The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22
CITY AND STATE.


from Saturdays Daily.
A. L. Lewis has returned from Wi
mona, Mimi, to which place he &C.
companied q shipment of sheep sew.
eral weeks ago.
The date for the hearing of the sheep !
mixing case of A. c. Cough and Jas.
Hall In Justice Sullivan's court, has
been set for next Wednesday after. !
noon at 2 o'clock.
The dance at Green's hall last even.
ing was attended by u large number
OF the young people. The floor was in
excellent condition and with the good
music rendered by Messrs. Piukerton
and Davis, the dance was greatly en-.
joyed by all present.
Advices received by relatives at
Havre announce that Robert Thomp-
son. a we'll known rancher of the Clear
Creek country, died yesterday from
the effects of an operation for the re-
moval of gall stones. Hugh Corri.
gan. OF Lloyd, a brother.in.law. has
gone to San Francisco to bring the
body back for burial.
Local stockmen who have visited
the Chicago market this season unite
in the statement that buyers have new
err before been so Indifferent and indie.
pendent in making purchases. Cattle
receipts have been exceptionally
heavy. and buyers seemed to think
they we're doing the shipper a favor
to offer any old price for his stock.
1t is reported from Chicago that the
new rules adopted by the livestock ex.
changes of the principal markets will
go into effect January /, when the
commission or sheep and hogs will be
raised two dollars per Gar. The new
rules also provide that one member Of
a commission firm may solicit con-
signments during fifteen days of each
month.
Word was received from Landusky
today to the effect that the storehouse
q tAC ~ Sl0IhO A0h A0uNoS 0OoAu
eighteen miles southwest of that place,
was destroyed by fire a few days ago,
the loss including a large stock of
provisions, grain and other goods.
Circumstances connected with the at.
fair indicate that it was of ~incendiary
origin. as gasoline had evidently been
poured on some Of the contents of the
building before the fire was discov-
cred.
From Mondays Daily.
Frank Kohlrus, who was brought up
from Havre about ten days ago and
placed in the hospital here to receive
treatment for typhoid pneumonia, died
about 9 o'clock last night.
Geo. F. Lewis returned today from
a trip to Harlem, Landusky and Fort.
man in company with other members
of the board of county commissioners,
the purpose of the trip being 70 inspect
the new county road from Harlem to
Zortman.
A subscription paper is being cir.
culated for the purpose OF raising
funds for the building of a fence
around the public skating rink and
the placing of an electric light at each
end of the rink. The paper should re.
ceive the support of all those in.
terested.
NJ. F. Pugsley and wife left today
for the L. D. Pugsley ranch on the
Marias, where they will remain until
about Christmas. L. d. Pugsley, it
is announced, will be married on
Wednesday to Miss Anna C!ink. OF
the Marias, the ceremony to take place
at the Thos. Kinread ranch, and the
newly married couple will make u trip
to the Pacific coast for about a month.
The Justice Oil Development com.
pany has filed articles OF incorpora.
ton with the secretary OF state. The
incorporators are Jerry Quesnell
Charles NJ. Webster, Joseph Hamil'
ton. NJ. H. Luther, j. IL. Copelin,
Paul C. Rhone, S. S. Hawkins auG
+. w. Berry. Place Ut operations
sill be the Banna,yne oil fields on tht
Teton aud the capital stock i 500.
900.
Thos. Lannon, Of Warrick, dice
last evening At St. Glare hospi;a
from pneumonia, after a short lines
of about five days. The deceased wa
50 years of age at the time of hi
death, and was we'll known through
Out the eastern part of the county ant
in this locality. Mr.. Lannon was
civil war veteran, and has relative
living in ST.. Paul, MIMI, who hav
peer notified of his death. The dc
ceased came to Montana in 1876, an
was employed at Fort Maginnis an,