The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-11-01
NEWS ABOUT TOWN.
Local Information Picked
up on the Streets
and About.

ana AOOuL.
Jack Frost spread himself yesterday
morning.
J. A. Harris, one of the county commits
sioners, is in the city.
The wife of John Power died in Fort
Benton at 12 o'clock yesterday.
The street fakir, patent medicine man
and walking cyclopaedia are in town.
The lobby of the Park hotel presented
a lively scene after the arrival of Judge
Wade last evening.
The good work on Central avenue con-
tinues, and is greatly appreciated by the
citizens of Great Falls.
The plate-glass in the new Dunn block
shows of nicely and contributes to the
establishment of the building.
Mr.. Thomas Geer, of Barker, came into
the city Monday evening and will return
home today. He is staunch repub-
lican.
H. Harrington was brought up before
Judge Huy on the Goth ult. for vagrancy.
He was dismissed on account of made
quate proof.
The Ohio people visiting here will re-
turn again next spring and bring out a
large colony, which they will locate in
Cascade county.
Rev. Riggan came up from Benton yes
terday. He spoke we'll concerning the
daily LEADER, and wishes it success in
the journalistic field.
A. P. Miller, of Plainfield, New Jersey,
has been in the city for some time. He
is lawyer by profession. Mr.. Miller is
desirous of locating here.
The galvanized cornice has been
placed on the Murphy, Maclay & Co.
building. It adds materially to the at
tractiveness of the structure.
Mr.. Burleigh entertains very favora-
BILE opinion of Great Falls. He thinks it
already metropolitan-like, with bri ght
prospects for future greatness.
Hotter, of Hotter Bros, Helena, came
into town from Lewiston yesterday after
noon. He reports that the Fergus coun-
ty democrats admit large majority OF
the votes of the county will he given to
Carter. Mr.. Hotter will rcmain III town
day or two.
Ell. Webster expects to start soon fol
Helena, where he will secure the services
Of a good occulist. Mr.. Webster's eye.
sight is very much impaired. He thinks
the optic nerve is effected. The gentle.
man has consulted several occulists, but
so far has experienced no relief.
Miss Ida Shultz gave euchre party al
the residence of r. D. Beckon night be-
fore last. Twenty-Five persons were II
attendance. The best two players re
ceived wire dish washer and potato
masher and the poorest gentleman player
was presented with mammoth beet.
Now comes the modern Socrates ant
erudite man from the East, with new anc
old philosophy and feeds the hungerin@
intellect of the ignoramus. His plati-
tudes may do we'll enough for his fellow
college students, but the typical man o
Great Falls has ''hearn tell ofthem thing
before"
Charles Devlin, president Of the Spring
Valley Qll) Coal Co., and also general
manager Of the Sand Coulee mines, ar
rived in the city night before last. Col
Broadwater and Mr.. Devlin visited tn
coal mines and returned to the city las
evening. This is Mr.. Devlin's secont
visit to Great Falls. He has a high re
gard for this city.
Conrad Brostom, young gentleman
about 20 years old, is quite i'll at the B. i
B. restaurant. He is a cousin of Mis-
Berg, and recently came from St. Paul
DIR. Longeway is attending him, and is o
the opinion that the young man may picl
up, rally and gain very much, but it i
obvious that he has consumption.
Among the arrivals at the Milwaukee
house, are E. b. Largent, Sun River; Jno
Jellis, J. j. Dunning, Ogden; c. W
Stringfield, Craig; Z. Wright, Helena
J. NJ. Carathers, Neihart; John Richards
Helena; VIM. Winters, Butte; Miss Mar,
Winters, st. Paul; Miss Kent, st. Paul
Frank Balm, Fort Benton; L. E. Laugh
lin, Grand Forks; Thos. Geer, Barker
Arthur Powell, jamestown, Dakota.
The new Cascade steam laundry, locat
ed on First avenue north between Firs
and Second streets, will start up mex
Monday. About all the machinery
placed in the building, and Il Mangl
ironing machine has been ordered. 81
or seven persons will be employed on tn
premises. Messrs. johnson Il Jensol
the proprietors, have a neat deliver
wagon and they will establish branc
offices at the smclter and Sand coulee
necessary.
Among the recent arrivals ut the Par
hotel are: J. P. Tracy, Benton: +. !
Hastie, Sun River; d. II. Churchill, su
River; w. G. Davis, Cascade; ID. Lear.
Helena: ]. II. Ellison, Helena; c. !
Broadwater, Helena; Chas. Devlin,sprin
Valley, ILL.,; f. Anderson, Sand Coule
!, O. w. Rosengreen, Sand Coulec, }. +