The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-10-30
NEWS ABOUT TOWN.
Brief Mention of the Co.
ings-on in the City.
Inquiries Regarding Great
Falls and Surround
ings.
Republican meeting tonight.


James Lawler and son are improving
T. E. Collins returned from the Eas
Sunday. .
Rev. J. Reid has returned from Boze
man.
E. r. Clingan starts for his home q
Belt to-day.
A telephone enterprise will soon be in
augnrated in this CITY,
Yesterday forenoon Central avenu
presented busy scene.
Mr.. Phelps, cottages located on tn,
north side were painted recently.
The Jail now contains eight occupants
Most of them are in for petty larceny.
First avenue north between First and
Second streets is very much improved.
Messrs. Hanks & McClelland have beer
doing splendid insurance business thi
month.
Bert Crockett, Mr.. Webster's prescrip
ton clerk, has returned from shor
visit in the East.
Col. Horst will return to Butte to-day
His visit in this city has been Il pleasant
one to himself and friends.
The LEADER is pleased to take cog
nizance of the good work on Central av.
cnue--allow it to 60 Oh.
Business in the city is in healthy
condition; and the business men without
an exception are gratified.
The Collins residence is commencing
to loom up. 1t will be handsome struct-
ure when completed.
Mrs. S. G.. Rice of Chicago is guest at
the Minneapolis house. She is dcsiro,;s
of locatingin in Great Falls.
NJ. Weinberg of St. Paul, and J. NJ.
Carroll of Kansas City are registered nj
the Milwaukee house.
There is great demand for painters in
the city. knights of the brush have no
trouble in securing employment.
Business men recognize the fact that
the LEADER is All excellent advertising
medium, and act accordingly.
The Jail will soon be completed. The
man from Cincinnati arrived Sunday and
the iron work will be put in at once.
Hunters bring into the city great
variety of the feathered tribe; a swan is
on exhibition at the City meatmarket.
Mr.. Hawkins dwelling is going up
rapidly. When finished it will be one of
the finest frame residences in Great
Falls.
Some good work by way of improve
ment was done yesterday on Second street
between Central and First avenues
south.
The German citizens arc desirious of
organizing singing society in Great
Falls. Attention is directed to their no.
tice in this paper.
]. H. Davis was up before Judge lIuy
yesterday for pulling pistol Oh l. $.
Fry. Four witnesses were examined.
He was fined $40 and costs.
]. II. Walker and Mr.. John Sheldon
will go up Sun river today on a hunting
expedition. Mr.. Sheldon was an octo-
genarian some seven years ago.
A mask ball will take place next Fri
day evening. 1t will he select affair
and conducted by competent committees
Of la6iaS and uant1omnn
Persons from the East are delighted
with the weather in this country. They
say while in the states the weather is cold
and stormy, here it is mild and balmy.
Messrs. Ford and Clingan went out to
the lakes yesterday. The gentlemen at
tended the republican meeting at Sun
River. The meeting was rousing one.
Mr.. John Sinclair returned yesterday
morning from a hunting expedition up
red ducks, geese, prairie chickens, etc.
John is a Nimrod if there ever was one.
Messrs. Rolf and Ray spoke at st. Clair
yesterday afternoon. They had a good
audience and were listened to with the
closest interest and given frequent ap-
plausc. The people of Chestnut valley
are wide awake
The Great Falls board of trade has been
doing some etiicacious work, 1t has
heen rustling for this city in good shape.
1t has heretofore been mentioned that
valuable information concerning the re-
sources and advantages of Great Falls
and the surrounding country has been
disseminated broadcast throughout the
Union; but it is worthy Of iteration, even
more so, when it is known that from Ohio
the inquiries are coming in thick and
last. In many instances the tenor of the
letters show determination to come and
look over this country, and when they
come, that settles it-they are Montana
converts, spelled with big G. They see
that this vast available water power is
we'll calculated to run innumerablc mills,
mat here is all arabic country. not des
frt waste, and they settle here. and they
grow up with the country
J. H. Mcknight d Co. are agents for
the Eldredge Sewing Machine. Quality
@he best Prices the cheapest.