The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-28
CITY AND STATE.

Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
Misses May and Virginia Flanagan
returned today from a three weeks
visit in Dubuque, Iowa.
John Harris, who left several weeks
ago for a visit to Chicago and Hot
Springs, Ark, returned home this
morning.
Alfred G. Bragg. Of the Sweet
Grass hills, has filed in the county
clerks Office a notice of location for q
placer claim in the East Butte district.
The Dillon Examiner reports that
beef buyers from Sioux City, Denver
and Chicago are operating in Beaver.
head county, and expect to ship out
several hundred head of cattle during
the next two weeks.
a grand masquerade ball and sup
per will be given by the members of
the local lodge OF Odd Fellows on
Wednesday night, April Is, at their
hall. Pinkerton's orchestra has been
engaged for the occasion, and a cor.
dial invitation is extended to all. r
Theodore Evers aud George Evers
returned home this morning from
South St. Paul. Mimi, where they
have been engaged in feeding sheep
during the winter months. They bring
word that several parties from Seattle
are purchasing mutton sheep at South
ST. Paul for shipment to the Pacific
coast market.
a. j. Moore was placed under arrest
last night and is being held in the coun-
ty Jail on a charge of committing a
murderous assault upon Fred Humph.
rey. The two men, it is alleged, were
engaged in a drunken quarrel when
Moore pulled out his pocket knife and
made several vicious stabs at his OPP
ponent. The latter received a wound
on the shoulder, and his clothing was
cut in several places, but he escaped
serious injury.
From Thursdays Daily.
Jere Sullivan, Jr., returned this
morning from Chicago, after an ab.
sence from this city of about four
years and a half.
Judge Tattan and Stenographel
Russell returned today from Glasgow,
where district court has been in ses.
sion for the past ten days.
Dan MCGOWAN, who recently shot
Charles Arnold, has been bound ovel
to the district court of Teton county
on a charge of murder.
It is reported from Havre thai
Thomas Mckenzie has received wore
from Washington that he will be ap'
pointed postmaster to succeed Charles
D. Howell, who recently resigned.
a. J. Moore was arraigned in JUS
tics Sullivan's court this afternoon,
the charge filed against him being as
sault with intent % kill. His prelim'
mary examin alton was set for March
20.
George w. Hall, stock inspector
for this district, has Quarantined 9
number of horses that range neal
Zortman. They are badly affected
with mango and it is reported there
are a number of other animals in a
similar condition.
There are three tickets in the field
for the Havre municipal election.
The citizens party ticket is headed by
L. Newman, as candidate for mayor:
the socialist party has nominated B.
b. Ryan for the same office: while
James S. Carnal is the mayoralty
candidate of the taxpayers economic
organization.
Sheriff Griffith and Under Sheriff
Powell, of Valley county. wen ives,
this morning with three prisoners who
were recently convicted in the distric,
court at Glasgow. The party con.
sisted of Pat LaFromboise, sentenced
to one year for horse stealing: Rule
Piniger, one year for a similar crime;
and E. p. Mosley, sentenced to twelve
years for robbery.
from Fridays Daily
Have you bought anything from
Mike today?
Two rigs for sale-one a new two
seated Surrey, and one a new ligh,
single buggy. Green Bros.
The ice cutting crews and teams tina,
have been busily engaged the past two
weeks in filling ice contracts for local
residents, completed their work last
evening.
James Townsend, who arrived this
afternoon from the Marias country.
brings word that considerable snow
remains in that section but livestock