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Cattle in Cnxteiees Number. CATTLEMEN WILL LOE, $ ,o000,00. Hundeed ofuDead Cattle Ploatie DoW this. m boldth Manyt Horses Managed to Live Amid al the Srow sad Cold-Sheep Wee Killed in Thousands. Ar F acreao, eyc 11.-Col. Silas Wenbtoh, the mining tiagnete and wealthy cattlemen of Nevada, has just returned to the palaie hotel from a tour of In. spectio of 'his Nrvada properties. He said to a Chrosfible reporter lat evening: "The cold'and the snow of the past win ter have ceried the death of one-half of the cattle In Nevada. A nelahbot, whose ranch idhoiOs mine at Cortes, lost 90 per of his herds. I lost probably one-half of mine. I have 150 head of stock lying dead around my barns at Cortez in a spose 50x100 feet. The Humboldt river is very high and overflowing its bank; Hundreds of dead cattle are floating down the streat and piling up here and there in large pumbers. HaOsua AmSn sarP ALSO LOIT. "The lIseto the eattlemen by the snow and cold of, the winter will amount to over $1,000,000t and it may possibly reach S,00,00.. Wm. Dunphy, the esnl Plrn. leco caititan, tells me he lost 10,000 head of oe tie. valued at $120,000. The heavy n6 w. followed by exstreme cold. The thermomtes at my place at Certes regitered t degrees below zero. The snow as so deep that the feed was buried. There were alo. thousands of horses and sheep that succumbed to the weathe. The horses softer less, heause. they all dig in the snow, but the oattle just ssd In the snow and freest to death. The winter has been aeudtetrout to the cattlemen as any within my re* collection." nol ONEg 1o. R vRPRI MIZUOUUI. The Greedy Congressmen oRefas an Al. prpriatation. WAeStraeoo, Mhsy 18.-North and t, South Dakota delegations are unanimous co In their expressiond of dlsatlafeotlon o with the river and harbor bill as It has a been ased by the lenast como iitee on ha commerce. Seven hundred and fifty , thousand dollars were asked for improv- di Ingthe Missoarl river above Sioux ty, b as on that portion of the river there is no ralroad compelition, and much greater necessity existe for Improvements No one acquainted with the two see tiona wolld hesitate in expressing the opinion that the amount asked was not m exorbitant and should have been appro- of priated, yet the bill allows nothing for a Improving navigation above Sioux City, ho but makes an appropriation of a million ae dollars for Improvements below. The ha great needs of that country commercially I lie up the rlver where the means of trans- t portation are beggrly, compared with th those aforded below. Dr. Osaomise*' Lus Nesting ses*. re MIrmoaiow, tons.' May 18.--The T widow of the late Dr. Oummlngs Is being an Implored by the faculty of Wesleyan nat- 01 versity to bring the remains to this city for burial. Dr.Oummlnga died at Evean t , Il last Tuesday. He was for a s nutm of yer president of the Wes- dr lean unntve ity. p Ta.he Days owveawe. Ti MOmAtasA, May 18.-The Dominion wI line mail steamer Dominion is 17 days o out from Liverpool to this port and is 4 three days overdue. It is rumored heore that she has met with an sccldent.Agents sa of the line sey they have heard nothing ac of it and that the desty il probably f caused by the new engine. a wsil e has o Own soe.. be PHELAD;APBl A, May 18.-The Penn- r sylvania railreoad is about to ereot a plant to manufacture Ice to supply all Its lies fr throughout the country and also its O building, and depots. The 0ompaoy naa e immense quant es of ice nd does not propose to pay the high prloes aked by' the various companie ly Tired af it Already. f It Baanit, May 19.-Diplomataist believe t that Gen. Von Orapril will soon. resign the chancellorshilp.0 e is said to be die" gutted with the details of the workof the foreign o~ic and not in sympathy with e the omcials under him. in Pases fr the hre w a me, asfoss, WAheUoxWe, May 1A.-Sýenators have fa been at their own request, and In accord. at ance with an arrangement previously W agreed upon, excused fronm sere on committees, as fllows: Mr. Plumb on Irri.gtio, Mr. Msnderon on meat pro duts,. Mr, Hwley on rir, Mr. Dixon on revltionary Pettigrew on, mmigratlonl Mr Allison on examination Into thev l l n e; Mr. as vision of the lw, Taeprsiding oimcer was a 8tihorled to Al5 the vacanules on commlttees thosa created. They will be adivided beteen the two Maonta e tore, Power ofdf ened .S SeesaWs isieed OrAw Out., May 18T-The railroad gl statistics were brought downi t night. It They sitow that (Casda ha 18,628 miles in opertion, an incnrase of.:86 mles over the prevlous year. Thera.uis niL creae In the pa.anger atlecelgt hiad ro , Ma 18.-Th truth of the re port fhora the xesri aker buinear e bats-r . on-4ail a ,f sqo a as Mu admttad 18The tents office ye oIfOahs lp jecndj f00 . nl, mbrle to i to sthrpe 4) iMF45Vf the mslnesare pashlog into the new dlaict on Pilgrim m Uroee, wher f Capt made Iot die lust gosonto the ew.t . d mea y _er to follow, as th t Sisltaglra in the c IRt VELCOMn VISIwome. S Rases Folsom and Ernest laser. soll Come to Town. SMr. Moses Folsonm geiaeral advertislng agent ln the office of General Passenger Agent Whitney of the Great Northern llte, is in town. Mr. Folsom las veteran Journalist who has done much to make known western resources. He is thor oughly in accord with western progress aind feels kindly toward Great Falls with whose growth he is well acquainted. Mr. Ernest lngersoli,he distinguished scientist, eplorer and aturalist, has ooie with Mr. Folaom. Heispreparlng a series 'f articles on the game and foli of Montana for "Outing," the well tnown popsilor sporiing magaul ne. Mr. Inugersoll *ill sve p ecial attention to the fish and game of North Montae. He Is the author of the popular works, en. titled: "Friends Worth Knowing," "Knocklng Round the Rockies," and "Tlhe ce Queen," published by Harper& Brothers, New York. Duty of the Council. There is no action more urPently de manded of the city fathers at this time than that they see to it that the alleys and streets of the city are thoroughly cleaned and then kept in that condition. True, this is the duty of the marshal but he is responsible to the council and mayor and the people will hold the latter responsible for any dereliction of duty in this parlculer. One death has occurred ia the city frolm diphtheria and it is the opinion ofthe physicians that the exist rce of this read malady Is traceable to the filth in soe of the southaide alleys. This is not creditable to Great Falle and we hope that the council tonight will take ench action in the premises as will lead to Great Falls being the cleanliest and healthiest city in Montana. aso the Nwn4eapol Tribune. Dr. (. J. Alloway, superintendent of the Twin City Stock yards, has tendered his rseignation and it has been accepted. A successor has been appointed. It is reported that the cause for the resign~o tins wee disagreement with the board of directors as to the policy of manage meat. George B. Buchan is now enjoying his libety, but very naturally declinns to talk about the shooting of Anderson. .When the prope- time comes he says h will make a statement of the case to the county attorney. During the lat ter pert of next week he Intends to take a trip to Iows, where he will remain about two weeks. Who Were They? It asserted on good authority that two of our city boys went out into the country ,several miles, not long since, to call on two, young ladies. When they atrivedithey found that the country boys had antloipated them and were on the field. Itit also stated that while the la dlet were out of the room the country boys informed the late comers that if they did not go they would put the city gots out. And the town boys iot. Faint I he.ri ne'er won fair lady. Botter Than Creme de Mint "William.," the great king of beverage makers In Broadway, opposite the poet oidce, has devised au after-dinner deli cacy that will retire creme de mint to a back place as eah as It its known. He sends the reelipe to Chatter, and we hasten to lay it before an expectant world. Begin by putting half a teaspoon ful of pulverlsed eugar in the bottoms of two glMnses; add a little water to dissolve the uger- ay half a poey of water; ut in two dashes of peiermint, two dashes of maraschino and two of chart reoUe, followed bye pony of brandy, then a daesh of creme ade re to give it color. This can be concooted in a private house and served after a health meal.-N. Y. Chatter. wranmiiaeesg Ureaweres. During the month of August I wit. sed the transplnting of several hm dred Austrian and Sonach pines, writes Jaeph Mgehan in Garden and Foret. The result wa the lose of nearly the whole lot, and it was suh a nurplre to me that I think the fots in regard to ilt worth recording. The weather was all that could be wished for, being warm and moist, and the soil was in the same somditiona The plnes had been growing close together in rowe and .ere from four to lve feet high. * AS they were not as bushy as could be wished, we thought beet to prne them in well, and after the transplanting a, ma w se mnt with bsheoa to olip them eletly. Thi he did, cutting off all the latest growth, taking from six to ten inhooafrom thebranche. Out of 800 plants all were so trimmed some hale dosen, which were pur left unpruned to e which would ibetster. At that tine I confidedt ly expeeted that the pruned trees would ho~w the pedt of the work. However, they wanto bregem' tlmn brows, and in the end every onedikl, while every one a:the ~,w left unprdital e alive today. As soon as it was obrsa how the matter was going to end anho r row was set out, unpruned,,and all ldetantme in it are thiving today, No doubt a severe pruning was tb cause of thi failure. All the younger or active foll age had been out away, leaving only that which was pest its asefulness and which wasu bout readyto drop . LaThe-tre *erdnl fact, to just the eamo cndltion tlt edeciduous tree would have been if stripped of all its lavae in the middle of eummer. It was a costly but a valuable lesson, and one worth putting on record as a warning to others. Mseut awm as 0eeae4. A New Bruaewiok man has been found of murder while lonene, but the won't tumm him loose to kill 415e. He will be sht up just tas y it hi head was level, and given th retmnder of hidelife to "think it ovrs ila ready to adie Our al-i met ho.i d wat., y* "p .-o;-Detroit do -allor U >u aof~ onda The iri. A, Nathan's corw e room I lse naingoomNpletis sad it lo vnnowv Ident that be will haes one of the a busiess room ine Montaga. The build" lo 1i2 fat Idee sed the s dovrs n an th lad itnt. us. &··· 4 .··· · EXTENO THE RAILROAD, New Regions Which can be Reached with Facility From Great Falls.. A MERRY PARTY'S RECENT ADVENTURES. Proceedings in the District Court Today-No New Trial for Gibbs. General Summary of Current Local News-Another Large Deal in Acre Property. In the prospect of tapping the rich ore deposits at Neihart and Barker, the 'im portance of extending the Belt Mountains railroad on further seems to have been overloeked. Without encountering any more serious dificulties than have al ready been overcome, the Neihart blanch could be extended on through the range to or near White Sulphur Spring and the rch mines at Castle. In this camp there are a number of mines which already have a high rating and are capable of producing hundreds of tone of ore daily. The Cumberland and Yellowstone mines haare justly achieved a wide reputation for the richness of their ores and the im mense quantities of mineral in sight. There are many other prospects which with the present slight development show tp as well as either of these fortune pro ducers did with the same development. In rejoicing over the opening of the road to Barker and Neihart, Great Falls should not lose sight of the possibilities oi the further extension of her railroad connections. Thia la the natural smelt ing centre for the ores not only of Barker but for Yogo,Copperopolis and the Castle mining district. From Neihart only a few miles of track will be necessary to reach the head waters of the right fork of Belt creek. A lvpass here opens he we} to the head waters of Sheep creeak on the other side of the divide and from this point down the creek to Copperopolis and on to Castle and White Sulphur Springs there is an easy water hrade. Besides the silver-lead ores at Cstle, this extension would stimulate the dormant copper mines of Copperopolis, the richness of which was proved years ago. It as remembered that ores from nome of these mines have been freighted by ox-teams to the Miesouri river 75 miles and then taken by boat to the smelters a thousand miles away and re duced at a good profit. The advantages which will accrue to Great Falls and the Great Northern rail road by this extension are not easily est mated. To the r'read it means the ' handlnog of thouns d of tons of ad ditional freight dali; to Great Falls it means the enlargnof our presentsmelt tng facilities, the building of other melters and the employment of thous ands of men. The Board of Trade and capitalists of Great Falls should take some concerted action on this scheme and urnish the Great Northern officials the arguments and proofs which will induce them to extend the Neihart branch to the Castle mining district. A TrIP VP THE VALLE. A Merry Party MUeounters aIt and Mud. Sunday about a. m. a number of very muddy livery rigs came into the city from the northwest, much the worse for ] mud-and hard travel. It transpired that a number of young people had sought pleasure the evening before at one of the hospitable Sun River mansions. On the journey out the storm overtook the party and for a time the dust made thtrip anythng but agreeable. After arriving, the rain continued falling all night but the dampness without had no t affect in depresleng the spirits of the t merry party within, who pleasantly whirled away the hours until a. m. when they started for the city. The homeward journey was somewhat I retarded by the heavy mud and when the travelers reached the city they had a very diferent appearance from the gay party that trted out the previous even nug. Yet M.ers. Dos, Verg., Kennedy, I HMwkUins od Oummlnge wll vouch that I it was a yry. pelasmnt trip. DIIOaer cowaU. Jles.u W. libbe Seanteaed to seven Years ImprWtosaent. rema Teasdar's Dai.r1 State of ontmana i. James W. Gibbs. Motion for new trial overruled and the o following sentence pronounced: "It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed I that the said Jamea W. Gibbe be pun- I ishen by imprisonment in the state peani tentiary for the term of seven years and pay the cout of prosecution, said sentence to date from May 1, 1800." Kitsnial, Letn & Co. vs Mallen &I Ga. O. YOtg vs C. P. Downing-By agreement the ease contInued and de fendeant given until June 1st 1800, to answer. John Oook vs O. P. Downing-Same order a in preceding caueel J. S. Stafford vs O. P. Downintg. ntant rendered s.eerdq set iide eon, conditron that efeodant file a bond to indemnify plaintiff and defendant to file his answer within ive day s. Martha Mann vs . P. Downing--case traneferred from probate court to this court pulatpioP filed to try the ase before a secl judge and ee continu ed for the term. State of Montana s Thomas Murhy grand lrceny-feund gilty an nn tenoed to serve 18 month In the state penitentiary. State vs Gottlnit Wenak-forgery-on trial. Barglaas About. Thieves broke into the baggage room of the Union depot Friday nightand stole three trukp, whioh they carried down to the river beak, broke open and rifled of their contents. The owners of the prop Sl yt Ybean le etMad. If thee hillfti burglars will come agn and etel the union depot a palent a4 ltong esdtering people will look upon them a ctutal benefactors. KncaALL, Soorn DaworA Gaapnto While the columm of the draphic are opetloy adr L alenobjeotiomalfle ad o t, it is t implible ottsmerit or pa 0t knoagly of the merits aer satleas of merchandise rt is this true of as lt are are xep brtew itlam~iun n' r t or vre years,. but as thdeo t e o t at often attended It. It' writer is mediane on ar been used wits iii evalues a5 q natre9. .s t# DBlATH OF UAPOO M0UXIMA. The Chief of al the Blatkfoet Pauses to the Sappy franting Grounds There are few of the old-timers of thise section that do not know personally, or know of,BapooMuxima, which translated means Crowfoot, the chief of the Black feet tribe, including the Bloods and North and South Plegans. Thd old chieftain passed away a few days ago at his tepee in the Blood camp near Fort Macleod; mid all the clamor and pomp of royal demise in that tribe. Orow. foot has been for more than a quarter of a century a commanding figure among the Indians of the Northwest and he has been especially noted for his friendship to the whites. He Is succeeded in au thority by his brother, Three Bulls. The Lethbridge News in noting the death of the chieftain, gives the following inter esting account of him: Crowfoot was not merely the chief of this band of Indians, but was the head of e the whole Blackfeet nation on both sides Of the line, the nation including the North and South Piegans, the North and South Blackfeet and Bloods. The old - Indian legend as to the derivation of the name Blackfeet, as told a thousand times in the tepee, is that ages ago the original father of the Blackfeot had three sons e the first he called Pieganah, or the eWealthy man, the second he called Keeno, y or the Bloody man, but the third son he ,f left unnamed. Nothing but misfortune followed this third son, and he was r treated by his fellows as a pariah. One n day he went to his father who was sitting in the lodge prepring to have a quiet smoke, and said that his having no name caused him much sadness which was the cause of ill-luck. His father who was just about to light his pipe with a piece v of ignited wood (matches not being then invented) stroked him across the foot with the piece of wood, thereby making a black mark on his son's moccasin say ing "you shall be called Blackfoot."'rom that day everything prospered with Blackfoot, andwhen he diedthe Black feet were the most powerful tribe of Indiana in the world. So goes the legend. r here probably never lived an Indian who was so thoroughly friendly to the whites as Urowfoot. Itwas mainly owing to his great influence over the tribe that o the Blackfeet did not take up arms dur ing the rebellion of 1885. He was a man of great personal cour Sage and hie body was a mass of scoars from bullet and knife, received in Indian war o fare. At one time while at' Mountain Fort, the Indians obtained a quantity' of whiskey from some traders, and becamee so infuriated that a general msianore was propoeed, and had it not have been for C, rowfoot's magnificent bravery, would have been canied nto effect. He drew a line on the ground with his axe, saying dthat the first man who passed over it would receive a quick dispatch to the eHappy Hunting Ground, and no man was found drunk or brave enough to try the experiment, In Crowfoot' death, sn other picturesque Indian whom Fenai more Cooper delighted to write about has paesd away. Crowfoot was visited by many well known and distinguished men, the last being Lord Stanley, on his recent trip through the northwet. Te Der Consummatd. Some days since, the Tannutia an nounced the sale by Robt. Vaughn of his corner lot on Central avenue and Third street to the First National bank for $90,. 000. Although an agreement was reach ed at that time the transfer was not fully consummated and was not concluded un til today. The delay was in part on so count of"the absence from the city of President Collins of the banko Today, however, the papers passed and the Finr National bibomee the -pesasir of the best corner in Great Falls, upon which they will build an elegant banking house. A start on this structure will be made this season. The foundation and basement willbe built, and possibly the building will be inlosed before snow files. Over the Dam. Monday about 6:80 p. m. while a man was cruising about Broadwater bay he carelessly floated too near the dam and the strong current carried him over. As the boat went over It capsized, but the man managed to hold on to it andSlated down toward the wagon bridge when he was rescued by a boatman from the shore. The firat boatman was supposed to be sailing about "three sheets in the wind," or he would have been more careful. The names of the boatmen could not be learmnd. Parties boating on the bay should re member that the suction of the current Is very strong just above the dam, and keep a safe distance away. The Now Coheert Hall The opening of the Callforola Concert hall Menday evening was an interesting event. Messrs. Hicks & Hoermann have spared no labor or expense to provide a Slret-clane and respectable entertainment and have fitted up their concert hall in Smost attractive style. It is without doubt " the most elegant and capacious establish ment of the kind in Montana and this is I ing a great deal for Great lls. The attractions nightly will be excellent per. lagmances by talented and accomplished artlse. The McNulty saisters re re. Snoned eastond weast and their singing and dancing have captivated many audis rences. ,Miss ue Layagdon, the out-h ful balladist and neio-comio vocalist, is direct from her latest phenomenal snc. ceas in New York, eolted" Papa'q Home from Work," and she will repro duce it on this occasion. The name of Mr. Hicks is full asar oance that nothing will be permitted: within the precincts of this hall that could ofend anyone. The new temple of amulament will no doubt become a favorite resort. Deak of easehona Gsrlin. Monday at, 6 o'clooka. m. the spirit of sweet Fanohion Guerln winged its way to its home beyond. She was taken lick list week with some throat dlsease which Bnally developed into diphtheria and a baffled the utmost skill of the physiclans. "tOriokets, as Fanchon was familiarly called, wa well known and her sweet smile, pleas.ng manners and wise sa swers made her a unisversal favorite, Al. Sthough only a child of years her pres nce was away weiQme as psunse to the various buine houses which it was her wootto visit. Sha wai wise w eyoý d her years-ud her stany d l made Sher * od p.ide sad dtg ot .ser fol pept Mr. and Msr; Gueri have the t al qispathy of the entlrd.iity to Sthidsas beyavemen$,. Qeoasunlof the coategite ciar acter the fan l occured at Coombe, oeclating. BSlverman rose. a Co., while thankfsl for the'sunroul rain of Satuoday night - and Sunday, are not at all pleased that the water should have found its way through the roof of the building into their cigarroom, which It did, doing con I siderable damage to their Immense stock Sof cigars. Today all hands are busy spreading the boxes out in the new store soom and t is evident that thelosstothe firm will be considerable. Some of the igars are well soed, othere are very .mlp d meet of the boxes wet, and osuqpently the sale oft.e cigars to 0some ten dasmQged. Te firm pro P the bet. eren gm nortnua-' Swill ofe the .ntireltock t'boxrOrin arty usqtty, at price. It Iag ppo pori e spply of esolus. LAID FOR iHE HOMELESS "Where Can I Find a Good Ranch in Cascade County ?" Answered Fully. PLENTY OF GOOD LAND TO BE HAD. People Must go in Quest of Farms Earnestly and Reso lutely. The Land Seeker Who is Active and Energetic Will Succeed in Find. ing a Homestead. All new comers and a few of the older residents who have not used their rights are awake to the fact that the agricul tural lands of Cascade county are rapidly becoming valuable, and are anxions to know into what region they may yet go and fnd good government land open to entry. The recent rains have stimulated the desire to own public land and for the benefit of persons so inclined a few sug gestions are given. Ten miles west of Great Falls on the bench between the Missouri and the Sun rivers are several sections yet open. This land has a rich black Boil, which sustains F a good growth of grass. The surface is level or gently rolling and no more beau tiful piece of counary can be found. Some object to this land on account of its distance from the mountains and conse quent lack ef rains. Yet during the dry season of last year Messrs. Hawkins, Beachley, King and others raised about ten bushels of wheat per acre on first year's breaking. These gentlemen are practical business men and their faith in this land is shown by the fact that after proving up on preemptions here lastyear they have taken homesteads and put in still lrger crops this year. Their grain sown six weeks ago is up and looks fine. Good water is found on this land at a depth of from 10 to 20 feet. One advan tage of this section is thatit all lies under a projected irrigating ditch which will be taken out of Sun River above Fort Shaw. When this is completed an abundantsup- p ply of water will be furnished and then there will be no finer farming region in the country. Another and larger section of good land is the bench lying between Sand Coulee and Smith river and extending from the Missouri south to the mountains This tract will average seven miles wide by 20 miles long. It is more rolling and broken than the Sun river bench, but the soil is a rich black loam underlaid with limestone and is capable of producing wonderful crops. Along the edges of this bench, about 12 feet below the level, A springs of good water gush forth at fre quent intervals. Settlers on this bench inthe region of the Red Buttes have found water at a depth of six feet, but in most cases a greater depth will be re quired. This section already has a few settlers who have raised good crops and the choice locations are being rapidly taken. But there are still thousands of tree of good land awaitingonly theturn ing of the sod to yield a bountiful har TOOL A third and stll larger section of fine land lies between Sand Oualee creek and the head waters of Box Elder creek and extending south to the mountains. This section is similar to the last described, with the exception that parts of it are un derlaid with afine quality of sand stone. Very little of this section is yet taken up u and there is room for hundreds of farmers to build happy homes The bench lands of Upper Belt creek and Ot ter creeks have attracted attention for a long time and are more thickly settled; yet there are fine locations for ranches in these regions still open to the man who is willing to take the time and spend the money to find them. money to find them. SPRAY OF THE FALLS. LFrom Taeedar a 1)ily.1 School hasn ust been opened at High wood, Shonkin and Chinook. The bridge near Tioga on the Great Northern railway was burned on Sat urday. Wm. Busby's infant child was buried yesterday in the same grave with its father, Two additional car loads of machinery for the Boston & Montana smelter arriy ed over the Great Northern yesterday. Messrs. Collins & Lepley have let the contraot for the brick and stone work of there Third street block to Frank Coombe. A. C. Warner of Choteau has been ap pointed census enumerator for all of Cho teau county west of the principal meridian. -River Press. W. J. Kennedy -transferred to James Mc Millian of Minneapolis yesterday, 120 acres in section 27 township 21 north range 8 east. The price paid was $80 per acre. On Sunday the Methodist Sunday school elected Miss. Nellie Gremm and Rev. Wm. Coombe delegates to the State Sunday school convention which will be held at Helena May 20 and 22. The ramsn have caused so much water to seep into the mines at Sand Coulee that work has been suspended until ad ditional pumping can the put in the Work will be stopped only a daylor two. Messrs. W.J..Gant and J. M. Jeffers received the contract yesterday for the oon.truction of the telegraph line to Lethbrtge. Work was commenced on the line thit morning and will be carried on as fast as the track is laid. The timber which was loost last Satur day nightby the breaklg of a boom in Sun river was not the sole property of J. J. Elli was stated. Mr. Ellis was backing Messrs. Mc Bane and Smith who will lose their time and labor in getting out the wood, and much more besides It is a severe blow to them. The "Northcote," one of the magnifi cent new sleeping cars of the Great Northern road was attached to the south bound train thas morning. The words "Great Northern Rallway are inscribed in gilt letters on the ar te nar, terior of which is furnished with every conven lence and luxury which modern car builders can command. From early this (Monday) morning un. till 10 o'clock the Missouri river at this place was thick with foating cord wood, and many persons laid in their winter's supply. Over flfty cords were taken out. We understand the wood comes from the mouth of Sun river, where, owing to a sudden rnse yesterday morning, a boom broke holding over,iOd cords. Whether all the wood was lost we are not inform ed.--River Press. From Sheriff O'Neal, who returned from the Bear Paws last night, we learn that over 100 tons of ha were destroyed by the prairie fire which has been under 'y yhon aisee Tuesday. The Ore ex tended emt close to Duck creek and sev eral sheep camps narrowly escaped des traetion. The woolhuler many of whom me ged in hauling from the mountaia to Box Fader, stopped their work, and succeeded in cheoking the fre on the est line Thursday night, but Mr. O'Neal says it was yet burning last night at other places. A large extent of good rang has been destroyed-River Press. $OR DSPEPSIA and Lirer Com pl iAtysN have a printed guarantee on avtiboe of Shiloh's Vitaliter. It y Ilis toure. For sale by Lapeyre prW. OIILY PERFECT PAMI LY US?. For sale by J. M. GAUNT, Great Falls, 'Mortgage- Loans. ---TH,- Northwestern Guaranty Loan Co. Capital, _ $2,000,000. Short and long time loans on im proved town property and farm lands. H. 0. CHOWEN & CO., Agts, Oiee opposite Park Hotel. Fifth Avenue lestaurant. (COLLINS BLOCL.) TABLE FIRST-CLA88 Ad nmrisbed mith verydelir the easn affords. OPEN UNTIL 10 O'ULOUK P. A. John Wood, Prop'r. Nick - Kessler's BEER. BEST IN THE LAND. Sold by the keg or carload. In quire of JAMES BAATZ, Agent, Breat Falls, Bottling Works (old Electric Works). Faber's Golden Female Pills. For Female Irregula l ties; uothlnrs ikethem on the market. Nevue l. ucestully used ys prominent ladies monthly. Ouarauteed Smenstruatlons. SUREI SAFE! CERTAINI Don't be humbuwed. Save Time, ealth, and money ;take no oth Sent to any addres, secure by mall ou re. celpt of price, #2.00. Addres., THE APHRO MEDICINE COMPANY, Ws.terain.suh, BoxE.7, POTLAND, OW Sold by Gret Falls deragiets. The Celebrated Frenchb uret wa ° r "APHRODITINE" e"ucla copactyfof abof outh 0 s Is s oL n 05ro 1.0 gauir.Of eithru d1sexse htr nra Sie bd sperers .Gat 0 e a i e lounges foma h A TER susaire use of Sllmalutn, Toblco or Opium. oribhogh youtlhul ledlecreiln oser l.edu ece, c., uch nis a oR sint Power, Wkeful Vl dn Pa the eee aa B n k, Semn.ai rSotlis ort ons aes, nociDern £s Rmleslons, Leascerrhb, oleslasa, Weaboemh ty.Ltselr Powaevlmlolecy, ihad II vO reritester tocpremamreold arsaud lnsan fi~fly Price 8.raboictx reIboxeso:.IM by gall t en recep O Tf pr lte. rtefr crefund the e money yrPfIo n erw. cure lraeoFetsdl. Tour, rdse toes onoiacls em ld eadyoung, oflf boeth b eo er manentli .eesdbt Aorsutse. Creeclar tree Address THE APHRO MEWDICIN C) I. ^XW PORTLA.o, 0 PForsale by Lapeyre Bros., GreatFalls Thse BRUYIUR,'IDDis Issued Marsh ad Sept.. aceh year, It w e an sase. Slepedla atemetal Iafer. aseion far all who par. esh 5kae thelmmrle er the fe nseliee oaf lire: We t can eletsi pad yea taraish yeu with DUn the asonary enat unne'sesr sat, Seb. heat. work to te churc aornd at homes and Br rne oru gee olee a.d qoaliter. T at are P"u .O BpoxJ 1 t peat sae seeokt. tl re at BreUod Clye raes flr clinr Tis iati ol is ar brgt0 ba with dort en d h reeads at Pa.ls utablee Conies. For-termsoaddress giles-Jos Veered, BACH, CORY & CO Great Falls, Montana. Groceries Hardware, . lOA Crockery, Stoves- and Tinware. GROCERY DEPARTMENT. This srmK is all new goods of the best grades only. We buy everything In car lots from first hands and our prices cannot be met west of the Missouri river. HARDWARE DEPARTMENT. We are Sole Agents for the Celebrated Charter Oak and Universal Stoves and ranges; California Powder Co., and for Thompson's Corrugated Iron Rooting; also Mining and Blacksmith Supplies. *i Headquarters for Builders and General Shelf and Heavy Hardware, C. A. BROADWATER, President C. M. WEBS'1TEI, Secretary PARIS GIBSON, Vice-President A. D I)ICKEtMAN, Treasurer THE GREAT FALLS Water-Power & Townsite Co. Industrial City. GREAT FALLS, having the greatest available water-power on the Amerncan continent, is destined to be the chief industrial city of the northwest. The Montana Smelting Company having erected a Silver-Lead Smelter costing $1,000,000, now employs 800 men. The Boston & Montana Consolidated Company has begun the construction of a Copper Smelter to cost $1,500,000, and will employ within a year 1,000 men. GREAT FALLS is now the terminus of three railroads-the St. Paul, Minne apolis & Manitoba, the Montana Central and the Great Falls and Sand Coulee line now extended to mines of precious metals in the Belt mountains. It is the Commercial Center of Northern Montan It has a population of 3,000 and is growing rapidly. Enterprises now under way and to be inaugurated will morethan double the population this year. The gr-at water-power is being developed upon such a scale as to furnish power for scores of manufacturing instituttons and employment for thousands of No town in the Rocky Mountain region offers greater inducements to the settl r or investor, and all such are respectfully invited to come and see for themselves. For information regarding GREAT FALLS and surrounding country, address CHAS. M. WEBSTER, Secretary] Great Falls, Montana. First National Bank OF HELENA, MONT. Paid-Up Capital - 8500,000 | Surplus and Profits - $300,000 Individual Deposits $2,300,000 Government Deposits 100,000 S. T. HAUSER, President, A. J. DAVIS, Vice-Paesiden E. W. KNIGHT, Cashier, T. H. KLEINSCHMIDT, Ase't-Cash. AsIBOOLIA.T' BANIXBa. FIRST NATIONAL, Fort Benton, Montana, MISSOULA NATIONAL, Missoula, Montana FIRST NATIONAL, Butte, Montana. A General Banking Business Transacted. GRAND UNION HOTEL (THE LEADING HOTEL.) JERE SULLIVAN, PROP'R, FORT BENTON - - - MONT E" he CLI BELT, MONTANA G ROCelll, l: good0r, 2 a General Merchandise The Best Prices always paid for Grain and Country Produce ESTABLISHED 1877. JAS. MXoILLAN & CO., PROPRIETORS OF THE Ainneapolis Sheepskin Tannery, AND lEALEbirt IN XIDES, 5EEP ZPLTS, FUTS, WOOL, TALLOW Ginsetng and Seneca toot. SHEEP PELTS & FURS A SPECIALTY. 01. I05 & 105 seoead st NMott. MIMnZaPOLIS, MI!12f. * Shiprnueos aoUlit-o5d. Welt. fe Cilseulars. E. V. RUBOTTOM, Wall Paper and Decorations Largest Stock of Wall Paper In the City at Frank ErVln's, HOU8E PAINTINIG & CALCOI)4nqn"IQI Paint Bhop--Thlrd strest between First and Second Avenuesa toth. DUNLAP & MITCHELL, DEALER8 IN Faimiy Groceries. We carry a most complete line in those staple goods and respectfully call the attention of the puolic of Great Falls and tributary country to them. Special at tentdon given to mall orders. Corner 3rd avenue South and hd street Great Falls, Meana