The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-25
CITY AND STATE.


CIuNets ?k.eV a. Adt r AIR.
Jos. S. Brown, Of the Benton Eard-
ware company, returned today from a
trip through :te Yellowstone park.
In the die,ri:, conr. today. the will
of the late ILrudu.e Faller was az
ni,ted 10 PROBATE. aua II. $. T!own-r
%appoir.At esea,.or ~ .ha e.'a'e.
1t is REPORTED from EiG oaau. :aa'
the Spokane hn'ei prop-r,e ra- o-ya
purchased by i1aru-y L-nf~I.,. wuo
will take pus-r>sluu about October ~.
A. ii conference held in Helena this
week, between coal miners and coal
operators. d settlement, regarding
wages aud hours of labor was reached.
1t provides for a wage increase 70 the
miners of about IL per cent. and AN
8.hour day for al! coal mine en-
ployes.
Among receu; sheep dea.s in ,t.i-
vicinity Is the Purchase Of abolt LOO
lambs from Lac VenGet,e by McLei>h
Il tombstone, a. s2.75 per bead. Th-
same firm also secured an ou.6. OF
about l, 700 head Of the same class of
stock from Powell Smith, OF the
Marias.
In response 70 petitions presented
by citizens Of Chinook, the town coun.
Gil has decided to call a special cleo
ton on a proposition to construct a
municipal electric light system and to
Issue bonds for the cost Of the UNDER
taking. The election will be held o.
to ber Ii.
Advices from Browning report the
death Of Louis Co,ell, an old.time
resident of northern Montana, who
was for many years a scout and in.
terpreter for the Northwest Mounted
police. He was born in this city 10
1854, and vas the son of an employe
OF the American Fur company.
The pupils of the Fort Benton high
school organized a literary club yes
terday afternoon, the following being
elected officers of the organization
Helen Sherry, president: Maude Min
ar, vice.president: Edith Holderbaum.
secretary. The club proposes to give
q series of interesting rhetorical- dur
ing the school year.
Great Falls Leader: Joseph +
Morrison and Mrs- Clarissa Smith
we're married last evening in the par
lors OF the Park hotel, Rev. JONI
Malick. pastor OF the Unitarian
church, officiating. The ceremon!
was witnessed by 4 few intimat
friends. The couple left today 70
Landusky, where Mr.. Morrison ha
large interests. to make their home.
According TO advices from Havre
the strike Of boiler makers in th
railroad shops at thS, place may lea,
to trouble among other employees. :
party Of strike breakers arrived fror
the east Thursday in a guarded car
which will be used as a ,emporar
boarding house, and special polio
are being employed for their protec
V4UA. IL IL IullNICO GlId- -I1C Il ~
lists object to the employment Of III
new arrivals, aud uley decide 20 ioi
the strikers.
The size OF the Shonkin beef ship
ment that was made from the loca
stockyards yesterday was reduced b.
q shortage 10 the supply of cars, an
about $50 head of cattle were drive
back to the range. 1t appears tina
the necessary cars we're on han
Thursday, but during the night sey
eral of them were hauled away TO som
other point without any notice bein
given to loca. shippers. The latte
are seriously Inconvenience oy thi
method OF doing business, and wi
present the matter to the state railroa
commission.
From Mondays Daily.
, THE FAIR STORE at Havre sells II
regular S. Stetson hat for 81.
D. G. Browne aud wife returned ye
terday from a visit at Hunter NJ
springs, nea Livingston.
T. H. Larkin and wife arrived fro
Great Falls yesterday, for q -ho'
visit at the Kelly ranch on the Teto,
Marriage licenses have been issue
By the clerk Of the district court 20 F
W. Frye and Pearl E. Weaver. bot
of Eavre: and John Boncan and Nj
ria Boyer.
In the district cour, today, Mr..
Minnie Ludtke was appointed guar
dian OF her six minor children, VIII
are entitled TO property beg le a,hed b
a relative in Minnesota.
J. Z. Templeton returned yesterda
from Chicago. where be marketed
mutton shipment from this Zoe alit.
He reports an active demand for a
kinds Of stock tha, are in good cond
tiOn.