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LGREAT FALLS T 11BUNE VOL, 2, GREAT FALLS, MONTANA TERIflORY, SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1887, NO 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . r.. . . . , . ,:. . . . . . . Purely Sensational. Chief Engineer Dodge, of the Montana Central, construes the Independent's Butte 1 dispatch; picturing a conflict between the Montana Union and Manitoba people in 1 Silver Bow canyon as decidedly of the sensational order. The Canyon of the Missouri. It is now certaip that there will be steamboat communication on the Missouri between Townsend and Great Falls this summer. Many tourists and business men will use this route through the canyon of I the Missouri to Great Falls. Completing the Circuit. Workmen are busily engaged op the Rocky Mountain Telegraph company's line between this city and Helena. It will I be completed this evening, and henceforth I Great Falls will be in telegraphic commu nication with Helena, St. Paul, and the entire telegraphic system of the world. This telegraphic communication which is c partly the result of Montana enterprise ] will add greatly to thecommercial growth 1 of Great Falls. Greatly Dissatisfied. The Fort Benton River Press is decided ly out of humor. The arrival of the first boat on Tuelay last has not restored its a composure, probably because the river has been at "an unusually low stage." When the railroads of which Great Falls is to be the terminus are complete, our contem porary need no longer look anxiously for a the first boat. Fort Benton will then be ii able to procure all she needs from this em- b porium at any season. e Bound for the Falls. C. T. Wernecke came down from Gar diner recently, headed for Great Falls. He goes overland and his outfit consists of two good sized herd of dairy cows. Park coupty loses a good citizen and Great Falls gains one. Mr. Wernecke is a thoroughl business man, and in the early days of Livingston conducted a grocery business here in a 10x12 room. He removed to Gardiner where he was suc'cessful in building up a good business in the gro cery line, but deeming that place too old and slow going, will shortly establish him self in the boom town of Great Falls. He offers his store and stock of groceries for sale at a bargain. A good trade is already established.-Livingston Enterprise. Fickle Fortun& Favors Fry. The friends of Henry A. Fry, a former resident of this place, but now in the em ploy of I. G. Baker & Co. of Fort Benton, 3 will be glad to learn that fickle fortune favored him in an unexpected manner one day this week, he having drawn $30,000 in the Lousiana State Lottery. Unlike many t to *hem hiid such a large amount of ready e money fallen, it will not turn his head, but he willpursue the even tenor of his way, and, if we mistake not, will double the amount in a very short time. Mr. Fry is a Virginian by birth but has been in the west for a number of years. He located in Great Falls at an early date and owns valuable property on Central avenue. We congratulate him on his good fortune. a The Manitoba's .ork. · Pioneer Press: The Montana extension n of the Manitoba railroad is being pushed with unexampled energy. During the winter and spring forty acres of construc tion material-rails, ties, spikes, etc.-have n1 been piled up at Minot awaiting the re- b; sumption of work on the line. Eighteen lt hundred teams and 4,000 men are now em ployed in grading and laying rails on the extension, and next week the force will be increased to twenty-five hundred or W three thousand teams, when from three to at five miles of track will be laid every day. 1 The grading is nearly finished for a dis tance of ninety miles west of Minot, and the track laid thirty miles west of that point. It is expected tokeep the grading b3 out of the way of the track at the rate of an four or five miles a day. The distance 777 -7`7 Carpetns, aTowes, NEW GO ' AT '' s Table Unen, Napkinsi Gin gl Pit y amý, Tidies, Dryr:. TEOiB D8 00ii Pa reasols, Feah rs Hankerhi Millingery, . at Ornaments, White Gods, Satins C .` ...... r. $r.. . See the NOW .15 :, .. from Minot to Great Falls is about five aa hundred and fifty miles, and the road will te be completed to that point by September he 1st. From Great Fallsthe grading is com in pleted to Helena, and from that point the 1e work is being prosecuted to Butte. The Manitoba is rapidly extending its lines in other directions and for this purpose has 700 miles of 75-pound steel rails piled up be at Minot, St. Paul and elsewhere, ri is New Railroads. n Articles of incorporation -of two new of railroad companies have been filed with the territorial secretary: The Helena, Boulder & Madison com pany has for its incorporators ItH.ry EI le ing, L. B. Olds, Samuel T. Hauser, Anton I 's M. Holter, Henry W. Child, Ed. I. Zim 11 merman, Newell H. Webster, and" Henry :h D. Hauser. The capital stock is fixed at 1 Li- $750,000 and the principal office is at Hel oe ena. 1. The Helena, Gallatin & National Park is company is composed of Henry Elling, ae Richard 0. Hickman, Samuel T. Hauser, I ;h Anton M. Holter, W. C. Child, S. H. i Crounse, R. C. Wallace and H. H. Hauser` The capital stock is $500,000 and Helena the headquarters. c Surveying parties are in the field run ning lines for both companies, and it is an I s assured fact that one or both railroads will t 's be built this season. .I n c e A Hint to Readers. f It is a recognized fact that the liberal advertiser always gets away with the bus iness. We do not mean by this, that all a business man needs to do is to advertise extravagantly, without giving due atten tion to the wording of what he places be fore the public. He should be careful what he says, and then live up to it, and by doing so we will guarantee that he will do a little more than his share of the bus iness. There is no doubt but that every one of the 2,500 readers of the ;TRIBUNE will read what Phil Gibson, the rustling real estate and insurance agent, has to say on the 8th page of this issue, and it is su perfluous to make special mention of his mammoth ad.; but as many of our eastern readers may not know him personally, we will say right here, if you want to know anything about Great Falls real estate, have any of it for sale, or wantto pliichase any, you can do no better than to corres pond with our friend Gibson. Railroad and River. Bismarek Tribune: Shed Lambert and party left with a grading outfit for the $ northern extension of the Manitoba road yesterday. Hugh McGarvey will start with fifteen teams and a number of men on Monday. Trip overland will be made in about five dags, and the northern conun try will be the scene of lively railroad op erations during the summer. The Helena will be kept busy during the season by the Manitoba, which com pany has leased her, and for which she is c now taking her first cargo of supplies to the Great Falls extension. b Notice. Phil. Gibson has moved his office into Q the room occupied by Harris the clothier, n awaiting the completion of Phelps' build- T ing, in which he will have elegant apart- tc ments. tf o For Rent. After May 20, a business building cor ner 4th St. and Central ave., now occupied d by a dry goods store. Address, H. A. Fry, as lock box, 222, Ft. Benton, Mont. ti Dr. H. H. Wayne. Eye ear and throat specialist of Helena t> will be professionally at the Park Hotel, b at Great Falls, on Friday and Saturday tb May 18 and 14. tf t To the Public. You will find at my-store a fine and nob- of by line of samples for sustom suits. Call fr and examine and leave youi order. co HARnms, The Clothier. 1" ! THE "FERN." r All Arrangements Completed and the Boat to Make Her First Trip on May 15th. The TRImBiE readers have been kept a pretty well posted regarding Dr. A. L. a Davison's 100 ton steamer "Fern" which Swas built a little over one year ago to ply the upper Missouri between Townsend on the ZNorthern Pacific railroad and Great Falls. After the completion of the wood work of the craft, Dr. Davison, owing to i pecuniary trouble, was unable to fit her up with the required machinery, conse quently she has laid at Townsend for the past year. During .te winter a practical machinest and river boatman of Minnesota became interested in the enterprise and was to furnish the necessary machinery, tut about the time he was ready to embark I with the outfit for Montana; his means suddenly became involved in the courts and he was forced to dissolve hiscontract. Sinco that time until a few weeks ago the fate of the little steamer hasbeen in doubt. t But now all arrangements have been made and the machinery is enroute to be placed on board and the trial trip will be -made on or about the 15th of the coming month. To Great Falls in particular will this boat be a great benefit, and also to the set tlements along the river, to whom it will place during the season of navigation, in direct communication with a good market for all their produc-s. We congratulate Dr. Davinson upon the success of his long cherished desire to navigate the waters of the upper Missouri, and doubt not but that his enterprise will prove a profitable one. Our New Editor. i1 Walter M. O'Dwyer arrived here on d yesterday's coach and will enter upon his L1 duties as editor of this paper next week. The Helena Independent says: "Walter O'Dwyer, now in Helena on his way to assume the editorship of the Great Falls TRIBUNE, was for two years editor of the g Two Republice, printed half in Spanish y and half English, in the city of Mexico. Under the Greeley regime he occupied a high position on the staff of the New-York Tribune. His record as a journalist is an n honorable one." B The Herald says: "Walter M. O'Dwyer, r a journalist of repute, is a guest at the Merchants, having arrived over the Nor thern Pacific yesterday, en route to Great Falls, where he is soon to assume editorial charge of the TRIBUNE. MIr. O'Dwyer is a veteran in the newspaper harness--for twelve years connected- with the New York Trtbune staff, and more latterly one of the Herald force at Duluth, Minn. He is a polished gentleman, and the 'press gang' of Montana extends to him a cordial I welcome." Pleased at the Outlook. The merchants in northern Montana are jubilant at the prospects of low freights which the completion of the Manitoba extension to Great Falls willtusure. This year the high rates on the Northern Pa cific and the charges made for "slow I freight" by the wagon men form, when combined, a heavy atddition to the cost of goods, rendering them very expensive to the consumer. The railroad which is now I being extended from Minot, Dakota, will a give northern Montana access to the great eastern markets, and warrant the establish ment of jobbing houses at Great Falls. The well-known enterprise of the Mani toba line ensures further progress through out central Montana. Neiheart Needs New Outlets. A correspondent writing to the Indepen dent from Neihatt among other things says "capital and transportation will be the twin keys that will unlock the treas- 0 ures of this camp. *Whimtr there is some very rich ere in neatly, all the prospect of the camp, the great bulk of the ore must be enriched by concentration. Hitherto the only means of communication with the markets of the world has been via f+ White Sulphur Springs to Townsend, a C distance of eighty miles over two ranges of mountains. A road down the canyon from Neihar. has been bdilt and is now completed, except a few small .bridges. c Twelve miles below the canyon merges into the valley, that stretch away to the Missouri in an unbrokes level. To Great e Falls is bat sixty miles, with no hills eith er way. The opening of navigation will give comparative low freights, but a branch t line from Great Falls will place this camp on an equality with the most favored 1 camps in the territory." Bright Prospects. t Great Falls continues to attract the at 1 tention of business men throughout the Northwest. In St. Paul, the admirable r location of this city for commercial traffic with northern Dakota and Montana is freely recognized, and some large jobbers may establish stores here as soon as the Manitoba extension and Montana Central railroads are completed this year. In Helena, public men and merchants, Ssuch as ex-Governor Hauser, ex-Governor Carpenter, Col. McCutcheon, Mr. Parchen, Mr. William Harrison and Mr. E. Sharpe, all unite in predicting prosperity and com mercial greatness for the young city at the Falls. And Still They Come. We are creditably informed that an im portant transfer of bank stock has just taken place in this city, whereby L. B. Richardson retires from the Grand Forks National. Mr. Richardson was one of the original organizers of that institution, and h s from time to time added to his stock until he held $10,000 of its certificates. The transfer was made to Sumner Wallace of New Hampshire, the purchase being made for the latter by E. L. Emery, his representative in this city. Mr. Richard son, we learn, proposes disposing of his entire property in this city, and will move with his family to Great Falls, Montana. Grand Forks (Dak.) Plaindealer. S The Manitoba Extension. S Mlinot, the winter terminus of the Man 0 itoba railroad says the Herald, is at the last crossing of the Mouse river, and 115 Smiles east of the eastern boundary line of Montana. It is expected that the track will be completed to Buford about the middle of May. Here the road strikes the Missouri and wili follow close to the river for a distance of oovr a hundred miles to the mouth of Milk river, and then follow up Milk river valley to Fort Assinaboine. I There will be.no attempt made to move rails by river on any part of the line. It r will be a steady, continuous progress from a single front. The contractors have used boats to forward supplies for graders, 3 whose work will be kept well in advance and out of the way of the track layers. So far as we can learn, there has never been a proposition made to transport any portion of the rails over the Northern Pacific. All arrangements have been completed for the entire transportation of all its material over its own line, and of course we cannot expect track laying to reach our vicinity before October. Printing Material for Saje. One good 7-column Wa'shington hand press, one eight-medium Paragon jo ber, a quantity of body type, etc. TaBnuns CoMPAr, 1 tf Great Falls. Notice. Killed by accident. One work steer, branded on left hip with two vertical bars. For further particulars apply to HLxnrox & EATON. Notice. From this date on meals sent or taken I out will be charged extra. D. C. EHRHArnT,- t Prop..Park Botel. , Lime for Sale. We will have a quantity of good lime t for sale in about ten days. Enquire of Canary & Shaw. t. Coal for Sale. The undersigned-are prepared to furnish T coal on short iotice. Jon HE.Rinro, tf. Go. MA Pa. I~t e Wanted a Watch Dog. A fair price will be paid for a good watch dog. Enquire at the Townsite i company's office. * Episcopal Services. 3 Rev. Clewes will preach in the school house next Sunday morning. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Inspecting Hides. Will Flowerree and Wm. Berkenbuel of Sun River were here the early part of the week inspecting hides for the association. Job Stock. The TRIBUNE is in receipt of a large stock of job stationery, and is prepared to do as good work as can be done elsewhere in the territory. Preparing for Factories. An eminent engineer who has given special attention to water power will soon visit Great Falls to determine the best means of developing the immense motive power which the Falls of the Missouri in this locality afford for large industrial en terprises. Immense Traffic. The stage coaches are overburthened with freight at Helena for Great Falls and other places in northern Montana. The passenger traffic is also large and increas ing daily. All this indicates large business for the new railroads which are to be com pleted this year. Maguire Coming. We are in receipt of information from Manager Maguire stating that he will visit Northern Montana early in May, playing at Shaw, Sun River, Great Falls, Benton and Assinaboine. His company is first class, and will sustain the reputation of Montana's favorite amusement director. The Montana Central. Col. J. H. Dodge has the engineering affairs of the Montana Central in excellent shape. The grade of the section from Helena to Great Falls is in sound condi tion after the winter, and is ready for the ties and rails. The extension toward Butte involves heavy work, which will be carried on with precision and determi nation. t The Building Season. a The building season is now in active I progress at Great Falls. On Central Ave. 4, and throughout the entire city buildings a are being erected rapidly. These include o some spacious stores as well as large i dwellings. The demand for lunmber is I great and the saw mill is worked to its full 1 capacity. Later in the season when build a ing material is more abundant, manymore I houses will be built to accommodate the t thousands of people who will come here r as soon as the railroads are openfortraflic. Gov. Leslie Coming. In an interview with Gov.L:sie in Hel I ena on Wednesday, the Governor said to a representative of the Great Falls Tai BUtE: "I am greatly pleased with Mon tana, which far exceeds my expectation, both as regards climate and resources. I see here boundless opportunities for young men, such as they do not find in the older states. It follows that persons of energy and enterprise come here, and in concert with the early settlers accomplish great results in developing the vast resources of this favored region, which I am confdent will hold a leading place among the com monwealths of this country." Gov. Leslie says that he will make Mon tana his home, and would like to see her. attain the rank of statehood. He says that he intends to visit Great Falls during the suliner, and expresses a high opinion. of the resources of northern Montana. Gov.. eslie has entered on his duties with mach earnestness and zeal for the' public good. His long experience as a member of the Kentucky legislature and as a j.udg bvhave made him conversans with public. aairsaand he is transacti thie execut butsiness wit . iit y a nl d and