The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-02-23
r OF THE FALLS.
FROM d A DAILY.

FROM FRIDAYS DAILY.
Yesterday P. B. Fox, and Frank w.
Bull filed a water right Of 5000 inches of
water to be taken from Sun River.
A marriage license was issued yester
day to Alex w. Mcleod, aged "a, and
Annie Foss, aged rs. both OF Great Falls.
Joe Perrault came in from Box Elder
yesterday with two wolf hides for which
be received a bounty order on the state
treasury for s4.OO from Justice Race.
Yesterday the referee case Of Vaughn
and Gallagher against Cornelius was ad-
journed sine die. The taking of evidence
may be resumed again in a few weeks.
David Joss of Silverford, Gamrie,
Scotland, wants information about his
brother Andrew Joss, who was at one
time 10 the employ Of the Montana stage
company.
John Keller, formerly of Third avenue
north and Twentieth street, with An
derson d johnson, has leased the Pom
tet club room on Central avenue and is
now renovating it for business.
Efforts are being made by Adjutant
General Lloyd to exchange the unused
Springfield rifles, in possession of the
Montana National guard, for the famous
Kraig-Jorgenson gun.
James Couzens and wife of Milwaukee
arrived in the city yesterday. Mr.. Cou-
zens has been in the iron business hith-
erto, but he has now arrived to take a
position in the office of the B. & M.
smelter in this city.
The charge Of embezzlement against
Harry Thompson, assignee of the Jack
son Music company of Helena. has been
dismissed by Judge Hunt. on the
grounds that the charge could not hold
good against an assignee.
Raleigh e. Go. have an unique display
in their east window. The Indian tepee
is there, with its aboriginal inmate, and
the rudy reflection of the electric light
in the background gives a reddish glare
similar to that of an almost e%xtinguish'
ed tepee fire.
The following deeds were recorded
yesterday: Goodrich Lumber compan,
to Townsite company, lots l, 2, 3, and 4
block 80. and lots l, 2, 3, and 4, block S3
$500; Joseph Jelica to Ernest CrutcheI
and G. M. Bourquln for 100 acres in sec
ton 35, township 81 north, range A east
$1,000.
G. S. Wynne, capitalist Of New forl
city, who has been IN Great Falls a da,
or two looking over the situation With
view to investment, left yesterday TO
California. While paying a visit to Til
TRIBUNE before leaving he stated that
second visit by him was more than prob
able, as he fully recognized the posi-
bilities of the future at this point.
The death of another old-timer is re
ported from Virginia City. This time
is VIM. j. Norwood, who came to Mon
tana in 1868. He was the pionee
dramatist and theatrical manager of tn
territory, and few men in the state wer
better known or had more friends. II
was born in Baltimore and came of
very prominent family. Only a shol
time ago he fell heir to about 100000. lei
him by a relative.
Deputy Sheriff Dryer had a surgic'
operation performed on his left leg aboy
the knee on Wednesday by Drs. Lad
and Gordon. For several months M
Dryer has suffered a great deal of pal
and he decided to submit to a surglc
operation. The affected part OF the lt
was opened and the bone %scraped. i
is at his home, TO Fifth avenue sout
and getting along as well as could be g.
> pected.
= James Matheson, of Idaho Falls, a
rived in this city on Wednesday. He
t we'll known among the horsenien of tn
r city. having handled the horses of Ca
8 tain Couch and the late David church,
! Mr.. Matheson brings with him his tiv
year-old gelding "Raven T." which wi
son, and the horse will be trained Fl
that purpose at the race track in Gre
Falls. as Mr.. Matheson considered it W
the best in the state for that purpos
Raven L" is a brother of Roland
which has a record of 2:lll4 and is o,
of "Dunraven" by "Cuyler."
b Certain it is that the wolf, pest hi
Q reached such proportions that the cattl
r men fear these animals more than thu
do a hard winter. In fact, many OF Il
i best informed cattlemen in the state 81
: that losses from wolves during the pa
three wears have exceeded those resuI
) ing from any other ope cause, bad wi
y tiers included. Each year for the pa
q four has seen the wolves increase bo'
in numbers and boldness. The coyot
). destroy calves and young stock, but Il
. wolves boldly attack grown cattl
- Something must be done to rid the sta
, of these animals, or, in a few years,
q the present rate of increase, the stoc
. men will be compelled to give up Il
= ranges to them.