The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17
CITY AND STATE.
from SATURDAYS Daily.

Cyrus Noble whiskey, old goods, on
sale at all first.class places.
Mrs. j. P. Thies. of Minneapolis, is
the guest of Mrs. c. E. Duer.
Miss Anna Johnston, Of Butte, ar.
rived IN the city this morning and will
leave for the Shonkin to teach school.
The quartermaster at Fort Assinni.
boine has made q call for bids to fur.
nish the pos. with 2S2, 900 pounds of
fresh beef aud mutton for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1906.
1t is reported from Chinook that the
contract for a new school building in
that city has been awarded to Sam
Houston. The contract: price for the
new building with heating plant is
1860.
Il. j.. Thaxter, who is among the
visitors in town today from Aighwood,
states thai the recent rain storm in
that section has proved Of great bene.
1t to the grass and grain, and that
The outlook for a good crop is prom.
Using.
About 2 100 head Of Sheep owned by
the Montana Cooperative Ranch
company have been sold to G. n.
Dickinson, of Great Falls, by Re.
ceiver j. w. Speer at s4.lO per head.
Another portion of the outfit, consist
ing of yearlings, was bought by Bart
Armstrong at $3.50 per head.
Services at the Methodist church to-
morrow as follows: Sunday school,
10 a. M: preaching, IL a. m.: Junior
League, Sip. M: Epworta League, 7:l5
p. M: sixteenth anniversary of the
Epworth League. s p. m: special sing
ing with symposium on work of the
league, followed by installation of the
officers. All re cordially invited.
NJ. j. Nerbourg, of Great Falls, ar.
rived from the west this morning and
will construct a large latboat for r..
Clarke Fisk, who is expected to ar.
rive in a few days from Helena. The
boat will be used for the purpose of
Transporting several thousand pounds
Of machinery and ranch supplies for
the Fisk ranch ia the Little Rockies.
From Mondays Daily.
People who know, drink Cyrus No
Bile, the purest and best American
whiskey.
David G. Browne, who attended the
big convention of stockmen at Denver
last week, returned home today
Lee Sedgwick, who returned today
from a visit with relatives at Ada, re-
ports a heavy rainfall in that vicin.
ity the past week which was OF great
benefit to growing crops.
A petition in bankruptcy has been
filed in the United States court at
Helena by Thad. F. Raymond, a we'll
known resident of Havre. He returns
his liabilities as s., l2l with assets of
81, los.
W. c. Heusen, Of Harlem, who fed
q big outfit Of sheep at South St. Paul
the past winter, is among the business
visitors in town today. MIR. Hensen
recently contracted his wool clip of
this year at 234 cents.
According to the GIeat Falls news.
papers, a rich gold strike has been
made at the Randall mines at the
head Of Pilgrim creek, near Mon arch.
Samples OF the ore are said to assay
from $500 to 500 to the ton.
Notices of location of two new oil
claims IN the Bannatyne district have
been filed in the county clerks Office
by Charles Bannatyne, Robert Pontet
and others. The claims are named the
Empire and Robert OF Bruce.
$. w. Mcclure, deputy state veter-
marian, was among the arrivals from
the west this morning. He went out "
HighwOOd to inspect cattle that will
have grazing privileges in the High
wood forest reserve, the government
regulations requiring that they have
u clean bill Of health.
Several ranchmeu near Belt have
caused the arrest Of 4 Canadian horse
buyer who paid for his purchases with
checks that We're o honOred by the
Calgary bank upon which they were
arawu. The offender, WHOSE name is
James A. Cameron, vas arrested at
Eva, n. w. T., and will be brought
back to Cascade county for trial.
From Tuesdays Dally.
Cyrus Noble whiskey, u favorite in
all the leading clubs of the United
States for the past thirty years.
Mrs. K. n. McGinniss, of kismet,
arrived in the city this morning and
i. the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. j.
Minar.