The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-06-19
CITY AND STATE.

store.
Born. at Columbus hospital in Grea:
Falls, to the wife of Frank Sutton, of
Gold Butte, a daughter.
A number Of shearers left this morn.
ing for W. T. Morrow's ranch on the
Shonkin, to begin shearing.
A comfortable leu, house is being
bull. for County Attorney F. A. Car.
nal and family, on the Cummings pro.
per,y on Main street.
Rev. Charles F. Reed, formerly in
charge OF the Presbyterian church in
this city, has accepted the p~astorate
OF a church q, Gridley, Cal.
Marriage licenses were issued today
70 Lewis: Green and Leila Boggs, of
Whitlash: and Clarence D. johnson
and Philena E. Beilstein, both OF
Harlem.
The new forms OF quartz location
blank required under the new law can
be obtained at the River Prese Office.
The new form must now be used in
making quartz locations.
In the lis, of wool sales recently
published, the purchase of the c. H.
Evers clip was credited TO F. +.
Peters. The purchaser, we learn, was
c. H. Ragland, who has been operat-
ing on his own account.
NJ. E.lMilner, who is in town today,
informs US that representatives of sew
eral cattle outfits will meet at Malta
tomorrow ito makeI arrangements for
dipping. Those interested in the
roundup are the Miner Cattle com
pany, thel Marias spool, Bear Paw
pool and thelt Reynolds Bros. The
work of rounding up all cattle on the
Malta range will begin in a few days,
for the purpose Of gathering them At
q point on Beaver creek, where one
Of the Seaburylplants will be located.
The CoburnlCattle company will dip
at its own ranch.
News reached here last night of q
determined lease of suicide at the John
Muir ranch % the Missouri, the VIC
tim being q man named Oleson, who
had been working for Mr.. Muir. He
adopted hanging as the method of
ending hisslife, his dead body being
found late yesterday afternoon sus.
pended from a rope in q barn, the feet
being drawn up to prevent them from
touching the floor. Earlier in the day
he had IA an unsuccessful attempt
to drown himself. The unfortuna ate
man was known to many residents of
this part of Montana, having worked
for Neil Bannatyne aud other parties.
From thursdays Daily.
Born, at the Deaconess hospital in
Great Falls,sto the wife OF II. A. Bart
lett, of Box Elder, a daughter.
John Sykes, of Oldham, has fled IN
the Office of the clerk of the district
colrt notice OF his intention to become
an American citizen.
Jere Sullivan. Of this city, was re.
elected secretary.treasurer OF the Mon
q Hotel Mems association. at the
annual meeting of that organization.
Ben Miller, deputy sheriff at Belt,
arrived last evening to take charge Of
Thore Ritland, against whom an ac-
cusation of grand larceny has been
filed 10 Cascade county.
Justice Kinder. acting as coroner
held AZ inquest this morning 90 the
body OF A. II. Oleson, who was found
banging 10 a barn on the ranch of
John Muir. The jury broueh. in a
verdict of suicide.
Several local bers of the ED
worth League left today for Bozemau
to attend the annual convention of
that organization. The delegation
consisted OF Mrs. E. Il. Russell, Miss
Eva Russell. Miss Allie King, John
King and Albert Boyle.
A dispatch from Malta . a
fierce wind storm in that locality, the
large wool warehouse and several
other buildings being wrecked. \
similar atmospheric disturbance is re.
ported from Helena and Anaconda,
where considerable damage was done.
At a m%eetingiof the school trustees
OF this district. held las. evening,
Miss Ada M.sDeBoos, of ST. Charles.
Mimi, was appointed teacher in the
high school. Miss Ethyl Blum, of
Ann Arbor, Mich, was engaged to
teach the recently adopted commercial
course.
Geo. E. Barley wa arrested yes.
terday 70 complaint Of Stephen Pot
ter, who accuses him Of having taken
a col. from the latter's pasture last
September. The accused had a hear.
ing yesterday afternoon before Justice
Kinder, who bound him over TO the
district court in the sum Of 81 1000.