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

storm IN that locality yesterday.
Letters of administration ia The
estate OF Daniel E. Murray, deceased,
have been issued in the district court
to Rosanna G. Murray.
The receipts Of gold at the Helena
assay Office last month included about
$1,000 worth of the yellow stuff from
Chouteau county mines.
An outfit of horses purchased by
j. G. Weatherby was Inspected b. 20
ca! officers today, and will be shipped
to The Canadian market.
A suit for divorce has been com.
menced in the district court by Henry
L!dgate against Elizabeth Lidgase,
the complaint alleging deser,ion.
A snowfall OF three inche. is re.
ported from Lswistown, and from
Great Falls, Helena and other points
comes news of similar weather condi.
tious.
j.. H. Bradford. a horse buyer from
Medicine Hat, returned today from a
business trip through the surrounding
country, and is again interviewing the
stockmen in this locality.
The fines of 500 assessed against
James Hall and William Mcbride.
who pleaded guilty to a charge of
gambling, have been paid into the dis.
trict court and the boudsmen OF de-.
PENDANTS released.
j. w. Woodcock, who is ia town
today, reports a most successful lamb.
ing season at the Jno. T. Murphy
ranch. The season began April %,
and the lamb crop already amounts
to over 1000 head.
Anyone interested in the organiza.
tlou OF a Sunday school would do we'll
to correspond with Rev. Edwin Nj.
Ellis, of Helena, Mont, who is pre-.
pared TO render assistance ia this
work anywhere in the state OF Mon
.tana.
Advices from Chinook state that a
heavy rain storm prevailed in that
section Thursday, the precipitation
amounting to ar inch or more. It ex-
tended south I the mountains, aud
was most acceptable TO the district at
f-c.ed.
Miss Atkinson announces IN al. the
successful applicants at the recent
teachers examination We're: First
grade-May Griesbach and Mollie
Culbertson. Third grade-Mabel Cul.
bertson, Ina Patterson, Nora Hull
bush. Emma Weygand, Alta Wagner,
Mabel Mott and Imogene Allen.
A dispatch from White Sulphur
Springs says Otis Godfrey, represent.
ing a Boston wool firm, has contract
ed for 100000 pounds Of wool with
Mayn Il Heitmau, Charles Cook, Viii.
liam Bryan and others. The figures
Of the purchases are not made public,
but are understood to be 25 cents.
There was a large crowd in attend
auce at the dance given in Green's
hall last night by the Junior Guild.
The music was furnished by Messrs.
Hall and Berges, Of Great Falls and
Edward Davis, and was highly en-
joyed by all present. Supper vas
served about midnight, and dancing
was resumed until about 2 o'clock.
From Mondays Daily.
District court has been adjourned
unit! Wednesday. May IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. d. Patterson re-
turned home yesterday morning from
South St. Paul, where they spent the
winter.
W. E. Walker, representing a Bos-
ton wool firm, is in town today on
business connected with the approach
ing wool season.
MIR. William Henry, of Louisville,
Ky, arrived from the EAST yesterday
morning, and ia the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Stocking.
Charles Schilling, who is in town to.
day, reports that he has sold ten head
Of halter broke horses to ]. G. Wea-
therby, at $50 per head.
4 placer mining location in the
Sweet Grass hills has been filed for
record in the county clerks Office by
Lydia Roke, Of Whitlash.
The residents of Highwood will give
a grand ball next Friday evening,
May II, at Highwood hall, for the
benefit of the San Francisco sufferers.
J. c. Cocheran and =. Kolinsky, of
Jefferson county, are building a boat
in which they will make a hunting trip
down the Missouri river. They ex.
pect to start tomorrow.
An inventory and appraisetnent OF
the estate of Alice Anderson, de-
ceased, has been filed in the district