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Show I FOUNDER OF MONTANA TOWN PASSES AWAY CJRBAT I'AI.T.S. Mont P-c Co Former For-mer United Stales Senator I'arls Gibson, founder of Great Falls, died Friday nlsrht Mr. Gibson was (.Ireat Falls flrnt ma"'r u state senator, and was elected to the " . t'nitcd States senate In 1900 to fill the vacancy caused by the nslsriation of V. A. Clark Mi . GlbSOil was born !n Maine, in 1110. Twenty-eight years later he settled at St Aiith".r K:il s n, v. Mirincsiira In )'S2 he csjns to Fort Heato.i. Montana Bellevlni; that he dlscorn-.-d pos'-slhllltles of a city at the trreat falls of the Mlt-sourl Mlt-sourl river, he made a trip to f,t. Paul t-i present bis plans to James Hill, lie was furnished with land scrip suffl7ienl to take up the townslte and the water power sites. , |