The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
CITY AND STATE.

Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry |
store.
oliver Moore has accepted the pc. |
sition OF night clerk at the Grand Tn.
ion hotel.
DR.. Geo. Fl. Taylor returned today
from the Milk river country, and will
be at his home Office the next two
weeks.
Oscar Johnston received q telegram
this morning announcing the death Of
his mother, Mrs. Isabella Johnston,
a. Lexington, Neb., at 2:30 q. m.
1t is reported from Chinook that
Stephen Boyce, the we'll known Bear
Paw rancher, was the victim OF a run.
away accident yesterd ay. He suffered
a broken leg and other injuries.
The Shonkin beef shipment. which
has been waiting some three weeks
for cars, was crossed from the south
side OF the Missouri today, and will
be loaded for the Chicago market.
A deed recorded in the county clerks
Office today transfers the Crutcher
residence property on lower Main
street to H. j. Holmer. of Steele. The
consideration named in the deed is
$1,000.
Miss Margaret S. Hall, Of Addieu.
sill, Scotland, and Miss Jennie Will.
son, of Newtown, N. Wales, arrived
from the east this morning, and expect
to remain in the city for an indefinite
period.
The seventh infantry will take the
place of the Twenty-fourth, which is
ordered from the Montana stations 20
service in the Philippines, according
to a Washington dispatch. The same
authority also states that Captains
William Wallace and Thomas NJ.
Anderson have been ordered to report
to Fort Harrison for duty pending the
arrival of the Seventh.
Halloween passed off more quietly
than was anticipated; the lesson
taught the youth Of the city two years
ago that rufianism and the wanton
destruction of property would not be
tolerated seems to have had the right
effect. Outside of the transferring of a
few business signs, vehicles, and other
harmless pranks, the celebration
was orderly.
II is not often that a gray wolf will
defy a human being, but al instance
OF this kind is reported from the Shon.
kin. An employe of the square outfit
discovered q bunch of about twenty
stray lambs in q field, and upon going
to drive them out came upon q gray
wolf that had killed two of the lambs
and vas preparing to get another. He
tried to scare the wolf away but with
out success, and when he got within
about twenty feet of the animal the
latter showed his teeth and refused to
move. The cowhand prepared for
trouble by pulling out his knife, bu,
deadly combat was avoided by the
wolf concluding to quit.
Prom Thursdays Daily.
A beef shipment Of 81 cars was
loaded at the stockyards today by
Shonkin cattlemen.
The new heating plant recently pu1'
chased by j. J. Nc Graw has been in.
stalled in the basement OF the Club.
A bunch of lambs recently pur'
chased by John Ross we're driven to
the south side of tho river this morn
ing.
Dennis Brown, of Havre. a native
Of England. secured citizenship pa
pers in the district court this after
%
The building one door west Of the
Board Of Trade is being fitted up fol
IL lunch counter and will be opened
to the public the last of this week.
a suit for divorce has been com
menced in the district court by Jess
Blackshaw against Joseph r. Black
euoWs VuC OtIRl0loo oCtoS NCSOs WI
Frank Flanagan and John H. Pa
,erson took their departure this after
noon for Chicago and other eastern
points, where they will spend a month.
vacation.
The dance at Green's hall last nigh
is reported to have been the swell
affair of the season, about twenty
three couples participating IN the even
iug's entertainment.
\ recent marriage reported frot
Great Falls is that of James N. Bine
ham aud Achsa Parsell, both of Col
Butte. The ceremony was performe
by Rev. F. A. Agar, of the Baptis
church.
{. W. Morrison and JOS. S. Brow