The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-03-06

"I. II. y. OSter. OF barker returned &c
his home yesterday. t.
The concert which was announced fo,
tonight at the Methodist church has been
indefinitely postponed.
A fine lot of chickens and ducks for
sale by ID. Williams at the railroad shops
west side of the river.
Dan Morris, of Cascade, and one of the
best known horse men in Northern Mon.
tana, is registered at the Park.
Messrs. j. C. Adams and wife. and NJ
l.. Strong, wife and child. of Sun River
are recent arrivals at the Park Hotels
Real estate agents report an improving 9
demand for city lots and that the request
for acre property is very active.
F. L.Street the prominent young stock
man OF Cora Creek passed through this
city yesterday, enroute to Fort Benton.
O. G. Cooper, wife and child of CAo
teau, Montana. arrived in Great Falls
yesterday and are registered at the Park
hotel.
Nelse johnson, who was yesterday
brought before Judge Huy charged witt,
heing drunk and disorderly, was fined :s7
and costs.
The two lots heretofore dedicated tc
the Catholic church Of this city were to.
day surveyed. Building the church will
next be in order.
Chas. Weymer, manager of the Hotter
Lumber Company of this city, left toda,
for Craig upon business connected witt
the company's mill at that point.
Another colony Of six families arrived
yesterday from Iowa, being the vanguard,
of heavy contingent from that enterpris
ing section of the area of freedom.
A party of immigrants from st. Vim
cent. Canada, with their household goods
several head of work stock and small
bunch of cattle arrived in Great Falls
yesterday.
Rev. Mrs. F. A. Riggin and children OF
Fort Benton, and Misses Dwyer. and
Lawson of Livermore, Dakota, were pas
senyers by yesterdays west bound 1rai,
c. W. Gardner of Maiden, Montana
left this city yesterday for Anaconda
taking with him for treatment some very
fine specimens of copper-ore from his
Golden Chariot mine in the Yogo mining
district.
Colonists and others desirous of sccur
ing valuable property in the vicinity o
Great Falls will be interested in the an
nouncement of Mr. Joseph Hamilton. il
this mornings LEADER. of his purpose t,
dispose of his two desirable ranches, with
i'll three miles of this city. See his adv
Large crowds Of pleasure seekers ar,
attracted every afternoon to the grounds
in front of the Park hotel to watch til,
spirited and scientific playing. 1t is
currently reported that challenge has
been assured st. Paul nine. to play in
this city on st. Patrick's day for 81 900 q
side.
Losr-A lady's gold watch with the
name Of "Alice G. Dyas' inscribed on
one side of the case. Ths watch is sup
posed to have been lost north of Central
avenue, between Second and Fifth
streets in this city. The Under will be
rewarded by leaving the same at this
office.
The following named settlers of North
ern Montana have patents in the U. s.
land Office at Helena: w T.. Lease. j.
Narcotic, A. A. Ocherman,J L. Larment.
Alexander Panbrum, John Epperson. !,
F. Wegner, f. l.. Smith, NJ. Morrow,
Samuel Dean, E. p. Bywaers. Most of
these are homestead patens
The following real esate transfers
were filed for record yesterday in the
Office of the clerk aud recorder of Cas-
cade county: Miss .Ienni Gibb to Paris
Gibson, sell of section 33, town 81, range
3 east; II. Willdekotf and ,ife to Robert
| Vaughn, 100 acres in section 25 and 80
in town 81, north of range east.
| Prof. Morrison is repctcd to have
drawn papers for the enty under the
homestead, timber culture,nd pre-emp-
tion laws, of 1900 acres { govelnmen.
land in the vicinity of Gret Falls. in one
day last week. That's Ian office bust
ness. Who said we shoul not have Il
land office in Great Falls? Selah
Talking about dancing. 'hy the woods
are full Of them said one our esteemed
country friends a few daysago. Mr. Bln,s
kcnbakcr takes the lead all gives one to
his numerous friends at B residence in
Sand Coulee, Friday niyt. March Sth.
Mr.. Bates of Otta Creek follers suit on
Friday the 18th while kibey brings up
the rear on the 18th.
Mr.. William f. Wallacof Ubet, Mon
tana, is in from that fertilSection. Tibet
is situated on Ross fork the Judith
river in one of the largest rain produc
ing districts in the judith basin. Mr..
Wallace informed lis that le farmers of
and would give their attltion to the
former years.
That part of the PRESENTS address
which states: 1t is due tNhe settlers in
the Territories who hayavail-d them
selves of the invitations oour land office
to make homes upon the ,ublic domain
that their titles should be ,ee,lily adj pst-
ed and their honest entri confirmed bv
patent, will be most grating to the set
tiers who have long suireh under the
democratic Sparks regime
We learned yesterday ON a gentle.
| man VINO came IN over tntMtlilltOD am.
who has been spending .veral days in
and around Davis, a static on the Mani
toba IL few miles from FolBelknap. that
that infant but stirring ity was still
booming with all its mht and main
Corner lots We're held at25U while the
less desirable locations ,re offered for
less. The Townsite colmny lis an in
ducement to settlers has ferrd free To
the first applicants promi int locations for
business houses. many othem We were
informed have been acoted. Several
car loads of Lumber hah rived from he