The tribune. [volume], February 01, 1890, Semi-weekly, Image 4

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GRAND CLEARING BALA
In . Boys' . Suits, . Fancy . Shirts . and . Woolen . Socks !
100 Boys' Snits from 2150 upwards This is but a sta.rter Look out for uarther ote, as we
50 dozen Fancy Shirts at 50c; former price $1.25 andS 1,50. must have more room before building an extesneon to onr
50 dozen Woolen Socks at 250; former price 35 and 0c. etore.
NARROW GAUGE.
A CHORANGE OF PROGRAMME FOR
THE GREAT FALL & CANADA
RAILROAD.
Tie Cutting to Progress With Rapidity
Engineer Barclay En
Route to This
City.
Sam Grant received from his father,
Donald Grant, Wednesday, atelegram in
structing him to have all ties for the
Great Falls & Northern R. R. cut to nar
row gauge length, as it has been decided
by the management to construct a narrow
gauge road to conform with the line al
ready in operation between Lethbridge
and Dunmore, instead of a standard guage
as was at first contemplated. Some ties
of the standard length had been cut in
the mountains, but MIr. Grant sent cour
iers to the several camps and by this time
the men are getting out the short ties.
Other camps in the timber wili be es
tablished at once. The timber required
will be procured at the head of Wolf
creek, the Teton and in the Smith river
canyon. Steps have been taken to put
many men at work at each of these
places.
Mr. Grant informs us that work on the
new line will begin as soon as possible
and that it will be pushed through to
completion this season. He expects his
father and Engineer Barclay here ina
few days, when the surveys and other
preparatory work will go speedily on.
The change to narrow gauge is not a sur
prise to Mr. Grant, as the company here
tofore had such a line only in contempla
tion. The standard gauge proposition is
of recent origin and after canvassing the
pros and cons of the matter the manage
ment decided to make the road a narrow
gauge.
GREAT FALLS AND CANADA.
Interestlng aImarks on the Proposed
"The Great Falls and Canada company
will make a mistake if they don't build
near Choteau," so says Geo. Richards,
stockman and proprietor of the Choteau
saw mill. "The route up Sun river to
Little Muddy, and thence to the bench
and across to Choteau would give a nat
ural water grade all the way and require
very light work. From Choteau the route
should be through Armstrong's gap,
which is a natural divide between the
head waters of Blackleaf and Dupuyer.
By this route the road would reach Pie
gnn with only one short cut. This is a
natural grade most of the way and ties
could be laid on the prairie. All this
country through which the road would
pass is good agricultural land and would
soon furnish a great deal of local tralfic."
"Which is the best route across the
Rockies?"
"The Great Northern should go up the
south fork of the Muddy, which leads by
an easy water grade up to the Marias
pass, and it is no trouble to cross there.
The head waters of the Blackfoot are just
on the other side and the descent is easy.
This route offers easy approaches on both
sides and will open up one of the richest
coal and timber districts in America.
There are veins of coal of the finest qual
ity that are over 20 feet thick, while the
timber is as good as any to be found in
Washington."
SEWERAGE IN FAVOR.
Report by Engineer Miller on tile Plan
and Route.
All the aldermuen were present at the
special meeting Tuesday evening. Mayor
Fairfield presided.
Alderman Hotchkiss presented from
the sewerage committee the following re
port by Mr. Miller, the consulting engi
neer:
GREAT FALLs, Jan. 27, 1890.
GENTLEMIEN: 1 herewith submit to
your honorable body the following pre
liminary estimate and report of proposed
sewer work it your city:
An approximate estimate of main sew
er on Third street, from the alley between
First and Second avenues South to the
Mlissourl river. Is as follows:
.a60 lin. feet of 5U-inch oval cement
atpi l a 2.5o . .............. .......... n a9 to
,o bralnche fotr hunso connections nt 0
entra ................................. 25 0
T brisk manhsoles with caion covers
lt15 ins. ft. of pipe ltaii t 10bcente. 00
4,tl)ciis ads of earte h evation
ndi.lssck ilhn at n at.oot s ........... 2,40 0
It d, robic 5rds of lootx rock excava
tine and bai k filling ait $1.20......... 2,050 00
,L cbubi yasrds of solid rock exeava.
tion at$ ............................. 8,000 00
Total....................i.........$18,
Add Is per oene for esgineering and
contingeacie ......................... $18W 10
CGrand total.......................... $N20,10 10
Thlis mmin sewer will drain, when the
laterals are built, an area of about 800
BUY LOTS IN NORTH GREAT FALLS.
It covers the BEAUTIFUL PLATE.U overlooking theiTHE SITE OF IMMENSE FAOTORIES. AN IMMENSE DAM TO BE BUILT. THE BEST PLACE TO IIVEST.
BLACK EAGLE FALLS. where the CHOICEST RESIDENCE TH BEST PCE T ST
and BUSINESS LOTS may, for a limited time, be purchased for
less than HALF THE ICE of other property not so well lo- e BOSON & MONANA COMPANY An Immense Dam is now under contract to be onstrauted ae
cated. Prices only 100toH tl5 for 50 feet front Terms easy. The BOSTON & MONTANA COMPANY have selected the Missouri River aboveBlack Eale Falle at NORTH GREAT
Send for maps and other information to NORTH GREAT FALLS as the site of their IMMENSE FAC- FALLS atacost of a Half llion Dollar, and will furnish power The GREATIET RISE IN VALtj3B of R.AL EiTATE
TORIES, which will fursh constant employment to thousands . ds. Oer imprvement will f rapidly ow during 1890 will be in NORTH GREBAT FALLS jFy eason of
J. 0. GREGG, Park Hotel, Great Falls, Mont. ORES, h will furnish const will circulate every month in wioll create a demand formore mill frontf e ad athe wi], WEND
of workmeon whose CASH WAGES. will circulate every month in Rainbow and Urooked falls will be utilized, all of which are wit.- the MILLIONS to.be E]XPENDEED in that vieinity in improve
Or A. K. BARBOUR, Helena, Mont. NORTH GREAT FALLS and vicinity. in a few minutes' walk of NORTH GBREAT FALL. ments during the year.
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO THOSE WHO DESIRE TO BUILD IM IMEAT LY
acres, including the part of the city al
ready built up, and would be sufflicient
for a population of 30,000 inhabitants.
This section is part of a natural drainage
area of about 2,500 acres, all of which
could be drained by one trunk sewer;
but this would require a sewer of about
4% feet in diameter, at an expenditure of
not less than $50,000. Therefore, I think
it advisable to divide up the area and
build twin sewers, one on Third street, as
already mentioned, and the other on Sixth
street. By so doing, the construction of
the last named can be postponed until
that portion of the city is built up, there
by reducing the first expenditure consid
erably.
When the main sewer on Third street
is built from the river to the south line of
the townsite, it will require about 10
miles of lateral sewers to drain this dis
trict, at a cost of about $7,000 per mile.
As the city is laid out uniformly, with
alleys through every block, I have found
it economical to locate the sewers in the
alleys, instead of the avenues, as by so
doing the length of the house drains will
be reduced and a less depth of the lateral
sewers is required. A profile of the sew
er on Third street and a map showing the
drainage area and laterals tributary to
this main, accompany this report. Re
spectfully submitted,
G. N. MILLER,
Consulting Engineer.
Considerable discussion followed on
I the financial aspects of the question. Mr.
i Miller explained on a malp the route of
the proposed main sewer and also pre
sented a profile showing the gradual
slope of the sewer to the river. He also
spoke of the means by which the cost of
sewerage was defrayed in various cities.
On motion of Alderman Clinton, it was
decided to accept the plan submitted by
Mr. Miller and to advertise for bids
for building the sewer from the
river to the alley south of First avenue
South.
Mr. Paris Gibson was present and spoke
approvingly of the subject in general.
City Attorney Leslie explained the law
relative to the construction of sewers and
the raising of funds therefor.
Ex-Alderman Wegner also made some
timely observations on the sewerage ques
tion.
Tha f.nlln-inn hll. m -= n.Ali.Arl onA
ordered paid: E. Canary, $81.25; Mur
phy, Maclay & Co., $86.52; G. H. Good
rich, lumber and coal, $267.84.
The mayor was authorized to appoint
a city scavenger without salary.
The Morrow gas franchise came up and
coused some lively discussion.
Alderman Webster proposed that the
company provide the city regularly free
of charge with gas equalto 4,000 candle
power. The gas to be supplied at such
times and places as may be designated.
He said that as certain provisions had
been-imposed on other home companies
he thought it only fair that this enter
prise should make some return for the
privileges accorded it.
Dr. Crutcher, who received permission
to address the council, disapproved of
any such provisions. He said that such
stipulations were picayunish and tended
to d'scourage iovestments. It was in
troducing eastern ways in this western
country. He would do his best to kill
the enterprise if any such terms were im
posed.
Alderman Hickory said that he agreed
with Mr. Webster, that we ought do noth
ing that would retard the growth of the
town.
Alderman Johnson said that "applica
tions for franchises are coming in like a
hail-stosm. There must be some great
scheming."
Alderman Webster then withdrew his
amendment and the ordinance was
passed.
Alderman Gerin then caused much
surprise by proposing that the Great
Falls Electric Light company be relieved
from supplying lights equal to 4,000
candle power which its charter required.
Alderman Clintoc's committee on or
dinances gave the matter a few minutes
consideration and reported favorably.
The proposal then went over for action
at the next meeting.
Wool at Boston.
BosToN, Jan. 28-The demand for wool
continues fair, and sales have been up to
the average proportions. Prices remain
about the same as last week. There is a
good trade in territory wools, but some
concessions in prices. Fine is selling at
55@60, fine medium at 55@56, medium at
50@52. Scoured California and Texas
wools are quite steady. Pulled wools are
moving quietly at previous prices. For
eign wools are flrm.
A Big Montana Sheep Company.
A Boston special to the Benton River
Press says: Some wealthy Maine men
are forming an extenlsive stock company
under the management of C. 1. Libby of
Burnham, Mulie, an extensive dealer in
live stock. 'The enterprise will be known
as the Maine and Maontana Land and
Sheep company. it will have a capital
of $3,0l000.000 The plan is to purchase
extensively of Montani ranches and then
stock thetm with sheep. Mr. Libby has
already all option of $300,000 worth of
land in that state and leaves for the west
in a ferv days to complete the business.
Joe Stle.
One pair of tine latrg brood mares; also
harts-ss tadI wagon. hllay be seen at the
Minneapolis house.
THE GRAND JURY.
They Submit a Report to Judge Benton
Today.
The gramd jury was discharged from
further attendance Wednesday.
Judge Bach was in court for a short
time today.
In the district court todsy McCarthy
was tried for robbing Peterson in Belt
last December. The jury were still
out at 8:80 p. m.
GRAND JURY REPORT.
The grand jury reported today. The
report deals largely with county admin
iatration, both past and present, and some
good recommendations are offered.' The
jury thinks the game and fish law has
been violated, but they could find no in
dictment. They do not refer to`MajorGen
eral Julius Demosthenes Taylor, the ex
fish and game warden, for campaign par
poses.
The ex-county surveyor receives a good
bencflt. He was negligent In
making returns and plats. The old
board of commissioners is equally to
blame for allowing his bills under the
circumstances. They recommend that a
sut be brought to compel the surveyor
to complete his work, particularly the.
survey of the line between Cascade and
Meagher counties.
Here Is some good advice: "We find
that the old board have In the past year
allowed enormous bill presented by road
supervisors. We recommend that the
present board be more careful in allow
ng bills in the future and that the com
missioners remove some of the present
road supervisors, and that none but men
of honesty and integrity be appointed."
They recommend to the commissieners
that the latter should insist on county of
ficers filing quarterly reports and that
the clerk be furnished a book to keep an
account of the reports of oficers who are
allowed to collect money. They also
recommend that suit be brought against
ex-Probate Judge Rolfe to compel him
to write up his minutes and complete the
records during his term.
The jail and poor house are found in
good condition. Varying comments-
good, bad and indifferent-are made on the
work and records of the county officers,
old and new.
The jury recommends thatthe vaults
be examined by an expert and his report
observed. In concluding they ay: "We
are grateful for your (Judge Benton) ex
plicit instructions for our guidence, to
the prosecuting attorney for his courtesies
in giving us legal advice and to the
sheriff and his deputies for their readi
ness in complying with our requests".
SUN RIVER TOPICS.
Much Literary Activity-Dr. Stone Com
Ing to Great Palis.
(Special Correspondence of the TmBsnx.)
Sox RIVER, Jan. 28.-The grippe has
severely grasped the officers at Fort Shaw.
Citizens look forward with bright anti
cipations to the building of the new
bridge here.
None are slothful to predict a line for
the Great Northern R. R. Whose judg
ment is best remains to be seen next
spring.
Dr. S. B. Stone of this place will move
to Great Falls in May. The doctor is a
well equipped surgeon and quite a suc
cessful physician. Our heavy loss is
your gain.
The Sun River schools will celebrate
Longtellow's birthday. A. T. Kellison
offers a prize to the pupil proving to be
the best elocutionist in reciting Longfel
low's poems.
Our literary society, like Great Falls'
real estate, attracts people from a dis
tance and is full of life. Programme for
Wednesday evening of this week is as fol
lows: Address, Judge Traxler; address,
Rev. Mr. Little; speech, Jno. Ranton;
select reading, Win. Cook; song, Miss
Ella Largent; recitation, Miss Ida Lar
gent; 'recitation, A. T. Kellison; song,
Mrs. S. B. Stone; music, Miss Curtis;'re
citation, Geo. Bull; song, Miss Annie
Little; address, H. W. Stringfellow;
music, Mrs. A. T. Kellison etal; The
Gopher (literary paper), by Dr. Stone.
WELL MERITED PRAISE.
The Important Serviees of Captain Thom
as Couch.
On the 16th instant the Boston & Mon
tana Copper company declared dividend
No. 7 of $1 per share aggregating $125,
000, payable Feb. 20, making $1,000,000
declared to date.
This large amount of total dividends,
says the Butte Miner, must indeed be
gratifying to the stockholders of the Bos
ton & Montana, and is an illustration of
how successful the mines of Butte can be
worked under proper management. To
Thos. Couch, superintendent and general
manager of all of the company's property
in Butte, is due the credit of this happy
state of affairs for the Boston & Montana.
Mr. Couch is a man having a clear in
sight to all branches of the mining busi
ness, and this, together with an executive
ability seldom equalled and never sur
passed, has placed the Boston & Montana
upon the firm footing it now stands.
Since the gentleman first took hold of
the Boston & Montana properties here
he has labored Incessantly for the success
of the company, and, as everyone knows,
his untiring energy has not been wasted.
From the very frst he has stoutly main
tained that the property belonging to the
company needed only development to
make it the most substantial in the state
of Montana, and now that this has been
done the truth of his assertions have been
verified in more ways than one. To sum
up the total to Mr. Couch's credit, the
Boston & Montana people are fortunate
in having a man of his wide experience
and ability in charge of its business, and
under his management the mines and
smelters belonging to the company will
turn out many more millions of dollars in
dividends.
PAUL SAVAGE TRIED.
At Jewell Tells All About the S.bbing
Adray.
County Attorney Martin appeared for
the state and Mr. Brady for the defense
at the trial of Paul Savage. A Jury was
empanelled promptly. A! Jewell testi
fied clearly that the defendant came up
to him on December 5, last, on Central
avenue, and asked him who he was look
ing for and who he wanted. Savage then
stabbed him with a knife under the arm
and also made a '-sweep" at his throat.
Jewell added, that after the attack he
knocked Savage down three times and
kicked him.
George Ryan testfled that Savage had
a knife in his hand before the affray.
Mr. Brady cross-examined both wit
nesses and elicited the fact that Savage
was "under the influence of liquor"
despite some objections from Mr.Mar
tin to the questions..
Savage testified in his own behalf that
he did not know that he stabbed Jewell.
Mrs. Savage was called, but the prosecu
tion admitted the facts relative to the
knife, about which she was to testify.
The defense then closed.
coURT ROOM NOTES.
Judge Benton charges Juries clearly
and fairly. Such is the general opinion
of the bar.
Mrs. Savage sat beside her hqaband at
the trial today.
Al Jewell caused a laugh today by say
ing that he was something of a scrapper.
The trial Jurors are becoming accus
tomed to business.
It is expected that the jury trials will
end by Saturday.
The court is greatly crowded this after
noon.
Mr. Hoflman Is assisting Mr. Martin
in the Savage case.
Taking up Lasd.
FRa.KLmN, Minn., Jan. 22, 1890.
Enrroa TIpnB: I have been told
that land cannot be taken in Chotean
county under the pre-emption or tree.
claim laws. Will you state in the col
umns of your paper if that is so or not as
it will'interest many. Yours respectfully,
C. E. WooDBnaN.
ANSWER.
Government land may be taken up un
der the pre-emption and timber culture
acts in Choteau county as elsewhere in
this state, except on the opened reserva
tlon, which includes a portion of eastern
Choteau county. When the "great reser
vation" was opened to settlement one of
the provisions of the bill was that the
land should be subject to entry under the
homestead, mineral, townsite and desert
acts only. Outside the "reservation" all
the land laws are applicable in North
Montana.
A South Afrlean Gold Mine.
The hitherto comparatively unexplored
district of Witwateerendt having been
prospected is now producing results as
sensational as were experienced in the
days of the Australian gold fever, and
those results will evidently be supplant
ed when enterprising speculators have
gone further afield. During the past
year no fewer than 1,500 stamps have
been laid down at Witwatesrendt, thus
bringing up the total numbs to two
thousand; and further extensive engin
eering works are being carried out to
meet the exigencies of a development in
mining that is truly phenomenal. A suf
flcent illustration of this development is
found in the yield of the Robinson mine,
which, when a 10stamp battery, hads
crushing in November of 4,000 ounces.
It can, therefore, give rise to no astonish
ment that a 20s. share in this mine has
now reached the extraordinary value of
£64. Such a figure is of course excep
tional, though the shares of other com
panies command a very high premium.
What is the world coming to? Well,
this section of it is mostly coming to the
New York Cash Bazaar.
Have you seen our shoe department?
It is full of bargains.-New York Cash
biazaar.
For lame back, side or chest, use
Shiloh's Porus Plaster. Price 25 cents,
For sale by Lapeyre Rros.
Ladies.and Misses Cloaks at cost at the
New York Cash Bazaar.
AKII
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This Powder never varies. A marvel
of purity than the ordinary kinds, and
cannot be sold in competition with the
multitude of low tet, abort weight, alum
or phophats powders .old only in cans.
ROYAL BAloNG PowsR Co.,
107 Wall street, New York.
"New Home"
" White"
SEWIN( :-: MACHNES.
For saleaby
Wm. Albrecht,
Opposite Park Hotel.
Furniture, Carpets & Wall Paper
PBICES ALWAYS THE LOWEST.
GENERAL -. AGENCY
-Of the
Louisiana
State
Lottery.
GREAT FALLS. MONT.
The Mammoth Drawinl for February,
Oapital Prize, a800,000,
Oocare February Uth.
TICKETS SOLD--PRIZES CASHED
Address by ordinary letter containing
money orders tIssed by express com
panles, exchange, draft o" pOatal note, or
for tickets, circulars and all information
John Renner,
Great Falls, Ment.
Address Regsstered Letters containing
currency to the First National Bank,
Great Falls, Mont.
0. C. ESTEY,
DEPUTY SHERIFF.
SAND COULEE, - MONTANA.
Colleotiou promptly attended to. Corme.
spondeanoe eoblitad.
The College of Montana.
Full course in the classies, sciences,
music and art. Instruments, apparatus
and furniture new and complete. Every
reasonable comfort in the boarding de
partment a cost. Both sexes admitted
on equal terms. For catalogue and in
formation, address the president,
RA. 0, J. MHMILLAN, D. D,0
Deer Lodge, Montana.
Lost.
An Bark E]a , weig.ht about 1,100 pasads;
old; star Il forehallnda white bmitp p es;
Dpeen-toed in front. A msqable wi bI
t~:for Io..ont. to r"v .
BEACHLY & FULLERTON,
Booksellers - ad - Statioers,
BLANK BOOKS AND LEGAL BLANKS.
Also a complete line of Newspapers and Novelties, School Supplies, etc. Orders
from outside of the city will be given prompt attention.
NEXT DOO TO THE POTI8TOIO,, -. . GREAT PALLS, MONT
E. H. MOORMAN & CO.,
Wholebale Dealers in
BUTTER 'AND EGGS
WE CABBY NOTHING BUT FIRST-CLASS GOOD8.
Central Ave, between Third and Fourth Ste., Great F ll.
OF COURSE NOT
You Don't Expect to Borrow loney and be Palld for the Bomrlg.
You pay interest when you borrow but look at this: A merchant'e money Is
locked up in his goods; can he aford i, loan his goods-his actual invested api
tal--without Interest? In other words, can you buy on credit without paying more
for the goods by way of interest?
01! T0U OCAN'T I
If you want to get the actual worth of cash spent you must buy at
A - STRAIGHT - CASH - STORE.
The credit business must get it out of you in higher prices, in his quantity or
The Best Goods for the lowest Cash Price
I8. O'UtR MOTTO.
NEW YORK' CASH BAZAAR.
CATARACT MILL SCIOIPAN
Merchant Millers.
Manstanutasm t theifollowily B.cead of HiEh.-de uFloer
Diamond, Gold Dust,
Cataract, Silver Leaf,
Golden Fleece.
CASH PAID FOR WHEAT. MILL FEED FOR SALE
O F0 I O0 - A t M ill , f o o t o f O e n t re i A v e s es , bi a t ls , is .M o
H. NALBACH,
Leading Merchant Tailor,
OF TEB, NOBTHWEST
All the latest stylee in OVERIOkATING, SUITINGS and PANTS i.
stock. A portion of your patronage respeatfully solicited.
p ERalmine goods and prices before buying elsewher.
Next door to the Pdstoffioe reat Falls, Most.
The Fidelity ad asltl Co.
Cash Capital, -- . a 1 0,000
Ass.ts, - - "- 800,000
.U. S. bonds deposited with the N. T. Insuranoel pt. - 900,000
Accident Plate Glass, Fidelity and Steam Boiler Departmentsa
AGENT. WANTED IN MONTANA.
PHIL GIBSON, State Agt .reat Fallsf, Mont