The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
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nom WednesdaY'e Daily.

visit to Portland, Ore, and the Lewis
and Clark exposition.
Arthur L. Lewis and Lloyd Walton
returned this morning from St. Paul.
after an absence of several months
from this city.
A decree of divorce was granted in
the district court today in the suit of
Stella NJ. Campbell vs.. w. H. Camp.
bell. Of Havre.
Dwight Chapman, Of St. Paul, who
has been the guest of friends in this
city for the past two weeks. left for
his home this morning.
Mrs. j.. V. Carroll, accompanied
by Miss Grace and Master Martin
Carroll. left this morning for a visit
to the Portland exposition.
Notice Of location Of the Eagle Eye
quartz mining claim, in the Little
Rockies has been filed in the county
clerk Office by Harry A. Burrell, Of
Landusky.
Charles Lippard, who is in town
today, has just completed a cattle
dipping plant on his ranch at Lip.
pard, for the use of himself and
neighboring rauchers.
There We're six wool sales in the
Great Falls market yesterday. at
prices ranging from Il to 23s cents.
Most OF the offerings We're by Wool
man \ Christian, Of Augusta.
Misses Made! and Esther Culbert-
son entertained a number of their
Young friends last evening at the Pa
ciic hotel. The evening was passed
very pleasantly at dancing and other
~amusemente.
According to a St. Paul dispatch.
the telegraphers on the Great North
ern railroad were to 90 on strike to-
day, but no news Of trouble had
reached this locality at a late hour
this afternoon.
A suit has been commenced in the
district court by Thomas II. Connolly
against Ernest Ward, of Big Sandy,
to recover damages for an alleged
breach OF contract relating to lease Of
lands. The plaintiff asks Judgment
for about $3.50.
Constable Miniken arrived from
Chinook this morning with Francis
NJ. McLain, who has been committed
to jail for six months by Justice Frey
for d%ischargiug firearms in a threaten.
ing manner He was also accompa.
MED by Fred Kuntz, who will serve
thirty days for disturbing the peace.
Prom Thursdays Daily.
Advices from /Dupuyer report the
serious illness OF Perry Aspiring. who
was a resident of this city some twenty
years ago. He is not expected to re.
cover.
Under Sheriff Merritt Flanagan re-
turned this morning from q short visit
to Great Falls. He reports that Mrs.
Flanagan, who recently underwent an
operation at Columbus hospital, is
improving rapidly.
G. w. Daniels, q Havre restaurant
keeper, has filed q bankruptcy petit.
ton in the United States court at Hell
ma. The:petitioner lists his liabili.
ties at $l2, 99S. 81 and his assets at &l,-
26O. On the latter an exemption OF
$500 is claimed.
II is announced that the register and
receiver of the Great Falls land Office
have decided the land contest case of
A. +. Allison VS.. the state Of MOntana
in favor of the latter. The contest re.
lated to a tract of land near Cutbank
which the state authorities selected
but upon which Allison claimed To
have made Il homestead filing.
John L. Throop, of Zortman, who
is among the visitors in town today,
reports considerable mining activity
in the Little Rockies district, the Ruby
Gulch and Alder Gulch companies en-.
plOying about a hundred men. The
ore, which is treated by the cyanide
process. averages about $40 per ton,
and each of the two plants is said to
make a monthly cleanup of Sl5, 900 to
SIC, 600.
Deputy Sheriff Ed. Leicester, OF
Chester, returned this morning from
Butte with James Murray, the prisoner
who escaped from the authorities some
weeks ago. Murray was placed in tn.
county Jail to await further action in
his case. Prior to his arrest in Butte
he went by the name Of J ames Robins,
but was identified by the Butte polio.
as a fugitive wanted here for iail
breaking.
Helena Record: Conrad kohrs and
Thomas McTague, of Deer Lodge, lef,
last evening for Great Falls and fhe