The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-05-28
GREAT FALLS NOTES.
Matters of Interest in and around
the Busy City.
From our Special Correspondent.

having just given social entertain
ment to the state conclave of gallant
knights and their happy and gifted
ladies. These, in departing, spoke
words of praise for the genuine kind
ness and hospitality which had been
extended to them during their stay.
In the course of such duties, this
city can be said to practice the max
i'm, at is more blessed to give than
to receive" for she is never at her
best unless showing her great in
dustries and future prospects to the
stranger within her gates.
The Butte and Montana CONNER
cial Company's Mill, at the foot of
Ninth street, is marvel of perfec-
ton and magnitude in the lumber
mill line. This mill, capable of cut
ting 100000 feet of rough lumber
per day, has been running all. spring
and has its yards packed and stacked
with lumber Of all dimension and
every serviceable quality. The mill
is equipped with every modern i'm
provement tending to save labor
The logs are taken to the carriage
and even turned upon the carriage
by machinery. Live roll off-bear
the lumber and slabs so that in every
department labor is saved and speed
is attained. The IS men employed
doubtless do the work of $50 men in
an old fashioned mill. A Iath ma
chine operates to consume the culls
and slabs so that waste is thing
practically unknown. A fine plain
ing mill has been opened lately
where all kind and sizes of lumber
are dressed and made into shapes
peculiar to builders wants.
The Great Falls Iron Works still
stands abreast of the times in its
readiness to supply machinery, both
special and general, also all materials
for the repair of machines. BY their
energetic manager, /. :. Woodbury.,
their business has grown till the old
quarters have been more than doub
led in size, and new machinery for
turning or planning metals, for max
ing patterns, for casting iron in any
order, shape Or size, has been added,
and the number of skilled workmen
employed has been trebled within
the past year. With abundance of
iron ores in the vicinity. This foun-
dry will one day furnish one of the
great industries of grea and grow
ing west.
10. Conrad is most enterprising
business man. He devotes large
sum Of money annually to judicious
newspaper advertising and also ranks
first in furnishing store room. His
house in Great Falls, which is be-
coming widely known throughout
Northern Montana is a model of
artistic and tasty arrangement. His
clerks are most obliging and kind in
character, and each department is
managed by specialists in their re-
spective lines. A. NJ. Dunham, af-
fable, and versatile, has charge of
the dress goods department. Their
line of silks and novelty dress pat
terms is large and complete; ging-
hams, hallies, outing hannels in end
less variety. Muslins, chenilles,
silecia, lace, embrorderies, trimmings,
and ribbons in every style, shade and
finish. Mammoth stock to order
from hosiery, underwear, silk and
cotton, ladies blouses, corsets, vests,
jackets, cloaks and caps IN any con-
ceivable style and made to order.
: Mr.. Conrad has decided to 90 out
of the trade in mems shoes to enable
him to carry large line of ladies
and misses shoes. He is accordingly
selling mems shoes at cost. His
stock of ladies shoes for the summer
trade which he has had made to or
der has been laid in at cost of over
$4,000. G. W. NJ. Verge, an ex-
perienced shoe man, is manager Of
this department.
The mailing department is grow
ing more important every day as it
is worked up by the mailing clerk,
c. c. Simpson. The mail order
business for last month ran over
5000. Promptness in this line is the
chief feature. Mr.. Norman Verge
is the general overseer of all the de-
partments.
The Rainbow Club is composed of
members representing the very elite
of Great Falls and in no part of their
appointment do they show off to
better advantage than when enter
tanning strangers. Their rooms, in
the Bach, Cory & Co. building, are
furnished in gloriously royal style,
docnrated and arranned as only the