The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-06-05
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS.


DR.. TAFT left Monday on his regular
professional visit to Sun River and vicin-
age.
The boilers and suction pipe for the
pumps arrived last night for the water
works.
Anyone having lost stock will probably
find them If they call on City Marshal
Lester.
Jerry intimatss that Billy Ladd may
not be able to attend the constitution con
vention. &
The Tribune had to come down sfrom
nine cents to three. What a fall, my
brethren.
H Kohle Of Toledo. Ohio, was in the
city yesterday. Mr.. Kohle was here two
years ago.
It's to be hoped that the county COM
mfssioners may he able to look after the
guide board matter.
NJ. X. Parsons s. Co. of Salt Lake CITY.
Utah, delivered in this city Saturday
night last, twelve hundred head of cattle.
A large number of of members of the
bar ofthis city took the train yesterday
for Helena to attend Judge Bach's we'd
ding today.
Mr.. Will Kennedy received two car
loads of fine hogs from the east yester-
day, which he intends to slaughter for
his city market.
A large party of Great Falls people
went to Helena yesterday to attend the
Bach Child welding, which comes off
this day at noon.
Is 1t a steal? Look at the long list of
desert clgims advertised in the Tribune
to be proved up by Helena people and
answer the question.
County Commissioners Hanks, Hastie
and Clingan have been diligently EN-
ployed during the past two days on i'm
portant county business.
Mr.. J. B. Ker of the Parsons Cattle Co.
of Salt Lake City returned home today.
They expect to deliver in this city next
week two thousand head.
Had the council last winter allowed the
LEADER to bid for newspaper printing
the city would have saved hundreds of
dollars by the transaction.
| A raAchman from the Sun river says
thousand of acres have, been entered as
desert lands by Helena people before Il
drop of water was put on it.
And now Jerry is abusing l.. w. Peck.
1t is remembered that two years ago Jer-
ry and Peck were working side by side
against Cascade county and Great Falls.
There will be u hop at Arion Hall on
Friday, June 7th. Tickets for sale at
Ringwald \ Carriers, Raleigh u Co.'S, A.
Nathan's and A. Jenson's. *1.OO per
couple.
F. B. Catlin, from near Judge Dyas'
ranch, called with Mrs. c. to subscribe
for the LEADER yesterday. He says he
has struck q we'll of excellent water at Il
depth of thirteen feet.
The Tribune favors non partisan con
stitutional convention. Such conven-
ton is what every citizen has u right to
expect. And we will watch with interest
the success Of the plan.
Jesse Taylor by writ Of injunction
preventing the unloading Of the bridge
at Fort Benton by private parties on to
the county is receiving congratulations
from tax payers in all parts of the county
Two parties were arrested Sunday
night by City Marshal Lester for fighting
and being disorderly and were brought
before Police Judge lluy and fined; they
did not pay their fines and were commit
ted to jail.
The LEADERS, bid WIS handed to the
council on Tuesday noon. The Tribune
bid wasn't handed in for sometime after
Wednesday noon. This gave time to dc
a little crooked work if Jerry was cap
able of doing such.
Mr.. q. F. NJ. Tinling, travelling freigh,
agent for the Chicago g. Northwestern
R'y was at the Park over Sunday. He
reports that there will be large immi
grafton over the Northwestern the com
ing summer for this point
The friends of our noble veteran Mat.
kin, old post office corner, made him glad
last night. There were Banker Collins
Agent P. Kelly, Robt. Vaughn, Mayo,
Fairfield, Mr.. Davenport Mr.. Luther and
other we'll known citizens. A delicious
lunch was served.
The supreme court of Montana has de
cided that building stone is a mineral
This WAS the case of Freezer ct al, Va
Sweeney. This case happened within
the righteous district of Helena. Bu
then the River Press and Independent
are above any supreme court.
Meagher county, prior to the organiza
tion of Cascade, through the county com
missioners, had made arrangements fo
erecting guide boards on every cross -roat
from Belt to Smith river, including tn
whole Of Sand Coulee. The neccssit
for them has not since then diminished
but on the contrary, greatly intensified
aud the law requires them,
When asked what he thought of thi
important matter, gentleman connects
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