The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-07
CITY AND STATE.

OF AlphOnse Martin, of the Teton. a
daughter.
The Sam Williamson wool clip,
from the Bear Paw country, was sold
here Saturday a, %. cents, 10 the
local representative of Justice Bate.
man & Co.
II il nOt generally known that the
dandelion pest will crowd out alfalfa,
but that is the report received from
he Shonkin. Ranchers from that 10.
cality state that dandelioos have taken
possession of some of the alfalfa fields
and are killing of a large proportion
OF the crop.
l. is reported from Butte that Ar.
chibald Gray. the we'll known Great
Northern official, has been promoted
to the position Of assistant general
freight and passenger agent. MIR.
Gray, it is understood, will look after
Montana livestock shipments over the
Great Northern.
According to the report Of the United
States assay office at Helena, its re.
ceipts OF gold from Montana mines
during the month of May We're 70 the
value of S17O,59l, of which about
$l9, 1870 came from Chouteau county.
The Little Rockies district is begin.
ming to figure in the list of Montana
gold producers.
Jack Moore was arrested last even
ing on a charge of fighting and
disturbing the peace. He was taken
before Justice Sullivan this morning
and fined $50, which he vas unable !,
pay and was committed to the county
jail. Another charge Of resisting an
officer will probably be filed against
him in due course.
A warrant has been sworn out in
the justice court by Seth Shaw, Of the
ShOnkin, against Claude Thrailkill,
charging the latter with assault. The
accused, it is alleged, attempted to do
bodily harm to the compl aiming Wit
ness and others, and subsequently left
for parts unknown. The officers have
&C. yet been able to locate him.
From Mondays Daily.
People VIC know, drink Cyrus No
bic, the purest and best American
whiskey.
Donald Graham, of Chinook, has
applied to the district court for let.
tiers of administra alton in the estate of
his brother, the late NJ. l.. Graham.
Prof. j. w. Lenning, of the Fort
Benton high school, left Sunday
morning for Missoula, for a visit in
that city and vicinity during his vaca.
ton.
c. NJ. Sedgwick, who arrived from
Ada today, brought with him some
two-feet samples Of alfalfa as evidence
OF favorable crop conditions in that
locality.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. D. Patterson
returned this morning from St. Paul,
where MIR. Patterson has been feeding
sheep at the South ST. Paul stock
yards during the winter.
w. r. Morrow. of the Shonkin, who
is in town today from his ranch, states
that the heavy rain in that section
yesterday afternoon destroyed a large
part of his garden and alfalfa crop.
Commissioners w. Z. French, of
Harlem, and A. H. Reser, OF Chinook,
arrived in the city this morning 20
attend the regular quarterly meeting
of the board of county commissioners.
The three prisoners who escaped
from the Teton county Jail Wednesday
night failed TO get out of the country.
They We're recaptured Saturday even.
ing uear the Banna.yne ranch on the
upper Teton.
Arrangements are being made 20
give that highly amusing play, "An
Old Maids C~onvention," at Green's
opera house on or about June l3. |,
will be presented by d company of
Fort Benton amateurs.
a. G. Oder, Of I. G. Power u Bros.
is confined at ST. Glare hospital with
a BADLY injured foot, caused by his
horse falling with him last evening
on the crosswalk at the corner of
Front and Baker streets.
Miss Winnie knights, who taught
the primary department in the public
schools in this city the past term, lef.
yesterd ay for the east. Miss Knights
has accepted the position as teacher
for next year in the schools at Boze
man.
The eastboand passenger due here
at 1929 this morning was delayed about
six hours by a rock slid near Boulder.
caused By heavy rains in that locality
Another slide occurred there tli-