The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-18
CITY AND STATE.

WSNuCSu0y . O0llys
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
The Shonkin Stock association lie
holding a beef shipment Of about q
thousand head which was to have been
made today, bu. the necessary cars
are not yet available. John T. Muir.
ply will load twenty cars of mutton
tomorrow.
A dispatch from Washington an
uounces that w. &. Grover, chief of
the photographic division of the rec.
lamation service, has left for the west,
and in Montana will visit Great Falls,
Belt, Cutbauk, Truly, Bighwood, Chi.
nook, Browning, Augusta, Grow
Agency and Fromberg.
c. V. NASSAU informs US that the
l9O0.pound steer which he sold in the
Chicago market last week at over Sl06.
was one of an outfit purchased from
Mrs. Willard, of Lewistewn. 1t was
an exceptionally fine animal, but it
failed to touch the record of Dan
Flowerree's 2l4O.pound steer which
sold three years ago for a gross price
Of Sl39. 10.
Ben Holland aud Joseph Lacier,
two men who we're arrested on a
charge of robbing Weaver's saloon
at Chinook, were to have had a hear
ing today before Justice w. B. Piper,
of Havre. After investig ating the
case, the county attorney finds there
is not sufficient evidence against the
accused to secure conviction, and has
advised that they be discharged.
a gang of plasterers is at work on
the D. G. Lockwood drug store building.
The second story of the building,
known to every old.timer Of this coun.
ty as Stockings hall. where many a
dance was held, shows signs Of neglect,
much of the plaster on the walls and
ceiling having fallen to the floor, and is
now being replastered and when kali
somined will present as neat an ap.
pearance as it did in days of yore.
A suspicious looking character
having in his possession five or six
head OF horses, was e e last Sunday
afternoon camped neal Teton station,
and it may be possible that he is the
one wanted for the murder of w. j.
Oliver, of Beaverhead county, who
was murdered at Wolf creek. Our in.
formant, who was taking a buggy ride
last Sunday, states that the man with
the horses was camped near the road
at Teton and was presumably taking
a lunch at the time he passed, but he
noticed that the man bore some re
semblance to the published descrip.
ton OF the fugitive murderer. The Of
fcers have been notified and are on
the lookout.
Prom Thursdays Daily.
The Barbwire outfit started out to.
day on their roundup to gather heel
cattle for shipment.
Sam tombstone, formerly OF this
city, but more~ recently a resident Of
Bartlesville, |. r., is visiting with his
sister, Mrs. A. E. McLeish.
A recent sheep deal is the purchase
of an outfit of lambs from j. E. from
mer. of Chester. by G. H. Ragland,
the price reported being S2.15 per
head.
Gus Widsteen, Of Ada, Mimi, ar
expert matchmaker, arrived this morn
ing and has accepted a position in the
jewelry department of D. G. Lock
woods drug store.
Eugene Carpenter was an east-bound
passenger this morning. He will visit
his old home in Illinois for about two
months and expects to return to Mon
tana during the holidays.
Miss Nora Sullivan entertained 8
few of her most intimate friends las
evening in honor Of Miss Lou Bassen.
who took her departure this morning
for her home at New Ulm, MINI.
G. w. Price arrived today frou
Malta, where he has been superintend
ing a beef shipment. Mr.. Price re
Gently made a shipment of beef from
Northwest Territory to Liverpool
England, the net returns from which
were a little better than prices 10 :ht
Chicago market.
Local stockmeu are threatened witt
considerable loss from the inability II
secure cars for beef that has BEEF
gathered and is awaiting shipment
The trouble is said to be due to tn
fact that most of the shipments ar
routed over the Burlington, aud it
supply OF cars is not sufficient to han
die the traffic.
Advices from Great Falls repor
that A. d. Gill and \. Newman, Q
o,1,skv hava bonded the aWk