The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-29
CITY AND STATE.
From SAtQfday'e Daily.

Mrs. George Dutro, Of Chester, is
visiting 10 the city, the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Cubert.
son.
Judge Tattan returned this morning
from Glasgow, where he held a short
session of Valley county district
court.
Miss Mollie Culbertson returned TO-.
day from Chester, where she has been
teaching school for several months
past in that vicinity.
Oscar Johnston and family returned
today from their ranch at Square
Butte, where they have been visiting
for the past ten days.
A. L. Lewis is a visitor in the city
today from Kismet, Dawson county,
where he has charge of the business of
the UL Cattle company.
Another sheep transaction at full
prices is reported today, the Rice
Bros. having sold t o j. B. Long &
Co. about 1000 t~wo.year-old yves at
s 400 per head.
James G. Turner, accompanied by
his niece, Miss Lucy Turner, is a visi.
tor in town today from Beatrice. Mr..
Turner reports several sheep deals in
western Chouteau county. at full mar.
ket prices.
1t is announced that the first annual
fair of the Milk River Fair and Rae
ing association will be held October
9, 10 and IL at Chinook. Every en.
deavor will be made to provide a
large and representative exposition
of Milk river products.
From Mondays Daily.
Nicholas Sternberg, Of Big Sandy,
secured citizenship papers in the dis.
trict court today.
j. L. Peacock, the we'll known Cana.
dian horse buyer, is in the city today
from Medicine Hat.
George Evers has returned from the
vicinity Of Chester, where be has been
looking after sheep for several months
past.
Mrs. L. D. Pugsley and Miss Ella
Pugsley are in the city today from the
Marias, and are the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. F. NJ. Pugsley.
The owners of the Shonkin beef
shipment that was made Friday, have
received word that it was delayed
twelve hours or more at Grandon, N.
Dak., owing to q disabled locomotive.
0. S. Golf. Of. Havre, a candidate
for the republican nomination for rep
resentative in the state legislature, 10
Interviewing the voters of this vicin-
ity. Mr.. Golf is an old-time resident
of northern Montana, having come to
this section in 1872.
The Great Falls Tribune gives par
ticulars of a serious train wreck that
occurred on the Belt division yester.
day afternoon, at the Box Elder
grade, about 20 miles southeast OF
Great Falls. Three passengers were
killed and sixteeR others more or less
injured, the dead being Frank Z.
Prewett, of Belt, w. J. Brown, OF
Great Falls: and Charles Sholtz, Of
Arlington.
From Tuesdays Daily.
T~ranslucen, Filling-Dr. Stephens
over Lockwood's.
Born-At ST. Glare hospital in this
city, 20 the wife of John Ward, a
daughter.
Mrs. w. NJ. McGinniss, of Lewis.
town, is visiting in the city, the guest
of w. J. Minar and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. H. Green re
turned this morning from the Yellow
stone park, stopping over in Butte on
their way home.
A dance will be given by the young
men at Green's hall tomorrow night.
All are invited TO attend. Good music
has been secured for the occasion.
Francis MEG uire, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank MCGUIRE, was taken tC
ST. Clare hospital today, to receive
medical treatment for an attack OF
typhoid fever.
Colin Ward returned home today
from Byuum, Teton county, where he
has been working with a party of sur.
.veyors 10 hat vicinity for the pas,
two months.
Herman Osterman, of Big Sandy,
who a among the visitors in town
yesterday, will leave in q few days
with his family on a visit to his old
home in Germany.
L. F. Cheatham and family. who ar
rived here about two months ago from
Spokane, WASH, and camped on the
south side OF the river, left this norm
ing CD a trip down the Missouri river