The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-02
CITY N STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

court.
j.. A. Ebaugh has filed location no.
tees for the Blue Grouse and Per.
chance quartz claims in the Little
Rockies district. The. Jumbo claim
has been located by John Geehan and
others.
The county board Of equalization
adjourned last evening, after sustain
ing the raise that had been made in
several assessments. The additions
made 10 the tax roll by the board have
an aggregate value Of s5l ,9O2.
1t is announced that the Great Nor.
thern will build a new steel bridge
acvoss the Missouri river at West
Great Falls, to replace the present
structure. 1t will be about 1,O45 feet
long with thirteen piers, and will cost
about S75 ZOO.
A sneak thief secured a $3.50 gold
watch at the Havre hotel yesterday,
the timepiece having been inadvertent.
ly left in a toilet ROOF by Attorney
w. Wallace, Of Helena. Officers have
not yet succeeded in locating the mis-
sing property.
Mrs. w. j. Minar received a tele.
gram last evening announcing the
sudden death of her brother-in-law,
Attorney David Penwell, of White
Sulphur Springs, who visited here
some time ago. Mr.. Penwell died
yesterday in a hospital at Rochester,
Mimi, where he had been operated
upon for stomach trouble.
According 10 u Spokane newspaper,
passenger rolling stock on the Great
Northern will hereafter be painted an
olive brown instead of the dark green
in use at present. All new cars will
be sent GU in the new tints and the
old ones will be repainted as fast as
possible. The cost of repainting cars
is 1925 each, in round figures.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. +. L. Boyle, of San Antonio,
Texas, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. H. Boyle.
Mrs. Merritt Flanagan, who has
been i'll at Columbus hospital at Great
Falls, returned home yesterday morn.
ing.
Judge H. =. Bennett, Of Denver, Col
orado, accompanied by Master John
Bennett, arrived 10 the city yesterday,
and is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. D.
Sharp.
A camping party consisting Of
Messrs. H. c. Smith, Harry and Ear
Sullivan aud Dave and Fred Browne,
left this morning for an outing Of sew
eral days in the Highwood country.
F. n. Wild, of the Harlem News,
was honored at the recent meeting Of
Montana newspaper men a: Billings
by being elected one of the vice.presi'
dent. of the Montana press associa'
ton.
Thos. Flagler, Of Steele, arrived ir
town today and will leave tomorrow
with a band of about $500 head Of
sheep belonging to J. B. Long Il Co.,
which will be trailed to Culbertson,
Valley county.
Advices from Teton county report I
big cloudburst in that section Satur
day, causing a food along the line OF
the Montana and Great Northern rail
road. 1t developed into a heavy hal
storm in the vicinity OF Choteau.
C. E. Duer, who Is interested in The
Bar Eleven Cattle company, received
word today tina, sixty head Of the
company steers, averaging Lot
pounds, sold in the Chicago marke'
this morning at s4.25. They formec
part of a trainload shipped by the
rlOwerree outfit.
From Tuesdays Lally.
Mrs. c.. E. Duer entertained het
Sunday school class at a lawn party
hi. afternoon.
4. marriage license has been issueC
at Great Falls to Robert Cook ant
Lucy NJ. SlLIuOuSi VI w CSI oullc.
Hon. +. NJ. Everett. Of Harlem, VIII.
j. among the visitors in town, report
the hay crop in that locality is abou
one.half the amount raised last sea
son. Lack of water for irrigation i
The cause of the shortage.
Dear Gus:-I have solved the moth
~er.in.law problem, just give her regu
larly HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
1t will make her healthy, happy an
docile as a lamb. IS cents, Tea 0
Tablets. d. G.. Lockwood, druggis,
The delay of the east.bound passeu
ger which reached here about on
o'clock this afternoon, was caused b
The washing out of a bridge about =
fee, in length near Silver, a small sta
-, ohont ualva miles north of Hal