The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-02-23

year peen IN tue employ OF the montana
Central railway on the Send Coulee
branch, has been promoted to conductor
and will hereafter run between Great
Falls and Helena. He started on his
first trip last night.
Another picture by G. M. Russell the
cowboy artist, has been placed in the
office OF the Park hotel. 1t represents a
band Of Indians, travelling along near
the banks Of the Musselshell, and like
all pictures by Mr.. Russell is very life
like and true to nature.
Last evening w. T. Houston of this
city shipped a large amount Of mining
material to the Gladstone mine on Wolf
creek, near the Montana Central rail-
way. A force Of men are now working
on the mine sinking. and it is understood
work at this point will be continued as
the outlook is very encouraging.
Kittie A. Stevens commenced suit
yesterday in the district court against
her husband Charles E. Stevens, on the
ground of desertion. They were we'd in
Helena on Dec. Is, 1880, and have one
child aged 8 years. Charles left his wife
on the 7th of Jan. 1893, and has not con-
tributed to her support for over one year.
Mrs. Stevens asks for a decree of divorce
and the custody Of their child.
The meeting of the Gold, Silver, Flat
| mum, and Tellurium Mining company o
Neihart, held last week, resulted in the
| election OF j. q. f. Barker, president and
general manager; Il. E. Collins, vice
president; E. j. Anderson, secretary and
treasurer; d. s. Barker, superintendent.
These gentlemen, with J. r. Anderson,
constitute the board of trustees. Since
Jan. q, 1893, the mine has produced
S67, 1896, ne-eighth Of which was gold.
The masquerade ball at the Realty
block last evening was we'll attended. In
fact the large room was crowded with
merry dancers dressed up in all walks of
life. There we're clowns and counts,
princesses and gypsies all bent upon
having a good time. Handsome prizes
were awarded to the finest gents and
lady's costume and to the best sustained
character for lady and gentleman. The
first mentioned prizes were awarded to
j. M. Gaunt, as a French count, and
Miss j. Peterson, a flower girl. The
character prizes we're carried off by Mr..
Fisher, as st. Jacob, and Mrs. M.
Archer, as a card girl. PIof. Hammell's
pocketbook has been materially in
creased in size from the proceeds of the
ball.
Business in the police court yesterday
morning was pretty active for awhile.
Ten drunks, buns, and vugs were up for
consideration and each received his
share Of the penalties imposed by the
police magistrate. Jesse Hefflin, a pri-
vate secretary from the tenderloin dis
trict, will labor thirteen days to square
up his account with the city; Timothy
Harrington from the West side, will
serve six days in the chain gang; James
Ward, six days servitude; Pat Moran,
all.round bum, six days hard labor;
Daniel McGinty bobbed up from the
bottom Of the sea and paid a fine of
1925. Five others were on the list but
they explained their situation to the
court who bid them depart in peace and
sin no more.
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.
II George Washington had remained
on earth until this date he would have
reached the age Of 162 years.
John Holland, charged with stealing
$3.50 from Pat Dugan and committed to
the county Jail for trial at the March
term Of the district court, has been re-
leased. He put up 500 in cash as
security for his appearance for trial.
Butte Inter Mountain: The Benton
Press rises to remark, anent the con-
troversy concerning the selection of a
state flower, that the XXX brand from
either the Great Falls, Bozeman, or Co.
lumbla Falls mills should be the most
popular.
Yesterday afternoon Englemier's dray |
horse concluded to take a spin around |
a block with his dray attachment, and in
the course of his journey scattered sew
eral dozen OF eggs along the street and
went under the wire at a 3-minute gallop
with the dray upside down.
County Assessor Charles ID. Elliot has
received a notice from the state board of
equalization informing him that there
will be a meeting Of the county assessors
the state at Helena, Thursday, March
l, for the purpose Of considering matters
connected with a just and uniform
valuation of the different classes of
property subject to taxation. Mr..
Elliot will be present at the meeting.
The county commissioners of Teton
and Lewis and Clarke counties met in
Joint session yesterday at the Park hotel
to consider the bids offered for the erec-
ton Of an iron bridge to span the North
of Sun river north of Augsta. The
bid Of the Wraught Iron Bridge COM
pany Of Canton, Ohio, represented by
W. H. Jack, was accepted. The bid was
'or S7,700, and the bridge to be com
pleted by June 10, 1894.
Travelling Auditor Hewitt and wife Of
irand Forks are being entertained by
Mrs. P. j. Pheeney. Mr.. Hewitt is on
lis way to Boulder with his wife, whose
health is poor, and at the same time re-
ieving Travelling Auditor Pheeney, who
8 enjoying a vacation in st. Paul and
Nlnona, MINI. Travelling Auditor God
rey Of the Great Northern Express
howed all interesting sights to the WIS.,
yesterday. Mrs. Pheeney goes to
Boulder in about two weeks.
G. w. Ling observer of the weather
,uraau at Hayre furniahea the follou-