The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21
CITY N STATE.
from Saturdays Daily.

Peter Sieh, of Zortman, has record.
ed quartz location notices for the Ida
May and Cocollala claims, in the Lit.
tie Rockies.
c. E. Libby and c. H. Merrill ar.
rived in the city this morning from the
east, and left for the Libby & Merrill
ranch on Arrow creek.
District court was adjourned today
until Saturday, February "a. Judge
.Tattan will 60 to Glasgow on Monday
to open the spring term of court for
Valley county.
Major T. A. Cummings, who is
spending the winter with his family in
St. Paul, sends word that it is the
mildest winter known in that locality
FOR the past forty years.
Mrs. c. F. Hensen, Of Zortman, who
recently underwent an operation at
St. Johns hospital in Helena, is re.
ported to be conva lescing. The pa.
tient expects to return to her home at
an early date.
The suit of the kellogg. MacKay.
NCamerOn company against P. H.
Brader, of Havre, was on trial in the
district court today without a jury,
both parties having agreed to that
course of procedure, and after hearing
the evidence the court rendered iudg
ment for the plaintiffs in the sum of
0C kG7 md n0St, Thn p,,St l~A -
the payment for plumbing supplies and
other goods furnished 10 defendant
for the Havre hotel building.
From Mondays Daily.
c. c. Williamson arrived yesterday
from the east, and will spend several
months in this city and vicinity.
Miss Mabel Culbertson has returned
from Chester, where she visited with
relatives for several weeks past.
Arrivals from the west today report
that it was raining last night in Hell
ena, when the eastbound train left that
city.
County Treasurer Jno. G.. Sulliva an
y yOoVClNOy kAOIuAAs 4IOuJ q
two weeks visit to his old home at
Dunville, Canada.
Messrs. Senieur and Henderson
have returned from Zortman, where
they completed the erection of a new
county jail at that place.
The wind aud dust storm that pre-
vailed in this city today is pronounced
by old-time residents to be the worst
on record. Fences and outbuildings
were wrecked in various parts of
town, and the dust invaded residences
and business houses that were sup.
posed to be weather proof.
James G. Thain, supervisor of the
Highwood forest reserve, announces
that he will soon be prepared to
receive applications for stock grazing
permits for the season of 1905. For
this purpose he will visit Belt on
March 3; Arrow creek, March 5:
Davis creek, at Sack Bros. on March
6: S%honkin, at F. Mergers ranch,
March 8: Highwood, March 10.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The range of temperature at Steele
last week, according to the report OF
E. Wilson, was from IL below zero to
81 above.
The homestead entry of w. G. j ack-
son, located south of Landusky, is
being contested by w. w. Sanno,
who alleges non.residence by the en-.
tryman.
\ worries until she gets
wrinkles, then worries because she has
them. If she takes HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea she would have neither.
Bright, smiling face follows its use.
So cents, Tea or Tablets. d. G. Lock
wood, druggist.
Referring to the visit OF Evangelist
Thos. Atkinson to this city, j. B.
Rauch writes from Lewistown that
newspaper reports of sensational re
marks by The evangelist at Lewistowu
were untrue. Mr.. Rauch states tina,
Rev. Atkinson did excellent work al
LeWlSLOWQ.
II is reported from Havre that four
companies of the Second United States
cavalry arrived at Fort Assinniboiue
last week, and four more companies
will arrive in q few days, aggregatine
500 men,. 1t is rumored that two OF
these companies will 60 to Fort Riley,
Kas., soon. These men have recently
arrived from the Philippines.
Those interested in the direct pri'
mary law proposition will be pleased
to learn that sufficient signatures have
been received to insure an election
for the purpose of voting upon the
adoption of the law in Chouteau
county. Additional signatures, how