The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-15
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.

FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.
Dog stealing is still carried on in the
city. Several valuable dogs have been
stolen lately.
Yesterday Judge Benton issued final
naturalization papers to Martin Reid, a
native Of Ireland.
Lightning killed six head Of cattle
for John Adams on Wednesday night on
his ranch between Steel and Freezeout.
A marriage license was issued yester-
day to Samuel johnson, aged 81, and
Hannah PaulsoD, aged -, both OF Sand
Coulee.
An epidemic of chicken pox and mea-
slices is laying up many OF the children
in Neihart at present. There have been
no serious cases.
Fort Benton Press: Nolan Davis, a
printer from Great Falls, was a passen-
ger or the Coxey boats, going with the
outfit to write up the trip for the Lon
don Tit Bits.
The shipments OF ore from Neihart for
the week ending Thursday we're seven
teen cars from the Broadwater mines
and five from the Moulton, making a
total of twenty-five cars.
Maurice Flaherty, the l3.year-old son
Of Marion Flaherty, a Gallatln county
r%anchman, committed suicide Sunday
by hanging himself in the barn. No
cause for the deed is known.
Miss Marien G. Sprague left last even
ing over the Great Northern for her
home at Harrisville, New York. She
will return in the fall in time to resume
her place as a teacher in our public
schools.
w. G. Runzler, druggist and chemist,
of this city, is the manufacturer OF an
ointment which every horseman in the
state should use on bis horses when they
are suffering from the many wounds and
bruises which they are heir to.
At the Butte & Montana Commercial
company's mill yesterday Thomas Green,
while working around a circular saw
iacerated his left hand, cutting off his
thumb and otherwise injuring himself.
He was removed to the Columbus hos.
pital, where at last accounts he was do
ing as well as could be expected.
The electric street railway company
free excursions to the school children
were quite a success yesterday, and great
credit is due Supt. Dickinson for bis
untiring efforts Throughout the day on be.
half of the scholars. The weather was
not the best but the scholars turned out
in force to enjoy the recreation provided
them.
The Sun River Sun of Wednesday
says: The high water in Sun river
which has continued for an almost in
terminable period OF time, seems to be
on the decline today, to the great relief
Of pedestrians as well as other travellers.
Fortunately the rise was gradual, 80
that very little damage has been done
the growing crops.
Neihart Miner: Rev. Vigus made a
visit to kibbey on Saturday. Sunday
morning services we're held at the school
house and the building was crowded.
At the close of the service five persons
we're received into the church on pro.
baton. A Sunday school was organized
with forty pupils, John Taylor presiding.
In future there will be e~ervices con-
Quoted under the auspices OF the
Methodist Episcopal church once a
month.
The Fort Benton Press of Thursday
says the Missouri river has risen grad
ually ever since May 10, ard isnow high
than it has ever been at this date OF
other years, since the bridge was put in.
The highest stage of water in the Mis-
souri, at Fort Benton during the past
ten years was IL feet 3 inches above low
water mark, on June l6, 1892. Today
the water lacks sixteen inches of touch
ing that record, but is five feet higher
than on June 7, 1892. 1t will be remem-
bered that the heavy rains Of June, 1882.
which caused the big railroad washout
in Prickly Pear canyon, began on June
s, and in eight days raised the river from
4 feet 8 inches to IL feet and 3 inches.