The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-12
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.


John Harris and family returned to.
day from their ranch on Highwood,
where they spent the summer mouths.
The crew of government. survey ors
In charge Of F. l. Hubbard, left yes.
terday afternoon on their trip down
the Missouri river to Glasgow, after a
stay Of several days at this point.
Leslie S. Boyle, who mas been visit
Ing with relatives in this city and vi
cinlty for several weeks past. viii!
leave tomorrow morning for Bozeman,
where he will enter the state agricul.
tural college.
J. A. Battram, Of Big Sandy, who
was visiting here the past week, is
preparing to move to a new location
At Dundurn, N. w. r., where he will
20 into the furniture business. His
family will leave for that locality in a
few days.
Henry Cries bach is making his first
acquaintance with one Of his brothers.
who was born after Mr.. Griesbach left
home about thirty.three years ago
John and Charles Cries bach, of Chi
cago, are visiting with their brother
Henry, of the Teton.
c. W. Todd, of Great Falls. arrived
in town this morning on business con.
nec.ed with the local telephone system.
1t is understood that the local ex.
change Office will be removed from it,
present location TO the Lockwood
building in the near future.
One of the large sheep transactions
of the season is the sale of most Of
his holdings by j. H. Evers, OF Chi.
nook, to Canadian buyers. l, is re.
ported that the eve sold at $3.50 and
lambs at $3.50 per head, the outfit
numbering about 10000 head.
The desert entry of w. w. Lamp.
kin, near Zortman, is being contested
by Walter Sherman, who alleges non.
compliance with the requirements Of
the desert land law. The contestant
further alleges that the land in dis
pute is included in a big pasture that
has been fenced by the Coburn cattle
company.
The county commissioners com.
menced to canvass the primary cleo
ton returns today, but had made very
little progress when other business in.
tervened. Unofficial figures from four
additional precincts, received this
morning, make no material difference
in the contest for the treasurership
nomination. According to these re-
turns, which may 0 be accur ate in
every case, Lockwood leads Station by
about 20 votes, with six small pre-
cincts missing.
From Mondays Daily.
District court has been adjourned
to Friday, September IA.
Mrs. C.. 3. Wilson and children ar.
rived this morning from Havre, and
left on a visit with rel atives at Steele.
Charles King, Warren Morrow and
Charles Morrow left yesterday morn
ing for Bozenan, to enter the agri-
cultural college.
Morgan Thomas. Of Butte. was
among the arrivals from the ives.
yesterd ay, and is visiting with D. ".
Thomas. of Highwood.
Mrs. a. o. DeLorimier returned this
nhrIing from Grea, Falls, where she
nn9aruont on nnarofinc ~ ('oi,, r, ~, j,
hospital several weeks ago.
DR.. L y. Nu,ting, deputy state
veterinarian, arrived this morning
from Grea; Falls, to inspect some
livestock in this vicinity for shipment.
Mrs. Geo j. Snook and Mrs. T. L.
Peoroee returned yesterday morning
from Columbia Falls, where they have
been visiting with H =. Laeuyer aud
family.
Miss Maud villa, q! White Sulphur
Springs, who ha, been the yaest O:
MIR. and Mrs. j. w. L-nrirg for sew.
eral days past, left this morning fov
Spokane.
Mrs. David Mackenzie, .: Seattle,
and Mrs. Walter Brown, Of Box FL.
der, retucned this morning to Box Ell
der. after a visit 10 this city, .t.-
E0e>ts of Mrs. c. W. Buck.
\ beef shipment maue oy the Barb
wire outfit Saturday from Big SANDY
met with d mishap at Havre, TWO OF
the cars being Gerai!ed and some Of
the cattle injured. The Two cars we're
c1t out by the railroad authorities,
and me remainder of the train -en. OF
TO Chicago,
The c~anvassing board finished the
work of tabulati the primary cleo.
t!on returns at a late hour this after.
noon, the result making no change 10