The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09
CITY N STArE.

work TO u. e.. Lockw0Od's jewelr
store.
Business was suspended at the Ben
ton depot today, all Great Norther
employees here being affected by tn
t~elegraphers' strike.
The gold receipts at the U. S. ASA.
Office in Helena last month included
$17,663 from Chouteau county mines
Fergus county stood at the head of tn
list with a total of $94,37O.
J.. II. Morrison, of Landusky, who
is among the visitors in the city to-
day, states that q severe hail storm
visited that locality q few days age
which destroyed about thirty acres o1
his alfalfa.
1t is reported from Havre that two
stock trains from the west are being
held at that point, because of the strike
of Great Northern telegraphers. The
trains are believed to be those in which
the Marias cattle are being transferred
to Valley county.
The sheritf's Office received word
from Lewistown today, announcing
the arrest of w. Johnson who il be.
lieved to be one of the men who took
part in a saloon holdup at Zortman
about eighteen months ago. The sus-
pect will be turned over to the Chou.
teau county authorities in a few days.
At the annual meeting Of the Ben.
ton Sheep company, held last evening,
the old officers were reelected as fol.
lows: j. V. Carroll, president; w. S.
Hamilton. vice.president: c. Fl. Rag
land, secretary and treasurer. The
report of the manager showed the at.
fairs of the company to be in excellent
condition.
Articles of incorporation of the
Pioneer Meat company, of Havre,
have been filed in the county clerks
Office, the incorporators being l.. K.
Devlin and Frank 3. Brown, of Havre:
H. Atilerbach and H. P. Brown, of
Great Falls. The company has a
capital stock of $50, 900, all of which
has been subscribed by the incorpora.
tors.
From Thursdays Daily.
}. d. Savage and wife left tod ay for
Portland, and will subsequently visit
with friends in Indiana.
DR.. Geo. H. Taylor expects to leave
on the morning of the Sth for the Milk
country to remain until Sept. |.
Mrs. j. Fry, wife of Manager Jay
Fry, OF the Benton Electric Light com.
pany, arrived this morning from Glas-
gov.
Fred a. Pierce, a member of the
firm of Pierce Bros, the we'll known
grain commission men of Minneapolis,
was among the arrivals ia the city
this morning.
1t Is reported from Chinook that
two masked men entered Maske e.
BorrelI's saloon q few nights ago,
and secured plumber to the amount of
about 5000.
The Black K%entuckians, a colored
which has been playing to good
houses east OF here, will appear at
Green's opera house Saturday even.
August 5.
The Flowerree beef shipment, which
was on the Chicago market Monday,
sold for the o part at s4.25. The
weights were good, ranging from 1880
to 1926 pounds.
A deal "a concluded last evening
by which Claude Embleton purchased
the Harry Gelbach livery and feed
on Front street. The consid-
GRAFTON was about $3, 600.
a recent sheep deal ia the purchase
Of a mixed outfit from W. c.. Hensen,
of Harlem, by G. H. Ragland. The
deal included about 1900 lambs at
800. and 800 ewes at $3.50.
w. a. Clark, the we'll known sheep.
man Of Big Timber, is among the bust
ness visitors in town today. Mr..
Clark is looking after the moving of
several bands of sheep which he re.
Gently purchased from parties in Teton
county aud which he will trail to Big
Timber.
Two defendant in criminal cases
who had entered pleas OF guilty, re-
ceived sentence in the district court
this morning. James Bowen, who
stole $40 from q companion at the
Stocking ranch, was given a one year
sentence: Charles Grayber, who stole
a horse at Chinook, was sentenced 20
two years in state prison.
According to advices from Helena,
the state board of health has in.
structed its secretary, DR.. 4. d. Tut
tie, to take steps to compel the Havre
city officials to install a septic tank for