The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.


that the recent order which discon.
tinued the postoficc at Landusky has
been rescinded.
A. w. Merrifeld, who returned TO-.
day from a visit to Harlem and other
points in the Milk river valley, re-
ports heavy rains in that part of
northern Montana the past few days.
The dance given at Oddfellows' hall
last evening was attended by a large
number of residents Of the city and
vicinity. The music was the best
heard in this city for some time past
and all those present report an enjoy.
able time.
Governor Toole has appointed Two
delegates from each county to repre-
sent Montana at the fifth annual M
vention of the Good Roods associa-
ton, which is to be held at Portland,
Ore, on June p. The Chouteau
county appointees are Arthur +.
Lewis and A. H. Reser.
The Epworth League held their
monthly business and social meeting
with the pastor. Miss Allie King and
Rev. p. w. Haynes were elected dele
gates to the state convention which
will be held at Missoula June Ii to Is.
Mr.. Chas. Waters and Mrs. E. r.
Russell we're chosen alternate dele.
gates.
Capt. Granillo's sheep shearing
crew numbering about twenty men, ar.
rived in the city today after a success
full shearing season in California and
Wyoming. The men expect to leave
the early part of next week tor Ar
mington, where they have contracted
for the shearing Of several sheep out.
fits 10 that vicinity.
Great Falls Leader: w. G. Good,
of Washington, D. c., special agent
Of the United States land department,
arrived this morning. accompanied
by his wife, and will be located here
as the successor of the late Darwin j.
Chadwick. Mr.. Good has been at.
tached &c the Great Falls land Office
for a number of months and has been
working in the vicinity of Culbertson.
According to parties who recently
returned from a business trip to Ches
ter, the fire which visited that place
about a week ago resulted in the total
destruction of the warehouses and
general merchandise store of s. B.
Weldy and the Office of the Chester
Signal, q newspaper recently estab-
lished there, neither Of which carried
any insurance. The origin of the fire
is unknown as a great majority of the
citizens were attending a dance when
the alarm was given about ? O'Clock.
II is understood that the buildings
will be rebuilt at one
The last publication Of .he State
Board Of Sheep Commissioners OF
Montana has just been issued, and 10
it is contained the new law relating to
sheep inspection passed by the recen,
Legislative session. 1t is essential
that every sheepmau in the state ot
Montana should be familiar with the
provisions of this law, which differs
materially from the law previously in
force, and President T. c. Power Of
the board urges that every sheep own
er in the state at ~ procure the re.
port. A copy q be had free of cost
bv writing Secretary Cornelius Hedges
at Helena, and it is urged OF h very
utmost Importance that they do SO at
once.
People who know, drink Cyrus No
BILE, the purest and bes. American
whiskey.
From Mondays Daily.
Cyrus Noble whiskey, "a favorite in
all the leading clubs Of the United
States for the past thirty years.
Application for letters Of admins.
tration in the estate OF jeff Preuitt,
deceased. has been made in the district
cour by Jessie Preuitt. The value OF
the estate is about 1915.
6ll Reeder, ne we'll known NO Ter,
made a lucky strike yesterday neal
O'Hanlon coulee. He secured two
full grown wolves n fifteen pups,
the bounty upon which will be Sos.
Cleanse your system of all impuri-
lies this month. Now is the time to
take HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
II will keep you we'll all summer 81
cents, Tea or Tablets. d. G. Lock.
wood.
Advices from Great Falls report the
death of William Cester, a ranchman
residing neal Harlem, who was a
patient at Columbus hospital. He
was suffering from an abscess on the
brain.
Otto Soeberg, who left here about
.;vht months AGO tn take "A nOsitiOn