The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-01-29
LOCAL ITEMS.

F. w. Anderson left town yesterday
for trip to Washington.
Vinson K. Mallery of Soldiers Creek,
was in town yesterday afternoon.
LIS. Perkins, commercial traveller,
from St. Joseph, Mo-, is in the city.
VIM. Winters took his departure Sun
day for the East and may he there for the
Inauguration.
TT. Collins and VIII Hanks returned
Sunday from their trip. They were we'll
pleased with their visit.
The thermometer was above zoe yes
terday afternoon. Farmers are COM
mencing their plowing.
One Of the first things vigilance COM
mittee would naturally do would be to
rid the town of all anarchists.
The Cascade County Bank will be the
name Of the new banking institution
which will open up March 1st.
L. 5. Warren, of New York, general
is in Great Falls, also J. Z. Bradley, of
St. Louis.
Today the Montana Central commences
to carry the mails from Great Falls to
Butte. Farewell stage-coach and six-day
time!
Mrs. Lester, wife of Al. Lester, of this
city, returned on Sunday last from de-
.lightfnl visit among relatives and friends
in Kansas and Missouri.
1t is now understood thAt work upon
the watcr-works system will soon be COM
menced and the engineer will be here in
about week to begin work.
Saturday was the last day for the sale
of excursion tickets over the Manitoba to
St. Paul. Many Helenaites and others
availed themselves Of the opportunity to
have a cheap ride.
Jerry Collins spent Sunday in Great
Falls trying to stir up little energy
around his office. He says he is so hope
lessly in the minority that his presence is
not needed in the legislature.
A Helena connoiseur of the haut ton
dilating on the voluptuousness Of the
prevailing evening costumes says, the
girls can't help being bewitching in the
gowns made and worn now-a-days--
they're Ia! so 10!
Probably the most exquisite social this
season at the capital was Miss Carpenters
party last week. The Ex-Governor, Mrs.
Carpenter, Miss Carpenter and Mr.,
Stephen Carpenter welcomed the guests
as they arrived.
The time on the through St. Paul pas
senger train over the Montana Central
to Butte has been so arranged that when
it reaches its terminus, close connection
is made with the south bound Utah s.
| Northern train to Salt Lake.
| Mark Croxall, triple son-in-law of
Brigham Young, died in Butte city, of
consumption, on Saturday. He was one
OF the best cornet players i'll the country
had at one time four wives-three Of
them daughters of Brigham Young
Miss Cleora Stout of Helena, niece of
Of Delegate Toole, is one of the bellies of
Washington society this winter. Miss
Stout has nut-brown hair and eyes, fair
complexion, and is styled by her many
admirers at the capital rs the Occidental
beauty.
Three ranchmen at Highwood named
J Ohm and James Thaine and Cornelius
Thorpe, were nearly poisoned to death
last Wednesday night by some ticnd, who
put strychnine into their sugar, while
they were absent from home Mt Il dance.
Two OF their horses were poisoned and
died.
We are informed that the attorney
general has given All opinion in the mat
ter Of the fees and salaries Of Cascade
county officials. According to his opin-
ion the clerk Of the district court, county
treasurer and county superintendent are
entitled to salaries; the county clerk is
entitled to Il salary and fees. The asses
sor, sheriff. attorney, probate Judge, justi
ces of the peace and constables are en-
titled to fees only. &c.,"
Messrs. Hotchkiss, Sinclair and Dodds
returned from the Belt mountains yes
terday. The gentlemen say that Thurs
day and Friday night there was u large
fall of snow, about eight inches, making
the snow in the mountains two feet deep.
When they arrived at Sand Coulce, the
ground was bare. Night before last they
were lost, but finally reached Robert
Blankenbaker's place on upper Sand
Coulee. They are looking we'll and
hearty. ."
| The school trustees meet to-day ut II
o'clock for the purpose of examining tht
new school building preparatory to accept
ing it from the contractors. All person.
having any complaints to make should
do their kicking ut once, or forever after
wards hold their peace. The building
will be thoroughly dried out; the floors
will he oiled and other matters fixed be
fore it will be used for school purposes
Parties desiro,s Of acting rs janitol
should leave their bids ut once will
Ernest A. Ringwald, clerk of the board
Jerry (of the blatter?) has turned OH
Helena correspondent of the Butte Miner
His latest effusion is suggestive. III
says, as he stopped just to joke with som,
of the pretty g'hirls on the corner, h,
heard others of the group, who seemed
to recognize him, say: "Yes, he's mar
ricd, of course he is, but he's Il ladies' ma.
for all that, the greatest ladies' man
And he did take woman, a marie.
lady, out sleighing one night, not lon:
ago, and the robe being disarranged, h
just put his arm around to draw
closer, and" Now thut was :, wer,
pecooliah posish for our Jerry!
When last heard from Judge Race VA
in Milwaukee. He is finding great in
terest manifested in regard to Montana
especially Great Falls and environs. Tn
samples Of wheat he took with him ar
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