The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03
CITY AND STATE.
Fsoa Saturdays Daily.

NuAuOOk CUWuSltoS O8S SOIU tOrSc lOtS
in block Al to Dora Potter, of Chi.
nook.
Four additional oil claims in the
Baunatyne district have been recorded
in the county clerks Office by c. M.
Webster, NJ. H. Luther and others.
Judge W. Y. Pemberton has moved
his law office from the Cummings
building at the corner OF Main and
Bond streets ~ Room As at the Grand
Union hotel.
Miss Atkinson, county school su.
perintendent, who has been attending
the meeting of Montana teachers at
L~ivington, was elected one Of the vice.
presidents of the association. The
association will meet next year At
Butte.
At a meeting of directors OF the
Conrad Circle Cattle company. held
At Great Falls yesterd ay. the follow
ing officers were elected: W. G. Con-
rad, president; Harfeld Conrad, vice
president; James T. Stanford, secre-
tary and treasurer, and John Harris,
general manager.
The supper and dance given in
Green's hall last evening by the
ladies OF the Catholic church was
attended by one Of the largest crowds
of the season. The music was fur.
nished by Messrs. Pinkerton and
Hall, of Great Falls, and Edward
Davis, OF this city, and vas highly
enjoyed by all. The proceeds amount.
ed to about Sl75.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Write it 1906.
A marriage license was issued 10 G..
Z. Riegel and Elizabeth l. Self, both
OF Chinook.
A p~ostofice bulletin announces that
A. G. Strobe has been appointed post.
master at Whitlash.
The Misses Esther and Mollie Gull
bartson entertained a large number OF
their friends at a dancing party at
S4OAt oOLIS AA0V
ments we're also served.
Charles Jones al brought up from
Harlem on Sunday morning by Depu'
" Sheriff Ntzhugh,, and placed in the
county Jail to await trial on a charge
of assault with a deadly weapon.
Among the indictments returned by
the federal grand jury 10 Helena wer<
true bills against Oliver Moore, Oma'
G. V. Gregg and j. E. Eppersou, o
this city, who are accused of violating
. the postal laws.
1t is reported from Teton count.
that E. L. Leech, OF Dupuyer, aot
Frank Truehot, of Choteau, have solo
to the Carstens Packing Co., OF Ia
coma, 100 head Of cattle, At s25 TO
COWS and az for steers.
1t is announced that the citizens {
Havre will hold q jubilee on Januar,
10, to celebrate the completion Of thei
water works system. A meeting OF tn
Milk River Irrigation association viii
be held at Havre 90 the same date.
Constipation and piles are twin.
They kill people inch by inch, sap lii
away every day. HOLSTERS ROCK
Mountain Tea will positively cure you
No cure no pay. IS cents. Tea Q
Tablets. D. G. Lockwood, druggist.
The east bound passenger of yester
l~- -o~~{~D had q n0NpaW QSNAE
from serious wreck rear Hinsdale
struck the rear end of = freight 40
demolished three r and the caboost
but none of the coaches left the rail.
The visitors ia town today include
a delegation OF northern Montan
newspaper men, consisting of A. :
Broderick, OF the Havre Plaindeale
f. N. Wild, OF the Harlem News, az
H. p. Brooks, of the Chinook Opia
ion.
j. L. Peacock, the we'll known C
madam horse buyer, has retarn<
from = horse-buying trip through Il
Bear Paw country. Mr.. Peacock b
purchased several head of horses fro
parties in this locality and they wi
be driven to Big Sandy, from viii
point the entire outfit will be ships
by rail to the Canadian markets.
It is reported from Chinook tn
strong efforts will be made TO secu
the establishment of q beet sugar ia
tory in that locality. Utah capitals
will visit Chinook next month, to
certain what acreage OF beets can
guaranteed, and it is believed the pr
ject will receive sufficient eucourae
ment to insure its success.
The Catholic church had q narr,
escape from being destroyed by
Sunday morning, a Christmas tree
coming ignited by q flying spark fro
$1,000