The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-10-24
LOCAL LAYOUT.

LOCAL LAYOUT.
Driftings Of a Dusty Day.
The Minneapolis house is we'll patron
ized.
Numerous hunting parties start out
daily.
Pictures copied and enlarged at Beck
with's, Helena.
Prof. liver Peterson's writing school is
we'll attended.
Subscribers continue to send in their
"John Hancocks.'
The democrats met at their headquart
ers again last evening.
A case of mayhem was tried before
Justice Huey on Monday.
Carpenters have been at work enlarg-
ing Mr.. Thompson's dry goods store.
d. Tousley, of Des Moines, Iowa, is
registered at the Milwaukee house.
The building formerly occupied by
the st. Elmo restaurant is still for rent.
The frame work for the new depot is
put together and en- route to Great Falls.
Messrs. Hotchkiss & Hawkins are do
ing rushing business in the stone line.
Mr.. John Clinton has heard nothing
regarding the whereabouts of his horse.
Ed. Mann, from the vicinity Of Kibbey,
came in yesterday with large load of
wheat.
A genera! meeting Of the board of
trade will be called on or about the 18th
of next month.
Dust drifted upon the sidewalk on
Central avenue to the depth of three
inches yesterday.
Pedestrians on the streets yesterday
were obliged to shut their eyes and guess
at their whereabouts.
Mr.. G. c. Ray, like many other citizens
of Great Falls, speaks of the LEADER in
complimentary language.
r. H. Beckwith, No. 16 North Main
street, Helena, is one of the leading pho
tographic artists Of the West.
The LEADERS circulation is growing
rapidly. If you are not subscriber you
should become one at once.
The Cataract Mill Co. is building an
addition to their mill 30x40 feet. 1t will
be used for warehouse purposes.
Messrs. Lord Bros, proprietors of the
Bee Hive, have OH the road two wagons
we'll supplied with notions Of all kinds.
O. Burr, of Hanover, ILL.,, will come
here next spring to establish nursery
garden. Ten acres will be used for that
purpose.
When you go to Helena, call and see
Mr.. Beckwith's magnificent enlarged
photographs of the lovely scenery along
the Montana Central railroad.
Within radius of three miles about
Kibbey one-half million bushels of grain
were raised this year. The vegetables
grown in that country are very fine.
BY referring to the article headed
Taxpayers it will be observed that in
Cascade county there are many heavy
taxpayers, the newness of the county
Notwithstanding.
A gentleman who is thoroughly con-
versant with the value of land adjacent
to Great Falls says that land near Kib-
hey for eight miles is worth one hun
dred dollars an acre.
On account of the large amount OF
poor wheat raised in the East this season
the opinion is prevalent that great
quantity of poor flour will be manufac'
tured. The flour turned out by the Cat
aract mill is peerless.
Judge Race, secretary Of the board OF
trade, is daily in receipt of numerous in.
quiries regarding the resources and ad'
vantages of Great Falls and the surround
ing country. He has fifty letters from
persons who will locate here next spring
Too much can scarcely be said regard
ing the beauty and utility of the Sand
Coulee sandstone. The present supply
is inadequate, and enterprising business
men, who can tell a spot on the sur
when they see it, will yet make fortune
out of the Sand Coulee sandstone.
F. NJ. Morgan, architect, has exem
plified his ability on the Phelps & Ma
ginnis building, which possesses archi
tectural beauty combined with substanti-
atty. Persons residing at distance
should not forget F. NJ. Morgan, when in
need of the services of a first-class ar
chitect.
H. G. Glenze, photographer, owns gal
ileries at Fort Assinniboine and SUI
River. While in the Bearpaw mountain
short time ago Mr.. Glenze made severa
locations. Specimens of the ore will bt
taken to the smelter today to be sampled
The gentleman is stopping at the Mil
waukee house.
Mr.. Chas T. Day has been appointed
agent for the National School Furnish
ing company, Of Chicago. That com
pany has sent him sample desk, which
was placed on exhibition in the schoo
h,;,d;nu Yesterday afternoon, The desl