The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-10-31
Brief Mention of the Co.
ings-on in the City.
A Mining Man from Bar
ker Interviewed.
Bach, Cory & Co.'S Team
on a Bust.


The LEADER is still in the lead.
Big republican rally tonight.
Judge Bach arrived in the city Mon
day evening.
]. NJ. Erskine is doing rushing busi
ness at St. Clair.
Mrs. Roehl has just recovered from F.
sick spell of about two weeks duration.
County Attorney Taylor's house will bt
ready for occupancy about the 1Otf
proximo.
Shepherd & Finn are preparing tt
move into their new store next month a1
| Cascade.
Mr.. j. b. Leslie and family are now
domiciled in their new house on Fifty
avenue north.
Governor Leslie, the venerable admire,
of Great Falls, left yesterday morning fol
the capital city.
J. Hopkins of Deep Creek and Mr.
Patterson of Townsend, are among the
visitors to town.
Men were at work yesterday placing
the galvanized iron front on Messrs
Murphy, Maclay & Co.'S building.
Miss. L, Lantz, Of Maiden, Montana,
left Monday evening for her home. She
visited Z. F. Marston and wife several
days.
Mike Hendrickson has bought an in
terest in saloon and like Mr.. Collins
and w. ]. Lease is doing a rushing
saloon business.
CT. Wernecke, grocer, has sold 14s
barrels of apples since the 18th. inst. He
has ordered another carload which is
now on the road.
Mr.. Roehl, formerly one Of the propri-
etors of the Milwaukee house, is now in
Germany The gentleman will soon re-
turn to this country.
Germ & Davenport opened the Park
theatre night before last under favorable
auspices. Any improvement in the dra-
matis personae in Great Falls will be
considered by the LEADER step in the
right direction.
James P. Murray, proprietor Of the
Murray house, and John Ehlin, proprie
tor Of boarding house in Sand Coulee,
were in the city yesterday. The gentle
men called at the LEADER Office and left
an order for some job work.
Among the recent arrivals at the Mil
waukee house are: Mr.. Hawkins and
family, Of Barker, r. T. Gorham, Chest
nut, r. T. Allin, VIM. Allin and J. J. AL
lin, Cascade, W. H. Ulm, Ulm, J. H. Sci
fred, Belt, and A. ]. Hay, Arrow Creek.
An owl was captured night before last
in the park. tits ahuge bird with strong
fighting proclivities. It is on exhibition
at the Milwaukee house. Mr.. Matthes
will have large cage constructed in
which his royal nibs--the owl-may sit
and stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Word, Mrs. George w.
Taylor, L. G. Phelps and c. NJ. Webster
visited the smelter, spring and falls yes
terday. Mr.. Word is very deeply inter-
ested in the prosperity Of Great Falls.
He has great faith in the city's future
significance.
Fred L. Stephens, of Stephens, Lyall s.
Co., of Barker, was in the city yesterday.
In confirmation of other favorable re-
ports faom the great mining districts of
the Belt Mountains, MIR. Stephens said
that many people are arriving in Barker,
and new strikes are of daily occurrence.
al. Hockett made splendid strike about
two weeks ago. AL. was very jubilant,
and invited his numerous friends to his
home, where they were we'll entertained.
lie struck lead carbonate which runs
$35.S0 to the ton. Mr.. Hockett is erect
ing shaft house and putting men at
work. Mr.. Stephens stated that all per-
sons in the mountains are anxiously wait
ing for the railroad. When the road is
built low grade ores may be shipped ad-
vantageously. At the Wyandott Boys
o NA.SA0 NAC loO o<aCNo u yCAAO" NHA
Donate averaging 800. Mr.. Stephens
mas had considerable experience in min
ing in Washington territory and Idaho.
lie says the Belt mountains contain i'll
calculable wealth, and the building of
The Neihart branch will commence an
era OF great prosperity in the mining dis
trlcts of Barker and Neihart. The gen
1leman is of the opinion that sufficient
ore can be taken from the mines in the
vicinity of Barker to supply the great
smelter near this city. Notwithstanding
the fact that the advantages of transport
ing ore over the railroad cannot he had
thls winter, an immense amount of ore
Will be freighted by teams to the Great
rails smelter. Mr.. Stephens said he un.
derstood the famous Pride of the West
mine has been stocked for 100000. In
MS opinion the mine is worth $1,OOO,OOO
:. is owned by Pete May, Louis Goslin
'''ck oatey and J. 7. Arlington.
s.R' H. Beckwith, No. 16 North Mai,,
street, Helena, is one Of the leading pho
'osraphic artists in the West,