The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.


celeb alton of the silver wedding an.
nivers airy of DR.. and Mrs. J. V. Car
roll, of this city, which will take place
on September 6.
The Shonkin beef shipment that left
here last week was delayed enroute,
and was on the Chicago market Wed.
nesday. Most of the steers sold a.
prices ranging from 81. 80 TO S.. %.
Among the instruments filed in the
county clerks Office today vas a deed
from Hubert Schroeder to the Chinook
Copper and Gold Mining company.
for six claims 10 the Bear Paw mining
district.
The sherif's office has been advised
that Peter Kramer, otherwise known
Is Hobo Pete" is under arrest in
Great Falls. The prisoner escaped
from the custody of Deputy Sheriff
Geo. T. Sanderson, of Havre, a few
days ago. while on his way to the
county Jail to serve a sentence of six
months for petit larceny.
TheiZortman Miner reports that an
investigation of the story regarding
the discovery of RENAME believed to
be those of Abram D. Gill, proves
there was no found alton for the sup.
posed solution of the mystery regard
ing his,0disappearance. The bones
found at the place where the body was
supposed to have been cremated were
not those of a human being.
Arrangements are being made for q
steamboat excursion and picnic 10
which the Sunday schools of the sew
eral churches are invited to partici.
pate, and which will take place on
Thursday of the coming week. Captain
Stevens has offered the use of the
steamboat,O. K. free OF charge to the
Sunday school pupils and teachers
for other guests q round trip rate Of
81 will be made. 1t is proposed tc
hold the picnic at one of the ranches
a few miles up the river.
j.. M. Rochester, of Butte, arrived
from the west today with an 1900
gasoline launch made OF pressed steel
in which q party of Butte residents
will make q trip down the Missouri
river that may be extended to New
Orleans. The launch Is propelled b!
q six horsepower gasoline engine, ant
draws about 10 inches of water. Tn
other members Of the party are ex
pected here in a few days, when tn
launch will leave for Judith, iron
which point it is proposed to make
hunting trip to the Moccasin Livestocl
company ranch.
From Monday'e Daily.
Born, on Thursday, August 2:
1907 to the wife of Thomas Harwood
son.
The Misses enabling, OF Gres
Falls, arrived yesterday on a Wis;
with the Misses Evers.
Mrs. Charles N. Pray entertained
number of lady friends at whist thi
afternoon, at her home Oh lower Franl
lin street.
Peter Kramer, the fugitive prisone'
was brought from Great Falls thi
morning by Deputy Sheriff Flanagan
and delivered at the county Jail.
The Great Falls newspapers repoI
q pistol duel on the streets OF that CT;
between DR.. Leroy Southmayd an
Sam r. WILDER, in which the formt
was slightly wounded. The cause
the trouble Is not stated.
1t is reportedlfrom Glasgow that \
Conley, assistant roadmaster of Il
Great Northern " that place, vi
killed near Milk river station Frids
evening. He wac 90 q speeder al
was RUIZ down;by q train.
j. N. Talbot, of Butte, one OF ii
members Of the party who will make
trip down. the Missouri river, "
among the arrivals from the west I
day. Theagasoline launch was Civ
q test run this afternoon, and ma
good speed up stream.
Oscar Ewing, of Gold Butte, "
received at the county Jail yesterda
to await trial in the district court
q charge of assault in the second q
gree. He was bound over by Justi
John Mcdowell, before whom a pl
liminary hearing was recently held.
A. Z. McLeish has sold a one.h;
interest in his Dugout coulee she
ranch and stock to Adam Johnston
the consider alton being about S25,&
The firm has recently bought abo
500 lambs from j. W. GLADDEN.,
Lucille, at So per head with a tee =
cent. cut.
Great Falls Leader: After Jam
Wall had carried a bullet in his SKI
between fifteen and sixteen years, t
missile was removed by a local s,
geon at the Columbus hospital We