The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-02-01
LOCAL AND GENERAL. ITEMS.

| York caused by street-car strike. u
The president has sent8a message to
Congress respecting the Sarpoan troubles.
Hugo Frostch, the Austrian consul,
was buried at New York on " ednesday.
The form of our friend Andrew Jensen
was seen Oh the streets again yesterday
afternoon.
Mayor Gibson returned from Helena
yesterday afternoon. II ~ hnrd to keep
him away from Great Falls
lis now pretty certain that the Union
Pacific will be running its trains into
Missoula within the present year.
General Manager P. p. Shelby, Of the
Montana Central, took the west bound
train for San Francisco Wednesday night.
The leading republican senators are re-
ported in favor of imln Mtelys adm itting
North and South Dakota1 Washington
and Montana. asss NJ. sss III
/ A reward Of $4,000 is offered by the
State Of Texas for the arrestsof the murd-
erer Of John M. Clayton. he was one Of
the most prominent men ofsthe State.
Two U. s. war ships, the SMonongahel
and Nlohican, will sail about the: middle
of next week on pleasure trip to the
Samoan islands. The former will carry
about 200 eXcursionists.
j. p. Lewis returned from Choteau
yesterday where he has been trying a
suit. He says there is assfnc country
about Choteau and it only needed live
newspaper and q bank to make the peo-
pie happy. .--..
S. F. Ralston, Choteau; A. McClintock,
St. Paul; E. A. Nelson (American Ex-
press office), Devils Lake; II. N. Berl, St.
Joseph, Mo, and N. T.. Nujenl, Mime
apolis are registered at the Park.
The Hon. John Nj. Clayton, Of Plum
merville, Ark, was assassinated on Thurs
day night, at his boarding house. Some
unknown person discharged a load Of
buckshot through the window, striking
him in the neck, killing him instantly.
Our esteemed friend Wegner says that
Toole's speech was democratic speech.
We accept the amendment and we rather
like the speech. 1t had some splendid
points in it. Didn't it say something
about the Handbill being on the fence?
The Northern Pacific have selected a
site for their depot at Butte, in the placer
gulch below Mercury street, just block
: from Main, in the heart Of the city, half a
mile nearer town than the Montana Cen
trail depot. This will put Butte on the
N. 2. main line.
DIR. Thos. Reed returned yesterday
from professional trip to Fort Assina
boine where he had been looking aftel
the injured roadmaster Finnegan. The
man is now doing we'll, and without
further complications amputation will
not be necessary. -
James Levitt, Of Silver City, Idaho
went on business to Butte III the ever
ing, thinking to have u little fun, he
went to the comique and one Of the first
girls lie encountered was his own wife,
whom he supposed was in Seattle visiting
with her relatives.
The Kahlo desert land contest promises
to be one of the longest contests in this
section. The land is situated on the
further side of the, Whitmore coulee anG
is considered evidently very valuable
Taylor & Lewis represent the contestants
C, Fl. Benton the claimant.
Our efficient road supervisor with lis
corps Of assistants has finished putting
!, down sidewalk and street crossing from
the parlor restaurant to the Minot block
A continuous walk is now had on the
north side of Central avenue from Park
drive to the Beachley building.
They still think in New York that
Montana is away out of the world. Ii
speaking Of the brilliant wedding Of Miss
II. W. Pinkey and Mr.. Henry Sparks
the New York Herald says the best MAJ
was Mr. Wilbur Edgerton Sanders, WHO
came all the way from Montana to Off
ciate
The Helena people are jubilant ovel
the prospective establishment Of exten
sive stove works there. They are count
ing on their supply of iron from the Bel
mountains. near Great Falls. Why moi
locate the works at Great Falls, whert
they will be within sight Of the mex
haustible iron lodges of the Belt noun
tains and where coal and all other sup
plies for the works are much handler
than at Helena, hundred miles away?
The school board yesterday resolved
not to accept the school building unit
the plans and specifications were full,
complied with While they regard tho
work as generally we'll done, in some
minor particulars the specifications arr
not complied with, aud are unwilling tt
receive the building until they shall
be fully complied with. The meeting
was adjourned till Saturday awaiting the
return of Chas. Wegner who left fol
Helena on Yesterdays train.
Judge Wade, who was just appointed
chief justice BY the secretary of the iii
terror held that Office for four terms. liz
is :t nephew of Old Ben Wade and a stall
wart republicans. lie has never take,
much part in politics while in Montana
till last fall when he made sound speeches
at Great Falls and Helena in favor o1
Carter and protection. lie was It partner
of the Tooles and was undoubtedly tho
choice of Delegate ,ioole, who expects tt
practice lazy i'll Helena upon the expirt
ton ct his present term.
Senator Reagan, il, the debate on t!le
Samoan question on "Wednesday, sale
that no American citizen could read III.
Bayard correspondence without fcelin.
h,s initiation to see the rights Of III,
United States brntallg oyerriden aut
troddcn down hf- Gpr;nun sulaltnrns
4hn ,,Ii4,,n ,,,tt,t ,,.,.