The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-29
GREAT FALLS NOTES.

Great Falls. March 2s.-At a meet
ing or bicyclists to organize a club c.
p. Fowler was elected captain and
manager and b. ID. Hatch treasurer
The name adopted was the Electric
City Bicycle club, and Sim Barbee and
Frank Tebeau were selected to solicit
membership. The first run of the club
will take place tomorrow afternoon,
when the members will meet at 2
o'clock in front of the Standard office
and go in body to Rainbow Falls, a
distance of about eight miles.
At meeting of the school board held
to discuss the financial condition of the
school district, and to take action re-
garding bills presented by contractors
of the High school building, 1t was de-
cided to allow Joseph Baines 81, 900 on
his claim of s2.92764, for extras" on
the central building; that the Western
Hardware company be allowed $500 on
its estimate for $500 on the contract for
plumbing the central building; that
Mckay Bros. be allowed 1864 so on their
estimate for 1929 on contract for con-
struction of central building, and that
j. II. Donhn be allowed $15461 on his
claim for $30923 for extras" on central
building. These claims having been
allowed only s167.36 remain in the
building fund, and this sum is more
than Offset by a claim which has been
allowed and not paid. The claims for
the balance of the above and other
claims, aggregating about $1,000, were
tabled until there is some money with
which to pay them.
1t was ordered that, on account of
prevalence of diphtheria in Little
Chicago" the school near the Boston
& Montana smelter should remain
closed, until the city board of health
ordered it opened. The superintendent
was instructed to use his own discre-
ton in admitting new pupils to pri-
mary grades, the seating capacity OF
the several buildings being severely
taxed.
The ratification convention of the
different parties were all held to-day
and the nominations in the various
wards were endorsed.
The republican convention was held
in Elks' hall. and speeches by promin-
ent republicans were made to the en-
thusiastic audience. The democrats
held their convention at the council
chambers in the afternoon and the pop
ulists in the evening at the same place
This evening the populists of the Sec
ond ward unanimously endorsed the
nomination of ]. G. G.. Thompson,
democrat. for alderman.
Attorney Shores is back from a pro-
fessional trip west.
Mrs. Sotherin of Winnipeg, is in the
city the guest of her daughter. Mrs. w
S. Dean.
Judge Pomeroy of Kalispell is in the
city en- route TO Choteau, where he will
| convene district court Monday.
Thursday evening Mrs. J. X. CLARK
entertained a few friends at her home
Oh the north side. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Cook, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
rison. Mrs. Pratt, Miss Spencer, Mrs
Donovan, Mrs. Lummy of Neihart
Herbert Clark, ]. F. Kirby and Mr.
Clark, jr. An interesting programme
was rendered. Miss Addie Spencer
! sang beautiful contralto solo
Loves Sorrow" a duet by Mrs. Clarh
and Miss Spencer: Love Shall Livs
Forever" from the opera of Blue
Beard, jr.: bass solo, by John F. Kir-
by "A Bandits Life" piano solo by
Mrs. Pratt and a duet by Mrs. Donovan
and Miss Spencer.