The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-04-27
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS.

Mr.. Hopkins Of Truly was in town yes
terday afternoon.
Judge Bach yesterday afternoon heard
arguments in injunction cases.
Have you seen our new hat? 1t came
from Nathan's-and Pat Kelly is the
father of it.
We understand that several commodi-
GUS tenement houses will soon be con-
structed on the north side.
George Watson of Belt Is in the city .
The law against killing ducks and
geese will go into effect on the first prox-
limo.
Major Roman, Indian agent at the Flat
Head agency, is domiciled at the Park
hotel. His old time frieuds were busy
yesterday taking him by the hand.
Paris Gibson is daily engaged in the
occupation of killing prairie dogs. He
has kind of diabolical machine which
Is sure death to every prairie dog coming
near it.
1t is understood that General Manager
Manville Of the Manitoba railway will
arrive in Great Falls today. He comes
on business. 1t is supposed that he has
small union depot in his eye.
John Hunsberger, one of the Oldest
timers in the country says that we always
get rain storm the last of April which
continues at intervals up to July. He
has never known it to fail so far.
Mr.. Cockrill, the energetic rancher will
soon husk his pumpking. His crops are
in tiptop condition and he wears felic-
ious facial expression aud pair Of Mr..
A. Nathan's boss-fitting pants.
A new sidewalk is being built from the
alley-way north Of Minotbuilding to the
corner of Second street and First avenue
north, thence to the LEADER office. This
will afford convenient walk for our pat
rons.
He who belongs to the new boat club
and knows not how to swim had better
learn. The LEADER reckons that some
of the members are not adopts with the
oars and are liable to precipitate them
selves and fellow boatsmen into the hum
i'd stream.
J. T. Armington, one OF the leading
sheep men of Cascade county, was in the
city yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Arming-
ton has some tirst-class sheep which he
will sell at fair prices. Those wishing
to engage in the sheep business will dc
we'll to give him call.
The LEADER people are devoid Of vain
glory but filed with righteous pride and
pleasure when they look upon the nu
merous accessions to the weekly subscrip
tion list, and realize that the LEADER II
not doomed to hang upon one of the low
rungs Of the journalistic ladder.
Mr.. James Lawler, the rustling con
tractor and builder, starts out this seasol
as if lie wants to beat his last years re
cord. His handsome little cottages ol
Seventh avenue south are about complet
ed and embellished with paint and en-
closed by an ornamental picket fence the.
loom up in great shape.
The surveyor general has let the SUI
veying contracts for townships 10 north
ranges and . east; 18 north, range east
II north, ranges g. and east, and I
north, ranges Z and 8 east. These in
clude townships near Belt on Cora an
Otter creeks and near Kibbey. The sui
vey will he great convenience to settler
living in those townships.
Tonight the republican and Democrat
primaries are to be held. The democrat
will have but one polling place, Will
; the republicans have adopted the custol
y of large cities and will hold theirs in di
ferent parts of the city. Cascade coun,
is interested in getting good delegates
the county convention in order that 81
g may have proper represention. We hol
both sides will put up their best men.
The new sprinkler tank is mucl
. needed luxury. 1t
at Cooleth the brow, 1t cooleth the brain
And maketh the dust to lay down again.
- Mr.. F. P. Atklnson's cottage, near Il
LEADER office, is one of the neatest al
|. handsomest in the city. Its interi
work is very fine. The finishing oliv
- brown and tinted borderings are in g
cellent taste. 1t is really attractive al
hOmelike.