The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10
CITY AND STATE.

store.
Highest market price paid for hide
and pelts by A. e. Bjerring, at Grant
Union hotel.
Mrs. w. j. Minar returned thi,
morning from a visit Of several day.
in Great Falls and Helena.
j. E. T%empleton, who vas recent,
reelected as one of the aldermen from
the first ward, has been appointed city
clerk.
N~oT1CE.-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.
j.. f. Stephens, of Glasgow, an in.
spector of this customs district, is
among the visitors ia town today.
Referring to the reports of prairie
fires in the northeastern part of VAL
ley county, MIR. Stephens says a
stretch of country at the head of the
Muddy, about forty by fifty miles has
been burned over, but this is believed
to be the extent of the damage.
A delegation of county officials con.
sisting of Sheriff Mcdonald, County
Attorney Pray and Chas. H. Boyle,
clerk OF the district court, left for
Great Falls this morning to appear in
the habeas corpus proceedings before
Judge Leslie. Fred Staabe, the pris-
accompanied the delegation, together
with his attorney, w. S. Towner.
At a meeting Of the city council held
last evening, it was decided to adver-
tise for constructing the w%aterworks
reservoir ia accordance with the re-
vised plans and specifications. The
council also passed an ordinance BY
which the city license for saloons is
increased to 1920 per year, and each
applicant for a license must furnish a
bond of $4,000, with two sureties, to be
forfeited upon the violation by the
proprietor or any of his employees of
any state law or city ordinance. This
is known as the Lewistown plan, it
having been adopted by that munici.
pality a few months ago.
From Thursdays Daily.
NOTICE.-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. \
Mrs. +. j. Dunno, accompanied by
her son, E. l.. Dunno, arrived this
morning from San Francisco, Cal,
for a visit Of about two weeks in this
city.
j. w. Woodcock, who is among the
visitors in town today, reports an un-
usually good lambing season at the
Jno. +. Murphy ranch. The season
began April 20, and the crop already
amounts to about a thousand head.
A hearing OF the application OF Fred
Staabe for release from custody was
had before Judge Leslie yesterday at
Great Falls, but the court did not an.
nounce q decision in the case. The
applicant and Sheriff Mcdonald are
ID Great Falls Rwaiting the result of
the procesdings.
The top price paid in the local wool
market this season was received yes
by Ole G. Osnes, Of Steele, who
his clip to Fred Putnam at
"a cents, this price applying also TO
the buck wool. Another sale made
yesterday was that of the Thos. Kin.
read clip from Chester, which was con.
I racted to Justice Bateman & Co. at
22t cents.
The Harlem News reports that near
" all the wool clip in that vicinity
has been contracted to eastern buyers,
among the transactions OF the past
week being sales by I'd. kean, Vim.
cent Pauley, S. A. Brockaway, Catlin
X GRAPHICAL and Frank Murray, who
are said to have received 23 cents.
COwan \ Owens are reported to have
sold at OBJ cents.
AS a result of the teachers examiua.
ton recently held by Miss Agnes At
kinson, county superintendent OF
schools, certificates were issued to the
following applicants: Second grade.
Miss Florence Morrow, of Fort Ben.
ton: Misses Allie Aud, Luella Henry,
Cecilia DeLorimier and Margare,
Joyce, of Havre. n third grade Ger.
titicate was issued to Miss Helen AL.
word, of Whitlash.
From Fridays Daily
just received a carload of Baker
Perfect barb-wire. Benton Hard
ware.
NOTlCE.-lf you send during thi
month your watch to Jesse COLON
Great Falls, Mont, he will clean an,