The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-12-29

Falls.
D01NGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
FRIDAY NIGHT.
The Splendid Winter Weather Make.
Everybody Happy and Locals
! Interesting.
MIR. Douglas Huy has about fifty horse.
upon his place few miles from the CITY
J. G. Cowles, Of New York city, and J
Erickson, of St. Paul, are registered a
the Park hotel.
The well on the other side of Sun rive1
is 200 feet deep at present and has 14(
feet of water in it.
There will be New Years sociable
at the NJ. E. church on New Years night
All are cordially invited.
Mr.. Carrier has on exhibition at his
place of business some excellent speci
| 1'ASAa VI ulSH- -$9iAlle ores.
Several coal discoveries have been
made lately on Belt creek. A good
quality of coal has been discovered.
The handbill had a quarter Of a col
umn of old locals in last evenings issue.
The dodger needs less Of fat and more OF
rustic.
The new school building has started
the steam heaters in order to dry the
plastering. They are said to work like a
charm.
Police Magistrate Huy and wife are
visiting i'll Minneapolis. their former
home. They will return to Great Falls
in about two weeks.
J. 7. Armington, Of Belt, has been
| spending a day or two in town. Mr..
Armington has some valuable mines in
the Barker district
This is the time Of society elections.
The Masons and Knights have chosen
their officers and next Monday night is
the election for the A. O. U. w.
Ben. Harrison, the president-elect. las
sent a letter Of thanks to our townsn,an.
Capt. J. 0. Gregg for sending him souve-
Mrs of the ''rippecanoe'' campaign.
There will he services in the Methodist
Episcopal church tomorrow at II a. M,
and : p. m.; Sunday school at $50 D. m,
and Young Peoples meeting ut 6 pm.
Win Hanks familiar face is getting
more frequently seen on the street. He
is recovering from his injuries, hut by
the order Of his physicians is obliged to
avoid work.
AS hand-organ man passed, jones'
baby looked out Of 4 the window and
seeing the monkey, crowed, s.Papa! z
Jones has been looking i'll the mirror and
hasn't been himself ever since.
Moses Morris, the Master of King Sol
omon's Lodge, A. +. and A. NJ, Helena,
was presented Wednesday evening with
4 handsome silver set Of seven pieces.
for many years.
Yesterday another strong vein Of water
was struck in the well on the Black Eagle
Falls addition and the water rose within
a few sect Of the top Work will be sus-
pended npon this well until spring, when
it will probably be drilled further.
Yesterday was most delightfnl, warm
and pleasant day. The blizzard which
appeared in the East has not reached us.
Tho small amount OF snow which has
fallen has made little sleighing, thing
which we N(ontanians donot often have.
The mining industry in the vicinity of
Barker and Neihart is still progressing,
the slight fall Of snow notwithstanding.
The miners are all eagerly awaiting the
building of the railroad, which will GER
tain|y be the precursor of tip-top times.
On a ranch adjoining Great Falls eight
Dr ten ;,crca of oats have been grown for
five successive seasons and every season
the dry one ot 1886 there has
be"n second crop of oats averaging
from one to ono and half tons of nat
fodder per acre.
1t is noteworthy that many requests for
copies of the LEADER come in from all
parts Of the Union. It's good thing for
he LEADER, and a good thing for Great
Falls The LEADEl; is an indeiatigablc
'ustler for immigrants. People read the
IDS. in this paper to get an adequate CON
'cption Of the town. and they got it.
Il tell you there is something in this
about Friday being all un-
uck day." said Joughness, with much
"Why, proposed to Miss
Mamie Higgins on Friday ''Alla,
ec,' said Smythe. 'And she rejected
'ou Of course:'' ''Great Cupid, no. she
ccepted me and we've been married
'early a year.
City Ordinance No. 6, concerning IL
enscs, recently passed by the council. is
some attention from the n,er-
hants and business men of Great Falls.
| lack ll-trades," unless his receipts
rom each ayocation are large, will have
o strike out for some other place lie
would likely be one Of the first to want
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