The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-03
CITY AND STATE.

store.
1t il reported from Havre that tn
public schools in that city will clos
ct an earlier date than usual, OWN
to q shortage OF funds.
NOT1CE.-If you seed during thi
month your watch to Jesse COLON
Great Falls, Mont, he will clean an
warrant it one year for si.5O.
1t 10 announced that the town O
Conrad will soon have a newspaper
to be published by Mr.. Ferguson
formerly of the Shelby Independent.
According to reports received from
the Shonkin and Highwood districts
the rain storm which reached this To-
cality this morning, also prevailed In
those parts in the form of a heavy fall
of snow.
Deputy Sheriff Flanagan left for
Deer Lodge today with L. O.. Shoffner
and W. E. Sence, who were recently
sentenced to terms in the penitentiary.
Shofner will serve five years and
Sence three years.
Advices from Great Falls report the
sale of the J. B. Long Il Co. wool
clips, aggregating 800, 600 pounds at
234 cents. The purchase was made by
F. r. Peters, representing Hallowell
4 Donald, of Boston, who have Sc.
cured several million pounds of the
Montana clip.
A stranger who gives his name as
David Jones was brought in from the
west yesterday by a freight train and
taken to St Glare hospital to receive
attention for injuries caused by being
struck by the westbound passenger.
The accident happened at a point
about 20 miles vest of here. The in
juries suffered by the victim are not
considered serious.
Henry Hagen is making three large
water wheels, each about 30 feet in
diameter, which will be installed at
the G. H. Boyle ranch on the Missouri
river about four miles above town,
and used for irrigation purposes.
Mr.. Hagen has recently increased his
facilities by adding to his carpenter
shop a horsepower gasoline engine
which operates a circular saw, a plan
ing machine and other devices, maxi
ing it one of the nos complete plants
in this part Of the state.
From Thursdays Daily.
II. Lohse. of Judith, who arrived
this morning from Big Sandy, reports
a snowfall of about three inches in
the Bear Paw country.
Mrs. c. T.. Duer and granddaughter,
who have been visiting with relatives
in Helena the past week or ten days.
returned home this morning.
NOT1CE.-If you send during this
month your watch to Jesse COLON,
Great Falls, Mont, he will clean and
warrant 1t n year for 8 1850.
Notice of location of the Homestake
quartz claim, in the Little Rockies,
has been filed in the county clerks of.
fee by G. N. Damon and Con Sulli-
van.
Among the deeds recorded in the
county clerks Office Is one for the w.
c. Evans ranch, located about three
miles below town, which has been
purchased from the Conrad estate by
John Phoenix.
Henry S%ilverthorn and Floyd Lock.
hart are the latest arrivals at the
county Jail. They were brought up
from Havre this morning by Con-
stable Bickle, each % serve thirty
days for petit larceny.
From Fridays Daily
Miss Nj. G. Chemidlin left this morn.
ing for Great Falls, where she will
visit for several weeks.
Mrs. H. f.. Laeuger, of Columbia
Falls is visiting In the city, the guest
OF her sister, Mrs. Geo. j. Shook.
NoTlCE.-If you send during this
month your watch to Jesse Collom.
Great Falls, Mont, he will clean and
warrant it one year for $3.50.
Jos. \. Baker returned this morn
ing from an extended visit in the east.
ern states and will leave in a few days
for his Highwood ranch, where he will
spend the Summer
Miss Atkinson, county school su.
.perintendent, was holding the regular
quarterly teachers examination to.
day. The applicants for certitica tes
are Miss Florence Morrow, Miss Liz.
zie Piercey, Miss Agnes O";eilly and
Miss Leonora Gies.
According to advices from Brown.
ing, a geological survey party has
arrived there from Washington to
make ready for the letting of con-