The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-12-11
CITY Do1NGs.
..nants Preparing for the Holidays
Annual Festival OF the Ancient
order of United Workmen.

1ndce Bach went to Helena yesterday
H. Dwyer, of St. Paul, is stopping at
the Park hotel.
", Harkell, of the Minneapolis Tribune,
g visiting Great Falls.
limited States Marshal Kelly left for
Deer Lodge yesterday.
cH. Benton, Esq, moved his office in
70 the Dunn building yesterday.
sc. Ashby and John Lepley are in
The CITY and registered at the Park.
The County Fathers will probably ad-
;ourn today. Mr., Wegner is in Helena.
Mr.. Parchen, the leading druggist of
Helena, arrived in this city last evening.
The Fort Shaw Minstrels gave pleas
;no entertainment in the Minot hall last
night.
Mr.. McClelland finds his duties some
what arduous since the illness of Mr.
Hanks.
Dr., Fairfield goes to Otter Creek today
10 attend Mr.. Henderliter, who broke his
leg recently.
A girl baby was born yesterday morn
ming to Mr.. and Mrs. O'Riley, on Seventh
avenue South.
W.Getz was arrested yesterday for OBJ
structing an officer. He will have his ex-
animation today.
L. King was up before Judge Race yes
terday for maliciously learning down a
fence. and was fined $500 and costs.
The Jail birds in Butte are getting des-
perate. They have been holding up
printers and, as a consequence got left.
There is change in the Montana sche-
dule. The express arrives from St. Paul
at1O5 p. IN. and leaves for that city 3:2O
p. m.
The steam heating apparatus for the
High School has arrived and Mr.. Shut
took Of Shuttock & Brown, Helena, is
here today to put it in place.
Several persons who attended the min
strel show in the Park theatre were very
much pleased, and it is hoped that our
Ft. Show friends will ere long revisit the
Cataract city.
Fourteen new subscribers for the daily
LEADER was the record for yesterday
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papers in the Northwest and should be III
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name at once.
Itisanoteworthy fact that the merchants
in this city have on exhibition in thei1
respective establishments some excellen
holiday goods. 1t is said that the value
dthese exhibits will in the aggregate
mount to $4,000.
The Ancient Order of United Work
men held their annual festival last even
ing. The assessment of this order was moth
ingthe last month and only seventeen
dollars during the year. It furnishes the
cheapest kind of insurance and every losf
israid.
Agentleman connected with the cour
noted for the cool and deliberate manner
inwhich he taps man off for fee go
excited for once yesterday morning wher
the lire alarm sounded and attempted te
draw the wrong garment over his head
much to the amusement of the denizens
ofthe Mcknight block. By request nj
names are mentioned.
The Grand opera house in Butte will be
ready for use Christmas. The new struc
ture will comfortably seat 1000, distribut
ed as follows Parquette, 1914; dress
circle, 252; balcony, 256; gallery, 246
boxes, 81. The stage dimensions are 20,
81 feet, the height Of the proscenium arcl
being n feet. These boxes, each having
aseatlng capacity of six persons, are tt
oe finished in the elaborate Eastlak'
style, three on either side of the stag
AZ the rear of the dress circle, on eithe
slde Of the main entrance, are placed two
niche boxes, affording accommodation
ior eight persons each. Ample provision
mas been made in the way of exits. Il
!ne front and center of the building is
large vestib:le, the door swinging eithe
INTO OF from the main floor of the audi
'ollum, having a width of 16 feet. L
auoltlon to these are doors at the extrem
s'aes OF the building, each four fee
VIDE, one opening into the ladies' parlo
ana the other one into the gents lobb,
me building will be one of which Butt
may be proud.
The Montana Central,
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