The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-05-28
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS.

L. n. CHngan, the rustling Belt mer
chant is in the city today.
Mr.. Burk of the Cascade hrta, NIL,
rent his house. See his adv,
Maj. Field of Assiniboine is In town
He is enamored of Great Falls.
stuttz! A mastery rendition, never to
be forgotten.-Cleveland Plaindealer.
Mr.. VIM. Lollis, printer, Of Hutchinson
Mlnn', paid the LEApEHsa fraternal call
yesterday.
The trees set out this spring around
the Methodist church are leafinr ont
handsomely.
John Lepley returned from Helena
yesterday afternoon and will be in Great
Falls for some time.
MI. Goodrich has wood saving ma
chine and will supply stove and kindline
wood to order. See his adv.
The jury in the case of Territory vs.
Harbec, yesterday brought in verdict of
not guilty, much to the surprise of all
parties.
j. X. Castner called at the LEADER Of
nee yesterday afternoon and paid down
$lO for what he considers the best paper
in Montana.
The stuttz New York Theatre Co.. are
having new and roomy stage put in
Arion Hall for their performance Thurs
day, May Both.
Paris Gibson's car load of Holstein cat
tie came in yesterday. He feels proud
over the fine lot of animals. which are AL
most unsurpassed.
The refreshing shower OF last evening
was most acceptable and, best of a]l
gives promise of a continuous and copi
Gus outpouring Of the heavenly irriga-
tlon--the only kind we dote on here.
John j. Ellis has brought 1900 head
OF cattle from the east, to be put on the
Sun River range. They are fine, hand
some looking stock and will give a good
account Of themselves on that excellent
range.
Il. N. Parchen, leading druggist of
Helena, and A. X. Barber, Esq, the elo-
quent Helena advocate, visited our city
on Sunday to see the falls, the Giant
springs and the wonders of the Young
Giant.
John Castner Of Belt gave the LEADER
! call yesterday. Mr.. Castner is one of
the old-time and solid republicans of
Belt. With such stallnch men as he at
;he front there will be no trucking with
The enemy.
The LEADER had pleasant call yester-
lay from Ned Dugan, junior member of
he great leaf tobacco firm Of J. Dugan Of
selig, Ohio. Mr.. y. is an investor in
Great Falls dirt and has come to see its
lge and color. He is well pleased with
lis adventure.
frof. Archer, who severed his connec-
ion with the Ben Cotton company at
Butte, has been engaged by Germ & Da-
'enport as stage manager, and the music
owing public are cordially invited to see
lin as he will appear in several songs
between the scenes.
Great Falls is rapidly becoming Il lum-
'er-shipping centre. Mr. Goodrich has
within few days shipped two carloads
# lumber to Fort Benton and the same
Quantity to Chinook. That Great Falls
3 the natural and inevitable distributing
'oint for this entire region Of country is
'ecoming painfully apparent to some of
ur quondam friends.
Winchester & McMahon,in drilling for
'1r.W. NJ. .Cleeland in Watson Coulee north
ide of the Missouri, struck a good vein
# water at Ga feet depth. As the water
tands in clear bedrock it is doubtless Of
inc quality. Many of our citizens will
'e deeply interested in this experiment,
S this, so far as known, is the first we'll
# water in that whole country between
he Missouri and Teton rivers,
The members of the bar have received
invitations from Mr.. and Mrs. +. +.
jhild to be present at the wedding of
heir daughter Katharyn and Mr.. 7. H.
Bach on Wednesday, June 9TH. 1889, at
2 o'clock in st. Peter church, Helena,
nd TO the reception at 3 o'clock at 3O5
1ewe St. The LEADER joins with many
thers in extending congratulations to
he happy prospects in store for Judge
'ach, who seems to have been successful |
n other courts besides the judicial. After
une 9Th, strange to say, Judge Bach will
e Bach no longer, but Miss Child will
'e one.
The LEADER had very pleasant call
from Judge II. T. Oakland of
Athol, Dakota, and Mr.. Andrew Seidcrs.
f Ashton, Dakota. They are both in
elligent and substantial gentlemen.
hey have visited tile falls, the Giant
pring and prospected . portion Of the
ountry in the immediate vicinage of
treat Falls TO say that they arc pleas
d with what they have seen would he
xpressing their sentiments very mildly.