The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-06
CITY, AND COUNTY.

GREAT FAILS, April 5.-Ira Myers has
let the contract for 100x140-foot building
with basement 1o0x10o. to be erected on
the northwest corner of Central avenue
and Fourth street, work to begin within
the next 10 days. Mr.. Myers has arranged
to lease the building. The basement and
room 75xi40 will be occupied by beer
hall, and a mercantile business will oc-
cupy the other room, 25x14o. Arrange
ments will be made for greatly enlarRing
the building in the future. The contract
price is SIS, 900.
Tho fownsite company deeds to Dan
Mcclure lots 1 and 2, block 266, Third adj
dition, s., 800.
The w. r. c. will meet In EIks' hall to-
morrow afternoon and in the evening will
give an entertainment.
Marshal Pontet's report for March will
show that only Sc arrests were made dur
ing that month, the number OF arrests for
vegrancy alone In February was 81. This
Is encouraging, and shows that the police
department is Kidding the town of . dam
gerous element.
The registry Office was closed to-day but
| will be open tomorrow until 10 o'clock
p. m.
c. p. Downing, +. r. Atkinson and H.
A. Randall have been appointed Jury
commissioners by Judge Benton. They
| will meet with Clerk of the Court Cockrill
and Recorder Mcdonnell Monday and.
| draw trial jury panel for the juno term
of the district court. -
John J. Healy passed through the city
yesterday en- route to Ssu Francisco,
whence he will proceed to the headquar-
tiers of his transportation company on tho
Upper Yukon.
The funeral of "Uncle" Jerry Thornton
was held this afternoon from McBrat-
ney's undertaking rooms, Rev. G. H.
Byas of the A. M. E. church, officiating.
A large number of acquaintances were
present.
The Boston & Great Falls Land COM
pany has sold to r. p. Richards lot 8,
block %. Boston & Great Falls addition,
s400. Mr.. Richards will Immediately be-
gin the erectio of handsome residence
| on the above lot.
]. S. Davidson furnished the following
solution to the egg problem, which re-
Gently appeared in the STANDARD,
under Great Falls date: The least COM
mon multiple of 2. 3, A, 8 and 6, is 40; 60
divided by gives remainder of A, the
| 9Th multiple of divided by gives n re-
mainder of 6. The number required is
the fifth multiple of 60, 1900 plush or 301.
Rev j. ID: Reid of the Liberal church will
preach at Elks' hall at IL o'clock a. IN.
| Sunday, on GOOD Government for the
City,"
| Joseph Mabee, who was arrested on the
South Side by Sergeant Shea, charged
with disturbance. was fined S12.5J in
police court this morning and committed
| for 60 days.
r. G. Vaughn has been nominated for
mayor of Neihart on a non partisan
citizens ticket.
During the past week the following
shipments of ore have been made from
Neihart, the figures representing cars:
| Broadwater 20, Florence 1, Gait 1. The
| Moulton will ship next week from ore on
the dump. The Florence paid per
| cent. dividend April 1.
The STANDARD recently mentioned the
slaughter of a large steer in Neihart,
weighing 1,104 pounds dressed. One was
killed there Tuesday, a grass fed animal,
| from the vicinity of Stamford, that. when
dressed, weighed 1,2l6 pounds, and was
| only three years old.
+. NJ. Lepper, a prominent merchant of
| Neihart, has decided to locate in Great
| Falls, and Is here now making arrange
ments. Mrs. Lepper and family are visit
ing in Fort Benton until MIR. Lepper COM
pletes arrangements.
The citizens of Fort Benton are experi-
encing an unwonted sensation of perfect
safety and security. due to the efforts of
Sheriff Mclaughlin and assistants to rid
the town of the horde of FOUNDERS that has
SO long infested it without molestation.
Farmers Bulletin, No. 15," issued by
the state department of agriculture, is es-
pecially valuable to the ranchers of Mon
tana on account of its suggestions of
treatment of diseases which are slightly
affecting some Montana potatoes. or
one dangerous disease it says: For the
treatment OF potato scab a solution Of
corrosive sublimate has given the best re-
suits. This should be prepared by dis
solving two and one-quarter ounces of
corrosive sublimate in about two gallons
of hot water and after an interval of 10 or
Il hours diluting with IL gallons of
water"
Will Hanks arrived tonight from Lump
| City and will attend the annual school
election tomorrow. He has no intention
of resigning his position as school trustee.
1t is reported that he will engage in the
newspaper business here. He founded
the Great Falls Tribune, and was for a
long time the editor and proprietor of the
| Sun River Rising Sun.