The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-08

and not exceeding $50, eighteen cents;
over $50 and not exceeding $50, twenty
cents; over $50 and not exceeding S75,
twenty-five cents; over 375 and not OK.
ceeding 500, thirty cents.
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.
There are eighteen inmates in the
county a~lmshouse.
Mrs. B. W. Murray Of Sun River, is
visiting friends in the city.
Lawyer Donovan addressed a populist
meeting at Havre last Saturday night.
Married, at the Park hotel, Wednes-
day evening, June 6, by Rev. r. Nc
Clellan Ramsey, of Presbyterian church,
William B. Taylor of Cascade. and
Jennie G. Conner OF Great Falls.
The Sand Coulee Football club would
like to correspond with any team in the
state with the view to playing a game at
that place on the Fourth of July, or
would be willing to arrange dates. Ad-
dress all communications to A. Colville,
Secretary.
In the district court yesterday the
suit Of Alice F. Yore against John Il.
NQuIDuy " ICCONOt tuC DIlCO VI o OduO
of sheep, was on trial. The amount in
volved is in the ~neighborhood of $4,000.
j. A. Walsh of Helena, and Leslie &
Downing are looking after the interests
Of the plaintiff, and Messena Bulland Of
Helena, and Cooper & Pigott appear for
the defendant.
Fort Benton Press: The month OF
May, just past, has been the warmest
since 1866, and one of the wettest on re-
cord, though not nearly 30 wet as May,
1891. The average temperature for May
Of 1894 was Sc degrees, which has only
been equalled twice in fourteen years.
The rainfall for May last was 2 80 inches,
against an average rainfall, in May for
ID years past, Of 1.63 inches.
The board of trade held an important
meeting yesterday and discussed several
matters pertaining to the welfare OF
Great Falls in particular and Cascade
county in general. President Webster,
w. ID. Dickinson, DR.. Crutcher, Paris
Gibson, Matt Dunn, Ira Myers, James
Haven and others, gave encouraging re-.
| ports from letters they have received
from eastern parties. All roads lead to
Great Falls, and don't you forget it.
Butte Miner: Col. Dan Searles of the
Populist Tribune is around again. He
states emphatically that he was sand
bagged from behind and thinks the
blow was dealt by tinhorn gamblers who
had taken offense at one of his pub
lished opinions. He had just returned
from Whatley's restaurant, he says, and
vas on his way home when the assault
was made. His money, something less
than s., was taken. DR.. Monroe, who
attended to the colonel's injuries, is of
the opinion that they We. inflicted by
a sandbag.
Anaconda Standard: Thursday, June
IA, is the day named for the annual
gathering at Great Falls of the men,
bers Of the Montana Press association,
and the citizens of Great Falls are
getting ready to entertain their guests
royalty. Aside from the civilizing in
f1uences incident to speeches, discussion,
banquets and that sort of things, Great
Falls proposes to regale the visitors
with the real stuff in the way of a reg.
u~lation, wild Indian u dance. At any
rate, the occasion will be enjoyable, and
our associates Of the craft ought to take
a day or two off for it. Great Falls
hospitality, like the city's glorious river,
is abundant and unfailing in its flow;
every man who attends the convention
| will find that out before he heads home
ward.
An item published in The TRIBUNE q
few days ago conveyed the impression
that orders had been issued to postal
clerks not to receive mail on board the
cars, as the custom Of mailing letters on
trains had grown to such an extent that
the railway postal clerks could not han
die the extra business thus created. AS
a matter of fact, the very opposite is the
case, general orders having been accent
ly issued from the st. Paul headquarters
instructing all postal clerks to receive
letters thus mailed, give them the proper
stamp, and handle them like any other
mail. This correction is made so that
our readers may not be misled.
The several committees appointed to
make arrangements for the entertain.
ment OF the State Press association next
week met at the Ulm house last evening.
Matt Dunn presided and o. s. Werden
acted as secretary. The committees all
made favorable reports. After a general
discussion as to the excursion, banquet,
etc, the meeting adjourned to meet at
tuC Jim lOubc Ills uOTulug at ~ U ClOCh
to hear the report Of the finance commit.
tee and to transact other important bust
ness. The following gentlemen compose
the finance committee-Matt Dunn, A.
M. Scott, G. NJ. Webster, G. H. Good
rich, Il. w. Brosnan, j. A. Gockstetter,
Q. S. Worden, K. w. King and Jas.
Haven.
Helena Independent: 1t will be sad
news to the many friends of Major r. G.
Walker to know that he died in Salt
Lake City Tuesday. He had been i'll
for several months, but it was hoped he
would recover. He had been absent
from Helena for about two years. He
left the city for a European tour, return
ing to America last September. He
spent the past winter in Cleveland, Ohio.
where he was first taken sick. Early in
the spring he went to Salt Lake, where
he visited his daughter, Mrs. o. j. Sails.
bury. He died at her residence, his
other daughter, Mrs. ID. W. Fish, Of this
city, being at his bedside when the end
came. He leaves a widow and two some,
in addition to the daughters, James B.
Walker, OF this city, and w. G.. Walker,
Of Washington. He was born in Penn.
sylvania in October, 1921.
A Tobacco RAISER.