The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-26
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A marriage license was issued today
to II. W. Copinger, OF Harlem, and
Iva Wolary, Of 'Coburg.
Mics Alvira Smith, OF the Marias,
was taken to the insane asylum at
W&rm Springs this morning.
A marriage license has been issued
at Great Falls to Edward L. Taylor.
Of Saco, and Irene B. Kelley. OF
Seattle.
Harry Is. Hill, an old-time resident
of this city and who is now located at
Mondak. in eastern Valley county,
has been appointed United States com.
missioner.
The county commissioners have
awarded to Gus Senieur the contract
for fitting up a room in the cour
house basement, his bid Of 1872 being
the lowest rendered.
Jai.er j. W. Haigler left this morn.
ing for Deer Lodge with Robert j.
Davey, who will serve a term Of one
year in that institution.
Peter Larson is under arrest at
Havre on a charge of horse stealing
preferred by &. Gallagher. The latter
says ne purchased a horse from the
accused, which was afterwards claimed
by James O'Hearn as mis- property.
Several cattle outfits on the Marias
are shipping their beef herds to the
northern part of Valley county, where
they will be grazed a few weeks before
being sent to market. Scarcity Of wa
ter on the Marias range is the cause
OF this movement.
Advices from Havre state that the
contract for the construction of water
WORKS has been le, TO Fuller x Bos.
suot Of that city. whose bid Of S42,-
412.So was the lowest submitted. In
all ten contractors were presen. from
Montana, Dakota, Minnesota and
Iowa.
Prom Thursdays Daily.
Final citizenship papers were st.
cured IN the district court today by
Donald Kerr and Alexander Banna-
tyne, both natives of Scotland.
Six wool clips were sold in the
Great Fails marke, yesterday at prices
ranging from Is to ~ cents. The lat
ter figure was received by J. G. Fey.
OF Gold Butte.
David Morrow, who was tried before
Justice Sullivan yesterday afternoon
on the charge of disturbing the peace
n using abusive language, plead
guilty to the charge and vas fined $40.
A Washington dispatch says Cap.
tain Mcdonald has been ordered TO
Fort AssinnibOlne under instructions
OF the Quartermaster general, to take
charge of construction work at that
post.
Notices of location of four quartz
claims in the Little Rockies mining
district have been filed ia the county
clerks Office, the claims being named
the Boston, B. and o., Grace Mack
and Roxbury. The locators are Mort
Burrows and Frank Longstaf.
An application for a marriage Ii.
cense was received by the clerk OF the
district court today from Stewart
Henderson and Jeanette E. Lovinger,
OF Warrick. As the prospective bride.
groom is under Il years Of age, no
license can be issued until the consent
OF his parents Is presented on his be.
half.
Great Falls Leader: Il. +. Lowry,
the pump and engine man, has Just re
turned from a trip through the north
ern part Of the state and brought with
him a sample sheaf OF growing grain
from Valley county. the heads Of
which, moi yet filled out, stood five
feet and seven inches from the ground.
The grain, which is of the macaroni
variety of wheat, was taken from the
fields Of Lohr Bros, on Milk river,
about fourteen miles west Of Glasgow.
1t was taken from a 60-acre field, all
OF which was producing grain in about
the same proportion. The land is a
portion of an irrigated tract Of zoo
acres belonging to that firm.
From Fridays Daily
j.. w. King arrived today from
Humboldt, Iowa, and is the guest OF
his sister, Mrs. Geo. +. Lewis.
1t is reported from Harlem tina,
John +. McGraw has purchased the
Mint saloon in that town, and now
has charge of the same.
The county school superintendent,
has been advised that the teachers in.
stitute for Chouteau county will be
held on November Ii, II and Is.
The sheritf's Office will soon begin
the roundup of trial iurers for the