The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
CITY AND STATE.

Born, to the wife OF Ed. Evers, of
EversOn, q son.
Mrs. A. A. McCauley has become
the owner of the O'Hanlon residence
property on lower Main street, the
!. purchase price being $1,000.
A number of the young people from
this city attended a dance given at
the VIM. Rowe ranch on the south
side OF the river last evening. All
those present report having had a
very enjoy able time.
J. W. Woodcock has just returned
from the sheep quarantine district on
the Marias and Teton, where he super.
intended the dipping of outfits that
had been exposed to disease. About
$4,000 sheep were dipped under his
supervision.
H. F. Burkhart, formerly assistant
'to County Surveyor Merriield, is
among the visitors in town. Mr..
Burkhart is in charge of u surveying
crew on the Buford-G lendive irriga'
ton project which is being built by
the government.
According to the Butte Iuter-Moun.
tain, the enforcement of the anti
gambling law in that city is the sub
ject of a conference between William
Scallon, and County AttorneyuPray,
who recently went to Butte for that
purpose. Mr.. Scallon has a plan by
which he proposes to close gambling
resorts, and is seeking Mr.. Pray's
advice in the matter.
A telephone message received from
Helena this afternoon nnounces that
the supreme court has sustained the
decision of Judge Leslie 10 the election
contest case of John Buckley VS. Frank
Mcdonald, involving the office of sher-
If OF Chouteau county. Judge Leslie
held that Mr.. Mcdonald Is entitled to
the office, a decision that Is confirmed
by the supreme court.
Great Falls Leader: Patents con-
veying to entrymen upon desert lands
within the Great Falls land district
the lands upon which they made desert
filings q number Of years ago, upon
which they completed their proofs a
couple of years ago, and title to which
was withheld by the government for
two years, have just been received al
the local land Office for distribution.
This parcel of patents conveys 9(
tracts of land in Cascade, Chouteau,
Teton and Valley counties, to the ex
tent Of over 10000 acres. Chouteay
county leads in the number of patents
and acreage, that county receiving
over 80 per cent. Forty.four patents
calling for $3.50 acres, 60 to entry
men in that county.
From Mondays Daily.
A postofice bulletin announces tina
Carrie McClelland has been appoint
ed postmistress at Warrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. F. Sullivan re
turned this morning from a six weeks
visit with relatives in Kansas ant
Connecticut
In the district court today, Attorne!
w. Y. Pemberton was appointed ref
cree to hear testimony relating to th'
estate Of Mary Connolly, deceased
and will report his findings to tn
court.
James r.. Green, an old-time resi-
dent of this locality who has beef
visiting here the past few weeks, viii
start tomorrow for his home at Ram
part, Alaska. Part OF the trip will b.
made by dog team over the ice.
According 20 a Washington dis
patch, Sam H. Wood, promoter Of TIL
Montana Cooperative Ranch com
pany and associated enterprises, ha'
applied to the postottice department t.
revoke its fraud order against thos,
concerns.
County Attorney Pray, who has JUS
returned from Butte, reports that cop
per is the paramount, subject of inter
est in that city. New bodies OF Or
have recently been discovered, ant
nearly every resident of Butte i
dreaming of the time when he will b
a copper king.
Theodore Danielson is sufferin.
from a painful accident which will re
tire him from business for q few days
Last evening he mistook a bottle o
carbolic acid for linimeut, and put
big dose of the fluid IN his leg befor
he discovered its nature, and the burn
that resulted from the error require,
the attention of "a physician.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The price of apples has been re
duced t o 81. 80 per box at L. C. Powe
X Bro.
y marriage license was issued toda