The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25
CITY AND STATE.

Harry Sullivan took his departure
yesterday for Chicago, where he ex-
poets to remain for an indefinite per.
iod.
Miss Olga Smith, of ST. Paul, q
niece OF Mrs. j. V. Carroll, was
among the arrivals from the east this
morning.
Married-At Fort Benton, on Tues
day evening, October II, 1905, Rolen
r. Ragland and Miss Alice O'Reilly,
both OF the Shonkin, Rev. Father Nc.
Cormick officiating.
The dance given last night at Green's
hall by Prot. Kendall was fairly we'll
attended considering the inclemency
Of the weather. Prot. 1ngram's or
chestra, of Great Falls, furnished the
music for the occasion.
Advices from Havre report the death
OF Flora Ward, the woman who fig
ured 10 the Mudd shooting scrape of
several months ago, and who was held
In Jail here as a witness in the case
Death was due to diphtheria.
Deputy Sheriff Kehoe, who arrived
from Havre this morning, brings word
that q party Of Havre hunters returned
home from Browning last evening with
the news that two feet of snow covers
the country in that locality. They
were compelled to abandon their hunt
ing trip.
From a party who returned this
morning from a trip to the Teton we
learn that the snowfall on the ridge
north of the Eight-Mile springs is
about II inches, and that the Teton at
Schulte's ranch was frozen over, ne.
cessitating the cutting of the ice before
a crossing could be effected.
Referring to the frosty temperature of
the past twenty -four hours, an old ii.
merremarked today that they had some
real winter during October OF twenty
four years ago. The weather bu.
reau records confirm his statement,
their data showing that on October
10, 1881, a temperature Of 10 below
zero was reported at Fort Assinni-
bOine.
From Thursdays Daily.
The thermometer this morning at &
O'Clock registered one degree below
zero.
Miss Ellen Torring. of Hoboken,
NJ nx;,,1 - ~, o;%,, ~; o.~n;or
and is the guest of Mrs: A. E. Bier
ring.
Notices of location of two quartz
claims known as the Phillips and
Claim So, have been filed in the county
clerks Office by B. D. Phillips, E. E.
Berry and Chas. Whitcomb.
A marriage license mas issued today
to Samuel A. Walker and Miss Rose
F. Lepper, both of Havre. The pros
~pective bride Is a former we'll known
and popular resident of this city.
Range beef receipts in Chicago the
first two days of the week aggregated
nearly 0,O00 head. There were sever
al uOIVLCIu AAOoC0o0 ouIpulCoVo oV
sold for the most part at So. Is to s. so.
The sudden change in the weather
has caused many to huddle up around
their stoves, and others who have not
prepared themselves with winter quar-
ters are now wondering what became
of their summers wages.
The Great Falls newspapers have
been informed by Prot. o. c. Mort
son that he has recently made an i'm.
portant find in the Neihart district.
His discovery is said to contain mica,
tin, gsrnets and other valuable min
erals.
The funeral of the late d. +. Murray
took place this morning from the resi-
dence of Merritt G. Flanagan, the SER
vices being conducted by Rev. +. W.
HAYNES, OF the Methodist church,
There was quite a number of relatives
and friends present, among them be-
ing many members of the local grand
army post who paid a last mark Of
respect to their deceased comrade.
From Fridays Daily
New Process ever fresh bread, bette,
than ever, at c. w. Ayres'.
According to the weather bureau re
ports, Havre was the coolest place ir
the United States yesterday morning
The government thermometer regis
tered six below zero.
The young people of this vicinit!
seldom have the pleasure Of skating
in October, but they enjoyed that priv
ilege last evening. There was ice ia
slough opposite town that was suffi
GENTLY thick for skating.
The entertainment shat was to hav'
been given by the Ladies' Aid societ!