The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-07
CITY AND STATE.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

to her home at Lost Lake, after q
short v;si, with relatives 10 this city.
A. j. Tenant arrived This morning
from Coutts. \. w. T and will take
charge at an outfit Of horses for j. L.
Peacock.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court tod y to
James A. Brown and Mary Perry,
both Of Hays.
Mrs. c. H. Ragland and Mrs. J.. D.
Savage left this morning on an ex
tended visit TO St. Paul aud other
eastern cities.
A suit has been commenced In the
district court by Albert Davey against
N. E. Thomas, TO az alleged
Indebtedness OF about $500.
The homestead entry of w. f.
Blankenbaker, near Big Sandy, is be.
ing contested by John Schrader, who
alleges that the claim has been aban.
doned by the entryman.
Notices of location have been filed
In the county clerks Office for four
quartz claims ia the Little Rockies by
James Dewar, NJ. c. Dwight and 9th.
ers. The frequencyiof these filings in.
dictates that the Zortman district is
recognized asia camp that has a most
promising future.
Local stockmen who are interested
in a beef shipment of ~ cars that was
loaded at Malta last Sunday, were
advised thissmorning that it would not
reach Chicago for today's market. 1t
will be held until Monday, when it is
hoped the owners,will receive satisfac.
tory returns, although eight days en-
route will have affected the condition
OF the cattle.
From MoSday's Daily.
Mrs. H. A. Lambert has returned to
her home0in.Butte, after a visit Of sew.
eral weekslwith relatives in this city.
G. H. Merrill and c.. Z. Libby, OF
the we'll known stock firm Of Libby &
Merrill, arrived in the city yesterda y
from the east.
Miss Viola Bjerring left this morn.
ing for Chinook, where she has &C.
cepted a position with the Thos.
O'Hanlon company.
The polling place for this precinct
tomorrow will be the Home Workers.
building. near Davis & Sous store,
the Grand Army hall not being avail.
D for that purpose.
Charles Ross was brought up from
Harlem yesterday to serve a Jail SEN
tence of thirty days for vagrancy.
The sentence was imposed by Justice
Geo. w Vennum, of Harlem.
The cast Of John Simon vs.. Earl
Sedgwick, charged with disturbing the
peace, which was to have been tried in
Justice S%ullivan7s court today, has
been postponed until , o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, owing to TIE
absecc= Of the principal witness.
E. Il. Russell, who returned yester.
day from a trip through the Sweet
oANS uAAASi IuSS WIN lAu uOllllAs
is known in that locality regarding
an alleged fight among the Indians
and white men which "a reported
about ten days ago. Mr.. Russell
wen. as far as Gold Butte, and could
no. find anyone who had reliable in
formation as 70 the alleged fracas of
which a lurid account was printed in
some OF the newspapers.
From Tue.day'e Daily.
Enamel filling, Dr.. Stephens over
Lockwood's.
Richard keaster, OF High wood.
has purchased twenty head of stock
cattle from Charles Gould, Of Little
Willow. at $40 per head.
NJ. F. Curtis aud wife left this
morning for their home in kirks vile,
Mo-, after 4 visit Of several weeks
with relatives in this city.
The Chester Signal reports that
Ambrose j.. Fey has been appointed
postmaster at Gold Butte to succeed
Austin G. MacHale, deceased.
I. PennOck Is moving his household
effects from his ranch 90 the Missouri
river into the j. w. Haigler residence
on lower Franklin street, which he re.
Gently purchased.
1t is reported from Fort Assinni.
boine that a special train OF five car.
loads of pack mules, and a coach car.
rying fourteen soldiers, left Monday
morning over the Great Northern.
The train will make fast time to New
port News, where the animals will be
shipped to Cuba for use in packing
supplies to the troops.
Articles Of incorporation have been
t!ed with the secretary Of state by the
Beaver Creek Irrigation company, Of