The weekly tribune. [volume], April 21, 1893, Morning, Image 7

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FOR THE SCHOOL OF MINES,
Jamen A. Murray Offers Twenty
Acres of Land For the
Purpose.
It is Situated in East Butte-The
Trustees of the Proposed
New School.
Jas. A. Murray is the first man to come
to the front with an offer of a site for
the school of mines, says the Inter Moun
tain. He stated today he would give 20
acsres of ground in East Butte addition
for the school. The law calls for this
much land, though the school could get
along with less. However, Mr. Murray's
offer is very liberal and is equivalent to
an offer of about $10,000, as the land in
East Butte, for town lot purposes, is
worth at least $800 per acre.
East Butte is across Silver Bow creek
on the road to Columbia gardens. The
Northern Pacific road passes through
one corner of it, and the street railroad
peases the entire distance. The land
lies north and east of Silver Bow park,
abutting that addition. It is also ele
vated and Mr. Murray says it would
make a very desirable site.
As to the question of smoke, he antici
pates no diffiulty. on that score. He
says when the Parrot smelter is removed
to the Big Hole river there will be no
smoke in that neighborhood. People
will be wishing there was.
"Do you think it is certain that the
Parrot will remove its smelting plant,
Mr. Murray?" asked the reporter.
"Yes, sir. I have no reason to doubt
it. Their machinery at the old plant is
about worn out and becoming unfit for
use. It wall soon be necessary to replace
it and I don't think the Parrot people
will put a new plant in Butte. One par
ticular reason is the great lack df water.
After they remove you will see practic
ally no smoke in Butte."
The trustees of the school of mines
are five in number. They are A. C.
Johnston, E. H. Wilson, A. H. Barret,
C. W. Goodale, and Geoflrey Lavalle.
The first three hold their office until
Jan. 1, 1896; the last two until Jan. 1,
1894. Three members constitute a quo
rum to transact business.
This board is authorized to secure a
site at or near the city of Butte, in the
county of Silver Bow and state of Mon
tana, for said school mines, as herein
after set out, and to erect suitable build
ings therdon, and to procure such ma
chinery and other appliances as may be
necessary to carry out the object and in
tention of such institution and to pro
mote the welfare thereof, whenever the
funds provided for the establishment of
said school of manes will warrant the
same.
The school of mines shall be open and
free for instruction to all bona tide real
dents of this state without regard to sex
or color, and, with the consent of said
board, students from other states and
territories may receive an eaucation
thereat, upon such terms and at such
rates of tuition as the board may pre
scribe.
The board is required to elect a presi
dent, secretary and treasurer from their
own number. Additional provisions of
the law are as follows:
"The president of the board of trus
tees shall be known as president of the
school of mines, and shall annually, on
or before the 10th day of December in
each year, make a report to the state
board of education of the prosperity and
condition of said school of mines, con
taining such statistical and other in
formation tertaining thereto as he may
deem necessary and useful, and also, a
d3tailed statement of the receipts and
expenses of such institution.
"The state board of land commission
ers are hereby authorized and required
to locate all the lands that have been do
nated by the United States to the state
of Montana for the establishment and
maintenance of a school of mines, and
report to the legislative assembly the
nunber of acres so located, where situ
ated, their ch ,racter and estimated value,
and shall make a similar report on or be
tore the next meeting of the legislative
assembly to the board of trustees of the
school of mines, and also to the state
board of education.
"None of the land located, as required
in the preceding section of this act, shall
be sold, exzept as may be provided by
the egislative assembly. * *
"It shall be lawful for the profeessors
or principal of the said schools of mines,
who shall be appointed by the said
board of trustees, to charge and collect
such reasonable fees for any and all as
says and analysis made by them, as the
said board may prescribe, an account of
which shall be kept by said principal
and paid over monthly to the treasurer
of said school of mines, which shall be
come a part of the school of mines fund.
"The board of trustees are hereby
prohibited from creating any debt as
against the school of mines, buildings,
machinery or appliances, or in in any
manner incumbering the same, or of in
curring any expense beyond their abili
ty to pay from the annual income of the
school of mines for the then current
year."
The Skill and Knowledge.
Essential to the production of the most
perfect and popular laxative remedy
known, have enabled the Cal fornia Fig
Syrup Uo. to achieve a great suceess in
the reputation of its remedy, Syrup of
Figs, ast t is conceded to be the univer
sal laxative. For tale by all druggists.
You can buy a Lamp obeap at the Bee
Hive store.
Highest of all In Leavening Power.-Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
Powder
ABSOUITELY PURB
BIONDS WILL sBE OFFERED.
The Srhonol Board Is Maturing Plane For
the Season's Work.
A paragraph in yesterday's TaRnvsU
referring to the delay in asking for bide
for the new school bonds, caused some
comment. and a TRIBUNE reporter asked
Mr. Prenties, clerk of the board, what
progress was being made. Mr. Prentiss
replied that the board had been prevent
ed from taking action by the fact that a
new law had been passed, and the board
had not been able, until within a day or
two, to secure a copy of the new act.
This law places the interest on school
bonds at 6 instead of 7 per cent, which
makes a saving of 6800 a year to the dis
trict on the $80,000 of new bonds.
"We have the call for bids drawn up,
and shall be ready in a few days to push
the matter," said Mr. Prentiss. "The
board is as anxious as the public can
possibly be to have the repairs made on
the old school houses and to begin work
on the new. Plans for the new plumbing
and sanitary arrangements for the north
side school have been prepared. We
mean to put all the school houses in first
class condition before next winter.
When designs are called for for the new
high school building it is the intention
of the board to request architects here,
and east and west of us to compete. All
plans will be drawn to scale, and out
lines and perspectives presented in India
ink alone, water colors not being admit
ted to the competition, as we believe
them to be misleading. Competing
architects will also be required to give
guarantees that the building designed
by them can be built within the figure
determined on."
It was gleaned from Mr. Prentiss's re
maras that the utmost energies of the
board will be exercised to secure the
greatest possible results during the pres
ent building season.
A GREAT ENTERPRISE.
Prospecteof a Revival of the Operations of
the East Great Falls Myndicate.
James Haven, the moving spirit in the
East Great Falls Land company, has
succeeded in interesting several New
capitalists in investmen.s here. among
them being Mr. Park, a member of the
noted firm of Park & Tilford; R. A. Am.
mon, of the celebrated law firm of House
& Friend, and Mr. Stivers, the carriage
maker who is the rival of the Brewsters.
These men have been visiting here, look
ing over the ground, and are completely
carried away by what they have seen.
Mr. Stivers said to a TIIBINE reporter
yesterday that he believed one of the
greatest cities on the continent would
ultimately be built right here, and he
regards 'liHy TIuILuNF.'M estimlate of pop
ulation of 100,000 by 1910 as altogether
too low. lie said: "There will be that
many here before the close of the cen
tury. The people must go somewhere,
and they will come here by thousands
when they once know the advantages
that exist."
Others of the party espoke in the same
enthusiastic manner. Mr. Ammon ureed
the maintenance of an agent at New York
to secure settlers directly from Europe,
as he says there are hundreds or per
hape thousands who arrive from Europe
every year who would be glad to come
here if they were given information
about the country and its opportunities
for men who are willing to work.
Nothing definite could be learned
about the plans of the company which
is operating in the vicinity of the Great
falls of the Missouri, but from what
could be learned it is evident that the
company intends to bring out a great
many settlers to improve the lands
thereabouts, and that manufacturers
who want water power will be among
the number. They mean business, and
the evidences will soon be vislble.
ACCIDIENTALLY KILLEIi.
The Four-Year-Old Child of AMi. M. A.
Smilth Run Over by a Wagoln.
A peculiarly distressing accident oc
curred last evening on the West side
whereby the 4-year-old child of Mrs. 1M.
A. Smith lost its life. It seems that a
number of small children wore playing
in the road and when a wagon came
along they jumped on to take a ride.
The Smith child lost its hold and fell
under the hinl wheel. The child's neck
was broken and it died soon afterwards
The name of the driver of the wagon
could not be learned. There seems to
be no blame attaching to him, however.
Mrs. Smith seems to be pursued by a
strange fatality. It as only about two years
ago since she lost her husband by a rail
road accident. She has three small
children which she supports by keep
i.g a restaurant and lodging house on
the West side.
The funeral will take place on Sun
day from the home of thechild's mother.
Strength and Helenth.
If you are not feeling strong and
healthy try Electric Batters. If "La
Grippe" has left you weak and weary,
use Electric Bitters. This remedy acts
directly on Liver, Stomach and Kidneys,
gently aiding those organs to perform
their functions. If you are afflicted with
Sick Headache, you will find speedy and
permanent relief by taking Electric Bit
ters. One trial will convince you that
this is the remedy you need. Large bot
ties only 50c at Driver-Bradley Drug Co.'s
story.
Six dollars invested each month with
the Guaranty Lean & Savings Associa
tion will earn you One Thousand Dollars
in 84 months. M. i. ARcalau.cn, Agent,
Room 10, Vaughn block.
MEETING OF THE PRESBYTERY.
The Montana Presbyterian Preac.hers
Meet to Consider important
Church Business.
A Large Attendance of Ministers,
Elders, and Delegates to the
Missionary Meeting.
Last evening the annual meeting of
the presbytery of Montana held its first
session in the Presbyterian church in
this city. There is a large attendance
of ministers, elders, and lady delegates
to the missionary society meeting.
Rev. John Reid, Jr., moderator, pre
sided. The exercisee were opened with
prayer and singing.
Rev. Arthur C. McMillan of Granite
delivered the opening address on "The
Centralization of Powers in Preaching."
The subject matter of his discourse was
taken from I. Corinthians, chapter 1.
The eloquent divine was listened to at
tentively and his remarks fell deep into
the heart of everyone preeent.
The next order of business was the
election of officers, and J. W. Mil
lar of Deer Lodge was elected moder
ator; J. F. Lynn of Boulder temporary
clerk, and C. H. Grube of Philipsburg
assistant.
The following ministers were received
into the yreebytery; R. M. Donaldson
from St. Paul presbytery, now stationed
at Bozeman; I. N. Roberts from Ma
homing (Ohio) presbytery, stationed at
First Presbyterian church Butte, and
Rev. J. W. Campbell from Brooklyn
(N. 1.) presbytery, stationed at Missoula.
This closed the business of the evening.
The following is the programme of ex
ercises for the Preesbytry today:
9 a. m.-Devotional exercises, led by
Rev. C. H. Grube of Philipsburg.
9:30 a. m. to 12 m.-Business.
2 to 5:30 p. m.-Businese.
7:30 p. m. --Popular meeting; addresses
upon "Our Work" by Reve. A. Wormeer,
Presbyterian missionary; J. W. Camp
bell and John F. Lynn of Boulder.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Home
and Foreign Missionary society will
meet at the Baptist church this morn
ing for the transaction of business per
taining to the society. The following is
the programme of exercises for today:
MORNING SENSSION.
10 o'clock -Devotional exercises.
RIoll call.
Reading of minutes.
President's address, Mrs. S. B. White.
hill.
Rleports.
Appointment of committees.
AFTERNOON nE*.i ON.
3 o'clock-Bible reading.
Addresses of welcome by Mrs. J. P.
Lewis.
Response.
Reports from delegates.
Poem by Miss Earle of Deer Lodge.
Conference on methods of work.
Reports of committees.
Election of officers.
Resolutions.
The following ministers, elders and
delesates to the missionary society are
now in the city:
MINISTERS.
Rev. George Edwards of Lewistown,
Rev. C. Howard Grubs of Philipsburg.
Rev. R. M. Donaldson of Bozeman.
Rev. E. J. Groeneveld of Butte.
Rev. A. Wormeer of Bozeman.
Rev. A. C. Millar of Granite.
Rev. J. W. Millar of Deer Lodge.
Rev. Edwin M. Ellis of Helena.
Rev. William Clyde of Anaconda.
Rev. A. R. Crawford of Dillon.
Rev. J. F. Lynn of Boulder.
Rev. I. N. Roberts-of Butte.
Rev. David Wilson of Butte.
Rev. T. V. Moore of Helena.
ELDI)ERS.
Mr. Peter Koch of Bozeman.
Mr. T. Wilcox ,f helena.
Mi. iightnow of Boulder.
Mr. A. L. Patterson of Butte.
I)FI.:Oi;ATI,. TO MIS.IONAItY .O('ITF.'Y.
Mrs. T. V. Moore of lHelena.
Mrs. 8. ii. Whitehill of Deer Lodge.
Miss Mabel Earl of Deer Lodge.
Mrs. Peter Koch of iozeman.
THE WilHIEL IANN (fil.
Mr.. II. Strain Illid a Narrow l:Snape 'r',.,m
Noriru' Injury.
While driving along First avenue
north in her buggy at about 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon Mrs. H. Strain met
with an accident which might have re
sulted seriously. One of the front
wheels of her vehicle came ,)ff when near
Fifth street, and the horse, taking fright
from the fall of the axle, started down
the street at a break-neck speed. Before
the horse had gone half a block Mrs.
Strain was thrown out and severely
stunned by the shock. l)r. Crutcher
happened to be passing with his carriage
and with the help of others the injured
lady was placed in the doctor's carriage
and taken to her home. Mr. Strain had
been not'ifed and on srrivin.r at the house
found that his wife, though bruised and
slightly cut on the chin, nad fortunately
escaped from more serious hurts.
ixssa,8e79.
These figures represent the number of
bnttles of Dr. King's New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs, and Colde, which
were sold in the United States from
March, '91, to March, '92. Two Million,
Two Hundred and Twenty-Eight Thou
satn.'Six Hundred and Seventy-Two bot
tles sold in one year, and each and every
bottle was sold on a positive guarantee
that money would be refunded if satis
factory results dill not follow its use
The secret of its success is plain. It
never disappoints and can always be de
pended on as the very best remedy for
Coughs, Colus, etc. Price T0O cents and
$1. At Driver-Bradley Drug Co.'s.
My wife was continoed to her bed for
over two months with a very severe at
tack of rheumatism. We could get
nothing that would afford hbr any relief.
and as a last resort gave Chamiberlain's
Pain Balm a trial. To our great sur
prise she began to improve after the first
application, and by using it regularly
she was soon able to get up and attend j
to her house work. E. H. Johnson, of
C. J. Knutson & Co., Kensington, Minn.
50 cent bottles for sale by Lapeyre Bros.,
druggists.
FARIUM DiscussR. II tLOPS.
Tie Advocate ofr Early Sowing Seemll to
Have the Weight of Arguoent.
The following colloqui overheard be
tween two local farmers is of interest
just now:
Farmer A: "Good morning, neighbor;
bow are you getting along with your
seeding? Nearly done, I suppose?
Farmer B: "Good morning, neighbor.
Wall, no; the fact is I've not sowed any
yet. Weather's so cold, and it snows
every other day, so I conclude there's no
hurry about seeding. Grain won't grow
if I put it in; .round is so cold and wet.
I s'pose you are most done? You always
do sow as soon as the ground thaws a
little."
A: "No, I'm not done, but am push
ing the work as fast as I can, for it is
late, and I have found thissortof weath
er tip top for grain, the ground keeps
damp and gives the seed time to grow
and get well rooted before the hot, dry
weather in May comes on, and I consider
it lucky to n, ,.u:h weather to seed in
because it is so late."
B: "Well. I don't know about that;
you know they say that we do not get
three good crop years together here in
Montant. Year before last was good
and last year was good, so this year must
be a bad one, it what they say is true,
and I guess it is."
A: "I don't believe it; for it is a fact
that the conditions are just right for a
big crop this year it we put in our grain
in good shape."
B: "Do you call this cold, stormy
weather, and the ground cold, too, good
conditions?"
A: "I certainly do. I notice that
here in Montana seeds do the best when
put in the ground while both weather
and soil are damp and cool, especially in
a late spring like this; for the seed has
time to soak up and sprout before the
sun can dry out the ground too much
for it to get a start. In a late spring
like this I consider it a big thing."
B: "Well, you'll see."
A: "That is just what I hope to do;
ann, besides that, I propose that itf my
crops fail it shan't be my fault. Say; do
you call last year a good crop year? I
do not. It was a cold season-what I
call an off year-not a failure, but still
not a good year. Farming was better
done last year, and that accounts for
crops being as good as they were."
B: "Yes, farming was better done last
year, but I fear good farming won't
make g nod crops this, the third year."
A: "Oh, well, no country gets good
crope every year, and I propose to see
what good farming can do for our Mon
tnma soil. You yourself know that it
has much to do with big yields of grain
in every other coun ry; why not in this?
If my crops fail, I propose to know why
they fail; but 1 don't believe they will it
we do our part by the land."
B: "Well, 1 hope you'll succeed. Good
morning."
FOR HIis FAMILYI'S AKE.
This Is What Causes the Removal of Rev.
John Reid ..Jr.
A minister of the early days, who has
been here almost from the foundation of
the city, has recently resigned his charre
and will leave here for the Pacific coast
soon after June 1, as previously reported
in this paper. In an inte view yesterday
with a TRIBUI.E reporter Mr. Reid spoke
of the changes which have taken place
mince his arrival in August, 1886. Great
Falls was then a small village without
railroad communication, and he had a
congregation of six members. The so
oiety had little or nothing in the way of
property. There was indeed little in
eight at that time except abundant hope
for the future.
By ,Int of patience and hard work
the most sanguine hopes of the little
band have been more than realized. The
church now has a membership of about
140, and its church and parsonage, with
the lots, are probably worth more than
#10,00x). The Sunday school has 150
members, while the actual congregations
and morning and evening services aver
age from 2.t) to 250. M1r. Reid says that
there have been some discouragements
and hostilities to contend against during
his ministry here. but he has the kindest
eelings toward all the people and be
ioves that the church will prosper in
the f ature even better than it has in the
past. lie is a believer in the church
militant, and thinks that the pulpit, to
be effective, must ever show itself ag
gressive against all forms of vice. lie
also believes that it is essential for the
press and pulpit to go hand in hand for
the betterment of the human race.
Speaking of his future plans and his
faith in the destiny of Great Falls Mlr.
Reid said:
"I am expecting to locate in Califor
nia as I must have a mild climate for
my own and my family's health. But
wherever I may be I shall watch with
interest the growth of this city, as I be
lieve that it is destined to become one
of the greatest cities of the northwest."
There may be persons who differ with
Mr. R:eid in their opinions, but there is
none who has just cause to doubt the
honesty and sincerity of his work or his
f ithfulnees to the religion he professes.
Ile will be better appreciated by many
after he is gone.
Clitllnti Changes.
Through the courtesy of the weather
observer, C. L. llerzog, Mr. Jones, sec
retary of the board of trade, has secured
the following interesting data concern
ing the weather of this vicinity:
Average temperature by months of
(Great Falls since the establishment of
the oltlice of the government weather
bureau here:
189"2.
January ................ ............:12
February ............................ 6
M arch ............ .................. 41
A pril ................................45
M, ay ... -............. .... ............
June ..............................(2
July. ... ......................ti
A ugust ................ . .......... till
Septiother ........................5a
O ctober.............. ....... ........4:
Novetmber ......... ............:i
December........................
Average mean temperature for the
year 1802,. 48.
Chamber Sets at Barry's.
i:(tAY OF THE FALLS.
FRIDI)AYN D)AIL.Y.
Nathan Gibson came in from Truly
yesterday with two wagon loads of box
elder trees to partly supply the Arbor
day planting next Tuesday.
The county commissioners will meet
in special session Wednesday, April 19,
at which meeting Commissioner Haw.
kiDs will resign to accept the office of
police magistrate.
Yesterday Deputy Sheriff Dwyer left
for the west side with Ed Simpson sen
tenced to one year's imprisonment in the
Deer Lodge penitentiary, and George
Findlay for the asylum at Warm Springs
Many visitors inspected the world's
fair urn yesterday. It was pronounced
by all a very fine piece of work and ad
mired both for the beauty of the stone
and the perfection of the workmanship
Supt. Barclay of the Great Falls &
Canada railway announces that W. A.
Killien has been appointed the com
pany's agent here in place of J. H. Rog
era. resigned.
Suit was commenced In the district
court yesterday by Alice Boorom against
Cornelius A. Boorom for a divorce on
the grounds of desertion and drunken.
neas. The parties were married at Pu.
eblo, Colorado, Feb. 18, 1890. Mrs.
Boorom beeha resided in Montana for over
a year. Boorom left his wife wept. 6,
1891.
A car load of ore from the Benton
group of mines at Neihart passed through
1 the city yesterday for the sampling
works at Helena. There were 18 tons
on the car and the ore assayed 0$00 per
ton, making a total of $10,800 for the car
load. The ore of these mines grows
richer as work progresses and the own
ere are to be congratulated on having a
group of mines in the Little Belt moun
tain equal to the best producers in the
n northwest.
The term of the district court from
March 7 to April 5, was a pretty expen
sive one to Cascade county. There were
thirteen state cases tried during the term
and the witness fees alone amounted to
$1,882.00. There was a grand mistake
made in summoning witnesese to be
present on the first day of the term. If
proper care had been taken in this mat
ter several hundred dollars would have
been saved to the county. The county
attorney should keep an eye on the wit
ness racket and not permit it to be re
peated for it is rather too expensive.
The jurymen in attendance during the
term received d2.062.50 for their services.
Ralph Wells, of Craig. shipped two
car loads of sheep westward over the
Great Northern railroad this morning,
they being the remnant of 3,e00 head,
which he owned in the Bear Paws. Ow
ing to a scarcity of feed. Mr. Wells,
whose sheep were being run by other
parties on hbares, was obliged to drive
1,000 head to Big Sandy, during the win
I ter, and ship them to Craig, where they
weresuccessfully run during the winter.
Of the 3,600 head of sheep belonging
to Mr. Wells, and which were being run
by Bear Paw parties, he has managed to
save 1,550 head. Mr. Wells icforms us
that the past winter has been excep
tional hard in the Bear Paws. Most of
a the sheep men bought hay and grain,
and came through without very heavy
loss. The loss of cattle on the north
side of the Bear Paws will be very
heavy.--Benton Press.
HATURDAYS DAILY.
Hon. James Lineham of Calgary, N.
W. T., and member of the Dominion
parliament, arrived in the city yesterday
I and is the guest of his old friend Matt
Dunn.
DIonald McLennan commenced a suit
in the district court yesterday against
the Montana Central railway company
to recover $15,000 for injuries received
in a collision near Ulmon Feb. 1' 1893.
There was no through train fron. the
east yesterday, owing to the blizzard
which has been raging for a couple of
days in Dakota. A local train was made
up at iHavre which ran on schedule time
to Hlelona and Butte.
suit was commenced in the district
court yesterday by Johanna Chambers
for a divorce on the grounds of cruelty.
The parties were married in Fort Ben
ton three years ago and about a year of
their marriage Philips commenced to
abuse his wife in a shameful and brute!
manner and continueou his abuse up to
the :kd of the present month.
There is a probability that Montana
will have a base ball league the coming
season. There is consiaerable interest
manifested in several of the leading
cities of the state in this matter and
there is to be a meeting at Helena today
of representatives from Great Falls.
Butte, Migsoula, Philipsburg and Ana
conda to consider the question of re
organization.
FROM sNIoiy'l~ A IIlY.
11. E. Harris and Felix Blartlett. both
natives of Canada, yesterday declared
their intention to become citizens of the
United States.
Geo. W. Mosier proved up on his
homestead tiling in section 8, township
18 north, range 8 east, before Clerk
Cockrill yesterday.
Frank Coombs and W. A. Smith have
gone to Chicago to complete arrange
ments for the opening of the Montana
club house on May 1st.
A homestead patent was recorded yes
terday from the United States to W'ill
iam W. Carr for the northwest quarter
of section Ii, township P1 north, range
east.
William RIoberts, the contractor, will
commence the construction of seventeen
buildings on the Menage addition, on
Prospect hill, on Monday. The build
ings will cost in the neighborhood of
$20,000.
Justice Fitzgerald held an inquest on
the body of the little Mary Smith, killed
on the west side Friday evening by be
ing run over by a hay wagon. The jury
exonerated the driver of the team, John
Truelove, from any blame in the matter.
Four boxes of choice mineral speci
melts from the private collection of Prof.
Mortson are being sent to thelt Montana
,lub house at UClicago to exhibit the
mineral wealth of this section. It conm
prises 120 selected pcllllneus from every
mining camp in North Montana.
An addition '(2x42 feet and two stories
high of brick will be made to the county
alnuehouse. The tlrst fair will be ar
ranged fIr the kitchen and dining room
and the second floor will be divided into
six rooms exclusively for female inmates.
The expense will be about 83,000.
Daniel W. Beecher says the Tarauea
was wrong in stating that a deed was
tiled in the recorder's office front
Samu.el Morris and wife to Daniel W.
Beecher "and wife," ae he Is still wear
ing the weeds of a widower but may if a
favorable opportunity presents itself
he will add "and wife" to the title of
land deeds passing to second parties"
Suit was commenced In the district
court by George H. Stanton against the
county commissioners. This is an ap
peal from the action of the board of
commiesloners in not allowing a rebate
of 877.20 taxes assessed agaInst the north
east quarter of section 25, township 21
north, range 3 east, as the title has never
passed from the United States to Stan
ton.
In Justice Race's court yesterday the
case of the state vs. Floyd Tinsly, chug
ed with stealing a roan steer branded 'V
from George Maurer on the 10th of last
December, was up for examination.
After hearing the evidence on both sides
the justice decided that there was a case
against the accused and sent him back
to jail in default of $500 bail. This is
one of the five Kibbey cattle stealing
Postmaster Lohman, of Chinook, was
in town and states that the recent floods
in the Milk river valley have caused con
siderable trouble. The floating ice has
damaged the headgates in the irrigating
ditches, and eighty feet of the dam
built by the North Fork canal company
has been washed out. The damage will
be repaired as soon as the waters sub
side. Apart from these incidents the
flooding of the bottom lands will result
in a bountitul crop, and this feature of
the affair is cause for congratulation.
Benton Press.
The mortar men and stonemasons
working on the Townsite power house
below the Black Eagle falls dam are out
on a strike on account of wages. The
mortar men demand for those who carry
the mortar $3.50 and helpers $3 per day.
The stonemasons quit work at the de
mand of the mortar-carriers. The Town
site company have been paying what
they considered fair wages all along and
the demand was a surprise to them as
they had heard of no complaint before
the strike. No doubt the matter will be
amicably adjusted.
The records in the office of the clerk of
the district court show that several of
the policemen of the city drew from the
county treasury $.3 for services as wit
nesses in three cases tried at the lat,,
tern of the district curt. T'hese wit
nesses could have been summoned the
day on which the trials were to come off
as they were on duty daily in the city.
The same can be said of till the wit
nesses residing in the city, hut they were
all summoned to appear on the first day
of the term and Cascade county tax
payers must dance to this expensive
music. The witnesses are not to blame
It is to the ignorance or incompetence
of the county attorney that the blame
attaches. H. P. Rolfe. in the Suther
land case, drew $12 witness fees for four
days' attendance.
FACTS WOVRTHII IOND)ERING.
The Broad and Sund Bases onu Which
Great Falls Rests.
(ireat Falle is the coming city not only
of Montana, but of the whole "new
northwest." A statement such as this
seems overdrawn and rash, but when we
consider the innumerable advantages on
i the ground and tributary to our city (we
must admit the truth of the assertion.
Great Falls is the center of a country
6file with resources of a varied nature,
and within a radius of a hundred miles
I may mention the f.:!:,iwing:
Starting at Craig, we have large de
posits of iron; copper is found in abund
ance and gold and silver is deposited in
no mean quantities. Taking a line
northwest we traverse a country with
lumber forming an important part of its
wealth; continuing up towards Choteau
we again come to vast deposits of iron:
from Choteau north we cross a grazing
country which has proven itself une
qualled for stock raising. Continuing
our circle we come to IIavre, where coal
is being found in large and paying luan
titles. Leaving lavre we carry the belt
eastward over an agricultural and graz
ing country, after which come the rici
silver mines of Barker and Nelhart.
VWestward igain from Neihart we have
the farming and coal lands of Smith
river, and between Smith river and
Craig, our starting point, we find forests
of pine, anl at the foothills land that
has demonstrated that fruit raising in
Montana is possible.
Within the lines I have mentioned.
however, we have more than enough to
substantiate my original statement re
garding the futureof Great Falls. Only
eleven miles distant we have the Sand
Coulee coal mines, the largest in the
state; at Belt again we find the coal de
posits of that region, which in the near
future will employ hundreds of men.
Around Great alls is a farming district
second to none, large layers of fire clay
are found, common brick clay is plenti
ful. and building stone of every descrip
tion can be taken out in large quantities.
Come nearer home -right into our city
limits-and my argument is conclusive.
Nature has blesed this spot above all
others I know of in America. Right at
our gates we have the greatest available
water power on the continent, and I may
say that it is as much a matter of com
pulsion as of choice for smelters and
other industries to locate here. The
time is not far distant when Great Falls,
"The Queen City of the West," will be
the center of an active region looking to
our city as its metropolis and adding to
the success of a town which in itself
could he the paragon of a "tbrifty and
successful city." J. ;. JoN.a.
Secretary Board of Trade.
April 15, 18I1.
For Sale.
Three ranches of Ith) acres each; Six
and one-half miles south of the city.
Will sell single or together to suit pur
chaser. Part fenced and twenty acres
broken. l'lenty of w ter. Also two
lots on T'nth street and Second avenue
south; 25 per cent less than the town
slte price-list. Address. J. flathorne,
Ilox 432, City.
Lanmps and ;las-.tare ,t 1larry's.
A nice line of I'able a ,d Pl'cget Cut
ler) at bottom prices at BUarry's.