ticipated.
A work train went out on the Neihart
road yesterday to repair the damages
done by the high water.
Yesterday Robert Skinner, a native of
Scotland, declared his intentions to be-
| come citizen Of the United States.
Robert ". Shoarman, a native of Eng.
land was granted his final naturaiza-
tion papers yesterday by Judge Benton.
Some of the squatters living along the
banks OF the river above and below the
city have been compelled to seek higher
ground on account of the high water
Collector Browne. of Fort Benton, has
appointed G. Bruce Toole, deputy col
lector of customs with headquarters at
Sweet Grass station on the line of the
Great Falls Il Canada railway, at the
boundary line.
Yesterday Robert English proved up
on his presumption filing before United
States Commissioner f.. l.. Bishop, for
the southeast quarter of the northwest
quarter and the southwe quarter of the
northeast quarter of section %, town
ship l6 north, range east
Yesterday Hiram A. Pratt proved up
on his homestead filing before United
States Commissioner Pomeroy for the
southeast quarter of the southeast quar-
ter of section 90, and the south half of
the southwest quarter of section 2S,
township 20 north. range 4 east
4 special dispatch from Neihart to
IHE TRIBUNE says that yesterday morn
ing Martin Ntzhugh, while sending up
ore from the 4OO-foot station in the
Moulton was caught between the cage
and the wall of the shaft and crushed to
death. He was Cornishman and sin
GLE
The ST. Paul Pioneer Press says that a
one-fare rare for the round trip has been
secured over the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific roads for parties at
tending the Hill celebration in ST. Paul.
June and s. This rate will be good
from all points in Montana along the
| line of the two roads.
The iogo mining camp, which for sew
eral years past has been alternately pro-
nounced good, then worthless, has re-
Gently shown up favorably, and seems
destined to revive. A mill will be put
in there at once by Paris Gibson, Pat.
II. Hughes and Tim Collins. who are
much pleased over the showing of the
Blue Dick mine.-Fort Benton Press.
The following settlers made proof of
their homestead entries yesterday before
United States Commissioner Pomeroy:
Hiram A. Pratt for the southeast quar-
ter OF southeast quarter of section 30.
and the south half of southwest quarter
of section %, township 90 north, range
49, and Sherman w. Crum for the north
west quarter section s, township 20
north, range 5 east.
The insurance agents Of this city figure
up the total loss by the Sand Coulee fire
at $1,000. with an insurance of S6,350.
The companies represented by Phil Glib
son had insurance of $3.50: Hanks a.
| Fullerton, el,0C0; Chowen & Wilcox,
$500. The origin Of the fire is still a
mystery and there is no reason to believe
that it was incendiary. The work Of re-
building has already been commenced
There was a small cave in in the
Wickes tunnel yesterday morning and
the train from Butte was delayed until
midnight, having to return to Butte and
go over the Montana Union to GARRISON
and from there over the Northern Pacific
to Helena. 1t was a round. about way
but the Montana Central gets there all
the same. The train will come through
all right today, as the obstruction in the
tunnel has been removed.
Gov. Richards was passenger on the
west bound Great Northern train en-
route to Helena. The governor said to a
TRIBUNE scribe that he was very sorry
| that the dedication of the Montana
building at the worlds fair last Monday
had to be postponed, bnt as the silver
statue was not ready and could not be
| placed in position in the building.
it was decided to postpone the dedica-
ton indefinitely. The display on the
fair grounds said the governor, is the
grandest ever looked upon by human
eyes since the creation Of the world.
| The daily attendance grows larger
every day and people from all parts of
the civilized world mingle with the
crowds
The Augusta and Sun River people
are anxious to have tri weekly or daily
mail to connect at Sun River with the
Great Falls daily stage. The Sun River
Sun says: IF this important movement
can be accomplished the people of the
great valleys Of the North and South
forks will find their market at Great
Falls instead of at Helena, as now. The
growtl Of great cities and their com
mercial prosperity is largely due to the
patronage given by their leading citizens
to all measures that will induce trade
| from the country surrounding them
within their gates. and it appears to us
that the matter above mentioned is Of
sufficient importance to attract the ia
vorable attention of the board of trade
of the enterprising city of Great Falls. ="
FROM SUNDAYS DAILY.
a water right for twenty five inches of
water from three springs in section 3G,
township 10 north, range east was re-
corded yesterday by w. w. Carr.
f. a, Wiegand filed water right in
bn off r.,