The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-03

The wool season in northern Mont.,.
is about over and the wool buyers w%II
leave in . few days for their easts,s
homes. Over 100000 pounds of wou
have been received and sold at this mSs
ket. a
James McCornester, f. Davis, and IA
Day Cohn Doe) were before Justic.
Hawkins yesterday on the charge oil W.
grancy and we're given two hours n
leave the city or 60 on the chain pan~
They left 10 the direction Of the temno'
rary capital on the double.quick.
The suit OF Gallagher & Waugh,
against J. w. Cornelius and others Wss
resumed yesterday before r. w. Berry
referee. b case was commenced sey'
eral weeks ago but was adjourned owe,
until yesterday. Leslie & Downing, al
torneys for plaintiffs and Brady and
The following suit was commenced IN
the district court yesterday: w. II
Gelsthorpe We. the city Of Great Falls.
agreed statement of facts to settle thu
question as to the right OF the city coun.
Gil to reduce the mayors salary. Leslia
u Downing appear for the mayor and ]
A. Largent for the city.
Messrs. Cuninghame and Ross of the
United States Coal Washing Co., ar.
rived from Belt yesterday. They brought
with them two large specimens of thu
Belt coke manufactured from the IN.
washed coal. The coke hae the trus|
metallic ring, and shows what can bel
done when it is made under prope con-
ditions.
Rev. Allan Roger is up from Havrs|
with bis wife and family, on their way to|
conference. Mr.. Rodger will stay in the
city over Sunday to asset in the dedica.
tory service at the Methodist church.
MIR. and Mrs. Rodger are visiting at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Lee while 10
the city. Mr.. Rodger will visit Sand
Coulee next week.
Prairie fires Of greater or less extent
seem to be numerous the past few days
On Monday last the Marias boys put|
out a fire that had been burning since|
the Saturday morning previous, EXTEND
from Galatea to Black coulee, north Of
the Marias. The area burned over wad
about 800 square les, and grass is|
none too plentiful to be destroyed by|
such an agency.-Fort Benton Press.
jim Martin, an employees of the chain
gang, escaped from the officer in charge
yesterday forenoon, but was re~captured
about a mile and a half east of the fair
grounds by officers Shea and Hamilton.
A chain and ball was attached to one Of
Jlm's legs and he was marched out to
his afternoon labors but he refused to
work. His diet will consist Of bread and
water until he does consent to work and
he will be kept right along with the
chain gang.
Horsemen from Billings and Great
Falls are gathered in the city with their
strings OF ~trotters and runners and have
them in training at the track for the
races during fair week, Sept. 5, G, Z, and
s. There will be such contests as the
people OF Fergus county have never seen
in this section before. One of the feat.
ures Of the fair will be the famous buck.
ing bull Of Belgrade. which no n has
ever as yet succeeded in riding.-Lewis-
town Democrat.
FROM SUNDAYS DAILY.
A marriage license was issued yester.
day to Charles Ola, aged 90 yeare, and
Ida Roika. aged 81 years, both of Sand
Coulee.
Adam Gremm, engineer on the Texas
Pscific railroad, who was killed in a col
lision July 23:d, lei Queen City, Texas,
was a brother OF Mrs. Frank b. Wilcox
Of this city.
1t is stated that some parties in.
terested in real estate are contemplating
laying of a townsita about half way be.
tween this city and Belt, to be called
Burlington"
From parties arriving from Duluth it
is learned that the grasshoppers are
connection Herewith forest fires are
causing havoc.
The keeper of the park, near the de.
pot, the last week found a complete set
Of lady S false teeth in the grass. The
unfortunate owner is invited to call and
claim her property.
The Fort Benton Press says that
prairie fires are Of almost daily occur.
renee near the Dry Fork OF the Marias.
Sparks from passing locomotives seem to
be the origin Of the trouble.
Lyndon P. Smith, Of the Great North
ern railway, who has been taking notes
and photographs Of the scenery along
the line of the railway, arrived from tho
coast on Thursday and returned to st.
Paul yesterday.
Messrs. Cunningham and Ross return
ed on Friday night from Belt, having
selected the site for the coal washing
plant, which will be on the flat IN front
of the dump of No. 2 tunnel. The con
tract calls for 90 days.
The state board of equalization as.
sessed the Montana Union railway at
$4,000 a mile for taxation purposes for
1894. Last year it was 5000. The
road is TIC miles long, of which 27.3
miles are in Silver Bow and 44.3 miles in
Deer Lodge comfy.
The contract for the construction OF
the building to be used for court house
purposes, corner Of First avenue north
and Third street, was yesterday awarded
to James Donlin for $1,000. The state
mont made several days g that the
contract had been awarded to Dan Nc
Kay was a mistake. .r.
The following deeds were recorded
yesterday: Louis Kommers to j., f.
Chesehro, 148 acres of land in section %,
township 81 north, range 4 east, $500:
John Mccarthy to Frank Mccarthy, 1GO
acres Of land in section 25. township 10
north, range 4 east; Peter Shea same
land to Frank McCarty.
We are reliably informed that a large
hon nj Af cattle % H@vv - --A.-- $500