The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14
CITY AND STATE.
From Satufdav'e Daily,

SSOs -. l oSICl SUI A0e OOSo OppoH"
ed by the district court administrator
of the estate of the late Louisa E.
Patterson.
Frank Kus,aka, a native Of Austria
Hungary, has fled in the district
court his final petition for admission
to citizenship.
Notice of location for the Mckenzie
lode. IL the Little Rockies, has been
filed ir the county clerks Office by
John T. Throop.
The ~postotjce department announces
thai a new regulation permits the use
of part of the address side of postal
cards for q letter or message. The
new rule went into effect August l.
The opening Of the range beef sea.
son at the Chicago market is reported
in advices from that city. the first ar
rivals being shipments from Wyom
ing. The tops of the shipments sold
at s5. 20 to $3.50.
The abundant grass crop on the
range is not regarded as an "uumixed
blessing" by local sheepmeu. They
complain that spear grass 10 unusual.
" plentiful and of such vigorous
growth that it may cause serious loss
among their focks.
The cattle dipping problem is caas.
ing trouble and expense to stockmen
fn Northwest Territory. The Medicine
Hat News reports that over 1000 head
we're rounded up in the Cypress hills
country ,land passed through the dip
ping plan. in the Medicine Lodge
valley.
Yellowstone Journal: The Hunter
& Anderson wool clip that has al.
ways topped the market in these parts,
made good:again this season. 1t cold
Wednesday to J. P. Dufour, repre-
senting Henri Watinne, Of Roubaix,
France, for "a cents fat, which is the
hes, price in this market, this season
A gasoline launch will soon be op
Grated on the Missouri river from thi'
point by Jay Fry, who believes there
is q demand for such q craft FOL
pleasure and business purposes. l
will be a 24-foot boat, propelled by
gasoline engine of SIX horsepower
The necessary machinery has bee'
ordered from the east, and is expected
here IN about two weeks.
The hockmasters of Montana viii
have an opportunity to see the bes
sheep show ever given in the north
west at the Montana state fair, o
Septemberl3O tokOctober 5. Accordin
to space engagements already mad
some of the most noted breeders {
the United States will have exhib bit.
Among them F. W. Harding, of Wa,
,kesha, VIE, Baldwin Sheep compan!
of Haycreek, Ore, and several o,hs
equally we'll known breeders fro
outside the a have engaged spac
Thomas F. Richardson. q OF tt
Oldest conductors in point OF servlt
on the Montana Central road, ar
one of the most popular railroad ne
Ou VIC OlSASAOA9 Of -
noted to the position Of acting trai'
master, assistant superintendent
the Montana Central division, sa.
the Great Falls Tribune. The vaca
cy was caused by the departure a Il
days ago of Superintendent ALE
who was called to Texas by the sc,
Gus illness OF his brother, and who
place has been filled temporarily
Assistant Superintendent c. F. Nv
ply. Mr.. Rich ardsor is now fllil
The place of Mr.. Murphy. Rob<
Holt takes the run of Mr.. Richardso
From Mondays Daily.
Henry Bseth, of Schleswig, low
and II. Baeth, . we'll known chez
man of alley county, are the gue'
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Evers.
W. S. Stocking returned tod
from q trip to the Pacific I
trip included a visit to San Francis
where he met a brother whom he b
not seen for 81 years.
A party consisting of Mrs. Chas.
Duer. Miss Moiitt and Mrs. 10
Harris and three daughters. LET,
the west this morning on q tour OF
Yellowstone national park.
Advices from Havre report the
rec. OF Thos. Broadwater on a cha
Of stealing calves. The accused
a preliminary hearing before just
W. 3. Piper, who took the evide'
under advisement.
Among the arrival from the W
this morning were W. K. FIowe
and wife, Mrs. F. J. Adams, Mrs.
S. Darling and Mrs. c. E. Kelsey,
Great Falls, who went out TO
Baker ranch Oh Highwood.
Among she business transacted
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