The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-03
CITY N STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. Glenn Lauer has returned from
q three weeks visi. with relatives 10
Helena.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. 0. Phelps returned
this afternoon from an outing of sew.
eral days on Highwood.
The dance at Odd Fellows hall last
evening was attended by a fair sized
crowd OF young people, all of whom
report a very enjoyable time.
A postofice bulletin recently issued,
announces the establishment of a new
p%ostofice at Conley, about 26 miles
from Big Sandy, with James Conley
as postmaster.
John T. Murphy, of Helena, arrived
in the city this morning from the west.
1t is understood that a deal is on foot
for the purchase of the Murphy ranch
on the Shonkin by j. w. Woodcock.
Seven additional location notices
for quartz claims in the Little Rockies
were fled in the county clerks Office
tod y. The locators Of the properties
are James Lackie, NJ. G. Cassidy, J.
G. Emerson and others.
Among the deeds recorded in the
county clerks Office is one which
transfers the a. D. Gill ranch proper.
ty Of about $50 acres, near Landusky,
to the Coburn Cattle company. The
consideration is not named in the in
srument.
A dispatch from Chester repor,s
that c. j. Lotus, of Gold Butte. a
we'll known resident Of the Sweet
Grass hills, committed suicide Thurs.
day by shooting. The reason as.
signed for the suicide is that he had
been arrested on a charge of cattle
stealing.
Chas. H. Boyle, who installed an
elaborate current wheel plant at his
Missouri river ranch last year, is be.
ing rewarded with bountiful crops OF
grain forage and vegetables this sea.
on. His friends are the recipients Of
liberal supplies of squash, water
melons and other varieties of garden
truck of unusual size and quality.
An instance of the loss sustained
by delay OF a livestock shipment is
reported by the Bar Eleven Cattle
company. of this city, one Of whose
outfits was loaded at Glasgow on Fri
day Of last week with the expectation
of placing it on the Chicago marke,
Wednesday,. The shipment was de-
layed two days en- route, lot reaching
Chicago until yesterday Friday
morning, when prices were the loves
OF the season. The steers sold for the
most part at 1850 to 81.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. w. r. Leet, of Chinook. ar,
rived in the city yesterday on a shor
viei:.
Mrs. E. p. Deeds, of Havre, is visit
ing in the city with relatives, the CUES
OF N. T. Chemidlin and family.
Miss Mabel and George Johnston
returned this morning from Glendive
where they attended the Dawson coun
ty fair.
A sample of Teton ranch products
consisting OF q 3s-pound pumpkin, j.
on exhibition at Geo. w. Crane,
store. 1t came from Il. A. w. ia
cobi's garden patch.
Miss Agnew, of Great Falls. ar
rived in the city today as a specia
nurse for the infant son of Mr.. ane
Mrs. W. S. Towner, who is reported
to De dangerously III.
Appraisers of the estate Of Ear
Lynn Martin, deceased, have been APP
pointed by the district court. The ap
pointees are F. A. Prosser, H. G
Gelder and r. II. Clarkson.
James II Thornber. administrator
of The estate Of Francis j. Thorn Der
deceased, has made returns of the sal,
of personal property belonging 70 the
estate. The proceeds amounted t
$40.
c. ". Goodale, of Butte, genera
OF the Amalganated Cope,
company. is among the business vi,i
tors IN town today. He is accom-
panied by w. I. Buru>, of the B. y
NJ >melter at Great Falls.
NJ. y. Lease, the Grea, Falls con
tractor, and a crew of men. began
WORK this morning tearing down .hs
Catholic church building. Work or
the new structure will begin as 90.
as stone arrives for the foundation.
p. P. Lee lief, today for Havre, il
response to a message reporting tn.
death of his brother. who was injured
several days = as the result of {
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