The river press., 1904-10-05
CITY AND STATE.

SEND your watch and ]eWelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
DR.. Geo. H. Taylor returned this
morning from professional visit to
Chinook.
Oscar Johnston shipped two car
loads of horses today from the Benton
stooky ards. The horses will be taken
to Maine for disposal, Mr.. Johnston
accompanying the shipment.
MIR. and Mrs. W. T.. Merrill left this
morning for Chinook, where Mr.. Mer.
rill will look after the shipment OF
several tranloads of sheep to the St.
Paul stocky ards.
It is reported that the Cascade Land
company has sold all its property in
Cascade, Chouteau and Teton counties,
to A. F. Carson of Helena, who has
been stockholder in the company.
The deal is said to have involved
about half million dollars.
County Clerk3. Sayre has received
from the secretarys Of state certified
copy of the. proposed amendment to
the constitution, which will be sub
mitted to populars' s'votelat the Novem-
Der election. 1t relate, to the hours
of labor in mnessand smelters.
County rney.Praysreturned this
morning from Havre: Iwhere he inves-
tigated several cases of alleged law
lessness. One of them was,a charge
of bigamy, but the accusediproduced a
certified copy ofsa decree iof divorce
from his former. wife, issued by a Da-
kota court, and this ended the pro-
ceedings.
NoTICE.-If you send during this
month your watch o..Jesse COLON,
Great Falls, Mont, he will clean and
warrant it one year for 81 so. \
From Thursdays Daily.
Miss MollieH Culbertson left today
for the UpperlShonkin to teach school
in that district.
r. E. Cowan returned this morning
from BoxlElder and has accepted the
positionsas night clerk at the Over
land hotel.
Attorney;W. .S.e Towner, accompa-
MED by his wife land family, arrived
today from Chinook. They have
rented thet Smith residence on Main
street, andlupou the arrival of their
household effects will make their home
there.
Among the: visitors in town today
aye C. NJ acobs and l.. V. Bogy, of
Cainook: L. Minugh and Alonzo
Smith, of Harlem: and w. B. Pyper,
OF Havre. They represented their re.
spective precincts at the meeting OF
the publican central committee.
Geo. 3. Bourne, who is in town to-
day, has purchased 1000 head of two.
year-old ewes from the Benton Sheep
company, in addition to the purchase
OF 5000 head made about two weeks
ago, the price being $3.50 per head
Bourne & Hamilton have also pur.
chased about ! 900 head of yearling
ewes from thel Sun River Stock and
Land company, at 1926 per head.
One of the interesting features ol
fair week at Helena will be the unveil.
ing of a bronze tablet erected by the
state to theimemory of the state vol.
unteers who were lkilled or who died
during the Spanish-American war OF
in the Philippines. The tablet is now
in place in the:state house, and will be
unveiled with appropriate ceremonies
during the reunion of the veterans or
Octo ber t andC5.
n meeting Of the republican centra
committee was held today, thirty -fou,
mem bers Of the committee being pres
ent or represented by proxy. The
matter of filing the vacancy on the
county ticket caused by the resigna
tion of Col. j. Fl. Rice as a Legislative
candid ate was the principal :bject O
discussion, and O. p. Brigham, o
Havre was nominated by unanimous
vote. The matter of selecting candi
datefor the Office of public administra
tor was delega ated 10 the chairman
and secretary of the committee.
NoT1CE.--If you send during thi
month your watch to Jesse COLON
Great Falls, Mont, he will clean an>
warrant it one year for $3.50. y
From Fridays Daily
Among the births recently reporte,
is that OF a son to the wife of Henr,
Schwartz, of Clifford.
Among the U. S. commissioners re
Gently appointed by Judge w. H
Hunt is John Dunlap, of Hill.
Mrs. D. Mckenzie. of Seattle, ar
rived from the west today and is tn
guest of her sister, Mrs. G. w. Buck
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