The river press., 1904-09-28

ays meeClDg on OCtODer ~, - duu
%, or Immediately after the Kalispell
races. 1t is expected that purses ag-
greg ating at least $4,000 will be of.
fered.
Four companies Of the Twenty
fourth infantry and six troops of the
Third cavalry, comprising about 400
men, ander the command of Lieut. Col
Beck, arrived this morning from Fort
Assinniboine and went into camp be-
wv the old fort.
A shipment of Marias beef which
was on the Chicago market yesterd ay
brought the best prices of the season,
several sales passing the four dol
lar mark. Forty head of Bar Eleven
steers, averaging 1890 pounds, sold
at 81 25 making the net returns about
$50 per head.
The register and receiver of the
Great Falls land Office have been noti-
fed to withdraw from entry a large
tract Of land in the Sun River coun-
try, which is reserved for government
irrig alton purposes. The II town
ships Withdrawn include all the land
known as The Sun River bench, AID
other land in Cascade county ying
south If the Sun river for II to Is
miles, including the towns Of Ulm,
Fort Shaw, Helper, Cascade, Hardy
and ST. Peter. About 332 200 acres
are EN- braced within the tract with
drawn.
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.
From Fridays Daily
A full line of shotguns and ammuni-
tion at the Benton Hardware store.
Mrs. E. Pierce aud daughter, Of
Great Falls, are visiting in this city,
the guests of Mrs. G. w. Ayres.
According to Butte newspapers, the
enrolment of pupils in the public
schools of that city shows an attend
ance of 6,4S0.
Advices from Butte state, that J. r..
Williams, the well.known druggist of
Chinook, and Miss Ida Cardiff, who
recently taught school on Highwood,
were married in that city yesterday.
A. G. Oder returned today from a
business trip through the Sweet Grass
hills country, in the interest of 7. G..
Power & Bro. He reports range con-
ditions in tn at part of Chouteau county
as much better than in this vicinity.
A contest against the desert entry
of Hyrum Christensen has been filed
in the Great Falls land Office by E. T.
Kilroy, the contestant alleging that
the land is not desert in character
1t is located in the Sweet Grass hills
The republican state committee an
nounces that Senator Fairbanks, re-
publican candidate for vice-president
will visit Montana next week and de.
liver speeches at various points en-
route. He will be at Great Falls and
Helena on Wednesday.
The dance given at Green's hall las,
evening in honor of the visiting Off.
GERS from Fort Assinniboine was at.
tended by a large crowd. The music,
which was furnished by the Third cav.
airy band, was highly enjoyed, and
all those present report having had a
good time that will be long remem.
bered.
Mayor Evers and officials of other
Montana cities have received letters
from Francis Carrau, Of New Orle ans,
making inquiry for his sister, Mrs. L.
A. Chapotel. The latter was resi-
dent, of this city two years ago, bu,
left for the Pacific coast, and her rela
tives are anxious to ascertain hel
present address.
Otto Soeberg, who has been EN-
ployed at Green Bros. store for sew
eral months past, will leave tomorrow
for Hoboken, N. j. Mr.. Soeberg has
received an appointment as steward
| on the Danish-A American line steam
ship United States, an has larg.
number of friends here who will regre
to hear of his departure.
| Bids for the construction of a bricl
guard house, brick stable for field
staff and band horses, guard build
ings and one frame coal shed of 60
tons capacity at Fort Assiniboine
were opened Monday by Captain j. &
Mcdonald, constructing Quartermas
ter. Duncan Bros. of Great Fall
were the lowest bidders and will in al
probability be awarded the contrac,
The mystery surrounding the dis
appearance of l.. A. Enders, the Sur
nyside ranchman. was solved yeste,
day by the discovery of his dead bod
in Sun river. He left his home o
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