The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27

live on it. 1t is not Mn infrequent sight
to witness one of the numerous lawyers
or doctors here sitting on his piazza up
On a bright zephyrus morning facing the
windward with "A funnel in his mouth.
He is simply getting his breakfast.
On Friday the wind blew so hard that
everything in town was shaken. Sever
al wives went to the divorce court and
shook their husbands. 1t shook the
sheet iron smoke stacks off a lot of
buildings, and a colored lady of the city
shook her fist under Mayor Fitzgcrald's
nose. House maids with great difficult
ty shook the wind pudding and frag-
mcntary to~othpicks off the table cloths,
and the Indian signs shook their toma-
hawks at the dazed passerby. The dali
ry men sold milk shakes fresh from the
COW, and thus the wind made possible
what the recent earthquake couldn't do.
The Great Falls Water company is
operated by the Holly pump system and
has a capacity of 1,OO0,O 900 GALLONS per
diem. The works on the bank of the
Missouri above the city are "a notable at
traction to visitors. Frank Goss super
intends the station, and is a most agree
able gentleman to meet. He takes
great pleasure in telling the visitor ev-
erything he asks. and if by any chance,
Mr.. Goss is not possessed of the inform
alton sought he will procure it for you
while you wait.
He told me that the city is using at
present only 100000 gallons of water
daily. The newspaper men take most
of this in denying today what they
printed yesterday. The local papers he
says are a source of great revenue to the
water company.
The demand for water at this season
is so short as to render operations at the
works lather difficult. It is no easy
matter to run the pumps so slow as is
made necessary by the city's present re-
quirements. But Mr.. Goss saws the wa
ter company contemplates one of two
things which will increase business and
whoop it up at the Holly shop. They
are 10Y working up a scheme to supply
the city with beer as well as water, the
plan being TO run both beer and water
through the same faucet, with instruct
ons so plain that a wayfaring man
though a fool may not err therein.
Turn to the right water; to the left beer.
If this plan fails they propose to hire a
gang of temperance workers to work the
place. The latter course will not be
adopted until the former has signally
failed.
james Burns, chief of the fire depart
mcnt, is the best fireman in Montana,
He has long held the sit at Great Falls.
and at q fire knows what to do and how
to do it.. He is a valuable man for the
town, and his licutenants are like unto
him-up to snuff. They make three
runs daily just to keep in exercise. And
it is said that tho spool they maintain
never allows the v~ictuals to get cold.
And altho' the run between goals covers
the. distance of two blocks, they have
never been too late for meals. Great
Falls has an efficient fire service, fully
equipped for the requirements of the
place, and any hot time they may have.
The men of Great Falls are noted fol
hustle and activity. Conventionally
speaking they follow the direction OF
thei" noses, which is onward and up
ward. Excelsior is written in Their
c~ountcnances. This is also true of the
women Of Great Falls. Full of thrift
and bustlc--and bustles full of excel.
sior. They say excelsior makes the best
known packing for bustles and patent
calves, even better than Daily Tribuncs
may, in II subsequent letter, write
you some more observations on Grcar
Falls, but until | do, | am as ever,
Your PARD.