The river press., 1904-09-28
CITY AND STATE.

marketing of a shipment of Shonkin
beef.
Mrs. A. w. Allen, Mrs. F. J. Ad-
ans aud Miss M. A. Baker came in
from the Baker ranch on Highwood
today and will leave tomorrow morn
ing TO: Great Falls.
District court was adjourned today
until Monday, October 10. Judge Tat
tan will leave Monday morning for
Glasgow, where the regular term for
Valley county will open Tuesday.
About 600 head of cattle which were
purchased by G. V. Nassau, the Min
nesota cattle buyer from parties on
Highwood and in the vicinity of Belt,
were loaded today at the Benton stock
yards for the ST. Paul market.
A band of about 5000 head Of two
and three year old wethers belonging
to j. B. Long & Co., of Great Falls,
were driven through town today and
crossed to the south side of the bridge.
The sheep are being driven to the Ju-
dith basin where they will be wintere .
Among recent sheep purchases made
by G. H. Merrill are the following:
From A. c. Strobe, of Hill, 1900 two
year old wethers at S2.40; from Cowan
Bros, of Harlem, 1900 dry ewes at
Sl.50; from Julius Hirshberg, of Cho-
teau, 5000 ewes and wethers at 81 go:
from l.. Vendette and Ed Reichelt,
about 1000 aged ewes at S1.00.
The republican state committee an
nounces that Hon. William Lindsay,
republican candidate for governor,
will visit northern Montana the first
week in October. In company with
Hon. G. NJ. Bourquin, of Butte, and
Hon. B. T. Hathaway, of Helena, he
will address meetings at Havre on
October 3, and at Fort Benton on
October 4.
NoT1CE.-If you send during this
month your watch to Jesse COLON,
Great Falls, Mont, he will clean and
warrant it one year for $3.50. 4
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. Ernest Ringwald, of Kalispell,
who has been visiting with Mrs. D. G.
Browne, left this morning for Great
Falls.
Mrs. Eaton and Miss Eaton, Of
Seattle, who have been visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Moore for sew
eral weeks past, returned to their home
yesterday morning.
Geo. B. Bourne and Donald Cam.
eron, of Hill, arrived today and went
out to the Benton Sheep company
ranch to receive an outfit of }, 600 ewes
recently purchased by Bourne & Ham.
ilton.
The fnancier's books of the local
lodge of the A. O. U. w. lodge have
been left in charge OF G. W Ayres
during the absence of Mr.. Jere Sui
livan. Mr.. Ayres announces that all
lodge dues are to be paid to him.
Notice of his resign alton as repub-
lican candid ate for the state legisla-
ture has been filed in the county clerk 5
Office by Col. ]. H. Rice. The resig.
nation of Allen Gray, as republican
candidate for public administrator,
has also been received.
Mrs. Zack Larson, Of the Teton,
was brought to town last evening to
receive medical treatment for dis.
located shoulder, resulting from be-
ing thrown from horse which she
was riding yesterday. Mrs. Larson
returned to the Teton today.
Chairman J. Ward Huse, of the re-
publican county committee, announces
that Hon. William Lindsay and other
speakers will be here next Monday
evening. October 3, instead OF the date
originally announced. They will
speak at aavre on Tuesday e?ening,
October I.
l. D. O'Donnell, the Billings sheep
man, informs US that he would like to
make extensive purchases Of lambs in
this vicinity, but the high local freight
rates to Billings would make the ven
ture too expensive. He is consider
ing the proposition of driving to Lew
istown, and shipping from tn at point
to Billings via the Montana railroad
and Northern Pacific.
While driving fast trotting horse
belonging to John Smith Saturday
evening, Carl Nelson met with a very
painful accident that may confine him
to his room for some time. For some
unknown reason the horse kicked over
the dashboard of the sulky, striking
Mr.. Nelson on the right leg and dis
locating the knee cap. He will prob
ably be taken to Great Falls for treat
menL.