The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-03

stealing calves, q this addition TO
other troubles appears to have so
preyed upon his mind as to cause him
to commit suicide.
Helena Independent: Officials in the
United States marshal's Office are
backing Charley Powell, Of the Black
feet reserv alton, in the relay race.
Powell has what are declared to be
the best six horses that could be found
on the reservation. He has been prac.
ticiug relay riding at the reservation
and arrived in the city last night with
the determination to capture FIRST
money. Powell is an old.time COW.
puncher and his friends say he will
make the other riders 60 some. Perry
Kennedy of the Blackfeet agency, is
here acting as Powell's manager.
From Tuesday'e Daily.
Enamel filling, DR.. Stephens over
Lockwood's.
a marriage license has been issued
to Samuel w. Aiken and Louise Muir.
ray, both of Gold Butte.
Miss Lula Patterson returned today
from a visit OF several days at the J..
o. Patterson ranch a, Lost Lake.
Mrs. G. w. Frields and daughter
and Miss Jeanette Morrow have re.
turned from the Frields ranch at
Square Butte,
H. Wickhorst has returned from
Sunnyside, where he installed some
big current %irrigating wheels for the
Sun River Stock and Land company.
Beef shipments from this point dur
ing the present week will include 80
cars by John Harris and Jos. A.
Baker on Thursday, and - cars by
A. Nottingham and others Friday.
w. T. Merrill arrived in the city
this morning from Minneapolis on q
short business visit. Mr.. Merrill has
recently made several purchases of
mutton sheep in the Milk river coun-
try
\ deed recorded in the county
clerks Office transfers to Jurgen kuhr,
of Chinook, the f. D.. Parker ranch
property on Peoples creek. The con-
sideration named in the deed is &c..
600.
A representative of the Percival B.
Palmer company will be here Satur-
day, to take orders for their celebrated
suits and coats for ladies and children.
Come and see them. Il. G.. Power 4
Bro, Ltd.
A dispatch from Portland, Oregon,
states that Warren Price, son of Chas,
w. Price, formerly Of this city, is il
a critical condition, as the result OF
a surgical operation performed in
!, that city q few days ago.
An order has been made in the dis
trict cour appointing S. a. Miller,
Mahlon Williams and F. T.. Country
man appraisers of the estate of Frank
G. Moore. who was recently commit
: ted to the insane asylum.
Advices from St. Paul state that }
McNaught, a Great Northern otticia
located at Minneapolis, has been pro
, NOTED to the position Of s~uperinten
. dent Of the Montana division, with
headquarters at Havre, succeeding c
20. jerks, transferred.
, Mrs. Thomas Lacy, of the Shonkin
$ who was brought to this city severa
D.. weeks ago, died at an early hour thi,
morning at St. Glare hospital at III,
age Of 10 years, death being caused b,
, a .umor. The funeral services will b
! held from the Catholic church tomor
] row morning.
The Chouteau county tax list TO-
| 1906 has been delivered by the count,
: clerk to the county treasurer, Wit
will notify each owner of taxabl,
property as to the amount of his due.
Cor the current year. The total am
cunt of taxes is 1929, $50, which in
Icludee the several state ~levies, couut,
taxes and those collected for the sew
eral city governments and school dis
trlcis. The latter amount to abou