within two weekcWhy would not a flax mill he a profitable enterprise in Great Falls? The roa-terlal could all be grown in On*cade county for It? supply.Supplies for tbe American Express Co. office* at the Nelhart branch havo arrived. Offices will bo established at Ar-mington, HicevlUe and Monarch.On and lifter June 1st tlie Belt mountains brands of the Groat Northern will be mannged from the Helen* cilice, iteg-utar tram* will probably be started that day.Tlie many friends of Mr. Chat. G. Fish will learn with deep sorrow that ho 1* gradually sinking at 81. Clare hospital in this city and no hopes are now entertain ed that ha can long survive bis serious HJneae.—KJver Press.Mayor Bradford of Helena created con-rternatlou by a statement that he would i»ue u proclamation closing nil saloons and business places ufter midnight. Tbe document was not issued aa it raised a Storm Ihai would not quiet.J. B. Leslie and Peter M. Baum have formed a law partnership and will have a suite of offleea in tbe Dnnn block. This will certainly be a fltronr legal team. Mr-I.eslio has now a large «nd growing practice. Mr. Hanoi is a new comer, but be ha* made a most favorable impression both as a man and lawyer. Success to the new firm.The electric railway will start on Central avcnuo in frout of the Park hotel and go south on Heoond street to Fourth or Fifth arenue south and then east to Ninth street und on to the falls as mupped out in yesterdiiy's TlHBCKt. 'Hie line will also be extended to the Montana smelter arid Giant [.ring, it will |e the longest and best electric railway in Montana.Mr. K. Wertheim of Forgo, Dakota, has leased one of the large rooms of the Park hotel annex lor the United Sinte* Clothing House. This company has a large e*tabli*bment. iu Fargo iiud they propose to put In u larger stock of clothing andlug and gents furnishing* than Is carried by any house In northern Montana. Theof bl* addition to the city of Great Falla, and this property will uuw bu put on the market. Thia addition adjoins the town-site on the east nod la beautifully situated on high, level ground, that overlooks lire town. It is especially eligible for residence purposes and the lota will doubtleas meet with a ready sale.BELT aaoi. NT.tIN4 TKRMINl.'SJ.J. HI1J Tell* tPhy Hie Termlna* Is Tem-porily at Monarch.The following letter baa been received from Preaideot Jai. J. Hill of the Great Northern Ry, which fully explains Itself, Mr. Hill sets forth the true reasons wby the road has not been extended into Barker and Nelhart, but it should be Understood that hi* reference to the miners ia not gecreml, buUppliee only to those who do not work and vr^ut $1,000,000 for a prespect hole. There are in both Nei-hart and Barker inauy industrious miners who are, to the best of their ability, trying to develop ana make valuable tbolr properties:GlIKAT NOHTHBRK It*.,St. J’uul, Mny u, 1*80. Pari* Gltttdn, Esq, vice-president. Great Fall. W. 1*. T. Co. Great Falls, Montana.Dtrtu Sib: In regard to a report cir-CUliUwl by some of tbe porties interested In the town of Monarch to the effect that they have an understanding with the railway company a* to delaying tbe con-oonetructlon of the road beyond that point for two years, or any other time, I beg to say that the *tory i. utterly false iu every report. The road has been surveyed to Nelhart and Barker nod toe Construction would have been well under way at thi6 time and tbe liue completed to t.uo or both place* curly io the innmer, were It not fur the fact that tho people iu these camps have mnde but little efforts to Increase their mineral out-C. Their main object seems to have n to get a railway for the purpose of enabling them to advance the prices ofdi