The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-03-15
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS,

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The river is frozen over. The ice is
two inches thick.
Thomas Mcmahon, the road supervisor,
is at work opening up the Sand Coulee
road.
A gentleman from Kibbey says that the
country in the vicinity of that place is
settling up very rapidly.
Messrs. Winchester & McMahon in
drilling a we'll on Sun River bench for
Mr.. Nalbach found water at depth 0
so feet.
Our friend Harris is receiving daily
heavy additions to his stock of clothing
and gentlenen's furnishing goods-all
of the latest and most desirable styles
and quality.
The Ohio contingent at the Delmonico
dinner yesterday are unstinted in thei,
praises Of the bill Of fare, and Mr.. Kram-
beck's reputation as f1rst-class caterer
is established with the Buckeyes.
We regret to learn of the illness of our
excellent friend, Harry Ringwald. lie
has been confined to his bed for several
days with that serious malady, tn pneu-
monia; but is getting over the worst.
Mr.. John Richards, chief line repairer
of the Rocky Mountain Telegraph com.
pany from Fort Assiniboine to Butte,
dropped down upon us last evening from
the line. He is strong LEADER man.
Old-timers say that the spring snow
falls have q most salutary effect upon the
vegetation; the grass is more succulent
and copious; the fields put on their yer.
dant mantle earlier; and on the whole the
humid days are blessings in disguise.
The following named persons register
ed at the Park hotel yesterday: L. H
Alexander, St. Paul, Louis Funk and NJ
II. Curtin, Minneapolis, j. o. Gregg, Far
go, D. T., James Havens, New York,
Mrs. E. NJ. Wilder, Helena.
Messrs. w. B. Raleigh s. Co. are out in
this mornings LEADER with a new an
nouncement. They are receiving large
invoices of the finest seasonable goods in
the market. They are enterprising gen.
tlemen, and their clerks are courteous
and attentive to customers.
Mr.. F. J. Miller, night operator of the
Rocky Mountain Telegraph company, to.
day takes the position of mail-weighel
on the route between Great Falls and
Butte. Glad that this appointment is but
temporary and shall be happy to see him
back here again to his post ut the keys.
The beautiful snow continued to scin-
tillate until yesterday afternoon, when
the atmosphere became clear, the sun
warm and all nature smiling, radiant and
sweet as the music of the spheres. Such
a gorgeous sunset is rarely seen on earth
Have we no Raphaels or Rosa Bonheurs
in Montana?
| We deeply regret to learn Of the seri
Gus illness of our friend Tony Ward, Mr.
Maguire's agent, at Butte, of pneumonia
We trust that We shall soon hear that the
worst is past and that he is rapidly re.
covering. The pleasure loving public
cannot afford to lose Tony from the Ma
guire Montana circuit.
There is much preparation for building
this spring. The huge piles of lumber;
the erection of large sheds for the preser
vation of sash, doors, blinds, ETC.; the
hauling uf great blocks Of ornate Sane
| COulee sandstone, presnge the erection
of many substantial buildings this season
in the city whose future is to be commen
surate with the greatest expectations.
| Messrs. Dan Blevins, a cattle king Of
Chestnut; W. A. Chessman. a leading
mining and cattlcman of Helena; Geo
Hammond, representing Eddy, Hammond
T. Co., merchants Of Missoula; and VIM
l.. Greene, advance agent OF John Ma
gnire, were passengers to the capital or
yesterday afternoons Montana Central
train.
Mr. Greenhorn, who has been toiline
at the smelter for some time, came to
Great Falls the other duy and like his
country, got into trouble. He got drunl
and was relieved of $500 in $50 golt
pieces. 1t is probable that the unsophis
ticated chap with the suggestive appella
ton was oblivious OF the fact that "a foo
soon parts with his money!" but that ant
q few other aphorlsms borne In lnlnt
will do no one any harm.
Tho LEADER sanctum was honored
last evening by visit from Mr.. ]. O
Gregg, Of Fargo, and Mr.. Havens Of Ne,
York city. The former gentleman ha
for some time been conversant with tn,
illimitable resources of Montana, and tn
latter gentleman after satisfying himsel
that Montana is q marvellous country, will
return to New York, arrange his affair
and return to the Territory whose mine
are the greatest in the world, whose agri
cultural lands are more extensive thar
those of New York State, whose woo
production is second to none other Stat
or Territory, and whose available wate
power is the srandest In the world. TIL
gentlemen came In from Helena las
evening, and will start for the East today
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Whose Dog?
EDITOR LEADER: The city council ha
passed an ordinance requiring owners G
dogs to pay a license and put numbere
collar on their CANNES and providing tn,