The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
CITY AND STATE.

~1om eunesOay e DAILY.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
A marriage license was issued to.
day to John E. Price, of Butte, and
Rose 0. Pepiu, Of Glenns Falls, n. Y.
Perrin Epperson, who arrived in the
city last evening from Belt, is inter-
viewing local reside nts in the interest
OF a patent fence post.
A grand masquerade ball and sup.
per will be given by the members OF
the local lodge of Odd Fellows on
Wednesday night, April Is, at Green's
hall. Pinkerton's orchestra has been
engaged tor the occasion, and a cor.
dial invitation is extended to all. \
Albert LaMere was brough. in from
Zortman today to serve five months
in Jail for obtaining money under
false %pretenses, this penalty having
been imposed by Justice D. l.. Baird
The defendant is said to have collected
pay from the Ruby Gulch Mining
company for work which he did not
perform.
}. p. Williams, who returned today
from a trip to Culbertsou, brings word
that the Culbertson colonization
league is meeting with success. Mem.
bers of the organization meet the
homeseekers' trains at M!not, and in
vite the passengers to stop OFT at Gull
bertson to view the country, an invita-.
ton which is accepted by many.
Land filings are being made in that
locality at the rate Of a dozen or more
every day.
{. II. Stevens, a we'll nnown resi-
dent of Malta, is among the business
visitors ia town'today. Ia discussing
the water supply problem in that part
OF northern Montana, Mr.. Stevens
mentioned the peculiar fact that good
water can be secured on the south
side of.the railroad track by sinking
wells 30 or 10 feet, while north of the
track 1t is necessary to 60 down 100
feet or more, and even at that depth
the waite i is not desirable for Iom-s-
tic purposes.
From Thursdays Daily.
Julius B. Balm aud Miss NJ. Delaney
were married at Great Falls yesterday,
and will make their home a. Knerville.
The number of postoftices in Chou
teau county has been increased by the
establishment Of an Office at Lodge
Pole, south Of Harlem.
DR.. j. H. Russell has returned from
Helena. where he attended the semi.
annual examination before the State
Board of Medical Examiners.
A decree of divorce was granted in
the distsict court today. in the suit of
Georgiana Rodgers vs.. Will Rodgers,
the latter being accused of desertion.
". p. Sullivan, of Square Butte,
who accompanied NJ. E. Miner on an
extended visit TO Chicago, Washing.
ton. and other eastern cities, returned
this morning. Mr.. Miner, who is
now in Chicago, expects to return to
Montana in about two weeks.
About $500 head of lambs belonging
to A. E. McLeish were crossed on the
bridge from the south side of the river
this morning. The sheep were trailed
overland from Geyser, where they we're
fed during the winter, and driven TO
the McLeish ranch at Dugout coulee.
Returns from the recent Montana
municipal elections show two cases of
tie votes. At ~Stevensville, in Ravalli
county, the two opposing candidates
for mayor received the same number
of votes: and in one OF the wards at
Twin Bridges there was q tie between
the two candidates for alderman.
DR.. +. AtkissUn returned this mOru-
ing from a two months trip IN Cali.
fornia. during which he visited in San
Francisco, Los Angeles and other
cities on the Pacific coast. He met
several old.time residents of northern
Montana during the trip, q OF them
being w. H. Black, al one time sher-
III of Chouteau county, who is now
located at Oakland, Cal.
In the district court this afternoon,
Frank McDernott, against whom u
charge of assault in the second degree
had been filed, was permitted by the
prosecuting attorney to plead guilty to
assault in the third degree. He was
sentenced to sixty days II Jail and a
fine Of $50. Frank Barney, charged
with grand larceny, pleaded gailty,
and a given a sentence of one year
in the ~penitentiary.
From Fridays Daily
Don't overlook Mike.