The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-07
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

Tue VIE Oh E0W6rO harris, B Caug0.
ter.
Miss Violet Lepper arrived today
from Havre, on a visit with relatives
here.
Advices from Helena report the ser.
ious illness of Mrs. Jos. Hirshberg,
formerly OF this city. II is feared the
patien, may not recover.
Allan Gray is reported to have sold
his lamb crop to the Northwestern
Livestock company, the terms OF the
deal not being made public.
1t is reported from Choteau tina. c.
f. Prescott, who recently sold the
Choteau Acantha to A. B. Guthrie.
will start a republican newspaper at
Bolder.
Rev. j. A. Martin and wife arrived
today from Lewistown by private con.
veyance, and are the guests of MIR.
and Mrs. Geo. F. Lewis. They were
accompanied by Professor Willman,
principal Of the Chinook schools.
Great Falls Tribune: Frank HALL.
day, aged 63, a rancher from near
Gold Butte, died last evening at the
Deaconess hospital from q complica.
ton of diseases. His friends at Gold
Butte have been notified of his death,
and funeral arrangements will be
postponed until word is received from
them.
Chouteau county will receive a
small share of the funds apportioned
to Montana from the receipts of gov
eminent forest reserves, which will
amount to about S20,650 for the cur.
rent year. This amount will be dis
tributed among counties in which
forest reserves are LOCATED, the dis;ri.
button calling for the small sum of
S4l.31 to Chouteaulcounty.
Major TIA. NC Cummings returned
yesterday from Glasgow, where he
represented members of the Shonkin
Stock association intan interview with
the Valley county board of equaliza.
ton. Quite q number of stockmen
protested against theIassessment made
by the Valley county authorities, the
roundup OF cattle for dipping opera.
tons failing to thelfnd the number of
cattle for which:they were assessed.
From Mondays Daily.
Born, at Columbus hospital in Great
Falls, to the wife OF Fred LaBarre, of
the Marias, a daughter.
Mrs. j.. H. johnson arrived this
morning from Minneapolis to join her
husband, who has charge OF the dry
goods department at the Wallace Z.
Chase store.
The appraisers of the estate of the
late Andy Wilson. of Clear creek.
have filed their report in the dis,ric.
court. The estimated value of the
real and personal:property is 81. s54. 50.
John Harris and D. G. Browne re.
turned yesterday from a business trip
TO Lethbridge and Macleod. They
were Informed by stockmeu in those
localities that the losses among cattle
last winter were SO heavy tina. some O!
the outfits were nearly pu, out Of bust
ness.
Mrs. Geo. H. Stevens and daughters
arrived from Valley county yesterd ay,
to take charge of the Grand Union
hotel. Mr.. Stevens bad arranged TO
start with his steamboat tod az, from
the mouth of Milk river, and expects
TO reach here the early part of mex,
week.
The county authorities are in receip.
Of a request from the state contractors
for care of the insane, that they ar
rest j. j. Pott. aud return him to
Warm Springs. He wac committed u
their charge several months g bu,
recently escaped from the asylum and
returned to Havre.
Hon. T. G. Power and Merlin Power
arrived from helena yesterday, on d
short visit. MIR. Power, who ha, ex.
tensive business interests in eastern
Montana, reports that new settlers ART
taking up land in that section which
was formerly considered worthless for
farming purposes, and expresses the
opinion that similar conditions will
soon develop in this part of the state.
Yellowstone Journal: H. r. Wells,
secretary ofthe Montana Stoekgrowers
association states that he is begin.
ming I receive replies from letters re.
Gently sent out from his Office asking
a vote on the proposition OF assessing
the members of the association q small
cum for the employment of salaried
stock detectives in each county. The
majority of letters so far received are
very favorable in lone towards the
proposition.
From Tuesday'e Daily.
F.. r. Peters. the BOSTON wool buyer