The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-25
CITY AND STATE.

from wednesdays Daily.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store. y
A force of men are at work today
installing the steam heating plant
in the basement Of D. G. Lockwood's
drug store, which will be used for
the entire building.
John Manning, who arrived today
from Laudusky, brings Jews of con
siderable mining activity in that dis.
trict. Arrangements are being made
for putting in mills on the old Gold
Bug and Lucky Seven properties.
A dispatch from Glasgow states that
the eastbound Oriental limited was
wrecked Monday just west OF Nashua,
seven al being thrown from the
track. Several Of the passengers and
train crew were injured, some of them
seriously, but 40 n was killed.
\ Helena Record bulletin received
here today gives meager news of a
serious earthquake at San Francisco
In which many old buildings were
wrecked, and several people killed and
injured. The disaster vas followed by
fire, and as the water mains had been
broken by the disturbance the authori-
ties were confronted by a most serious
situation.
A. H. Reser brings word from Chi
nook that members of the several ir.
rigation companies in the upper Milk
river valley have reached an agree
ment as to the use of the water, under
the restrictions imposed by the federal
court by which a certain mou is
reserved for the Fort Belknap agency.
Only a certain number of ranchers
will turn on the water each day, the
date in each case having been pre-
viously arranged, and ditch men EN-.
ployed by the companies will superin-
tend the arrangements.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. S. Rome left this morning for
Chinook and vicinity, where she will
visit with relatives during the summer
months.
a marriage license has been issued
by the clerk Of the district court to
Victor Weitzel and Nora Davis, both
Of Havre.
Samuel L. Crawford and Miss Maggie
Wallace. of Havre, were married this
afternoon at the Catholic rectory by
Father Mccormick.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dutro. who
have been visiting in this city for
several days past, returned to their
home at Chester this morning.
John T. Sheath started this after
noon on q trip down the Missouri
river in a fat boat loaded with
supplies for his ranch near Big San.
dy.
A meeting of the stockholders OF the
acknowledgement Telephone company
will be held in this city on Saturday
April %, at 2 p. m. at the Grand
Union hotel.
Bertha Nelson. convicted in Justice
Pyper's court at Havre as an idle anC
dissolute person, was received at the
county Jail this morning. to serve
sentence of six months.
Henry B. Lewis arrived from the
Lewis ranch last evening to receive
medical attention for injuries sus
tanned while having a strenuous argu.
ment with a yearling steer, which OBJ
iected to being branded.
Eleven notices of quartz locations
in the Little Rockies district have beer
fled in the county clerks Office by
". A. Black, L. S. Goslin, j. A
Blevins, l.. Hockenberry and a,
Green.
The grand masq aerade bail anc
supper given by the Odd Fellows
lodge at Green's hall last evening wa.
attended by a large number Q.
people from this city and vicinity
Dance music was furnished by
Messrs. Pinkerton and Davis. Sup
per was served at midnight, aftel
which dancing was resumed until ar
early hour this morning.
A foreclos ure suit in which judg
ment for about $4,000 is asked, hat
been commenced in the district cour
by n. o. Noben, of Grafton, N. Oak.
against the Mission Peak Mining
company, Of Landusky. The plaintiff
claims to hold a promissory note fo'
$4,000 given by the defend ant sew
eral years ago, and on which there i.
considerable interest due.
Among the local residents who taxi
a personal interest in the earthquake
Eews from San Francisco. are Mr.. ant
Mrs. NJ. F. Pugsley, each of whom
las relatives in Berkeley and Sal