The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-22
mashed foot caused by q horse falling
with him yesterday afternoon.

1t IL reported from Chester Ina q
woman named Iona Davis was recently
shot through the hand by q sheep
herder, while holding a bottle at which
the latter was shooting. The aft air
was the result of a drunken spree.
According to a report from Butte,
the sheriffs of several counties pro.
pose to test the new law by which their
mileage graft was cut off by the legis-
lature. Under the old law they re.
celved Is cents per mile for transport.
ing prisoners to the p~enitentiary, but
the new law gives them only their
actual expenses.
The ferry boat recently built by Sem
ieur & Son for G.. r. Norris, of Ju-
dith, left port last evening in charge
of Captain kester, aud q crew Of eight
men, and is expected TO reach its des-
tination in two or three days. 1t car
ried a cargo Of about 10000 pounds of
merchandise consigned 10 the Judith
Mercantile company.
Lee Elrod, who was reported 10 have
been badly injured Saturday morning
by being run oven by u heavily loaded
wagon while going down Spring cou.
lee, was brought to town Saturday
AFTERNOON and taken TO the hospital.
Ths patient i, reported u be resting
easier today, and chance. for his re-
covery are regarded as favorable.
a dispatch from Ottawa, Dat an
nounces tbs: Charles D. Waicott, d.
rector Of the United States geological
survey, has arrived there and will
confer with officials of tne Dominion
government for the purpose OF etfec'
ing an agreement concerLiny "A divi-
sion of the waters Of Milk river, so
that the plans for the ST. Mary's Milk
river irrigation projec, need not be
altered.
a telegram received yesterday from
Spokane, Wash, announced the death
OF Mrs. L. D. Pugsley, of the Marias,
who had been under treatment in that
for some time past for diabetes.
The deceased was married to Mr..
Pugsley about four years ago, and
has many friends 10 this vicinity by
whom the news of her death will be
received with sincere regret. NJ. f.
Pugsley left this morning for Spo.
kane, to attend the funeral, which
will be held tomorrow.
From Tuesdays Daily.
A marriage license was issued today
to H. E. Shower and Georgia L. Law.
of Zortman.
Cyrus Noble whiskey, a favorite in
all the leading clubs of the United
States for the past thirty years. n
Attorneys r. E. Hammond and J
K. Bramble, of Havre, arrived in the
this morning to attend the open
ing session of the March term of dis
trict court.
Laura Hall, a colored woman, ar
rived from Havre today in charge of
George Francis, and will
serve sixty days in the county Jail for
peti. larceny. Sentence was imposed
by Justice w. B. Pyper.
Advices from B~eaverhead county re-
port that u beef buyer from Sioux
City recently purchased about 600
head Of hay-fed steers in the Big Hole
country for immediate shipment. They
sold at about $45 per head.
According to Major Mon,ealh, for.
mer Indian agent at Browning, the
biz canal on the Blackfeet reservation
vii. soon be completed. 1t secures
It's water supply from Cutbank creek,
and Will irrigate about Iii, 900 acres of
and.
The citizens party primaries will
held in each ward tomorrow even.
ny, to nominate candidates for alder.
men and select delegates to the city
The latter will be held
Saturday evening, March %, at the
council room.
1t is reported from Northwest Terri.
DRY that the Cochrane Ranch COM
,any. one OF the largest outfits in Can.
ada, will soon quit the cattle business.
is land holdings, consisting of about
1900 acres. have been sold to a Salt
AXE syndicate for about $500, 600, and
he company also proposes to sell its
1000 head of cattle and other live.
interests.
Among the business transacted at
he meeting recently held at Harlem,
O urge the commencement of work on
he Milk river irrigation project, was
he appointment of the following en-
committee of the new organiza.
ION: A. Beckstead, of Havre, A. II.
eeser. of Chinook, Alonzo Smith, of
1arlcm. 3. w. Brockway, of Malta,
l. H. Hedges, of Saco. w. NJ. Wool.
idge. OF Hinsdale, and John NJ. Lew.