The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-16
CITY N STATE.
from Saturdays Daily,

court IN h suit OF Elsie Jones vs..
Eva Jones, colored residents of
Havre.
F. o. Larson, Of Choteau. is in
town today looking over the local
horse market with a view of purchas.
ing a few head from parties in this
locality.
Rice Bros, of the Shonkin, this
morning crossed to the south side of
the river about $500 head Of sheep
which they purchased several weeks
ago from Ed. Trommer, of Chester.
Sheriff Frank Mcdonald left this
morning for Deer Lodge with James
Bowen, who vas sentenced to q term
OF one year for burglary, and Charles
Greyber, convicted of horse stealing
and sentenced 10 two years in the pen.
itentiary.
The Conrad Observer states that the
Hirshberg Mercantile company intend
building a large department store at
that place shortly. or the present site
of the NJ. S. Darling building. The
building will be of brick, IS feet front
by 100 feet deep, u story, and its es
timated cost is SIC, 1000.
The city of Fort Benton ha. brough:
suit in the district court for S., 200
damages against the Boston & Mon
tana Copper Co., of Great Falls, al.
leging that the water works here have
been damaged to that amoun in con-
sequence Of the dumping of Stag from
the smelter into the river, particles of
which find their way into the pumps.
From Mondays Daily.
Miss Ruby Bailey arrived yesterday
morning from the east for a visit Of
several weeks in this city as the guest
Of her aunt, Mrs. VIM. r. Morrow.
Miss Agnes Atkinson, county super
%intendent of schools, returned today
from a visit of three weeks to the
schools in the Milk river valley and
the Little Rockies district.
improvements are being made on
the Episcopal church in view Of its
conservation, October 4th. Rev. Sla.
ter c.. Blackiston, of Butte, its first
rector, will preach the sermon.
Miss Mamie Baker, accompanied by
Miss Hill, came in Saturday after.
noon from the I. G. Baker ranch on
Highwood, and left yesterday morn.
ing for a short visit in Grea. Falls.
Mrs. n. 4. Chemidlin left this
morning for Butte on receipt of the
Jews of the death Of her brother.in.
law, Harry A. Lambert, which oc.
Cured in that city yesterday morning.
1t is announced by the county su.
~perintendent of schools that the an.
nual session of the Choteau county
teachers institute will be held in this
city on Friday and Saturday, August
% and 20.
Severa! families of immigrants
passed through town yesterday after
noon with thir camp outfits and sew.
eral head of horses. They are though,
TO be enroute from the Northwes, Ter.
ritory 10 Wyoming.
From Tuesdays Daily.
DR.. Geo. H. Taylor left today for
Chinook, on q business visit of about
two weeks.
Mrs. G. H. Dunlap. of Sherid an,
Wyo., a granddaughter Of Claus Pc
tiers, Is here on a visi, with relatives.
MIR. and Mrs. w. K. HARDER and
family returned this morning from =
tour of the Yellowstone National
park.
The civil case Of Skusa VS.. Broad.
water. which a. set for trial August
p, has been dismissed by the court as
settled.
Sheriff Mcdonald. who returned to.
day from a trip TO Deer Lodge with
two convicts, reports there are 4S3 in
mates in the p~enitentiary AZ the pres
ent time.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. tombstone and
Mrs. M. TOMBSTONE. OF Bart!esvllle,
Indian Territory, are visiting in tbs
city as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. y.
T.. McLeish.
Z V. G%arlough, who has been agent
for the Great Northern at this point
for several months past, has resigned
that position and will leave in a few
days with his family for the east.
G. V. NASSAU, of St. Paul, arrived
from the east this morning and will
interview rauchers in this vicinity
with a view to making a few cattle
purchases which he will ship to east.
eru marSsts.
Dear Gust have solved the moth.
er.in-law problem, just give her regu-
larly HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
1t will make her healthy, happy and