The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23
CITY AND STATE.

S~SSA0y 9 O0l1y
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's iewelry
store. \
Mrs. Carroll Fish and baby son of
Aighwood, were among the arriv ais
from the west today.
Advices from Great Falls announce
the death OF John McAllister, the we'll
known undertaken Of that city. He
had been suffering from diabetes.
The new forms of quartz location
blank required under the new law can
De obtained at the River Prese office.
The new form must now be used in
making quartz locations.
A recent issue of q Cody, Wyo.,
newspaper announces the marriage of
Claude w. Campbell and Miss V.
Smith of Portland. Oregon. Mr..
Campbell was formerly in the employ
Of D. G. Lockwood. of this city, and
now has a drug tor at Cody Wyo.
Two recent arrivals from Salmon
City, Idaho, are building a substan-
tial boat, about 17x5 feet in size, in
which they will make a trip down the
Missouri river. If weather conditions
are favorable, they propose to follow
the river route to New Orleans.
According to the Helena newspapers,
Montana grown strawberries are still
being shipped to that city by G. L..
Good, who lives near Thompson, in
Sanders county. Mr.. Good makes a
specially of strawberry culture, and
believes his crop will last to the end
of this month.
A praecipe filed in the district cour
today dismisses the civil suit of A. H.
Reser VS.. the Great Northern Railway
company, which has been on the court
calendar for the past five years. It
"a a suit for 81, 236 damages in con.
nection with live stock shipments, the
plaintiff holding several claims that
had been assigned by other shippers.
A stipulation for the dismissal of
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Northern Railway company was filed
in the district court today. The suit
a commenced several months ago
to recover damages of about q, 600,
the complaint alleging that the plain
tiff was assaulted by a sleeping car
conductor in the employ of the de-.
fendant corpOr alton.
A pioneer mining man, E. NJ.
Edwards is dead at his home at White
Sulphur Springs. Edwards came to
Montana 80 years ago, and first lived
at Anaconda, where he opened the
Blue-Eyed Nellie mine, an old silver
property, and made a small fortune.
He removed to White Sulphur
Springs about 20 years g and in.
vested in mines there, adding to his
fortune. He was we'll known to old
residents of Montana.
From thursdays Daily.
Bertha Nelson. of Havre, was
received at the county jail today to
serve a sentence of ninety days for
assault and battery.
Constable Miewald arrived from
Chinook today with George Worth,
who will serve ninety days in the
county Jail for disturbing the peace.
Sentence vas imposed by Justice Jno.
G. Duff.
The final account Of H. j.. Meili,
administrator of the estate OF Edward
Parnell, deceased, was filed in the
district court today. the exhibit
shows cash receipts of $1,252. 80, and
expenditures to the same amount.
W. R. Leet, who returned today
from Chinook, brings new of a re-
cent sheep deal in which John Mathe
son sold 1000 head of breeding ewes
for the round sum of Gil. 600. 1t is
the top price of the season for that
class of livestock.
It is reported from Chinook that
several parties from Utah propose to
secure land in the Milk river valley
for sugar beet farms. A recent ar
rival from Utah has purchased forty
acres for tina purpose from Mis- Pc
tersen, at S25 per acre.
A man whose name is unknown was
brought in from Chinook today and
taken to ST. Glare hospital to receive
attention for "a badly injured foot.
He fell from a train at Chinook while
attempting to steal "a ride, and had
several toes amputated by the moving
cars. He had a narrow escape from
more serious injury.
Lieutenant q. G.. Wards, quarter.
master at Fort Assinniboine. has ad-
vertised for sale at public auction,
beginning October % and continuing
on subsequent days until the sale is
completed, practically all of the per.
sonal property of the post. The sale
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