The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-12
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
1t 10 reported from Havre that L. K.
Devlin, of that city, has disposed of
his meat mal ket business to H. P.
Brown, of Great Falls.
John Fleming and Il. a. Andrews,
Of Billings, who represent Rea Bros.
are making a mutton purchasing trip
through the Milk River country.
The shipment of horses recently pur.
chased from Miss Stocking by F.
Rosen berg, of La Croix, Wis, were
loaded at the Benton stocky ards this
morning for the east. They were in-
spected by Under Sheriff Flanagan.
John Gray, a native of Scotland,
believing that a country that has a
Fourth of July to celebrate is a good
country to stay with, appeared before
the clerk of the district court today
and declared his intention to become
an American citizen.
The suit brought against the Great
Northern by members Of the Shonkin
Stock association to damages
for delaying u beef shipment last
October has been settled out of court.
The settlement, it is understood, in
wolves the payment of about 81, 800 to
the cattle shippers.
The funeral of the infant child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Harrison, which
died Monday night as the result Of
burns received Sunday afternoon, was
held yesterday from the Catholic
church. The funeral services we're at
tended by a large number of the friends
Of the bereaved family.
Deputy Sheriff kehoe, of Havre, ar
rived this morning from Grafton, n.
OAK, with Charles Greyber, who is
wanted by the Chouteau county au-
thorities on the charge of horse steal.
ing. The accused, it is alleged, stole
several head OF horses from Gus Holt,
who lives ear Chinook. He waived
a preliminary examination before JUS.
tice Frey, Of Chinook, and will be held
for trial in the district court.
The Fourth was passed very quietly
in this city yesterday, a large number
Ofcitizens taking advantage Of the holi-
day and leaving for the surrounding
country. The Fort Benton band gave
a concert in the park in the evening,
after which a large crowd assembled
in Oddfellows' hall, where a good time
was had at dancing until an early
hour this morning. There were the
usual demonstrations with firework:
displays in various parts of town.
From Thursday's Daily.
The children of the Pres byterial
Sunday school left this morning 70,
the w. j. Minar ranch on the Shon
kin where they will spend the day at 9
picnic.
County Attorney Pray, who returned
today from the west, is recovering
from the effects of an automobile tril
to Butte. The machine ran into q
washout near Birdtail divide, and
performed other feats which furnished
excitement for its occupants.
The stockholders of the S%tockmen's
National bank r participating IL
the regular July dividend which Is be-
ing distributed by that prosperous in
stitution. 1t represents & per cent. or
the capital stock, and is the twenty
second dividend paid by the bank.
The public wool sale held at Grea,
Falls yesterday was disappointing te
those who expected sens ational prices
The Bannatyne Bros. clip Of O,O0(
pounds sold at 234 cents, and the Nea
Bannatyne clip went at II cents
Three other clips that were offered fol
sale failed to receive bids that wer,
acceptable to the owners.
The Fort Benton delegation which
attended the unwilling of the Genera
Meayher statue in Helena on III,
Fourth returned home this morning
each OF them reporting that the exer
cises were interesting and i'm
pressive. The delegation consisted
of Messrs, Jere sullivan, David u
Browne, Thomas \. Cummings an.
Joseph Sullivan.
AS the result of u quarrel at a FourtI
OF July dance at Geyser, Il youn;
rancher named William Hedges i
dead, and George Richards is bcin
sought by officers on Il charge of mu,
der. Both men are said to have bee
under the influence of liquor and bt
came involved in a fight. during whic
Richards pulled a knife and intlicte
fatal wounds upon his antagonist.