The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

townsite Of Chinook.
Advices from Helena that
Charles Fl. Byole has been reap
pointed United States commissioner
by Judge Hunt, Of the federal court.
s. H. Vaudeville, of Steele, re-
turned yesterday afternoon on the de
layed train from a visit Of several
weeks in Chicago and other eastern
cities.
A party of young people had some
exhilarating sport on the butte back
Of town today, by coas,ing down the
SNOW covered track on skis. A few of
them few the track while making the
descent.
The city council Of Missoula having
passed an ordinance requiring that
all saloons close every night at or be.
fore 11:45 O'Clock, the liquor dealers
propose to test the legality Of the mat
ter by appealing to the courts.
The northern Montana friends Of
''Bill' Deaton, Of Lewistown, a Well
known Fergus county stockman, will
regret to learn that he is seriously
sick at Thermopolis, Wyo., where he
recently underwent an operation. His
relatives have been advised tina, u
fatal result to his illness may be ex-
pected.
1t is understood that several local
stockmen received more or less pleas,
ant Christmas greetings today from
the federal authorities. The latter
politely request that the recipient re-
move fences that are alleged to en-.
close government land, neglect 20
comply with such request being pun
ishable as contempt Of court.
Messrs. John Harris and David G.
Browne returned this morning from
Chicago, where they attended the ic.
ternational livestock exposition. 1t
is reported to have been an excep.
~tionally good exhibit Of livestock,
among the features of the week being
the sale of the champion carload Of
steers at ST. 80 per hundred pounds.
From Mondays Daily.
Arrivals from the east report real
winter weather in North Dakota, the
Temperature ranging down to 50 below
zero.
The officials of the Great Falls land
Office have Cancelled several entries il
this district, among the number being
those of Katie House and Della Pap
pan, of Chouteau county.
Mrs. Ernest Kell, of Havre, was
brought to this city on the w%estbOuud
train yesterday morning and placed
in St. Glare hospital to receive medi.
cal treatment for typhoid fever.
Claude Embleton and family lief,
this morning for an extended vi>i,
relatives in St. Johns. New Bruns-
wick. They were accompanied by Mr.,
Embleton's father, who has made hi.
home here.for several months past.
Miss Mabel Culbertsou returned
!4cilIC NCSlCI q ILoAd Aus u
where she ha, been teaching school,,
which has closed for the present ,imt
owing TO the falling off of attendance,
due TO the heavy snowfall ia that eec'
lion.
The civilssuit of Swanson X Marco,
V. Logee x Beck>tead has been di,
missed in ,heEdistric. court, a- settled
"A similar disposition has been made
of the suit of the French Trading
ma Us. the Redenback Shearino
company.
Jane, Ross, aged Il years, an Old,
time resident of Highwood. l. among
the recent arrivals at >. Glare nos.
pi,al. Mr.. Ross Is a civil war Vet.
eran, and arrangements will be- made
20 send him TO the soldiers honn at
Columbia FALL.
An outfit of about 1000 head at
sae4p belonging TO c. Y. Nas,an "a-
brourh, in today from tiighwoed.
where they have been on feed a, ,ht
ranch OF VIM. Thomas. TIE >h~e(
will be shipped To North Dakota il
charge of j. H. Beattie.
Conrad kuluye. Of the Shorkin.
who wa those who accom-
panied a beef shipment 10 Chicago
about three weeks ago, returned homt
this morning. MIR. kulage reports
that two Of his cattle were killed and
several injured in a wreck that hap
peued between St. Paul and Chicago
Attorney w. 5. Towuer, who re
turned Yesterday from "A business visit
TO Harlem. reports that good pro-
gress is being made on the new dam
of the Harlem ditch company Il i
being constructed with a view TO per
mauency, most Of the material con
sisting of heavy timbers and piling