Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-04-12

SooCouo Couuty' ID lu lIOII llb Iuoetuut
valley ranch.
G. w. Pitts, travelling ticket agent for
the Montana Central, came down from
Helena yesterday.
County Assessor Hodgkiss and wife of
Choteau, and George Adlam of the
same place are at the Ulm.
j. G. Walker, we'll known citizen of
Choteau, is in town en- route to his old
home in Stratford, Ontario, for visit.
j. Healy, an old time citizen of Ben
ton, who for several years has been min
ing in South Africa was in town yester-
day.
G. b. Joole, deputy collector of Gus
toms at Sweet Grass, accompanied by
his father, E. Toole, left for the interna-
tional boundary last night.
Mr.. John Griffiths and his excellent
company will appear at the opera house
on Wednesday, April II, in "Faust." and
Thursday, the 18th. in "rhe Bells.''
G. w. Pomeroy, the recently appointed
and his family left yesterday for Kals-
pell, where they will reside in the future.
James McDevitt the cattleman OF Con
rad. now in town, leaves today for Trinl-
dad, COL, where he expects to make ex-
tenslve purchases of young steers for the
Northern Montana range, He will be
back about May 90,
The school election at Benton on Sat
urday afternoon brought out larger
vote than is usual OF such occasions, and
r. S. Culbertson was chosen by large
majority to succeed himself as member
of the board of trustees River Press
Yesterday the attorneys for Gus Low
enash, the boy charged with forging the
name of Gics Bros. to check com
menced habeas corpus proceedings for
his release. The case will be argutd in
the district court this morning at 10
o'clock.
Chief Burns has been notified by the
manufacturers of the new hose wagon,
recently received by the fire department,
that running gear for the wagon in
keeping with the specifications of the
department will be made and forwarded
to this city at once.
Judge Benton yesterday issued an
order that County Treasurer Dickerman
shall pay to the Northwestern National
bank the warrant issued to the bank by
school district No. for l5,o.S}.JG or
show cause why he should not do so at
10 a, N. today. The case will be argued
at that hour
A citizen of Ilavre now in town says
haf al fn
on foot for the A. O. t. w. ball to be
given in that city on Faster Monday.
The committee having the arrangements
in charge intend that no effort shall be
spared to make this post Lenten affair
by all odds the most successful and en-
joyablc of the year,
The Rev. j. l., Shparer. the lev pas .
tor Of the Firat Baptist church of this
city, Is expected to arrive here this week.
and viii occupy the pulpit of the church
on next Suddy morning and thereafter
Mr.. Sh"are: comes well recommended as
a man OF culture. ability and earnest,
Christian character. lie was graduated
in The classical course from Bucknell
at Lewis5urg. Pa. and has
since been engaged in pastoral work in
the western field. He has been uni
formly popular and successful in the
churches over which he has presided ana
doubtless will be as fully appreciated in
this city
II, NJ Tyler and l., A. Grantier, ranch
men living near Prirst'a Crossing in The
sum River vally, brought nineteen young
coyotes to town yesterday, The young
pests were trapped fr the bounty
They were confined in Il bog and snapped
and snarled right and left when pro.
Tnkcd ny some boys who gathered where
the anlulals were placed on exhibition in
lhe rear of Strain Bros. store Last
night the prisoners were killed, The
Jelt6 will be offered in evidence to JUS
tlco Of the peace so that MrsRrs Tyler
and Granter may obtain the bounties
paid by the state.
Saturday last the Northwestern Ma
.lonal bank presented to the county
treasurer a warrant drawn by the school
BOARD for SlJ,S:}3 %, being the amount
If money advanced by the bank for the
work on the new high
school building. The county treasurer
'efused the payment of the warrant on
he advice of his bondsmcn, who claimed
hat there was some doubt as to the
,onstitutionality Of the act authorizing
he repayment of the money. Yesterday
he Northwestern bank made application
or "A writ of mandamus in the district
ourt to compel the treasurer to pay the
warrant.
Thursday, April II.
Eraetus Green OF Choteau is in the