The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-03-29
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS.

Cooler, cloudy, slight sprinkle and in-
dications of rain.
A colored cook was fined yesterday for
using indecent language.
A. J. Vance has again appeared upon
the streets Of Great Falls.
Rev. +. A. Riggin is one of the incor-
porators Of the Montana Wesleyan uni
versity.
Another Ohio contingent arrived yes
country.
Hon. Granville Stuart Of Fergus coun-
ty is in the city. Mr.. Stuart is one Of the
best informed pers ons of Montana.
Harry Ringwald has returned from his
Benton tri ip and is setting up the pins for
a non-partisan democratic campaign.
The Helena Winning candidates are 7.
P. Fuller mayor, Sam Douglas city treas
urer, J. G. Sanders police magistrate.
And now the Tribune claims Charles
Wegner to be non-partisan. It agrees
perfectly with the theory that non-parti-
san means democratic to the backbone!
The prospect of rain-storm is looke d
upon with favor by the farmers. A good
soaking rain for a few days would put
the ground in excellent condition for
crops.
Bob has got fixed in good shape in the
basement under Power & Trigg's sa-
loon-and his midnight oyster stews and
suppers are coming to the surface with
refreshing frequency.
''Gathering up for storm-get your
coal bins filled!"-saluted our listening
ears Yesterday. The professor, though
slightly cranky on feminines. is some
thing of an oracle Oh the weather.
1t has been decided to make the
spring vacation of the schools only one
week in length, commencing next Mon
day. A longer vacation would carry the
term too far into the warm season.
Prof. Morrison says the whole of the
St. Mary's lakes is on this side of the
Canadian border. Geod, if true-and the
professor, in this respect at least, is like
the Father of his Country, he couldn't
tell lie-if he tried.
DR.. TAFT made very successful teeth
ing expedition to Sun River, returning
Wednesday evening. He also tapped br.
Corson of the Sun for the simples.
Whether it will be a sou or a daughter
has not yet transpired.
After pleasant visit Of about week
and forming acquaintance with many OF
the leading business men of Great Falls,
Mr.. ]. Johansen, agent of the K. r. Val
lev Brewing company, took the Manito-
ba for Fargo on Wednesday.
Mr.. Goodrich, the Great Falls lumber
merchant, reports business daily improv-
ing. This is the surest thermometer Of
revival of trade. and building operations.
Mr.. Goodrich is gentleman with whom
our citizens take pleasure in dealing.
A welcome kind of warrant would he
such US the one for $4,000 which Mr..
Ringwald of Cascade sent the other day
to our county clerk to settle up the coun-
ty divy score. We would like to be
servedin the same way.-Tranchant.
A Montana lady recently sent word OF
an eastern paper that all it was good for
was to make bustles. His agent is com
ing to canvass the Territory, expecting
that every lady will subscribe. that's
rather on the cloud" and ''lass- -ivious,
now, aint it, Granny?
| Mr.. Hazen Sinclair Of Gratiot, Mich,
arrived in the city yesterday for the pur.
nose Of making locations for himself and
| family and number of grown up sons
and their families. lie has come intent
on business not merely to
.'View the landscape o'er."
Rev. Champagne is looking about the
country, preparatory to settling q colony
here. He paid visit to Bishop Brondel
| in Helena, who had all Of the narro"
Helena prejudice against any part Of
, Montana being all agricultural country
on account Of her own arid soil, and ut
tempted to keep him from establishing q
colony here.
A prominent democrat, who is an &C
tive politician and has large interests il
Graa. Falls, says that Ira Myers is ineli
gible for the office of mayor in this city
as he has been residing upon a ranch ont
sid the e,v limits, and it would be JUS
a. vel to make the water-works direct
ors tue city council and be done with IT
A dupl.cate of articles of incorporation
of the Gorham Transfer company have
been filed with Secretary Webb. Th'
company is formed for the purpose o
transf erring passengers. freight, etc, be
tween St. Clair and Cascade by ferr,
boat. steamer or other means. The capl
tai stock is 100000 and the incorporation
Frank S. Read, Benjamin Rumsey anc
T homas l.. Gorhaln.
Messrs. Major and Rose paid tn
LEADER sanctum visit yesterday. Th
gentlemen are from Wichita, Kansas, AM
have been interested readers OF tn
LEADER during the past winter. The
represent Kansas as being very dnl
The failure of the crops for the last tw
years has nearly prostrated the boom /
Kansas real estate. They are muc
pleased with the climate Of Great Fali
which they find a great deal better thai
was represented to them.
A brick yard is in full blast on tn
Vaughn ranch, eight miles below towI
t turning out brick for the new nansio
soon to be built there by Mr.. Couch, til
nresent owner Teams are now h's
! hauling wood with which to hurn Il!
brick, There is also some 10000 feet I
Humber to be hauled, also other buildin
material. The house is to be an add
tiOn to the present structure, and VIII