The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-02-19
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS,

ClIY AMI CUUNI1 NEWS.
Mr.. Street, the well-known stockman
of Cora, is stopping at the Park hotel.
The region around Grand Forks is en-
veloped in deep SHOWS and arctic winter.
A desire for notoriety is one of the
strongest surface indications of a weak
mind.
Ambition impels one to try to elevate
himself. Envy makes him seek to lower
others.
That turkey dinner at the Delmonico
was the finest since Christmas-so say
the epicures.
George E. Boos, secretary of war, with
John Mcguire, returned to Helena Sun
day afternoon.
Gov. Leslie has committed the sentence
of Charles Gordon, the Benton murderer,
to Imprisonment for life.
Hon. Jerry Collins, wife and two child
rem accompanied Mr.. r. B. Harrison to
Helena on Sunday night.
The Sunday afternoon Manitoba train
wac uCAayCO 6CSClhA uOuES Uy VI
snow in Dakota and Western Minnesota
Lovely SHOWS have been gently scintil-
lating through the all, ,all day, while the
temperature continues|mil and pleasant.
J. A. Harris, ex-county commissioner
Of Cascade, came in on Sundays train
and is spending few days at the county
seat.
W. A. Rumsey and son returned yes
terday afternoon to Helena, greatly
pleased with the coming city Of the
Northwest.
Meeting of the school board this after
noon at four o'clock. A. G.. L. and E. A.
take notice and govern yourselves ac-
cordingly.
W. G. Stark left yesterday afternoon
for Butte where he will spend three or
four weeks. Mr.. John A. Hackshaw
will have charge of his business during
his absence.
Sup't Mayer returned from the East on
Sunday evening. It was expected that
he would take the east-bound train for
st. Paul yesterday, to return in few days
with his family.
The Legislative session is two-thirds
over and the constituency of Cascade
county want to know whether their coun-
Gilman is working solely for Jerry Collins
or will he do anything for Cascade
county.
Mr.. Frank L. Miller, the night operator
at Great Falls for the Rocky Mountain
Telegraph company, is one of the most
competent and courteous operators in the
West, and a young man Of promise and
patience.
Charles F. Wegner expects to go to
Neihart and the Barker district and take
in White Sulphur Springs before his re-
turn. Mr.. Wagner is subject to at
tacks OF rheumatism, and will try the
efficacy of the Springs water.
There is prospect of having the
townships near Kibby which have hith-
erto been unsurveyed, surveyed during
the coming season. The inhabitants who
have been desirous of having their land
surveyed now have some hopes Of OBJ
tanning a survey with little assistance on
their part.
The attention of our citizens is drawn
to the advertisement Of Mr.. pepper, who
is prepared not only to furnish but to
transplant and not only to transplant but
to warrant shade and ornamental trees.
No time should be lost by those having
sidewalks and lots to enclose with shade
and ornamental trees. We shall have
more of this hereafter.
Myer Harris returned yesterday from
the East. 1t was supposed that Mr.. Har-
ris had gone East for the purpose Of Oh
tanning a cabinet position, but he says
there is no trnth in the report He has
been confning himself to purchasing
goods. While East he met 4 number of
Great Falls wanderers and had Il pleas
ant time.
A special train containing General Su-
perintendent Case, Assistant General
Manager Mohler and Chief Engineer
Miller came in on the Manitoba early
yesterday morning. The party went up
to the Sand Coulee coal mines and were
greatly pleased with the workings there.
Iney ma tnAt the coal company mas Deen
getting out their coal near the surface Of
the ground in order to develop the mines.
Lately they have begun to run into the
hill and the coal they are now finding is
of the finest quality, excelled by no other
coal in the world outside Of anthracite.
After visiting the coal mines they made
a trip to the smelter and took in the beau
ties of the Black Eagle and Rainbow
Falls and of the Giant spring. The major
ity Of the party left last evening.