The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-06-05
LETTERS from thePEOPLE
THE MARRIAGE OF JUDGE BACH
TO-DAY.
GREAT FALLS THE BEST PLACE
FOR INVESTMENT.
THE GREAT BROADWATER SAM
TARIUM.
kIBBY GOING TO JUBILATE ON
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.

A Little Sucketash Ii from the Capital,
HELENA, Mont, Correspondence of the LEADER,
June 4, lss9.-The Bach-Child wedding wednes-
day morning In the Episcopal church Is all the
talk Of the town. It Is expected that quite num-
ber Of lhl1es and gentlemen from Great Falls will
be present.
GO FOR THE PROSPECT HOLES
1t is reported that prominent realty man is
endeavoring to get hold Of a portion Of Mount
Helena for the purpose Of building hotel on the
top OF it, with all the modern improvements, in
connection with an observatory. After this there
be to sell prospect holes, Of which there are MANY
hereabOuts.
THE APPROACHING RACES.
The Helena racing association program for the
Fourth OF July week is issued. The races will
commences on the Sd Of July and end on the 9Th.
The purses offered by the association amount to
$2,7OO.
GREAT FALLS ON THE LEAD.
In conversation today with gentleman who
has visited every town and city on the coast as
we'll US in Montana and who is resting up here
for few days and taking in the sights, your cor
respondent was agreeably surprised ut his talk
about Great Falls. He said he had visited over
fifty towns within the past two months OH the
coast and elsewhere In the west and fonnd them
| on the boom. "There is but one town have Wis
ited,' said he, THAT would care to invest my
cash In and run the risk of getting it back, and
| that town Is Great Falls. spent several days in
that town In April alld know whereof AFFIRM
| when say 1t Is the making of the finest city be-
| tween st. Paul and the Pacific ocean. 1t has the
grandest water power on the continent; the finest
agricultural lands In the west surround 1t; its coal
product will last for centuries; the gold, silver,
copper and lead mines within Il half days drive
of the town, and its other natural resources, all
tend to make 1t a grand centre of trade. As soon
as work is commenced OH the railroad to Neihart,
which understand will be within few weeks
you will new life there and everything In the
business line pick M and the people there will
have the pleasure Of witnessing boom that has
something substantial to back It, l have written
to my friends in the east about the town and ex-
pect to meet some Of them there In short time. -
This gentleman was not talking for buncomb, but
was giving his views of the country In general over
which he had travelled
| SCARCITY OF WATER.
The question Of water in Helena is becoming
one Of serious moment The water companies
have notified their customers to use as little wa
ter as possible as the supply is short. Helena has
only one source of water supply and that is from
the Missouri, and the sooner canal is dug to the
city the better Mountain streams are no longer
available.
THE HISTORY OF MONTANA.
On the first of August the Montana Historical
society will commence the publication OF a month
ly magazine devoted exclusively to Montana Ills
tory. 1t will contain about one hundred pages,
and will be- printed by Williams. Thurber & Co.,
Helena.
| A BISHOP FOR GREAT FALLS.
Since it has leaked out that Bishop Brewer Of
the Episcopal church had been offered Il bishops
house and plat Of ground iii Great Falls there has
been great CONSERVATION III Helena, and an effort
Is being made to keep him here But the good
bishop has rustlcd among the Rockies long
! enough to know that Great Falls will be the seat
Of lea rning and he wants to be there.
COL. BRoADwATER's HOTEL.
The great hotel at the Broadwater Hot Springs,
one mile west of town, Is about finished. 1t Is the
intention of the management to throw the hotel
open on the Sd OF July with u grand blow out.
/ THE YOUNG CARNIVAL.
Prof Beggs pupils -seventy-five in number
will give a carnival and festival ut Ming's oper,
house Friday evening. the 7th inst. This will be
one of the most delightful entertainments ever
given in Helena.
THE STONE-QUARRY MANIACS.
The lunatics have broke loose this time and
their delusions appear to run in the direction Of
mining applications Nos. 2284 and 2279, near Great
Fal ls This little game of blackmail will moi
work and the lullatics who are agitating it will
receive nothing for their rawlings. The Indepen
dent asks, as it ii steal? What! steal stont
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