The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-04-13
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS,


Mr.. J. w. Gallup brought In II fox
skins and one mink skin yesterday.
The residence of ]. ]. Gibbons on
Third avenue North is ready for the sid
ing.
Mr.. Parker is building five-room
house on Fourth avenue North near
Third street.
}. Bartholomew has returned from
Grand Forks, Dakota, and is looking up
the brick interests.
For handsome boots and shoes leave
your measure at ]. G. Fernding's shop.
rear Of Rocky Mountain Telegraph office.
Mr.. James 7. Lee will leave today for
Kansas City, Mo-, where his family are
residing. He expects to return to Great
Falls In about six weeks.
The bids for the water works will be
opened today. We understand that sew
eral gentlemen from out Of town are here
for the purpose of bidding on the work.
J. Percy Clark who is largely interest
ed in sheep raising near Dupuyer creek,
will leave for New York today, probably
stopping in St. Paul and Minneapolis a
few days.
The directors Of the St. P, NJ. s. NJ. R.
R. will hold meeting at St. Paul on
Monday, 18th inst. Matters of impor-
tance to Great Falls will be discussed at
that meeting.
Paris Gibson has marked out Fourth
avenue north to the limits of the plated
portion Of the townsite. All of the streets
In the city should be so marked outside
of the built portion.
The county commissioners met yester-
day and transacted considerable routine
business. They will go out to Belt creek
and examine the site of the proposed
bridge across Belt, near J. C.Wells'.
At last Great Falls has fashionable
boot and shoe maker who is up with the
times in making comfortable and we'll
fitting shoes. Give. him CALL Shop in
rear of Rocky Mountain Telegraph office.
We were shown yesterday the photo
graphs of as handsome pair of twins as
can he found in Montana Territory. The
photographs were taken by Aaberg of
this city, whose work is equal to that Of
any in the large cities.
A petition has beeu circulated for the
appointment Of Alexander G. Luxas road
supervisor Nearly two hundred nomes
Of the principal taxpayers Of Great Falls
are upon the petition, and we predict
that Aleck will get there with both feet
foremost.
We learn from real estate agents that
the sale mentioned in last evening rs
handbill, of forty acres Of ground, is sit
uated over five or six miles from the
smelter. Most people would not call
that very near, but when the handbill
gets within five or six miles of the truth
it does extremely we'll.
Great Falls pays one-half Of the road
taxes Of the county. This money ought
to be expended in making roads neal
Great Falls. There are a large number
Of men in the city nearly every one Of
! whom is liable for road tax. The roaG
supervisor should set these men at work
on roads near Great Falls.
Mr.Renner of the firm Of Gibson s. Rem
ner, is prepared to furnish Information
concerning the great Louisiana lottery
the most perfect, reliable and lawful in
stitution of the kind iu America. Its
methods are simply lottery reduced to
science. See Mr.. Renner's announce
ment and consult him in the matter.
G. H. Boyle Of Highwood is in th'
city. Mr.. Boyle says that there shoul'
be road built from Great Falls to tn
Highwood country. 1t would follow
Central avenue to Red Coulee, thence
cross over to Belt creek near Hackshaw's
thence up Willow creek. The route il
opened most Of the way, and by littl
work first-class road can be built there
An advertiser night before last request
ed us to insert as a paid advertisement
copy Of his advertisement in the Tribune
We did so, and yesterday morning com
peting business man ordered his pape
stopped; but, having received eight ney
subscribers to the LEADER yesterday an
twelve the day before, we were comfort
ed. We feel sorry for the Tribune
though.
The building of the Montana & Cans
da road is said by Sam Hauser to be a
assured fact. This road will pass abol
:, 27 miles from Great Falls, being designe
to cut off Great Falls, Fort Benton an
Sun River. There will probably be r
val town to Sun River Crossing built 1
the junction of Sun River. 1t will ru
through the toughest country possibl
and will undoubtedly be a bonanza I
contractors, if they can persuade I'll
stockholders to build it.