The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-15
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Feon Saturdays Daily.
Oscar Johnston and his daughter,
Miss Mabel, returned this morning
from q ten days. visit to Lexington,
Nebraska.
c. V. Nassau, the Minnesota beef
buyer. has purchased quite q number
of cattle in the Belt and Highwood
country, which he will ship from this
point, The outfit will fiji about thirty
cars.
Constable Bickle arrived from Havre
this morning With John w. Roberts,
colored, who will serve q sentence of
elk months in the county jail. Sen
tence was imposed by Justice w. B.
Piper.
Sheriff Frank Mcdonald left this
morning for Deer Lodge with Roy Nc
Coy and William Edwards, who ere
recently sentenced to q term of fifteen
months 10 the %penitentiary for Jail
breaking.
Alonzo Smith, of Harlem, q of
the defendants in the Milk river water
right suit, has filed q demurrer to the
complaint, and the Great Northern
railroad, another defend ant, has filed
q stipulation extending time to an.
swer.
In the recent horrible massacre of
missions aries at Lienchow, China, one
Of those slain was the Rev. John II.
Peale, a graduate of the class of 1905
IN Princeton Theological seminary,
and IN intimate friend of Rev. Charles
F. Reed, of this city.
The Misses Grace and Emma Rowe
entertained a large number Of their
friends last evening at their home on
the south side Of the river. Supper
was served about midnight, after
which dancing was resumed until an
early hour this morning.
Several notices of new quartz Local
tons in the Little Rockies were filed
today In the county clerks Office, the
claims being known as the Kuropat-
kin, Black Diamond, Golden Chariot,
Crazy Horse and Luly. The locators
are James Blevins, w. A. Black, L.
Hockenbury and others.
H. H. Guthrie, of Helena, deputy U.
S. marshal, was among the arrivals
from the west today. His visit is in
connection with a letter. writing esca.
pade in which Oliver Moore, Omar
Gregg and }. E. Epperson are said to
have been implicated, and who have
given bonds to appear in the federal
court when required. The letters in
the case were written last May in a
spirit Of fun, but are said to have been
of a character that are forbidden
transmission in the mails.
From Mondays Daily.
A marriage license has been issued
to Charles D. Kelly, of Havre. and
Efie NJ. Timmons, of Fort Assinni-
boine.
In the district court this morning a
Jury venire Of fifty names was drawn,
the jurors TO be in attendance on No.
vember q.
Julia Gentry, colored, III brought
up from Havre today to serve Eve
months In the county Jail, sentencehav-
ing been imposed by Justice w. B.
Piper.
Advices from Cascade report the
death OF George Travis, q we'll known
and old time resident of that locality.
The deceased was a brother OF Mrs.
NJ. Morrow and Mrs. D. Morrow, of
this city.
Residents of Big Sandy are making
arrangements for a big Thanksgiving
dance 1T Lehfeldt's hall On the even.
ing of November 30. A similar fuuc-
tion is being arranged at Knerville by
Mrs. Witsiers.
According to advices received in
Chinook, the injunction order issued
some time ago by Judge Hunt, of the
federal court, which gave the Indians
5000 inches of water. has been re-
versed by the court of appeals at San
Francisco,
About forty cars of beef cattle were
loaded out from the Benton stock
yards today by c. V. NASSAU, the
Minnesota cattle buyer, for the eastern
markets. The outfit was recently pur.
chased from various ranchers in the
Belt and Highwood country.
Attorney D.. L. Blackstone, REPRE-.
senting about thirty defendant in the
Milk river water right suit, has filed q
demurrer to the complaint in the dis.
trict court. a similar demurrer has
also been filed by Carpenter, Day &
Carpenter, of Helena, who represen,
about ninety of the defendants.