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

work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelr.
store.
Clint Tisdale and bride we're anon.
the arrivals from the east yesterda.
afternoon, On the delayed train.
J. Ward Huse left today for Bill
lings, to take charge Of the Donovan
Mccormick mercantile bu siness in tina
city.
NoTICE.-If you send during thi:
month your watch to Jesse Colon.
Great Falls, Mont, he..wiIl clean and
warrant it one year for $3.50.
Rev. H. E. Robbins, formerly Of
this city and more recently of Amazon.
da, is o located at Boston, where
he holds the position of manager of
the Ch%urchman.
1t is announced that G. B. Garrett,
a we'll known resident of Helena, has
accepted the position of manager of
the new hotel at Havre, which will be
opened at an early date.
The temperature at this point last
night was the coIdes, experienced in
several years, the government Their.
mometer registering 50 degrees below
zero. Other thermometers showed a
temperature of ~ below.
1t is reported from Havre that Phil
lip Dixon, a discharged soldier. is in
jail there on a charge of shooting a
man and woman at the halfway house,
neither of the victims being seriously
injured. The accused claims that the
shooting a done in self defense.
An information charging burglary
has been filed in the district court
against Frank Rockford, the man re-
Gently arrested at Big Sandy, and
now being held in Jail. An informa.
ton has also been filed against Fred
Staab, charged with the crime of for.
gerry, committed at Havre.
According to the weather bureau
records at Havre, the lowest tempera-
ture at that point in "a years was IS
below zero on February 3, 1887. Res.
idents of Chinook, however, claim this
record was beaten on or about Febru-
AIRY |, 1893, when a temperature of 60
below is said to have been registered
by local thermometers, and for a per-
iod of five days the maximum temper.
ature did not exceed % below.
From Thursdays Daily.
BOrn-At Fort Benton, Mont, on
Wednesday,. February l, 1905, to the
wife of Claude Embleton, a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. T.. Duer left
this morning for Los Angeles, Cal,
where they will spend the winter
months.
NoTICE.-If you send during this
month your watch to Jesse COLON,
Great Falls, Mont, he will clean and
warrant it one year for $3.50.
According to the local weather re.
port, the temperature at this point last
night was the coolest in "a years, the
thermometer registering A degrees be.
low zero.
Word was received from the Marias
today stating hat the infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Sheppard died
yesterday afternoon, death being due
to pneumonia.
A petition is being circulated in this
vicinity requesting the state legisla.
ture not to enact a law that will license
gambling. 1t is receiving a large
number of signatures.
Among the recent real estate deals
In this city is the purchase of the +,
w. Mettler residence property, OF
upper Main street, by George Smith,
formerly of the Marias.
Geo. w. Crane received word las
evening that he has been re-appointet
postmaster here by President Roosc
welt, the appointment having been sen
to the senate yesterday.
+. Ingram, of Great Falls, who rep
resents friends of Andrew Stoker, a,
aged ex.soldier who is now a count,
patient, informs us that efforts will b.
made to secure his admittance to tn,
Soldiers Home at Columbia Falls.
Another will contest case relatin.
to the estate of G.. +. Deletrdz. de
ceased, has been filed in the distric
court. w. j. MOssholder. of Sa,
Diego, executor of one of the wills al
legged to have been made by MIR. De
~letraz, contests the will presented fol
probate by A. Ruef, of San Francisco
The personal property of Car
kruse, of Chinook, was offered a
public sale by Sheriff Mcdonald
couple of days ago, and brought fai
prices. About sixty tons of hay ives
sold to Chas. Tisdale at $3.50 per ton
and some SO, 900 pounds of oats wer