Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-08
Sunday, March :.

Sunday March :.
G. i. Yale, claim agent of the Great
Northern railway, is in the city today.
II. G. Simpson of Neihart came in
yesterday and is registered DIT the Park
Mrs. Steve Raleigh left yesterday for
the east to purchase her spring stock of
millinery.
John M. Madden, manager of the
Cashier Coal and Coke company, came
in yesterday from Belt and is registered
at the Park.
r. o. Chinook. special agent Of the
Great Northern, came in yesterday from
Helena, where he has been engaged in
the H. b. Smith case,
Sam Merritt, proprietor of the b. & NJ.
smelter boarding house, came in yester-
day from Belt, where he has been look
ing after his coal mine interests.
J. g. Mclean, Great Falls agent for
the wholesale grocery firm Of George Il,
Newell e. Co. Of Minneapolis, came in
yesterday from a trip over the Neihart
branch.
A project is on foot to build "A cottage
hotel at the Great falls this season and
run a bus line between the city and the
falls for the benefit of tourists and en-
cursion parties.
The 100000 Issue of school bonds re-
Gently sold have been shipped to New
York. The purchasers are said 20 be
satisfied with their legality, ana the
board expects the purchase price here in
the course Of IA couple Of weeks.
It is stated on good authority TINT Oh
Monday next a force OF surveyors vii! go
out to Belt to do some work on the
Merritt property at that place, prcpara-
tory to opening up tho coal mine, which
will ship coal to The b. Is NJ. smeIter in
THIS CITY next Spring,
john 4, Athey came N Yesterday from
Armington, lie says thn Cashier Coal
and Coke company is still busy fixing
up Il Of the caVcd in tunnels In it's
mines, and ii IS not yet known now
much damage il done or how aoon TIE
repairs will be completed.
c, j, Ingalls,, chief clerk IN the claim
Office of the Great Northern railway At
st. Paul, is in the city, and will he here
For some line settling up the affairs Of
H. Il. Saith, the former claim agent,
Who embe2zled a large sum from the
road by mean OF false claims aud forged
vouchers.
The ladies' of the Relief corps enter
tained the Veterans of Sheridan post
again last night at Il camp fire in the g..
A L, hall. The evening Was passed in
pleasant Eucial intercourse and reel
tat,ora and other literary cyerciaoa, after
which the ladies' served a lunch, which
better deserved the name Of a banquet,
as there was about everything which an
HpirUrc could desire on the table.
The parliamentary school established
by the trades council, and which meets
every Sunday evening ut their hall for
debate, has proved a popular institution,
and the boys have had lots of fun as
well az profit. Tonight they will discuss
matters political, and an interesting dis
cuesion may DO looked for. Every one
interested is invited TO attend and take
part IN the discussion. The school meets
at 8 2, m in the trades council hall.
l., 4. Smith, the late claim ag.ut of
the Great %orthora whose hradquagters
"er" in this city, vas yesterday sen
toned to ten years in tho ponitrntinry
by the court In Helena, where he was
tried, for 9~toaIjrg Il large sum amounting
to- ABOUT 10000 from Inc company. lie
pleaded guilty and mado = fun confess
sion Of lis pocUlatiuuS to thu officers.
lie took his sentence cO0jiy aud without
evidence Of surprise, although ne cX-
pected d much lighter sentence.
Yesterday afternoon Il sudden change
took place in the weather and a snow
storm which was pretty near d blizzard
struck tho city. IHo wind blow l~icrcoly,
hut fortunately il was not worry cold,
The street cars managed to run, but not
on very good time. They had an extra
force on last night to keep the liars
open.
Prof. Largont, superintendent of the
city schools states that Notwithstanding
the bad weather during tho month of
February the attendance was even bet
ter than usual. The enrolment has
been steadily and rapidly increasing.
On Tuesday next j. j. Hill is ex.
pected to be in New York after a long
absence in Europe. 1t is stated that a
part of his business in tho old country
was connected with projects in which
Great Falls has Il great interest, and
that before long good news for this city
may be looked for.
Tuesday, March 5.
Work was begun on DR.. brakes hos.
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