The weekly tribune., 1894-02-09

0uStODe ETe itIuNttC' w iN"'N '"-
X es at the Board ot Trade ruomc.
fAliet B. E.ku proved up On his home.
Sfpad ranch yesterday. 1t is situated IN
mwnship l6 north, range east.
III Amos league Of Upper Sand Coulee
~ registered at the Milwaukee. lie 10
ne of the oldest residents OF the south
i2&ert OF Cascade county.
gf The district court Of Choteau county
vill convene at Fort Benton, Monday,
Feb. 49, the jurors will he summoned TO
report on the 2Oth.
City Marshal Pontet reports iiity-
thfee arrests IN the city during the
Month Of January. This is decrease
over December arrests.
1t is learned that considerable work
has been done IN tie Tiger Butte MN
ing district the past season lhe ooye
have faith in their prospects,
Several farmers from Upper Sand
C0ulee were in the city yesterday on
land business connected with the open
q Ing OF townships newly plated
M The Barker Miner has temporarily
suepended publication. 1t is said that
4 the Miner material will be removed to
Belt in short time. where the publica-
tion will be resumed.
A surprise party was given on Miss
Y Cora Moody Wednesday evening. The
Entertainment consisted OF cards and
I other games. A very nice supper was
eerved at ll:30, after which the guests
departed.
An officer Of the regular army has
been detailed by the war departing mt to
instruct the National guard OF Montana.
The detail will probably last two years
and the officer will spend several weeks
With each company.
,# Judge Il. A. Miiigan came in from,
Milligan Yesterday and will return to-
day. He reports the snowfall in that
section light this winter and that range
cattle are in fine condiliona great man,
fat enough for market.
The following deeds were recorded
yesterday: T. e. Collins to Paris Gibson
undivided half of lots and o, block 3O9
city, $4,000; Joseph Iappe to j. III
Williams, Tip Top quartz l)de mining
claim in the Barker district
a Attorney j. M. Adde, formerly o
& Fort Benton, but now of Bic Timber. il
in trouble, having just been arrested or
d charge of forgery: and yet that fellow
came within - votes of being elected
attorney for Cnoteau county in 1889
Hamilton, Montana has organized
club known as the Valley Club on ;
basis similar to Il board of trade, com
M bined with literary work. The clul
e meets in business session once "a month
the next meeting being Feb. 7. Fur
niture and other accessories are alread.
ordered.
y Today, Feb. =. if the ground hoI
comes forth from his or her winte
quarters aud beholds his or her shadov
on the snow he or she will return to hi
or her comfortable quarters and remail
dormant for six weeks during whicl
time winter will linger in the lap o
spring. So tradition says.
Helena is threatened with a iawsui
covering a portion of the townsite. j
A. Carter has entered suit for possessior
lirst on account Of the mineral contain
ed therein, second on account of tn
land being portion not within the eA
terror limits OF the townsite entr
when made to conform to legal sui
divisions.
Yesterday WAS monthly collection da
and collectors cay that money flowed il
to their pockets more freely than eve
before. The people of 1reat Falls al
not keeping their extra cash in oil
stockings and tin cans but are meetin
their obligations promptly Great fal
as a cash business center, stands squar
at the front.
At Belt great activity is reported. tn
long switch has now the grading tinishe
and is now ready for the rails. As fas
as there is room made, new coal minel
are put to work. and by spring ever.
thing will be ready for a large oucpu
company, and T.. S. Hughes, the rairoa
contractor, came to Great Falls lat
evening by the Neihart train.
The Neihart train arrived last ever
ing at 6:45 with full train Of cars
ore, and large passenger list Anon
the passengers was one Chinaman, WI
has no use for Great Falls, SO he goes G
10 Helena. Parties arriving say thu
Neihart has resumed her old tin
activity. Mrs. Allen has reopened II
Judge hotel, and both it and the Frisc
are crowded. Right today Neihart is tt
busiest silver camp in Montana, an
perhaps in the west.
On Wednesday evening a painful o
currence happened at the residence
Herman Wildekopf. 1t seems that NJ
Widekopf has lately experienced fina
cial embarrassment. He got so worrie
thinking of this, and his dependency
great that securing butcher knife
announced to his family his intention