The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-26
CITY N STATE.
From Satufday's Daily.

b. B. Weldy has been re.appointed
United States commissioner at Ches.
ter.
Thos. A. Cummings, Jr., arrived
this morning from St. Paul on a visit
with his father in this city.
A marriage license was issued today
to John NJ. Washington and Matilda
+. Edwards, colOred residents of
Havre.
The first trainload Of Valley county
beef to be shipped this season was
loaded at Malta OF Thursday by the
Bloom Cattle company.
Owing to the absence of the pastor
there will be no preaching service at
the Methodist church tomorrow. The
other services as usual.
The charge of contempt brought
against Walter Brown in the Box
Elder water right suit was before the
district court this morning, and after
hearing testimony for the defense the
court ordered that the ase be dis.
missed.
The Glasgow News reports that j ack
Trayler, who recently completed a
term of n year in the penitentiary
for grand larceny, has returned TO
Valley county and secured the arrest
OF j. E. Murphy and G. Loutzenhizer,
who, he alleged, were guilty of the
crime for which he was punished. The
two men had a hearing before Justice
Coulter, at Culbertson, who ordered
that they be released from custody.
c. H. Merrill, who returned this
morning from an extended business
trip through the Milk river country
reports that he has purchased about
1900 head of lambs, eve ~ wethers
from the various sheepmen in that To-
cality and in the vicinity of Chester.
Mr.. Merrill will make a shipment Of
about 1000 head to eastern markets
on August p, while the balance of the
purchase will be put on feed until DC
tOber.
From Mondays Daily.
D. G.. Lockwood returned this morn.
ing from a business trip to Alma,
where he delivered a band of sheep
which he recently sold to c.. H. Rag
land.
John Taylor and Ole Madsgard were
fined $3.50 each in Justice Sullivan ms
court Saturday afternoon. They were
charged with fast driving over the
bridge.
S. w. Hamilton, of Winona, Mimi,
q heavy stakeholder in the Benton
Sheep company, arrived from the east
this morning and vas an interested
spectator at the public wool sales.
Several of the local II fishermen spent
Sunday on Highwood creek and re-
turned at a late hour last night with
$50 trout Is evidence OF their good
luck. The boys report they caught
everything in sight.
John thinner, a Great Northern
b brakeman, while diving in Milk river
near Havre, was rendered unconscious
by striking his head against the bot.
tom OF the stream. He was paralyzed
In the lower limbs, and has been taken
to Columbus hospital at Great Falls.
A suit % $3.50 damages has
been commenced in the district court
by Stephen Potter against A. +. Nc
Leish. The complaint alleges that
sheep owned by the defendant tres.
passed upon land owned by the plain.
tiff, and damaged the crops to the
value stated.
The Security State Bank, OF Havre,
has commenced suit in the district
court against Fuller u Bossuot, the
we'll known contractors of that city,
10 0 on d claim for 1903. l6
which has been assigned to the bank.
An attachment has been levied upon
property owned by the defendants
From Tueeday'e Da,ly.
Born-At Great Falls. Mont, DC
Sunday, July d, 1905, to the wife Of
VIM. Collins, of this city, a daughter.
Louis Ledoux, of Havre. appeared
before the clerk of the district court
today, and declared his intention to
become an American citizen.
The waters of the Missouri river
presented an unusually muddy ap-
pearance today, indicating a heavy
rainfall at some point west of here.
8eautify your complexion with lit.
tie cost. II you wish a smooth, clear,
cream.like complexion, rosy cheeks,
laughing eyes, take HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea, greatest beautifyer
Known. 81 cents. d. G.. Lockwood.
druggist.
According to the Culbertson Search.
+. 49,