The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-20
CITY AND STATE.

Mrs. Geo. Dutro, of Chester, is here
on a visit to her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
r. S. Culbertson.
A shipment Of seventeen cars of cat.
tie was loaded at the stocky ards
today by the Barbwire outfit. and other
owners.
In the district court today, an order
was made for the disch arge of Mamie
Potts as guardian in the insanity case
Of j. j. Potts.
1t is reported from Malta that sheep
buyers in that locality are Offering as
high as $2.25 for lambs and 50 % for
vearling ewes.
A party of Cree Indians who have
been visiting with their Grow friends
in eastern Montana arrived from the
south today, and will probably camp
in this vicinity a few days.
a jolly party OF young folks held a
"Marshmallow roast" last evening
on the hill south of town, after which
they adjourned to Oddfellow's hall
and wound up the jo%lliic alton with a
social dance.
A Montreal newspaper reports the
sudden death, from apoplexy, Of Chas.
E. Conrad, Jr., son of the late c. E.
Conrad, formerly Of this city. The
deceased was a resident of Montreal,
and was - years of age.
NJ. Clancy, who left here last April.
returned home today. After visiting
New York and other eastern cities, he
crossed the Atlantic and spent several
weeks among old-time associations in
Ireland, after an absence of about 26
years.
Advices from Chicago report a big
rush Of cattle at the stocky ards Mon
day, the arrivals being about 81, 900
head, the largest receipts since April,
1904. Some of the Bloom cattle from
Valley county sold at 81. 20, very few
rangers going over $500.
The down town Celestials celebrated
the 10th of August last evening by
feasting on soup and meats, the names
of which cannot be found ia Webster's
unabridged. Although in their data
they are nearly a month out of season,
yesterda y will be classed as August
18th with them.
From Thursdays Daily.
Miss Marie Chemidlin left this morn
ing for St. Paul on an extended visit
to friends in that city.
Mrs. G. w. Buck and family, anG
William Gray, of Highwood, returned
today from a visit to the Portland
fair.
A few of the aborigenes who deal IL
polished buffalo horns extracted from
the heads OF domestic cattle, are in the
city.
Nj. F. Pugsley and family returned
today from a visit to Portland, Taco
ma and other points on the Pacific
coast.
Among the births reported in Grea'
Falls is that OF o o to the wife of r
X. Lewis, editor of the Havre Plain
dealer.
Mrs. John Harris and family hav'
returned to town from their Highwoot
ranch, where they have been for th'
past three months.
w. S. Towner returned this morn
ing from Elgin Ill.,, where he has beer
on a visit to his parents. He was &C
companied home by his wife and fami'
~.
DR.. j. w. Robinson, recently u
Bozeman, a graduate of the college o
physicians and surgeons, of Chicago,
H., is in the city with a view of locat
ing.
Theodore Evers, who has t con
tined to his 0 for nearly two
months suffering from a severe attach
Of typhoid fever. has SO far recovered
from its effects as to be able to ii, il
a chair at intervals
B. H. Vaudeville made two cattl
deals yesterday, securing 10 head .
four year.old steers from Cha=. Brink
man a, $50. and abou, 10 stock ca,ll
from c.. w. Morrison ut S22 50 wit
the calves thrown in.
Register j.. NJ. B~urlingame, of til
Great Fails land office. u tina
approved plats have been received 70
fractional township 10 north, rang
5 east, and fractional township 2
north, range 8 east, in the Highwoo'
country. These lands are subject t
filing on and after October p.
Five land contests affecting entire
ia the Shonkin aud Highwood countr
have been filed in the Great Falls Ian
office by A. w. kiugsbury, who ask
that the entries be cancelled becaus
Of failure to comply with the law. Tn