The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-02
CITY N STATE.

Orn- Fort Benton, MOnt., on
Wednesday,, July %, 1905, to the wife
OF Thomas Harwood, Jr., a son.
Parties from the Shonkin report that
q hail storm which visited that section
last evening did considerable damage
to the growing crops.
The sheep shearing operations which
have been in progress for the past six
weeks at the Benton Sheep company's
ranch came % a close yesterday after
noon.
Five quartz location notices for
claims in the Sweet Grass hills have
been filed in the county clerks office,
the appropriations being Lizzie Douge,
Austin G. McHale, f. a. Halliday, w.
Davis and w. Mcdowell.
Articles of incorporation have been
fled in the county clerks Office by the
Rockford Land and Horse company,
whose principal place of business will
be at Harlem, with a capital stock of
$25, 900. The incorporators are w. Z.
French, j. \. Gambon and H. G.. Will
Its.
II is reported from Havre that the
Canadian authorities have seized 25OO
sheep belonging to John McLaren and
holds them for double duty, So, 100.
McLaren has been ranging his sheep
along the Canadian boundary line,
and drove his flock TO the better feed.
ing ground on the Canadian side.
This has been done by other %,heepmen
been increased along the line for the
purpose Of making just such seizures.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mr. and Mrs. ID. G.. Lockwood left
this morning on a visit of several
weeks With relatives at Hamilton, l,a.
valli county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cha.. Lepley returned
this morning from a visit of several
weeks at Portland and other points on
the Pacific coast.
According to returns received by
the state board of equalization, the
value Of a%ssessable property listed in
Montana this year exceeds that of
1904 by about IS, 600, 9O5.
The homestead entry Of William
Shaffer, located near Landusky, is
being contested by Ida H~ensen, who
claims the entryman has not estab.
llshed residence thereon.
The Barbwire Roundup association
has received its supply of Beaumont
oil, and as soop as necessary altera-
tions TO the dipping plant are made
the work of dipping cattle will be COM
menced.
j.. II. Walsh, editor Of a socialist
newspaper published 1t Helena, ad.
dressed a fair sized audience at the
opera house last evening. Moving
pictures and music formed part of the
entertainment.
A feature of the Great Falls wool
market yesterday was the sale of a
small lot OF about fifty pounds at 81
cents. The wool was shorn from some
pet sheep, and had been carefully
washed before being offered for sale.
a shipment of Bloom cattle that was
loaded at Malta was on the Chicago
market Monday, and sold at the fol.
lowing prices: Forty-three head,
averaging 1870, $4.9O; 39s head,
averaging, l,240, $4.4O; 81 head, 81:
~ head, 1866: q head, 50. go. 1t was
the first shipment of northern Montana
beef received this season.
County Attorney Pray, who has just
returned from Harlem, brings word
that a coroner's inquest was held there
yesterday to determine the cause of the
OF the death of Herbert Knox,
which was alleged to be shrouded in
mystery. About fifteen witnesses were
examined, four of whom we're present
when the accident happened, aud who
testified that the fatal injuries we're
caused by Knox being thrown from a
horse. The story that he laid out on
the prairie for u hours was proved to
be unfOunded, rs he was cared for by
his companions Immediately after the
accident.
From Fridays Daily
Rev. J. N. Chestnut returned this
morning from a visit Of about two
weeks at the Portland exposition.
County Treasurer j.. c. Sullivan
and Sheriff Frank Mcdonald returned
this morning from an extended visit
through the eastern states.
Suit has been commenced in the dis
trict court by Jere Sullivan against
F. NJ. Mcclure, to recover on Il note
for 800, with interest from July 1899.
II is reported from Fort Missoula
that Captain a. \. Cabannis, who
is we'll acquainted here. has haar ~.