The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-09
GREAT FALLS MENTION.

Judge Smith will convene court in
Choteau, Teton county, on the 21st inst
But little business is to be transacted,
and the session will be a short one.
The new wagon bridge over the Ma
rias river has been accepted and paid
for by Teton county and the contrac-
tors claim 1t cost $4,000. which, If true,
resulted in a loss to them of $4,000.
/, Work on the big Conrad irrigating
canal near Dupuyer has been suspend
ed for the winter.
Rev Alfred 1rown of Anaconda is a
Great Falls visitor
f. c. Atwater Of Butte is in the city
M. B. Gorham, j. P. Thoroughman
and H. r. Johnson are down from Cas-
cade 49,
At Monday nights council meeting
Alderman Mcdonnell reported Alder
man Wadsworth absent for a very good
cause and 80 days leave of absence
was granted him. The good cause
for which Mr. Wadsworth was granted
his leave of absence is privately an
nounced as his marriage to Miss Rose
E. Miller, formerly of this city, at
Shawano. Wis. Mr.. and Mrs. Wads-
worth will return to Great Falls about
the goth inst.
Miss Carrie Jardine Of Collingwood
Mich, is visiting relatives and will prob
ably make her future home in this city.
fencing quite boom just as present
and there is a feverish demand on the
market for orange blossoms and houses
fitted for light housekeeping.
City Clerk c. H. Clark has been quite
i'll for the past week, but is improving
slowly.
For the month of October Chief
French Of the fire department reports
three alarms 800 feet Of hose laid and
two and one-haIf hours spent at fires.
The fire at the old McClay house is re-
ported as of incendiary origin; loss not
adjusted; insurance, $3,400 Expenses
for the month, S581.S1.
Ninety -four arrests were made by the
police last month, while the cost of
boarding was SAC. Fines collected by
police magistrate, $217.50
City receipts from the inspector of
weights and measures during October
were $4G.60
Thomas McTague has filed for record
his patent to 40 acres In section rs,
township 10 north. range east; and
1O7.s7 acres in section 80, township 10
Thompson filed for record his patent to
100 acres in section %, township q
north, range east.
p. s. Trtggs, who has been visiting
Great Falls for several days, left yes
terday for Butte. where he will shortly
start Tor mis- nome In JonanneSDurE,
South Africa. Mr.. Triggs is an old
time resident Of Anaconda and Butte,
having lived in both places previously
to his leaving for South Africa II years
ago. In the present fight between the
Beers and England he is firmly of the
opinion that the English will be defeat
ed, for the present at least. Mr.. Trigss
evidently believes that Boer supremacy
would be good thing and predicts q
stampede to that field should the Beers
be successful. He compares South AT
RIGA to Montana 20 years ago and is
very enthusiastic as to the chances for
making money there.
Wallace CoWell has been appointed
postmaster at Bynum, vice George A.
Fry, removed.
!. d. Askew and family of Cascade
have removed to this city, where Mr.
Askew will engage in the livery bust
ness.
P. J. Donahue of Billings is in the
city.
The Great Falls Water Power and
Townsite company has sold to j. G..
Graves-T Thompson for $3.50 the north
half of lot s, block 535 sixth addition
to the townsite Of Great Falls.
The many friends of w. T. Mcfarland
of Lewistown will be glad TO learn of