The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-03-23
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS.


$lO Reward!
For the apprehension Of any person steal
ing the LEADER from subscribers doors
or premises.
The Montana Wool Grower for March
has appeared.
Riverside oranges 35 cents per dozen at
Churchill g. Webster's. 80
John Reynolds of Truly, has been in
the city for day ortwo.
The democratic idea of non-partisan
ship is the whole hog or uone.
Invoice Of sweet potatoes, apples and
lemons, just received at c. l. Wernecke's.
John Epperson, of Belt creek, was in
Great Falls yesterday looking for sup
plies.
w. II. Black, the livery man, has re-
turned from flying trips to Benton and
Helena and will settle down to business.
We are indebted to Delegate Carter for
copy Of the act enabling Montana, Da-
kota and Washington to be created States.
The College Reporter, the Montana
buS11CSS NO1ISSC AouIAAy AOA NAOANA
comes to lis neat as usual.
The handbill is now in favor of Mayor
Gibson numbering O'Dynamitcr and Jer-
ry We trust not, they arc too utterly in
significant
Prof. Enylehorn's Helena Business Col
lege Reporter for March is full Of practi-
cal suggestions and marks the steady ad-
vance of commercial education in Mon
tana
Charles Turner, the prominent wool
grower of Box Elder creek, was made
happy Wednesday morning by the birth
of a bouncing daughter DIR. Fairfield
otficiated.
Five fine steers were poisoned ut Gus
Erickson's ranch on Box Elder creek on
Thursday. Three of them belonged to
viii Kennedy. No clue to the cause Of
the poisoning.
Yesterday was pay day across the river
ut the offices of the st. Paul, Minneapolis
Il Manitoba railroad. Between five and
six thousand dollars were disbursed by
p. Kelley, agent.
A handsome silver pitcher, goblet and
tray has been procured by Carrier for the
court house officials to be presented to
the county clerk and bride on their re-
turn to Great Falls. 1t is an elegant
present.
The democrats of Great Falls have
been so accustomed to the pervarications
of democratic newspapers that the truths
which they receive from the LEADER
makes them squirm like live GELS upon
I,,+ N,vnrt1n1oss trnth IL mi uhfV
and will prevail.
Fred Turner, one Of the leading sheep
men of Deep creek, came into the LEAD
ER office yesterday and paid his subscrip-
ton for the LEADER, which he says he
) cannot do without. lie says sheep are
doing splendidly this spring, and wool is
i'll tic finest condition he ever saw it.
) J. O. Gregg: Your compositor ION St.
Patrick's day. makes me use the express
sion "Judith's Bosom instead Of Judith
Basin. Had he said "Abraham's Bosom
it would have been more apropos, as Ju-
dith Basin, Montana, approaches as near
" to All earthly paradise as is possible
without the winged occupants. True
every word of it.--Fargo Argus.
); Col. w. f. Wheeler, by q few statistics
- shows the true inwardncss of the sudden
apportionment of the Territory into dele
rate districts for the constitutional con
). vention. For example, Choteau county
is Il strong democratic county. 1t cast
: ,242 votes at the last election. Cascade
county, less the four precincts put into
lewis and Clarke county, cast 1881 votes
, and vet the delegates from Choteau coun
e ty. representing ,242 votes, are the same
in number as those from the fourth dis
= trict, including that part OF Cascade coun
tv which cast 1851 votes.
The nomination Of Judge II. N Blake
is of Madison county for chief justice, will
meet the appreciation of all persons il
the Territory. Judge Blake has alread,
: served as supreme court reporter and us
associate justice of the supreme court o
al Montana and member Of the Legislature
lie is !, native OF Massachusetts, was
- captain in the army and is II graduate o
Harvard. His nomination will he cs
[. necially satisfactory to Cascade county
AS a member of the fifteenth Legislative
IS assembly. he was the recognized leade
of the House and defended the Cascade
- county bill, and did as much as any on
in the house of representatives to aid il
passing the bill creating this county
Judge Blake is in the prime of life ant
an allie lawyer. His integrity is "nques
* toned.
- Col. A. l.. Stokes, for many years gen
cral agent of the Northern Pacific Il
Helena has resigned and has been sue
ceedcd by Mr.. A. D. Edgar who has bee
an emplyee of the office for some tim
past Mr.. Edgar was formerly assistan
general freight agent OF the road at P"r
D. land and at another time filled the pos
ton of general agent at Chicago. IL
at had to resign on account OF i'll health flv
wears ago and went South where he stay
- ed for Il year. Since then he has been
M the Helena office and is regarded as a
efficient. capable man, having made man
friends during his residence there, whel
his appointment to succeed Colon.
Stokes is regarded as the best that coul
-, be made. The change takes place frol
~, and after the first of April. 1t is unde
nj stood that important changes are III COZ
temptation by the Northern Pacific
nt' Montana and surrounding, 10 be ;.nh"un
- ed shortly,
Interesting Relies.
Prof. @. c. Morrison received yestcrl;
Il. from the head Of Arrow creek two +