The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
CITY AND STATE.

store.
Arthur L. Lewis lef: this morning
on a business trip TO St. Paul aud
points in Iowa.
Mrs. H. G. Lincoln, of Chinook, ar.
rived in the city this morning, and
left for Highwood, where she will
visit with relatives.
| have 20, 1000 yearlipg ewes for sale
or exchange for wethers. Can de-.
liver at Chinook after August l. John
Fleming, Fort Benton.
Notice of location for the Silver
Star quartz claim in the Sweet Grass
hills, has been fled in the county
clerks Office by Jacob Karlen, Thorn.
as Sheppard and Edward Karl.
George Sherry, contractor and
builder, has commenced the construc-
ton Of a two.story addition TO the
rear of the residence Of L. D. Sharp,
on the corner OF Washington aud St.
John streets.
dEcdu ais AcdAcIs VOOAtAou N
Christian, of Augusta have purchased
about 700 head of cattle from E. E..
Leech, OF Dupuyer, Teton county.
About $50 head are stock cattle, and
the rest two. three and fo~ur.year.old
steers. The price paid is understood
to be in the neighborhood of $25 a
head.
Another batch of patents for public
land in this district has been received
at the Great Falls land Office, con.
veying title to about 1000 acres. The
lands covered by these patents are in
IS different tracts in Cascade, Chou
teau, Teton and Valley counties, and
approximat ate 7,1SO acres. They are
all homesteads.
Word was received today from the
coroner of Valley county, stating that
ar inquest will be held in connection
with the death of Thomas Wright, of
Phillips, and asking whether the
Chouteau county authorities wish to
be represented in the proceedings. AS
it appears to have been a case of sui
eide, local officials will take 40 action
in the matter.
News from Oakland, Cal, announces
the death of a. NJ. Henry, who had
many friends among the old time resi-
dents Of northern Montana. MIR. Henry
was one of the old timers Of this sec.
ions OF the state, having arrived here
80 years ago as an army officer in the
regular army, having graduated from
West point in 1874. For a time he was
Quartermaster at Benton, and later an
officer at Fort Shaw where he married
the daughter of the commanding Off.
Ger, Col. Edward Moale.
From Thursdays Daily.
Born, at the Deaconess hospita, in
Great Falls, to the wife of J. McClel.
land, of Big Sandy, a daughter.
Application for the purchase of five
lots 10 block 50, of Chinook townsite,
has been made to the district court by
j. H. Thornber.
Several stockmen of Cascade and
vicinity are moving their cattle to
Valley county. A trainload was
shipped to Hinsda ale yesterda y.
AGvices from Havre state that L. X.
Devlin has been awarded the beef
contract for Fort Assinniboine for the
season Of June l, 1906, to June l, 1907.
The contract calls for delivery of
2le, 900 pounds. The contract price
per hundred pounds is $500.
Capt. George Granillo's crew of
Mexican sheep shearers arrived in the
city this morning, having completed
the shearing season in Nevada and
Wyoming. The men expect to begin
~shearing operations in this locality
about June LIST. when they will go to
the w. r. Embleton place on the
Teton.
A suit for damages has been com.
Esenced in the Cascade county district
court by s. J. Stickney, Of Craig,
against the Great Northern. the plain.
tiff alleging that he suffered loss De
cause OF the failure of the railroad TO
furnish cars for a cattle shipment las,
fall. The complaint asks for $3.50
damages.
Martin Connolly. who returned today
from a cattle trip to Culbertson,
brings word that the range in eastern
Valley county is ia fine condition.
Mr.. Connolly was informed that farm
ing operations on the big Neidring.
haus ranch south of Oswego are still
in progress, with a small army of men
employed at blowing, grubbing sage
brush, and digging irrigation bitches.
The farm is said to be about 5000
acres in extent.
From Fridays Daily