The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
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From Saturdays Daily.
Cyrus Noble whiskey, old goods, on
sale at all f%irst.class places.
j. H. Patterson returned this morn
ing from St. Paul. where he has spent
the past winter.
Nick Michaels Is remodeling the in.
terror Of the Deletraz building on the
corner Of Main and ST. John streets,
for use as a saloon, which be expects
to open to the public about the middle
Of next month.
Another case of a tie vote at the re-.
cent municipal elections is reported
from Havre, where w. E. Ryan and
F. W. Cough, rival candidates for al.
derman in the second ward, received
the same number of votes.
An outfit of Montana hay.fed cattle
shipped from Drummond, in Granite
county, was on the Chicago market
the early part of this week, and most
of them failed to End q buyer for two
days. One lot Of p head, averaging
lola pounds, was sold as feeders at
ST. IS.
According to the Butte Evening
News, a large number of ranchers in
the Deer Lodge valley propose to
bring suit against the Amalgamated
Copper company for damages amount
ing to over ST. 1000. They claim
that their crops have been destroyed
by fumes from the big Washoe smell.
ter.
The recent election for school trus-
tees at Culbertson may result in a
lawsuit to determine who were the sue.
cessful candid ates. DR.. Tillotson and
L. L. Brooks received the highest
number of votes, but the canvassing
board refused to count them for the
reason that the candidates were not
placed in nomination in the regular
manner.
An action to foreclose a mortgage
has been commenced in the district
court by the Madison Livestock COM
pany, OF Twin Bridges. against John
Ostler, E. D. Keith. John ID. Vaver
and others, of Alma. The mortg age
sis alleged to have been given to secure
an Indebtedness Of some 81, $50, of
which about Sll 200 has been paid by
the delivery of AS head of cattle.
Advices from Lewistown report the
death Of William Fergus, an old-tlme
resident who is we'll known in this
part of Montana. He located on Box
Elder creek near Lewistown in 1882,
and was one of the leading stockmen
Of Fergus county. Mr.. Fergus, who
was about y years of age, was the
father of Mrs. j. B, Raucb, formerly
Of this city, and was a frequent visitor
here.
The trial of William Harris, on a
charge of murder, occupied the atten.
ton Of the district court all of today,
a considerable part of the session be.
ing devoted to medical testimony as
10 the direct cause of the death of &c.
Gil Kurkey. The defense advanced
the theory that the blow delivered by
Harris was not the immediate cause of
death, and submitted expert testimony
in support OF that theory. The case
will probably go to the jury this even.
ing.
From Mondays Daily.
People who know, drink Cyrus No
BILE, the purest and best American
whiskey.
Parties in town today from the
Shonkin report q heavy fall of snow
in that locality Saturday night and
yesterday.
An additional jury venire Of fifteen
citizens vas issued in the district
court today, the regular venire being
insufficient for the business to be
transacted.
Mrs. Daniel Dutro n Mrs. w. l..
Miller, who have been visiting with
friends in this city for several days
past, returned to Central Park yester.
day morning.
Several of the lady members Of St.
Paul's Episcopal church are making
preparations for a supper which will
be given Thursday evening at the
Flanagan building on Front street.
y large number Of residents Of
Havre and vicinity arrived this morn
ing to attend district court as wit
uesses in the trial of cases original.
ing ia that part of Chouteau county.
Walter Brown, the we'll known
sheepman of Box Elder, is among the
arrivals in the city today. Mr..
Brown reports the range in that vicin.
ity to be ia bad condition owing to a
lack of moisture.