The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18
CITY AND STATE.

Send your watch and jewelry repai
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelr,
store.
Lowest prices on land scrip. Con
tests q speciality. Write W. j
.Beecher, lawyer, Great Falls, Mont.
1t is announced that the dates fo1
the eighth grade examination IN tn
public schools have been changed t.
January 10 and 20.
NOTICE.-1f you send during this
month your watch Ito Jesse COLON
Great Falls, Mont, he will clean and
warrant it one year for $3.50.
At a meeting of the State Bar as
sociation held in Helena yesterday,
Charles N. Pray was chosen as vice
president to represent this judicial
district.
The annual statement of the Chi.
nook Creamery company, which was
filed in the county clerks office today,
shows that its capital stock has been
subscribed to the amount of So, l5O.
A. E. McLeish and F. NJ. Pugsley
returned this morning from q business
visit to Shelby in connection with the
recent purchase of about 5000 head of
lambs from the Montana Cooperative
Ranch Co.
A report was filed in the Office of
the clerk of the district court today by
James r. Stanford and II. S. Ford,
executors of the Clark Tingley estate.
1t shows receipts of some $65, 937, and
expenditures amounting to $S4, 514.
The directors of the S%tockmen's Ma.
tional bank held a meeting yesterday
afternoon, at which officers of the in
stitution we're reelected as follows:
Chas. E. Duer, presidents; Jno. V.
Carroll, vice.president; l.. D. Sharp,
cashier.
F. d. Derby, of Billings, is among
the business visitors in town today.
He reports that an outbreak of small.
pox, which is supposed to have origin.
ated at q dance held about three
weeks ago, is causing considerable
trouble at Billings, some seventy
cases having been reported in that
vicinity.
Suit has been commenced in Cas-.
cade county against w. B. Pyper,
U. S. commissioner, at Havre, by
James Deering, formerly clerk in the
Great Falls lond Office, to Sill
alleged to be due for services rem
dered. The plaintiff claims this
amour is owing him for land plats
supplied to the defendant.
From Thursdays Daily.
1t is reported that the New Overland
hotel, owned by Frank Mcdonald, has
been leased by Oscar Johnston, who
will take chare Immediately.
N~OTICE.-If you send during this
month your watch to Jesse COLON,
Great Falls, Mont, he will clean and
warrant it one year for $1.50.
1t is reported from Harlem that
Chas. A. Smith has purchased the in.
terest of j. C. Elder in the Harlem
Mercantile company business at that
place.
Arrangements are being made for o
dance to be given in Green's hall on
or about Friday night, January goth.
Messrs. Pinkerton and Davis will be
engaged to play for the dance.
Under Sheriff Merritt Flanagan re-
this morning from a visit to
his family at Ada. Mr.. Flanagan re.
ports that the temperature at that
point registered 20 degrees below zero
yesterday morning.
A dispatch from Helena announces
the death of Col. w. II. Ewing, a vet.
of the Seminole and Mexican
wars. at the age of 81 years. He was
a we'll known pioneer of the state,
having come to Montana in 1865.
The jury commission completed its
work last evening, and turned over to
the clerk of the district court the list
OF Chouteau county taxpayers subject
to call as Jurors during the present
year. The list contains 633 names.
According to the Helena newspapers,
w. G. Conrad has purchased the Sam
Word residence in that city, and will
max his home there. The Word
house is said to be the handsomest
residence building in Montana, its
original cost having been over $780,
900.
Chas. II. Boyle is making plans for
a big irrig ating wheel which he pro.
poses to put in the Missouri river at
his ranch above town. 1t will be
about p feet in diameter, carrying "A
buckets that have a capacity of 80
gallons each. and with an ovarora