The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-05-18
Jerry is playing the same old tune on

J. e. Blanding returned Thursday
from a trip to Helena.
Tom Hunt is home from Idaho, where
he has been for some time.
The Collins organ will lie when the
truth is better adapted to it.
The fool killer will have a long job if
he gets near the handbill editors.
d. R. McGinniss, the irrepressible, was
in and out of this city again yesterday.
Mrs. G. H. Day ia building a neat cot
tage corner of Seventh avenue north and
nth street.
The WEEKLY LEADER will he sent
to any address for Six months for ONE
DOLLAR. Now is the time to subscribe.
At Wetzel's-a big lot of choice liquors,
tobaccos and cigars for the spring trade
aud for the Belt Mountain Railway boom.
Roll out the gun.
Pleased to meet Mr.. J. NJ. Muggley,
father OF our enterprising matchmaker
and jeweler, Mr.. II. NIuggley. The old
gentleman is delighted and has come to
Great Falls to stay.
Capt. Jas. H. Mills of Deer Lodge has
been appointed collector of internal rev.
enue for the district of Montana and Ida
no. We most cordially join in the
general congratulations.
Mr.. Haley is the agent who has &C.
quired considerable notoriety in the east
ern part of the territory on account of
timber suits. The honest lumber dealers
of Great Falls do not get their lumber
on government land and escape these
suits.
1t is impossible to say which is the
greater ass-O'Dynamiter or Collins
Some days O'Dynamiter is in the lead
At other times Jerry spurts ahead. On
the whole, 1t is difficult to particularize
Either one of them would take the pre-
MUM for general stupidity and imbecil-
ity.
Judge William Douglas returned to
Great Falls yesterday after an absence of
several months in California. The Judge
is delighted with the Improvements made
in the city during his absence and is con-
tident that Great Falls will, at no distant
day, be the leading commercial city be-
tween st. Paul and the. coast.
A gentleman from Helena says the
land about there looks perfectly barren.
1t is surprising that anything can be
raised on such sterile soil. When you
strike the limits of Cascade county the
contrast is remarkable. The soil in the
vicinity of Great Falls is rich and clothed
with garb Of green.
The small frame lodging house near
Myers 4 Co.'S mill took fire yesterday
noon and burned to the ground. Sever
III thousand shingles near by were dam
aged by the fire. Several of the work
men in the mill lost clothing and other
valuables. One man lost $50 in money.
The fire originated from the stove pipe
projecting through the roof. No insur
ance.
night III the city council room and dis
cussed the wool storage and other ques-
tions looking to the securing of the wool
trade of Northern Montana for Great
Falls. The committee was instructed to
keep ON in the good work they had in
augurated to secure the wool clip for
storage and transportation from this
point. At the next meeting of the board
more definite action will be taken in the
matter of securing this trade.
The anniversary ball given at Sand
Coulee last night, in honor of the indie
pendence of Norway, was one of the
most enjoyable and sociable reunions
ever given at Sand Coulce. This is say
ing great deal; for Sand Coulee has the
name of giving some of the best dancing
parties in this section of Montana. The
supper was highl, satisfactory; the mu
sic the best in the country, and every
thing passed off with eclat. Mr.. X. j. Hig
bye and his gentlemanly associates de-
serve the thanks of the sturdy Nor
wegians of Cascade county for their zeal
GUS exertions in the matter.
; Alderman John Houlan and his charm
iny daughter Of st. Paul, after Il delight
full visit to the Pacific coast, stopped ovc
on their homeward journey at Grea
Falls and were charmed with the sceuer,
and prospects here. They We're til.
guests of our courteous County Recorle
Ernest A. Ringwald, who escorted then
: to the falls, the Giant spring, the smeltc
r and other points Of interest. They con
tinued homewardbound yesterday, hap
py that they had tarried for day or tw
at this city of wonders and of wonderfu
>. surroundings and were wondrously smit
~ ten with it and its generous people.
1t now looks like a Montana lcag,!
r. will be organized. Interest in the ns
: tional game has l,ecn aroused in Butte
Parrot, Marysvile, Helena, Bozema1
Livingston, Great Falls, Deer Lodge an
e Anaconda. While the leagne may not !,
l. composed Of all these towns, enough {
J. thom have good taauls. with local &C
!. ,nirers to support them, to make a terr
k torial organization an assured fact
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