The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-24
CITY AND STATE.

Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
Harry Walton, who has been the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. \. E. Nc.
Leish for several days past, left today
for his home in 81. Paul.
Mildred Martin Kemmer. of Chi
nook. has applied TO the district court
for letters of guardianship in the
estates of Edwin Martin and Benia.
min f. Martin, minors.
The Barbwire roundup toda y loaded
% cars of beef from the Benton stock.
yards for shipment to the Chicago
market. The shipment was inspected
by DR.. L. A. Nutting, deputy state
veterin arian, of Great Falls.
Theodore L. Christian has applied
to the Judge of the district court, trus.
tee for the Chinook townsite, for the
purchase of ten lots in block 60. 1t
appears, however, that the desired
property was decided to other parties
about sever years ago.
Joe. S. Brown and other local
sportsmen have applied to the govern.
ment fish hatchery at Bozeman for 25.-
600 to 10000 trout fry, with which they
propose to stock Shonkin creek. They
have been notified that the requisition
will be hOnOred. and delivery made in
a few days.
Deputy Sheriff j. H. Miewald, Of
Chinook. arrived in the city this
morning with T. j. Kelly. who was
bound over to the district court on a
charge of forgery, and Tom Seal, who
was sentenced to %thirty.tive days in the
county Jail for vagrancy. The pris
oners were given a hearing in Justice
Houston's court at Chinook.
l. Is reported that the Great North.
ern proposes to make extensive
changes in its main line extension be
tween Cutbank and Bolton. Accord.
ing to these reports the road will fol.
low Cutbank creek west from Cutbank
station and will cross the range to
Bolton through a tunnel, thereby Sc.
curing a line of far better grade than
the present one over the Rocky Noun.
tains. The new line, as proposed,
swings far to the north of the present
one, something over II miles, and will
also make a considerable cutoff 10 dis.
tance. The change will affect about
As miles of road, and will be a heavy
piece Of engineering work.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. Schwartz and children, of Gill
ford, are visiting 10 the city with Mrs.
G. w. Buck.
r. A. Blyth has iiled three quartz
location notices in the county clerks
Office, for claims in the Little Rockies.
H. j. sThaxter, H. A. Nottingham
and o. w. Nottingham, of Highwood,
returned today from Chicago, where
they accompanied a beef shipment.
In the matter of the estate of Della
W. Clark. deceased, a petition has
been filed IN the district court request.
ing that letters of administration be
issued to E. C. Carruth. of Havre.
The first consignment of trout fry.
numbering about 5000, was received
this morning from the government fish
hatchery at Bozeman. They will be
put in the Shonkin creek near the
Frank Merger ranch.
\ marriage license was issued tod ay
to Joseph Mollett and Mary T. Muir.
ray, both Of Zortman. The prospective
bride being under seventeen year. of
age the consent Of her parents to the
marriage was endorsed on the appli.
cation for a license.
W. T. Chase, who has been in this
city for several days past. has pur-
biased the J. +. Templeton residence
property on the corner of Washing.
ION and Power streets. and expects TO
occupy the same in a few months.
The consideration is not known.
At the meeting held yesterday after
ternoon by the ladies of the Catholic
church, arrangements were completed
for the dance and supper to be given
at Green's hall on Wednesday, Octo-
Der "a. and various committees an.
pointed. Good music will be secured
for the occasion.
Great Falls Tribune: Henry Prem
tiss, Jr., returned yesterday morning
from the Little Rockies. where he has
mining interests. Mr.. Prentiss states
that a representative of the Mining |
World, the mining magazine. is en-.
gagged in writing up that section of the
country, which will probably profit
by the publicity.
Several local residents are interested
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