The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-05
CITY AND STATE.
From Satpfdsy'e Daily.

Glare hospital yesterday, to secure
medical care and attention.
Rev. Chas. F. Reed returned this
morning from a three weeks vacation,
visiting friends 10 North Dakota,
Winnipeg and ST. Paul.
Rev. j. y. Martin and wife, who
were transferred from Chinook to
Lewistown a. the recent Methodist
conference, are visiting with relatives
here.
Notice Of location for the Yukon
quartz claim in the Sweet Grass hills
district, has been fled in the county
clerks Office by Louis Berthelote, OF
West Butte.
Owners of livestock are again mott.
fed that stray animals found within
the city limits will be taken up and
impounded by the marshal. There
will be strict enforcement of the city
ordinance relating to this matter.
a. J. O'Hanlon, the we'll known
Chinook merchant. was among the ar
rivals in town this morning. Mr..
O'Hanlon informs US that the alfalfa
seed crop in the Milk river country
will be small this year, owing t 0 the
ravages of a p%estiterous insec. that
has taken possession Of most Of the
alfalfa fields.
W. B. kimmel and G.. Nj. Kurtz-
we'll, Of Missoula, arrived 10 town
this morning to make preparations
for a trip to be taken by a party Of
government engineers down the Mis-
souri, river to Glasgow for the pur-
pnse OF surveying the river west from
the point. The work will be in charge
OF F. l. Hubbard, who is expected to
arrive in a few days.
Advices from Havre report that the
mangled remains OF Michael Donahue
were found in the Great Northern rail-
road yards Wednesday morning. He
was badly cut up and from appear.
ances had been lying on the track and
was run over by the freight cars that
were being switched in the yards. He
Is unknown a. Havre, but from papers
found on his person he had been work.
ing with the carpenters crew of the
Great Northern in the eastern part of
the state.
Miss Frances Green entertained a
large party of young people last even.
ing At progressive whist, in honor of
Miss Bertha Morrow and DR.. J. n.
Russell. The interior OF the house
was beautifully decorated with red
hearts and asparagus vine. After
some time spent at whist, prizes were
awarded to Miss Jeanette Morrow
and Mr.. Frank Palmer, followed by
delicious refreshments being served.
The remainder of the evening was
spent with vocal and instrumental &c.
lecs!ons rendered by those present.
From Tueeday'e Daily.
Enamel filing, DR.. Stephens over
Lockwood7s.
w. NJ. McGinniss. Of Lewistown. is
visiting in the city with relatives.
Miss Lena Gambling, of Grea.
Falls, is the guest Of Miss Rose
Evers.
Mics Maud Wild, of White sulphur
Springs, is visiting with Mrs. }. w.
Lenning.
Born--On Monday, September ),
to the wife of Roland Ragland, of the
Shonkin, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mcguire desire
to return thanks for tine many acts Of
kindness and words Of sympathy re
ceived during their receu: bereave.
ment.
Notices 0! location for six quartz
claims in the Bear Paw mountains
have been Sled ia .he county clerks
Office by Edward Moe and j.. w.
BEEN.
Misses Bolaud, French, Auerbach
and Thibea1 returned Monday norm
Ing from their vacations, and We're ia
attendance at the opening Of the
schools in this city this morning.
The ,ota! registration ia Chou,eau
coanu.y this year is about $500.
WIKI returns missing from .hrea pre-.
c!rc:s-Circle Ranch. Lee aud Lucille
the total is 2,577, and in these pre-
cincts there were abou. forty voter-
two years ago,
A large quantity Of machinery is
being delivered at the pumping sta.
t!on, to be used in the construction OF
a new and larger we'll. The outfit
consists of steam pumps, derrick. pile
driver and other implements, which
will be in operation in a few days.
A press dispatch states that John
Oswald, a convict who escaped from
The Montana ~penitentiary about three