The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
CITY AND STATE.

o Se0O during tnI'
month your watch to Jesse Colon
Great Falls, Mont, he..will clean and
warrant it one year for 81. 5 {.
Wearn Rowe, who is among the
visitors in town today. reports tina,
grasshoppers have appeared on his
ranch and are apparently deciding to
camp there for the summer.
An affidavit of disqualification and
motion for a change of venue have
been filed in the district court, in the
civil suit of the Caplice Commercial
company against J. c. Baily of
Ravre.
w. r. Leet, county clerk and re.
corder, returned this morning from a
visit of several days with his family
at Chinook. Mr.. Leet brings word
that the ice in Milk river broke up
yesterday, which Is a much earlier
date than usual.
\ marriage license was issued to-
day to James N. Cook and Mary B.
Lyons, Of Chinook. The wedding took
place this afternoon in the parlors of
the Grand Union hotel, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. w. b.
Augur, Of the Presbyterian church.
The management Of the Grand Union
hotel which has been in the hands Of
Messrs. Embleton Il McGraw during
the past twelve months, was today
turned over to VIM. Rowe, Sr., who
will hereafter conduct the same. The
business affairs of the hotel will be
looked after by Geo. II. Davis.
According to Rev. lrl Hicks, the
weather CRATER of ST. Louis, We are
billed for another storm period. The
cause is given as the result of IA ''high
lonesome INDUCED in by the Earth,
Vulcan, the blacksmith and Moon-not
the r%anchman. The Earth gets green.
eyed, vernal equinox knocks the @
of the refractory Vulcan, and Moon is
full again and gets tangled up with
i "hO SiSSo hIuI a. SCl upllIC
squatter, but not before Earth s. ats
him across the face and puts out his
lamps. lf:you don't believe it,, ask
the ''Heavenly Hurl Itix."
From Thursdays Daily.
Parties in town today from the Te.
ton state that the ice in that stream
broke up last evening.
a.. G. Oder, representing II. G..
Power T. Bro, Ltd, left yesterday on
a business trip to Knerville and the
Highwood country.
Herman Steck was among the ar
rivals from the west today, and is re.
newing acquaintance with old.time
friends in this vicinity.
NoTICE.-If you send during this
month your watch to Jesse COLON,
Great Falls, Mont, he will clean and
warrant it n year for $l.5O.
Another sign Of spring vas OBJ.
served today, when Chas. Lepley was
exercising his lawn mower and har.
vesting q crop OF green grass on his
residence property on upper Front
street.
j. Ward Huse arrived this morning
from Billings, on u short business
visit. Mr.. Huse informs US that Bill.
lings citizens are subscribing liberal.
~ to a beet sugar project in that To-
cality, and it will probably be estab.
lished the coming season.
At a meeting Of the city council, held
last evening, c. H. Kagland was APP
pointed alderman from the second
ward to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of L.. d. Sharp. The
council also appointed judges for the
coming election, and A. +. Bjerring
as registry agent.
.Advices from Helena are to the
effect that the supreme court has de-
MED the motion of II. e. Stranahan
for a rehearing of his application for
a writ OF mandamus directed to the
state board of canvassers, to compel
thai body to issue him Il commission
as Judge of the Twelfth judicial dis
trict.
Great Falls Tribune: The register
and receiver of the local land Office
yesterday decided the contest of Otto
Maurer vs.. Lachlan MacTavish in
favor of the latter. The contes, in.
wolves u homestead entry of land on
the Teton, Il adjacent to the sheep range
of Bannatyne Bros. The officials rec.
Ommend that the homestead entry of
Maurer be cancelled and that Mae.
lavish be permitted to enter the land.
The case will be appealed and proba-
bly, fought up to the secretary of the
interior.
\ telephone message was received
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