The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-06-02
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OUR HELENA COUSINS ON THE
BUILDING RAMPAGE.
ALL MONTANA To COME TO
HELENA
TO CELEBRATE THE FOURTH OF
JULY.

HELENA, June 1, 1885, Special to the
LEADER. Helena is the boom building
town of the west-and nothing more. A
great deal of real estate changes hands,
but it is principally between real estate
agents who place it at fictitious prices in
order to catch the pilgrim. In converse
ton with gentleman today about the
'great building boom" he remarked Tint
he could see nothing in the surround
ings to justify it. But, he said, the
''boom' is here and the people are max
ing the most of it. How long it will last
| don't know, but the end will come and
great will be the crush History will re-
peat itself right here in Helena, and don't
you forget it.
1t is said that Billy Todd of the Ben
ton Press has the inside track in the
race for the chief clerkship of the con-
stitutional convention. Billy has labored
faithfully for the unwashed combination
and should be awarded.
Grand preparations are being made for
the celebration here on the Fourth OF
July. Major General Col. Charles Den
mis- Curtis, postmaster Of Helena and gen
eral handy man on all such occasions,
has been appointed marshal Of the day.
There is no dobbt but that the Colonel
will select brilliant staff of aids which
will be worth a journey from Miles City
to Helena to look at. 1t is the intention
Of the committee having the celebration
in charge to make it one of the grandest
events of the age. The people of the
whole territory are expected to be pres
ent and take part in the exercises. AS
the constitutional convention assemblies
on that day double interest will be ad-
ded to the occasion. The program will
be announced in few days. It is said
that preparations are in progress for the
accommodation of 10000 visitors.
The many friends of Paris Gibson in
this city would like to see him made
presiden Of the constitutional conven-
ton. 1t is limited by some that Paris
would rather hold off and become the
democratic candidate for governor. The
unwashed of Cascade should not kick at
this.
1t is currently reported in society cir
cles that Judge Bach of Great Falls will
cut loose from the life OF single blessed
ness that he has been leading for tho
past twenty-five years and lead to the al
tar on the 9th of June, the pretty and ac
complished Miss Child, sister of II. W
Child, manager Of the smelter. This is
right, Judge. The Good Book says it is
not good for man to live alone.
The address Of Major Maginnis deliv
cred at Great Falls on Decoration Day
as reported in the LEADER, is highly
spoken of as Il master piece Of eloquence
The major can talk to the point when he
gets among the boys that "drank from the
same canteen' in the sixties.
Decoration Day services in Helena wert
elaborate and impressive. Business was
generally suspended and all joined if
doing honor to the memory Of the deaf
heroes. The speeches of Chief Justice
Blake of Helena and Rev. Mcmillan o
Deer Lodge We're eloquent and fitting tt
the occasion.
| Deputy Sheriff Hamilton, II. P. Rolfe
DR.. Crutcher, ]. l.. Henry and sevcra
other prominent denizens of Great FALL
were in the city the past week on bust
ness.
| Nick Kessler has sold his brewery, 10
Gated at this place, for $3.50, 900
It is reported that John Mcguire ha
accepted the management Of the Sal
Francisco theatre and will leave in a shor
time to assume his duties. It will b
hard to find a man to fill his place il
Montana.
The great food at Johnstown, Pa, ha
cast gloom over the city as many of Gu
people had friends and relatives in tina
section
Reports from the surrounding countr
say that the crops look remarkably wei
considering the absence Of snow and til
small rainfall.
1t will not be many moons ere the rea
estate men of Helena will begin to em
CRATE. A good many of them have thei
right eye on Great Falls as the comm
city Of Montana.
Mr.. Don Davenport and Miss Bessi
Sleigh, both of this city, will be marie
on the 18th inst. G.
A Sound Legal Opinion.
E. Bainbridge Munday, Esq, Count