The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-07-16
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS.


Rev. Riggin left yesterday for two
days visit At Fort Benton.
WANrED-Girl to do general house
work. Apply at Cascade bank.
d. G. Brown, constitutional delegate
from Choteau, left yesterday for Helena.
Dunk Campbell's new cook is daisy.
He beats Lefont's new clerk ssall holler."
Sheriff Downing was among the Falls
contingent Of visitors to Helena yester-
day.
j. ]. Shur and wife of Delaware, Ohio,
are in the city on a visit to their son, F.
+. Shur.
}. &: Fernding is attaining an establish
ed popularity as the boot-maker Of the
northwest
Our staunch and wide-awake friend,
X. j. Higbye of Sand Coulee, was in
town yesterday:
Brother Todd, of the River Press, chief
clerk of the convention, returned yester-
day to his labors in that body.
+. c. Gremm Of Helena, who has been
visiting his son-in-law, Mr. Gibbons of
this city, left for home yesterday
Mr.. Rourke, travelling passenger agent
of the Kansas City r. r., is in the city
OH business connected with his road.
D. B. Terry from Lowell, Wis, called
yesterday and ordered the LEADER sent
to relatives and friends at his old home
A company of surveyors in charge Of
Engineer ]. H. Ellison arrived yesterday
and this morning leave for the Neihart
country to begin work.
| Our citizens will he pleased to learn
that Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Wetzel are re-
turning to Great Falls, from their sum
lner's suburban residence.
Mr.. Marcus Daily, of the great Anacon-
la and one of the most extensive mine
owners in the world, was the guest Of
Hon. 7. E. Collins yesterday.
Mrs. Breden, mother of Mr. Spruille
Breden, chief of the assay office at Hell
ena, passed through the city for the cap
ital yesterday on visit to her son.
| Wewere pleased to meet VIM. Mcqueen
of Belt, last evening, for the first time.
He is dyed-in-t -the-wool republican.
Nothing ION the fence" about him.
j c. E. Hall, the enterprising town site
owner of Glasgow, favored the LEADER
with pleasant call yesterday, Mr.. Hall
reports Glasgow right side up and boom
ing.
It was the general verdict of all who
listened to the excellent music of the
Park Theatre band, last evening, that it
is rapidly improving. 1t has always
been the best band in Montana.
A little fellow, seeing his sister babe
just born, said: ''Mamma, that baby must
have had her hair cut in heaven. sup
pose they thought she wouldn't be strong
enough to walk to Mr.. Beardsley's barber
shop"
Messrs. Marcus Daily ]. r. Toole, J. K
Clark, accompanied by J. Mcfarland, en-
gineerin-chief Of the Anaconda mines
aud mine superintendent Stahlmann, left
for Anaconda last evening on special
train at $40.
Miss Lottie Wade and Mr.. Leroyle took
the train for Sand Coulee on Sunday af-
ternoon. They gave one of their fine en-
tertainments to crowded house at the
, great coal-camp last night; and the boys
we're fairly transported with delight.
Jupiter forged some thunderbolts yes
terday afternoon and precipitated then
upon us, but without producing any per
) ceptible wetting. The lightning flashed
and the loud thundcrs ratified aro, nd ouI
ears; but it was all a mere flash in the par
nothing comparable with the Boston te.
party.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. McClelland and
children, Mr. Hotchkiss and Miss Haw
kins leave this morning for weel
or ten days outing, in the vicinity OF Belt
: This will be Mrs. HIS first experience a
: rusticating. We wish them all the de
. lights that spring from
life In the green wood
home in the grove.
\ A very sad accident occurred on SUI
river at the Couch ranch Sunday.
little tive-year-old son of Mr.. Andrew
!, Oleson, while playing on the bank Of til
= river, fell in and was drowned befor
help could reach him. The bereave
parents have our fullest sympathy.
has been but short time since thei
t. daughter was accidentally shot by he
+ cousin while handling revolver, an
n came very near dying. The interment c
T. the body of the little fellow took place 9
r. Highwood cemetery yeste rday.
Justtfable Homicide.
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