The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18
CITY N STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

ESOOert 1nOnnSUu, Nl HE IGtuU. VINO
Is In the city today, Announces the re.
cent arrival OF Il baby n,y at his
home.
n N arriagc iiceu-e wa, issued today
by the clerk Of the district court to
Joseph Sowa, of Havre, and Marv
Meodek, OF Bowerviile, Mum.
According to ii dispatch from w ASH
ington, Representative Jos. NJ. Dixon
has recommended to President Roo-e-
uelt the disappointment Of Geo. w.
Crane, OF this city, as postmaster.
Rev. Father P. NJ. Gallagher, who
has been pastor of the Catholic church
here for several months past, left this
morning for Helena, where he will
probably reside in the future.
Owing 20 the prevalence of smallpox
in Billings and vicinity, tina, city has
been placed under quarantine by the
state board of health. Persons WHO
wish to leave Billings will be required
to produce a certificate from IL
physician.
The date of the dance 10 be given by
the young men of this city, which was
announced for Friday evening, Jan.
Goth, has been changed to Thursday
the 10Th. Prof. Pinkerton, of Great
Falls. and Edward Davis, of this city.
will be the musicians. Refreshments
will be served.
Heavy purchases of beef cattle are
reported from the Northwest Terri.
tory. The Lethbridge News. says:
Two or three large lunches of beef
cattle, totalling several thousand
head, were bought in this district last
week for expectation to Seattle, U. S.
A., and it is probable many others
will follow in their wake. The buying
was done by Mr.. r. S. Scott, for the
Carson Packing Co., Seattle.
The city council Of Lewistown has
passed an ordinance requiring that
every saloon keeper in tina. city give
a bond of $1,000 that he will not vio-
late any of the state laws or any or
dinances of the city of Lewistown. 1t
is also specified that no liquor shall
be sold in a dance hall, and that a
violation of the anti.gambling ordin.
ance will b%eIconstrued as a sufficient
cause for the forfeiture of the liquor
license as we'll as a forfeiture Of the
bond given to guarantee an obser
vance of the laws.
From Mondays Daily.
D. G.. Browne and wife left today
for Helena ON a visit of several weeks.
People who know, drink Cyrus No.
Bile, the purest and best American
whiskey.
The public skating rink is now re.
ported to be in good condition., and is
giving pleasant exercise to a Der
Of the young people.
Sheriff Mcdonald is moving his
household effects into the j.. o. Pat.
tersOn house on St. John street, where
his family will reside in the future.
A. H. Reser, who arrived from Chi.
nook this morning, reports that the
stockmen interested in cattle seized by
the Canadian authorities several
weeks ago, have not yet been able to
make satisfactory arrangements with
the officials who caused the trouble.
Elmer Cope was arrested Saturday
evening by the authorities and placed
in the county Jail on the charge of
stealing a fur overcoat from a saloon
at Judith. The crime was committed
last September at that place. The
accused had a hearing before Justice
Sullivan today, and his trial was set
for Saturday
II. F. Laueger, who has been a
member of the River Press force for
the past TWO years, lief, yesterday
morning with his family for Columbia
Falls, where they will reside. Mr..
Laeuger will take charge of the Col,
umbian, a weekly newspaper OF that
city, and we wish him success and
prosperity IN his new undertaking.
Mike Powers, q railroad laborer,
was gathered in by Marshal Reichers
last evening, on a charge of taking an
overcoat from the Headquarters sa.
loon. Justice Sullivan this afternoon
gave the accused thirty days in Jail,
suspending sentence for two hours to
enable him x leave town, but the de.
feudant remarked that FIVE minutes
was sufficient and Immediately took
the trail for the depot.
From Tueaday'e Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Thaxter, Cj
Highwood, are among the visitors in
OWE today.
w. F. Lewis, of Cleveland, F. Had
Ter. of Chinook and Paul Stenson, OF