The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-05
CITY AND STATE.

Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Miss Ella Pugsley left this morning
for Grea: Falls, where che has been
engaged as teacher in the public
schools in that city.
"A marriage license was issued at
Great Falls yesterday to Thomas
Flagler. Of Steele, and Miss Anna W.
Dryer, Of Great Falls. The latter has
been holding u position in the Great
Falls land office.
Several land entries il this district
have been Cancelled by officials of the
Great Falls land Office, the Chouteau
county cancellations including entries
made by w. G. Jackson, Nassine
Leni and Charles A. Rose.
1t is reported that A. +. McLeish
has sold about 1000 two and three.
y%ear.old ewes and we.hers to Neil
Bannatyne, Of Portage. The consid-
GRAFTON was NOT made public but Is
believed to be $40 per head.
County Attorney Pray has fled an
information in the district court
against George Wood, charging the
crime Of murder. The accused is the
man who killed William E. Dawson
on Cow creek about three weeks ago,
and is at present confined 10 the coun.
ty Jail.
Miss Gracia Chestnut, who is about
to leave for Bozeman to take a posi-
ton in the high school in that city,
was rendered a surprise by the mem.
bers Of st. Paul's choir last evening.
AS a token of appreciation of her ser.
vices as organist, the choir presented
Miss Chestnut with a handsome vase.
From Thursdays Daily.
W. are requested to announce that
Mr.. j. E. Templeton has withdrawn
his candidacy for the republican nom
ination for county treasurer.
John Whittle was brought up from
Zortman today by E. A. Newly, spe.
cial constable, to serve thirty days in
Jail for disturbing the peace.
Shonkin stockmen have been ad.
vised that their recent beef shipment
struck a depressed market. The steers
sold for the most part at So. IS to 81. 10.
Thirteen quartz location notices for
claims in the Little Rockies, were fled
IN the county clerks Office today. Six
of them were filed by Charles Whit.
comb.
Rev. Father Mccormick, who has
had charge of the Catholic church
here for the past two years, has been
transferred to Great Falls, and left
for that city this morning.
Among the deeds fled for record in
the county clerks office are convey.
ances of four quartz claims in the
Little Rockies from o p. Andrews 10
the Ruby Gulch Mining company.
In the district court today, Billness
Gown, who recently pleaded guilty to
a charge OF assaulting Mrs. Bridget
Thibedeau, was sentenced by Judge
Tattan TO fifteen years ia state prison.
T. c. Power 4 Bro, Ltd, have re.
ceived a 20.horsepower automobile
from Galesburg, Illinois. II 10 under.
stood that several residents of thi. city
will invest in automobiles in the zeal
future.
There was a large attend ance at the
dance given a, Green's hall last even.
ing. The music by an orchestra Of
five pieces was exceptionally good,
and the supper furnished by the young
ladies assisted in making the dance
an enjoyable affair.
w. w. Sheets, of Chinook, who :s
10 town today, has recently sold an
outfit OF ewes. three to tive year old,
at 1926. He reports that q. V. Vas
eau has bought about $4,000 lambs in
the vicinity of Chinook, mos, Of the
transactions being at - 80 per head.
The Great Northern railroad aa.
nounces a special round trip rate Of
one Hr.t-cla>- fare to Boise. idaho,
for the benefit Of those who wish 20 at.
tenc tie national irrigation congress
to be held September } 20 d. Tickets
viii De on sale August 81 and Sep.em-
Der /, good TO return up to September
II. The round trip rate from this
point will be $3.50.
Great Falls Leader: A mos. i'm.
pressive ceremony took place at high
noon today ia the Church of the In.
carnation, this city, the occasion be-
ing the marriage of Miss Anna w.
Dryer, Of this city, to Mr.. Thomas
Flagler, of Fort Benton, the Rev. F.
j. Mynard officiating. The chancel Of
the church was very prettily decorated
with potted palms and lavender sweet