The river press., 1903-09-30

! and sentenced TO hne OF o4UV. " nlt
tecar has not yet been able to secur
the money. Whittecar was accused 0
having shot Frank NJ. Macy OF
March %, the shooting occurring il
Phippen & Nacey's saloon at Shelby
Parties from Harlem report a small
real estate boom in that town, severa
pieces Of property having changed
ownership within the past few weeks
The government irrigation projects
contemplated in that vicinity would
attract large number of settler:
whose natural trading point would be
at Harlem, and residents of that town
believe it is the coming metropolis Of
the Milk river valley.
From Fridays Daily
Try Bengal soups, Green Bros. y
Canned chicken, chipp beef, veal
leaf, lunch tongue, deviled ham and
cavia, Green Bros.
1t is rumored that newspaper will
soon be started at Harlem by Glas-
gov parties, who are now making the
necessary arrangements.
The chicken pie dinner given last
evening by the Ladies' Aid was large.
ly attended, and the receipts were
satisfactory to the promoters.
The Shonkin beef shipment that was
loaded here last week was on Wednes-
days market, and brought fairly
satisfactory prices. A good proper
tion of the steers sold at s4l5.
Miss Sally Woodcock, who has been
the guest Of her brother, J. w. Wood
cock, for the past month, departed for
her home in Missouri. She was &C.
companied to Great Falls by her
brother.
\ dispatch from Lewistown reports
that the hotel at Ubet, owned by Mrs.
Barrows, was destroyed by fire yes.
terday. 1t was one of the Oldest and
most familiar landmarks of that part
Of Montana.
Geo. L. King, who has just returned
from visit to Iowa, reports unfavor-
able business conditions in many
parts Of that state. Cold aud rainy
weather has had an injurious effect
upon farm crops of various kinds.
The new beer wagon belonging to
Nick Michaels was totally demolished
last evening in a runaway accident
that took place from the depot. No
one was hurt and the horse was caught
after he had stripped himself of every
strap of harness.
j. Ward Huse, who has just re-
turned from a business trip to Glas-
gov, informs US that several parties
who had driven trail bands of mutton
sheep to that point have decided not
to ship this season, and the outfits
will be taken back to their home
range. They consist for the most
part Of two-year-old wethers, and
their owners hope for better market
conditions next year.
1t is reported that Major Scobev, of
Fort Peck, proposes to bring a dam.
age suit against the manufacturers of
the dip that is supposed to have caused
the death of nearly POO cattle that
were treated for scab last June. 1t
was claimed that the trouble was due
to the scalding temperature of the dip,
but it has since been ascertained tn at
the stuff contained considerably more
poisonous matter than represented.
Advices from Helena report the
death of Col. Sam Word, the we'll
known pioneer, who had many friends
and acquaintances in northern Mon
tana. Mr.. Word, although we'll ad
vanced in years, took part in the
stampede to the klondike, and is said
to have made profitable business in.
vestments at Dawson. He returned to
Montana about d year ago, and had
been in failing health for some time.
Blnncs Fergus Health Officer.