The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-21
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

Owing 10 the illness Of Judge Ta:.
tan, district court na- been adjourura
to Friday. November 80.
Luther Baiu LET, this morning for
Denver. Colo, Oh al exteLu-d visit
with relatives il that city.
G. L Forge ha. made application
to the district cour, tor the purchase
of ten lots ia block No. II, town.ite o!
Chinook.
The election returns IF Caster coau-
ty show a close race between two
candidates TO" the state legislature,
the democratic nominee securing 4.
majority Of only two votes.
Patrick Mcbride ha. filed four
quartz location notices in the county
clerks office, for claim, in the Little
Rockies district. The uotice. name
the mines as the Killarney, Dublin.
Gold Dust and Golden Grove.
County Surveyor a. w. MerritieId
returned today from a surveying trip
of several weeks, during which he sur.
veyed county road. from the Bear
Paw country TO the Sweet Grass hill.
and other districts in the uor,heru
part OF Chouteau county.
The report Of the S~tockmer's Ma
tional bank, which has JUS, been for,
warded to the comptroller OF the cur
rency, is one of the most satisfactory
exhibits eve made by that institution.
Deposits aggregating over 81, sou, 600
and resources that exceed the two mill
lion dollar mark, present a showing
that is ~equalled by few banks in the
entire northwest.
Charles Crepeau received word this
morning from the management Of the
coal mines at Sand Conlee to the e.
feet that the price of all grades OF coal
mined at thatLcamp had advanced 50
cents per ton. Mr.. Crepeau has had
no little trouble 10 securing coal 10
supply the demand Of the local mar.
ket, but has had the promise of two
cars by Monday morning.
a news item from Lewiston, Idaho,
says: Because of the scarcity Of cars,
A. J. Davidson, of the Empire Cattle
company, of Helena, is delayed in
sending out a trainload of cattle which
he is gathering at Pomeroy for ship
ment to the Milk river country. This
Is the second extensive shipment OF
cattle secured in Asotin county by
the Empire Cattle company, the frs,
being last spring. MIR. Davidson ex
poets t secure 1900 head of year!iugs
this time.
From Mondays Daily.
Miss Viola Bjerring has returned
from Chinook, and 10 employed in the
dry goods department Of T. c. Power
& Bro.
Adelaide +. Councilman has applied
to the district court for the purchase
of four lots in blocks - and 50, town
site of Chinook.
W. r. Lee,, county clerk. is sending
out certificates of election 10 the sew
eral candidates who were successful
at the polls two weeks ago.
The election returns of Teton coun'
ty show the adoption of the direc,
primary law iu that par, of northern
Montana. by a majority of 443.
Mrs. T. E. Crawford returned t1
han p,na in uniann sb;, -orn~;-,
after a visit of several Weeks in thi.
city, the guest Of her daughter. Mrs,
+. +. Stranahau.
Advices from Helena report that the
Indictment returned in the federal
court against Omar 6. \. Gregg has
been dismissed on motion Of the
Unitod States district attorney.
The Great Falls Leader is authority
for the rumor that d daylight trait
service on the Montana Central ha:
been decided upon by the railroad Of
ticials. The date upon which ~ wi,
go into effect cannot be ascertaiucu.
Traffic on the Great Northern is De
ing greatly delayed on account OF IN.
severe storms in the Dakotas. Live
stock shipments from tti. poin, hav,
been postponed for the present on a.
ount of the heavy snowfall and tn,
delay that might result.
Great Falls Tribune: Milo Larock,
a ,heepman residing north of Hari, II
and we'll known ia this city and tn.
northern part OF the state, is at Column
bus hospital where he has undergone
an operation of appendicitis. He i.
reported to be getting along Very
nicely.
Fred q. Dunbar, Of Big Sandy, ha.
been adjudged bankrupt in the federal
court at Helena, with liabilities listed
at &l,526 and assets amounting to
COOS John Whifmora nj Him,