The river press., 1904-01-27
CITY AND STATE.

nook, the request for the license com.
ing by wire.
It is reported from Havre that a
ease of smallpox has appeared in thai
city, the patient being a boy named
Ben Whitley, recent arrival from
Williston. He has been taken to the
pesthouse.
A number of the married friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Stocking were
entertained at whist last evening at
the Stocking residence on upper Front
street. Mrs. Geo. w. Frields secured
the ladies prize and the gentlemen's 5
prize was won by A. E. McLeish.
Advices from Culbertson state that
man who was stealing ride on the
trucks Of Great Northern coach was
discovered by the train crew, with one
OF his legs frozen. He was given
proper care at Culbertson, but the
limb was so badly frozen that ampu-
tatiOn was necessary.
According to the Drovers' journal,
the Chicago livestock commission
firms have not yet decided to dispense
with the services of solicitors in the
west. The proposition is to be voted
upon by the firms affected, and may
not go into effect unless it receives
unanimous support.
Henry Griesbach. Of the Teton, is in
receipt of news that his daughter was
among those who escaped harm at the
recent 1roquois theater fire in Chica-
go. She was visiting with relatives
in Chicago and was in the theater
when the fire broke out, but managed
to reach an exit before the panic COM
menced.
A dispatch from Havre says the
comm anding officer at Fort Assinni-
boine sent out two troops of cavalry
to round up livestock outfits that were
trespassing on the military reserve,
and that several thousand head of cat
tie and sheep were found within the
reservation lines. The military au-
thorities have notified the owners of
livestock that grazing on the reserve
will not be permitted, and in future
cases of trespass severe penalty
may be imposed.
Under Sheriff Pepin left today for
Choteau to take charge of Carl Hin
derager and Edward Olson, who are
accused of robbing sheep camp near
the southwest boundary line of this
county. The men were originally ar
rested and put in Jail at Great Falls,
as the alleged crime was supposed to
have been committed in Cascade coun
ty: it subsequently appeared that the
camp was in Teton county and the
prisoners were transferred to Choteau,
but later developments indicate that
the affair happened in this county,
and the accused will be prosecuted by
the Chouteau county authorities.
From Thursdays Daily.
A recent marriage reported from
Great Falls is thai of John Mem aster,
OF w arrick, and Miss M. A. Macken.
zje. Of ST. Johns, N. B.
The Butte newspapers announce that
a campaign against Sunday dancing
has been commenced by the ministers
of that city. They interviewed the
county attorney upon the matter, and
were informed that proper action will
be taken whenever complaint is Off
cially made.
The annual report Of Clerk Boyle,
OF the district court, which has been
forwarded to the state authorities,
shows that % marriage licenses were
issued and sixteen divorces granted
in Chouteau county last year. Nat
uralization papers were issued to
twenty'three applicants.
\ dispatch from Columbia Falls
says the farmers of that vicinity have
secured control Of the local Touring
mill which had been closed by Il mill
AuE tolllC1AC, duu WI! OpCCdlC lllC
plant. The new element of competi-
ton is expected to raise the price Of
wheat in that part Of Montana.
The Great Falls land Office has been
notified that the homestead entry of
Thos. E. Vivian. in the Highwaod
country, has been cancelled by the
Washington authorities who sustain
the decision of the local officials. The
entry was contested by c.. S. Waters,
who charged abandonment and failure
to comply with the law
The Butte Inter Mountain has been
conducting voting contest the past
few weeks, the prizes being a free trip
to the Worlds Fair at St. Louis next
June, one young lady to be selected
from each county in Montana. The
result of the contest as announced by
the Inter Mountain, shows that Miss
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