The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
CITY AND STATE.

oeuu your Watcn and Jewelry repair
work 20 D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
The county clerk has been notified
that the Chinook municipal tax levy
for the curren. year has been fixed ut
10 mills.
Mrs. T. G. Power returned to her
home at Helena this morning, after q
visit OF several days with relatives
here. She was accompanied to Hell.
era by Miss May Flanagan.
N. Levin, Of the Hao clothing store,
returned this morning from Spokane,
Wash., 10 which place be was called
several days ago bv the illness OF his
SOD, who is reported to be recovering.
Thomas w. Moore, a Culbertson
ranchman, has fled a petition in bank
ruptcy 10 the federal court, listing his
liabilities at 81, 574.46, with assets of
1865, exemption being claimed for the
latter.
1t is announced from Billings that
horse sales will be held in that city on
Angus: Is, IL, II and Is. The sales
will be conducted at the stocky ards
and it is estim ated that at least $500
head Of range and work horses will be
disposed OF at that time.
Parties in need Of harvesting ma.
chinery should Investigate the new
Hoge line. which has rew improve.
ments and features that no other ma
chimes possesses. Cali and examine
before purchasing elsewhere. w. O.
Dexter, agent Acme Harvesting Ma
chine Co.
A shipment of seventeen cars Of cat.
tie was loaded at the Benton stock
yards for the Chicago market this
morning by j. o. Patterson, c. W.
Buck and others. Four cars of cattle
we're alec loaded out with the same
train by Girault and Byrne, which
will be shipped to Culbertson, Valley
county.
Jere Sullivan, Q member Of the COM.
mittee in charge of matters connected
with the new Catholic church building,
has received plans and specifications
from Architect w E. Donovan, of
Great Falls, which provide for one
OF the prettiest church buildings in
Montana. Proposals for the building
will be received until August IA.
E.om Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. q. o. Phelps left this morning
on q visit Of several weeks with rela.
tives at Mankato, MINI.
The owner Of q gold sleeve link, that
was left at the Benton Hardware store,
is invited to claim same as soon as
convenient.
Northern Montana beef shipments
that were on the Chicago market
Monday, according to the Drovers
Journal. were not in as GOOD condi.
ticn as those of the previous week.
Some Of the sales were at 81. 25.
A dlspatch vas received last even
ing from Kendall announcing the
serious illness of Nose Solomon, who
has been confined al the hospital suf.
ferIng from stomach trouble. MIR.
and Mrs. Zach Larson, of the Teton,
will leave tomorrow morning for that
place.
When district court opens on Al.
gust IL, Judge Tattan will call the
civil ard criminal calendar for Chou.
teau county. 1t is expected that a jury
will be called and cases set for trial,
commencing about the 2O,h of Septem-
Der, Immediately after the jury term
In Valley county.
Attorney F. E. S,ranahan, VINO re-
turned today from a business trip TO
Harlem, reports tina, the harvesting Of
the hay crop in ,ha: locality is pro.
crossing as rapidly as conditions per.
ut. A Love. feature o! the work is
the transportation Of haying crews .n
automobiles, when they have occasion
20 vis:: Town.
Grea: Fails Leader: That the Smith
river route will probably be used By the
Chicago. Milwaukee 4 s.. Pau. rail-
way in comihy 20 Great Fails. vas.
pretty we'll clincneo today when a p.a,
Of the survey there was received hy
TIE .ocal land Office from the neaa.
quarters of the road. in order that the
government land crossed by the road
should De checked of, preparatory 20
securing the r~igh..of.way, and the IL.
iug OF the right.of-way p!a: with The
county clerk and recorder in Cascade
county.
A dispatch from Washington says
only e bid was received 10 response
the advertisement Of the secretary
Of the interior for proposals for the
construction Of divisions Nos. 2 and
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