The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26
CITY AND STATE.

from Wedneeday's Daily.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
The authorities at the insane ssy.
lum at Warm Springs, announce the
death OF William Meadowcraft, form.
erly Of this vicinity, who was taken
to that institution from Great Falls
about q week ago.
W. r. Leet, who returned today
from q business visit to Chinook, re.
ports that contracts to raise sugar
beets are still being signed by ranchers
in that locality. and the necessary
acreage to provide supplies for q fac.
tory now seems assured.
The N. Y. minstrels, who appeared
At Green's opera house last evening,
ere greeted with q crowded house,
the audience showing their apprecia.
ton by repeated applause. After the
performance, . social dance was given
by the young men Of the city. the com.
pany's orchestra furnishing the music.
c. Hokanson, of Big Sandy, who is
among the business visitors In town,
recently made . sale Of sheep At good
figures. He sold to John Crowley, of
holmes, about 600 lambs at o.. 65, and
1900 ewes, all ages, at a. The pur.
chaser is said to have later sold the
ewes at an advance of ten cent per
head.
John w. Shields, county surveyor
OF Teton county, arrived from the
west today to gather information re.
garding county roads in Teton county
that were established over twenty
years ago, when Teton formed q part
OF Chouteau county. Mr.. Shields is
searching the county records relating
to commissioners proceedings in the
early eighties.
1t is reported from Butte that Adon.
is Nadeau, formerly of this city, is
under arrest there on q charge of OBJ.
tanning money on worthless checks.
1t is alleged that he passed nine
checks, aggregating Sll0 in amount,
which were drawn on the Stockmen's
National bank and signed Rowe &
Nadeau, a firm in which the accused
was formerly a partner, but which was
dissolved about two months ago.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. Howell Harris and Miss NJ.
Cullinane arrived this morning from
Lethbridge, and are the guests of Mrs.
Rove at the Grand Union hotel.
Those who desire extra copies of the
River Press special Christmas edi-
ton, will find them on sale at Geo.
w. Cranes store, and at this Office.
A notice of location for the Uncon.
tobrey quartz claim in the Little
Rockies, has been filed in the county
clerks Office by James Lackie and
others.
The sale held by the Ladies' Aid so.
ciety yesterday afternoon and even.
ing, was we'll %patronized by the local
residents, the proceeds amounting to
about S55.
Joseph Connolly, an old.time resi-
dent of this locality, has decided to try
his luck in the Goldfeld New. gold
mining district, and hopes TO strike a
good thing there.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed in the county clerks Office by the
Havre Plaindealer company, the in.
c~orporators being r. Y. Lewis, A. J..
Brodrick and a. NJ. Gentry. The
capital stock of the company is Sl3..
500. in shares of 800 each.
w. o. Dexter is circulating a peti
ton which requests the tenth legisla.
tive assembly to favor the creation of
a state highway commission, whose
duties will require an investigation of
present methods of managing county
road business and suggesting such
changes as may appear necessary.
The petition is receiving a large mum
Der OF signatures.
A press dispatch from New York
nnounce the death of Bishop G. C.
McCabe, of the Methodits Episcopal
church, from an attack of apoplexy.
Bishop McCabe conducted the Meth.
odist conference here about two years
Ago.. and will be remembered by many
local residents. He delivered a lee
ture at that time on 1.-THE Sunny Side
of Life in Libby Prison." which was
attended by a large number OF our
citizens.
From Fridays Daily
Fresh candies made at C. W.
Ayres. +
Go TO NJ. j. Joyce Il Co. for fresh
groceries, vegetables and fruit.
Miss Gracia Chestnut arrived today
yror, Rn1omop ~ spon1 tha v ri,,co.