The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-25
CITY N STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

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ments for a valentine social with hot
lunch, candy and home cooking sale
to be given at their rooms February
fourteenth.
Elmer Cope, who vas tried in Jus.
tice Sullivan's court this morning on
the charge of stealing an overcoat at
Judith several months ago. was found
guilty of the charge. The passing of
sentence was deferred until this after.
noon, when the prisoner vas given
ninety days in Jail.
1t is announced that the State AS.
SCISSORS association will meet in II.
nual convention in Helena on January
9th. In addition to the election OF
officers to serve during the ensuing
year, the assessors will consider a re.
duction 10 the cattle assessment, which
is sought by several prominent mem.
bars of the livestock industry.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state by the
Stockmen's Meat COMPANY, of Great
Falls. The company is authorized to
do a mercantile and meat and butcher.
ing business, as we'll as ranching and
stock raising, and it has a capital
stock of $4,000, with shares of the par
value of $40 each. OF this amount
$780, 900 has been subscribed. The dir.
ectors are VIM. L. Bower, May T..
Bower and James H. Conner, all of
Great Falls.
In the press dispatches of two weeks
ago was a report that a man named
William Meyers had been convicted
of murder at Mount Carroll, Ill.,, and
that he was supposed to be John
Smith, the Havre murderer. The
River Press sent a photograph of John
Smith to the Mount Carroll authori-
ties, asking If it resembled their rris-
Oner, and an answer was received to-
day, accompanied by a photograph OF
Meyers, which bears no similarity to
the man wanted here.
From Mondays Daily.
People who know, drink Cyrus No
BILE, the purest and best American
whiskey. \
j. +. Epperson arrived this morning
from Glasgow, Valley county, and ha:
accepted a position with the Rive,
Press.
Joseph Beck, of Havre. was a visi
tor at the Office of the clerk Of the dis
trict court today, and declared his in
tention t become a citizen of the Uni
ted States.
1t is understood that the ladies ar
making arrangements to give a CRANE
ball on the evening of February -, o
which definite announcement will b
made later.
c.. w. Morrison has accepted tn
position OF manager with T. c. Powe
Il Co. Ltd, succeeding j. Ward Hus'
in that capacity, and entered upon hi
new duties today.
john Mcdowell, of Gold Butte, wa
among the arrivals in town today
He reports excellent range conditions
in the Sweet Grass hills, and hope
for a favorable winter.
Judgment by default has been en-
tered in the district court in the civi
suit of Thos. O'Hanlon company vs.
Carl Kruse. The suit was brough
to o an Indebtedness of abou
1886.
Roger Vale, of Minneapolis, i
among the visitors in town today
Mr.. Vale is gathering data relative t
early day incidents in this locality
and will probably make them the sub
ject Of u newspaper write-up.
1t is reported from Choteau that tn
term of district court has been post
poned and the public schools closed be
cause of acaseof smallpoXin thattown
The patient is a lady school teache
who recently came from Billings.
Advices from Sun River report tn
death of Mrs. Mary C. Healy, an old
time resident of that part of Montana
at the age of % years. The decease
was the mother of NJ. J. Healy, Thos
Healy and Mrs. M. Olson, OF Havre
Sheriff Mcdonald returned yestel
day from Havre, where he was to hav
hold n sale of the Thad. f. RaymOu
property Saturday, but the sale di
not take place. 1t appears thai MI
Raymond had filed a bankruptcy pr
tition in the federal court, which pre-
vented the sherltf's sale.
From Tuesdays baily.
Cyrus Noble whiskey, a favorite
all the leading clubs of the Unite
States for the past thirty years.
Louis Jacobson and Thos. Okendh
IF Rugby Junction, n. OAK, arrive