The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-13
CITY AND STATE.
From SatpfdaY'a Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
The Ladies' Aid will serse ice cream
and cake on tbs Fourth of July, at the
Flanagan building.
Mrs. L. D. Pugsley, of the Marias,
accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
Clink, of Muskegon, Mich, is visit.
ing in the city, a guest OF Mrs. NJ. F.
Pugsley.
John Harris and D. G.. Browne left
today for Galata, where the Marias
roundup will load a shipment Of range
cattle for Hinsdale if railroad condi.
tions are favorable.
L. D. Sharp returned this morning |
from Helena, where he vas summoned
as a grand juror in the United States
district court. The grand jury com.
pleted its labors and was discharged
by Judge Hunt yesterday.
A Washington dispatch announces
that Charles A. Wilson has been APP
pointed to succeed Judge Benton as
receiver in the Great Fails land Office.
The appointee is a foreman in the
Boston Il Montana smelter.
The direct primary law was adopted
in Sweet Grass county at an election
held a few days ago. This makes
eight counties in which the new law is
in etfect-Ravalli, Chouteau, Rose
bud. Valley, Broadwater, Meagher,
Va110,ps<ar 0n6 Su,oot (NnoSa
Mayor Green received a TELEPHONE
message today from Mayor Ewing, of
Great Falls, extending an invitation
to Fort Benton residents to attend the
Fourth of July celebration at Great
Falls. AS we will have something
better at home, there will probably be
no response to the courtesy extended.
The crop of bounty claims issued by
the county clerks Office the past few
weeks is considerably larger than that
Of the winter months. For the quarter
ending May l, claims were presented
for the killing of 4S4 coyotes and wolf
pups and Is wolves; while from May
L TO the present time the totals are l179
coyotes and wolf pups and seven
wolves. Most of the claims come
from Havre and Harlem.
From Mondays Daily.
Miss Lizzie Embleton returned this
afternoon from Great Falls, where she
has been attending the high school.
Miss Mary a. Baker, accompanied
by Miss Levert, of New Orleans, La.
arrived yesterday afternoon from the
east, and left for Highwood this morn
ing.
Parties who returned yesterday al
ternoon from Havre report a cloud
burst at that place, accompanied by
sever electric storm. The storm
caused considerable damage to tht
railroad track in the vicinity Of AS
s%inniboine.
In writing the assessors office re
garding certain business matters
James Tweedie. assessor of Valley
county, says the loss of shorn sheel
during the storm at Glasgow wa
serious. According to his estimate
the J. B. Long outfit lost something
like 5000 head.
The Cree Indians are making
more or less honest living by %visitinI
sheep camps and pulling the voc
from any dead animals that may b
found there. A party of them came t
town today with about 1000 pounds Q
this kind of stuff, which they sold 10
some $3.50 in cash.
W. H. Mann. formerly of this cit
but now county surveyor OF Vale,
county, was among the arrivals las
evening. Mr.. Mann says the Vale
county floods were subsiding yes.er
day morning, but at Saco it vas iu
possible for rauchers to get into 0
out Of town, as the roads were unde
three feet OF water.
Condemna. alton proceedings hav
been commenced by the Great North
ern against II. 0. Lying and severe
other residents of Highwood and Bel
to obtain a right-of way throug
ranches owned by the defendant
The survey for the new road betwee
Billings aud Great Falls pas>e
through the property affected.
The property of the Mission Pea
Mining company in the Little Rockies
consisting of mining claims suppose
to be Of considerable value, was sol
a. eheriff's sale this afternoon uuds
foreclosure proceedings brought b
N. o. Noben, trustee. The latter wa
represented at the sale by AttOrne
F. E. Stranahan, who purchased tt
property for $50, 6sl.26, this being Il
amount of the judgment and costs
suit.
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