The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-04-26
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS.

AAuJ, AOIHlel uenlZen OF TIL
Cataract City was in town yesterday.
DR.. Ladd left on yesterdays train TO,
Helena with his diploma in his hand.
Mr.. Hepfner, formerly connected with
the Sand Coulee Coal Co. was in the cit,
yesterday.
Mr.. Sinclair, master pf transportation
on the Montana Central is registered al
the Park hotel.
nate Doe, charged with petty larceny
was lined 40 and costs yesterday after
noon by Police Magistrate Huy.
Over forty persons Sssspped of the
westbound Manitoba train at Great Falls
yesterday-and still there's more to fol.
low.
Ernest A. Ringwald, our able and eff.
nctent county clerk, moved onto his ranch
yesterday with his family and household
goods.
Mr. A. Nathan, the go-ahead- alive
merchant has placed on exhibition in his
show-window an ingeniously devised auto
matte sign.
George F. Woods brought in SO wolf
skins yesterday. After obtaining the
bounty on them, he disposed of the
skins to Mr.. Theo Gibson.
Late arrivals at the Park: HE. Twi-
ford, St. Paul; E. 7. Kepner, W. P. P. St.
Clair, Helena; Leland Lyon, Detroit,
Mich; l.. d. Beary of the Helena Jour
nal.
+. NJ. Brown has brought some gentle
milch cows into town which he offers for
sale at reasonable prices. See them at
Remp's corral near Fourth avenue south
and Second street.
A Hershtield, cashier of the Merchants
National bank, Helena, and Ike Green
hood, one of the leading merchants of
Helena, were passengers on the east
bound Manitoba train yesterday.
The genial proprietors of the Mil
waukee house are making many improve
ments about their popular establishment.
An addition will be built and fixed up for
the accommodation Of the guests.
Considerable indignation was EXPIRE S.
ed yesterday at the O'Dynamiter report
of criminal case. II is claimed that he
never gives the facts in the case but re-
ports from prejudicial standpoint.
Referring to the official report of the
county commissioners at their special
session at which the voting precincts
were designated and judges of election
appointed, we are authorized by the
clerk Of the board to state that the voting
precinct at the smeltcr has been abolish
ed. Ct
Had the pleasure of meeting Mr.. Le-
land Lyon of Detroit, Mich, yesterday.
He has made liberal investments in Great
Falls dirt. He has also large sheep in
terests on the Teton river. He has just
returned from California and is delighted
with the appearance and prospects of
Great Falls.
Mr.. G. G. Griffith, chief engineer of the
smelter, yesterday made a survey Of the
fair grounds and laid off the one mile
race tract. He reports the soil we'll
adapted for race course. Mr.. Griffith
generously donated his services in max
ing the survey, thus showing the depth
of his interest in the enterprise. The
grounds are to be fenced and otherwise
at once prepared for the fair the coming
fall.
Milwaukee House arrivals: A. Nc
Donald, Crookston; H. d. Woodward, @.
A. suttiff, A. E. suttiff, Newyago, Mich;
J. S. Conners, Minneapolis; s. D. suttiff,
Newyago, Mich; W. H. Gill, St. Paul;
David Couper, Helena; F. G.. Burns, St.
Louis; John Nobbino, John Murphy
Utica; Herman Hartt, Kingston, Mich;
J. F. Byrum and wife, Lewiston, Maine
Chas. Mix, Stratford; NJ. Barrett, Nei-
hart; Phil Gerlach and wife, Kansas City
Mo.
The abilities Of Col. Sanders are recog-
nized and his praises sounded outside OF
his party and beyond the confines of Mon,
tana. The Philadelphia Times, demo.
cratic paper, says:
A republican legislature In Montana that would
not elect Colonel Wilbur F. Sanders United
States senator must be false to the lustrous
achievements Of the brave men who laid the
foundation Of civilization In that now promising
commonwealth. He Is not only the ablest Of all
the republican leaders. but he is the best in every
quality Of greatness. and republican defeat would
be assured In advance If the people believed that
the manipulation of power would exclude such as
Sanders from the fruits Of victory
Under the new homestead law any per
son who has not perfected title to his
homestead entry can make another home
stead entry. Whenever there is a partial
destruction Of crops, sickness or other un-
avoidable casualty, the register and re-
ceiver can grant settler leave of absence
for a year upon furnishing proper atti-
davits. Any homesteader who has en-
tered less than a quarter of section of
land can enter additional land contiguous
to the original entry, provided same shall
not with the first land exceed 100 acres,
without proof of residence upon and cul-
tivation of additional entry. Any person
who has entered less than 100 acres and
received final receipt can enter so much
additional land as added to the quantity
previously SO entered shall not exceed 100
acres; but this land is not assignable,
and he must reside upon and cultivate