The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-01-16
LOCAL NEWS.

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Another real estate office will be open
ed in Great Fall.
w. NJ. Cockrill, the affable and popu
lar clerk Of the district court, Is expected
to drop in upon us today or tomorrow.
Robert Vaughn, owner of the finest
horses in Montana Territory, has been
spending few days in Great Falls.
CT. Conrad, of the firm of I. G. Baker
& Co., Ft. Benton, has been in the city
two or three days on account of the
| Thomson matter.
| 1t is reported that there are several
cases of smallpox in Helena. This will
cause the legislators to make their tarry
in that place as short as possible.
| Such an improbable story as that i'll
the handbill about G. p. Thomson last
evening was never before originated. We
are assured that there is not the slightest
foundation Of truth in it.
The handbill last night had several
dispatches in it, for example, "Evictors
Wounded" which appeared in Sundays
LEADER. The handbill is now only about
three days behind in its news(?).
There is considerable demand for real
estate in the coming city Of the North
west, even though 1t is midwinter. The
Townsite company yesterday received an
order from a gentleman in Oregon for
the purchase of &4,3o0 worth of townsite
lots.
The fellow who has been sending the
weather reports from Great Falls must
have either poor thermometer, or he is
Intentionally reporting the weather much
colder than it really is. When every
other thermometer in town shows 25o
above zero, he reports it 5 and 10o
above.
Pat Hughes has been over in Benton
enlightening his friends there with the
glowing reports from Barker and Neihart
mining districts. He cannot say too
much in praise of that wonderful car
Donate camp. Our Benton friends should
invest, if they desire to see Great Falls
the central city of Northern Montana.
Mr.. Paris Gibson lately brought i'll
lot of ore from the Morrison l. Wood
hurst mines, which he sold to the smclt-
er company for $1,010. The charges for
transporting the ore seventy-tive miles by
team amounted to $4OO. The owners of
the Morrison Il Woodhurst mine have Il
lot of ore on the dump, and as soon us
the shrek of the engine is heard in the
Bolt mountains-as it will be next sum-
ner-this mine like the others will come
tn the front This ore is heavy in lead
and free from zii:c and Consequently
very valuable to mix with dry ores from
other;mines.
We are pleased to inform our readers
that the Townsite company have gencr-
ously donated valuable lot to the city Of
Great Falls for public library. This | It
il centrally located, not far from Central
avenue, and we learn that Col. G. A.
Broadwater has stated that he would
make liberal donation for a building
whenever the city is ready to erect u
library building This is Il generous
offer on the part of tho Townsitc company
and Col. Broad water, and II shows dis
position on the part of the owners Of the
townsite to do all in their power to pro-
vide for the public welfare. The LEADER
has for long time urged upon the pco-
pie Of Great Falls to make provision for
the establishment Of public library.
Such All institution every citizen would
be proud Of, and it would speak volumes
to those who visit this city.
| The Cataract Mill Company Is now en-
gagged in cleaning up 1900 bushels OF MOI
hard Scotch Fife seed wheat, which will
be sold to the ranchcrs ut cost. This seed
will produce the finest milling wheat
that can be obtained. Ranchers should
send in their orders curly. The Cataract
! Mill Go. to toencouragc the agriculturists to
SOW the grade Of wheat above mentioned,
made them the following liberal
offer: Those who are not prepared to
pay cash ut the time Of taking the wheat,
can give their note ut one per cent. a
month payable after the next harvest,
and both principal and interest can be
paid in wheat. Ranchers should be
especially lliligcnt in getting their wheat
crop early III the spring rs possible in
order to take advantage of the moisture
in the ground. 1t is desirable and
salutary to secure the best seed possible
The company will make Il greater ad
vance on the different qualities Of wheat
next year than they have |" thc past.
!, The Anaconda Will Build.
The Anaconda company announce to
day that they will build II railroad o
their own from Butte to Anaconda anl