The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-06-07
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS,

Geo. W. Taylor is still confined to his
house.
A. Nathan's stock of clothing is unex-
celled.
G. N. Frost, the mayor of Grafton is in
the city.
Hon. J. A. Harris came in from Chest
nut yesterday.
Mrs. Geo. W. Cadge of Cascade, is at
the Park today.
Bulge s Kenkel are selling shoes at
very low prices.
"Frenchy" had quite scare while sit
ting at his desk the other night.
F.A. Preston, the we'll known stock
man of Cora, is registered at the Park
hotel. ,---z-.-...-
G. B. Pyle has rented the Kenmore
House in Sand Coulee and has taken pos
session.
A. W. Paul has largely Increased his
stable room at the old Eclipse stables to
meet the demand.
The members of the bar at Great Falls
presented Judge Bach with an elegant
sofa purchased at Albrecht's.
A fourteen horse four wagon outfit was
loaded at Murphy & Maclay's store bound
for the Judith Basin yesterday.
Julius Horst Of the Park hotel sent a
car load of fine horses to Helena yester-
day morning which lie inteeds to sell in
that city.
Misses, boys and children's Red School
House shoes of the well-known Hender-
son make, reduced from $3.50 to $1.35, at
Joe Conrad's. jG12
Hugh & Ford's celebrated hand sewed,
hand turned French kid button Waukem-
fast ladies shoes, reduced from IS to $3,
at Joe Conrad's. j6-12
We were pleased to receive pleasant
call yesterday from ]. A. Lewis, the gen
ial passenger agent of the Union Pacific
R'y. Mr.. Lewis line sells excursion
tickets to California on the 18th of each
month.
MIR. Swerdferger Of Belt, is in the city.
He says the people in this section are
we'll pleased with the prospects of the
railroad. 1t is reported that the North
ern Pacific surveyors are at work not far
from Belt
Tom Davidson is in the city looking
after the interests of his desert land
claim. The railroad year or two since
drained off nearly all the lake of water
which was upon it and Tom thinks he
may be able to get it through.
James Blanding's horse broke out OF
its stable yesterday morning taking part
Of the manger with him. No serious
damage was done to the horse, but there
might have been some to the Cascade
bank had not the animal been stopped.
Great Falls is the best located town for
the capital of the new state. With the
rapid settlement of Northern Montana.
now in progress, it will soon be in the
centre Of population. Next to Great
Falls, Bozeman or Deer Lodge would
seem most central.
Owing to the large amount OF telegraph
dispatches that the LEADER gave yester-
day morning, about the murder at Silver,
our special relative to the Bach Child
wedding was omitted. Weddings happen
every day. Such dastardly murder as
at Silver, it is trusted, will never occur
again.
Ida Golden had an examina ion before
Judge Race yesterday, being charged
with attempting to set on fire house
near the corner Of I'd street and Third
avenue south. A number Of witnesses
were subpnnaed but the defendant
waived examination and was put under
$500 bonds.
Mrs S. G. Phelps was one of the pas
sengers on the east bound train yesterday
She is on her way to Minnesota where
she will spend the summer. Her son
will accompany her. Mr.. Phelps is dc
tained by his duties in the Montana Ma
tional bank. Major Maginnis was on the
train and will accompany Mrs. Phelps te
St. Paul.
About 300 men are employed at the
smelter at present. A large quantity Of
ore is being brought in and large
amount of bullion is ready for shipment
AS the bars weigh about 100 pounds eac]
it would not be very easy to carry then
away. Harry Child has gone to New
York in the interests of the smelling
company.
The 60 acre crop of wheat just east o
the city is looking splendidly, notwith
standing the dry weather. In the dryes
seas on We ever experienced in this sec
ton Of the country a portion of this lant
produced Is bushels of wheat to the acre
which is equal to the best yields in Da
kota and Minnesota. In ordinary year
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