The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-12-12
TOWN TALK.
.,u, 'Hanks Convale8cing---Prep for
a Big hall at the Milwaukee
House.
IL. Lehman, of St. Paul, is in the city.
Yesterday would have been a bad day

IT. Lehman, of St. Paul, is in the cit,
Yesterday would have been bad da
for fire.
The Fort Shaw Minstrels left for HON
Yesterday morning.
Great Falls now has three large furni
t,,re establishments.
ri, Arnold, a cattle man from Helen,
is soiourning in Great Falls.
Douglas Huy now has desk room in tn
Cataract Mill Company's office.
Mr. Hunt and family moved into thei
now house on Fifth avenue south Mon
day.
George Clendenin Sr., who resided TO
atime at Fl. Benton, died November %
at Washington.
The net debt of Lewis and Clark,
county is $157, $1,000. The assessed valu
alton is over $11, 100000.
DR.. Gordon was hastily summoned BY
telegraph from Sand Coulee to visit tn,
sick child of Joe Vernon, one of the en-
gineers.
The proprietors of the Milwaukee house
are making extensive preparations for {
Grand ball Christmas eve. See their ad
yertisement
A circular saw run by a steam engine
has been doing some lively work for {
dsv or two saving cordwood near the
City stables.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Kennedy returned
to their home in this city Monday. They
have been visiting friends in Ft. Benton
for some time past.
We learn from the River Press that
Sheriff Black apprehended the horse
thieves Russell and Adams, at Billings
and has them in his custody.
Messrs. Hanks s. McClelland's Insur-
ance agency has been so rushed with bus
iness for the last two or three days that
a clerk has been employed.
VIM. j. Clark, Supt. of the Manitoba
stock yards says his road hauled out 5O,-
600 cattle, $4,000 sheep, and 1900 horses
this year and only one train was wrecked.
Will Hanks has for the first time since
his illness had two nights of solid sleep,
and has SO much improved that DR.. Ladd
thinks he may be removed to town in a
few days. He has not been able to sit
up as yet.
The case of the Territory VS.. Getz,
charged with resisting an officer was ad-
journed yesterday until 10 o'clock Thurs
day morning. Messrs. Lewis & Taylor
prosecuted the case, and Thomas Brady,
Eq, defended it.
H. Phil Gibson has adorning the walls
dhis office numerous curios. H. also
bus on exhibition creditable oil painting
ofscenery along the line of the Montana
Central, executed by Mr.. Poznonski, the
late cigar-stand man at the Park hotel.
Hon. Joseph Mcknight, of this city,
went down to Ft. Benton last Saturday
evening. He and Mr.. John w. Powers
visited the ranch of the Judith Cattle
Company in the Judith country The
gentlemen have some fine cattle at that
place.
Nmay be interesting for some of our
Eastern exchanges to know that while in
tne East the snow is deep and the ther-
mometer frozen, in this glorious country
tae climatic influences are benign, Old
sol is warm friend and ducks are swim
ming in the river. .......
a lew days ago, as two workmen from
the Great Falle smelter were coming to
q nelena on their way to Spokane Falls,
ney encountered large mountain lion
On the Silver City road just this side Of
Tue Seven Mile house. The beast was
aaVellng aouthward when first seen. The
uen stopped their wagon and fired
several shots at the animal, but apparent
y without effect, for the lion turned
around and made off towards the timber.
:, LUIS Is the first time in years that one of
ulese y animals has been seen so near
nelena.-Live Stock journal.
Mayor Gibson has at different times
Impressed uron the Council Committee
~ u aauofulnances, the Importance of draught-
"'s certain stereotype" ordinances that
.. s1e absolutely necessary. He mentioned
"e lact that imperfect chimneys are
nu''lul causes of fire. recommended
'u'' ah ordinance he passed making it
necessary on the part of citizens to col1-
.s .auo' sale chimneys. Every prccaution
a'u'o De taken to prevent fires, and ade- |
sN ,sa'e apparatus for extinguishing them
~ sAould De purchased. "What is every
.ns s business is nobody's business an
ris pno''sn irrelative when it comes to pro-
"a aans Great Falls with good chemical
Of fire engine.