The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-20
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily,

N0Es' NuoEAeS Is VlsltlOK ~
town today from the Lippard ranch
on the Missouri.
The through passenger train from
the east was several hours late today,
arriving here about noon.
Mrs. R. L. Kelly and Miss Kelly
came in last evening from their ranch
on the Teton, and are visiting with
Mrs. John Harris.
Thos. H. Larkir, OF Great Falls.
was a visitor in the city last evening,
arriving here on the special train from
the west yesterday afternoon.
Notices OF location for the Erie and
Mavericklquartz elaine, in the Little
Rockies, have been filed in the county
Office by John L. Westergreeu.
Wm. Steege, advance agent for the
Moore Concert company, was among
the arrivals in the city this morning.
The Moore company will appear at
Green's opera house next Thursday
evening,IFeb. 21st.
The westbound passenger train due
here At las this morning ran into an
earth slidelabout three miles this side
of Lippard, causing considerable dam.
age to the locomotive. The accident
caused a'delay Of about two hours.
A dispatch from Washington says:
Congressman.elect Pray and wife ar.
rived here Friday from Montana, and
they willlstay for the remainder of the
session. Senator.elect Dixon piloted
MIR. Pray about the capitol, showing
him the;wayithings Iare done in COZ
gress. and introducing him in the de-
partmentsland to the leaders.
James Townsend, who came in from
the Marias last evening. reports that
most of the range north of the Marias
to Chester is still covered with a thick
crust of s~nowsand ice. Mr.. Townsend
says many dead cattle can be seen
along the fences, but most of those
that had acces to the river bottoms
managed to Withstand the prolonged
winter siege.
Alex T. Carlberg has commenced
suit against,the Stockmen's National
bank to secureIpayment OF certificates
of deposit aggregating about $1,000.
The complaint states that plaintiff
had possession.of the certificates but
they were stolen from him at Tacoma
by q man':whose name is unknown.
and it requires an order of court to
secure payment under these circum-
stances.
From Mondays Daily.
l.. A. Nutting, deputy state veter-
marian, arrived this morning from
Great Falls.
Born-A%Steele, Mont, on Sunday,
Feb. 10, 1907. to the wife of Edward
Wilson, a son.
Attorney A. M. Gentry, of Havre,
and P. Nj. Bosley, of Harlem, are
visitors in town today.
T. q. Larkin and W. E. Donovan,
Of Great Fails, were among the visi.
tors in the city yesterday.
A divorce was granted tod ay in the
district court in the suit of Robert
Grondorf VS.. Clara Grondrof.
Messrs. w. K. Harder and Joseph
Sullivan vent to Helena yesterday
morning on a short visit in the CAPT.
tai city.
Geo. L. Overfield has gone to Chi.
cago on a business visit in the in.
terests Of the dry goods department Of
T. c. Power & Bro.
Postm asters are being notified tina,
the department will soon issue books
OF one-cent stamps, twenty.four in a
book, which will be sold at 25 cents.
II is announced that Richard Far.
reIi, of Box Elder, has been appoint.
ed stock inspector for Choutegu coun.
~, to succeed Geo. ". Hall. resigned.
Charles Schilling, who came ia to-
day from his ranch on the Missouri
river, eight miles above town, reports
that the river is entirely free Of ice a,
mis- place.
Five quartz location notices were
filed in the county clerks Office tod ay
by E. E. Berry, James Locke, John
Westergreen and others. The claims
are located in the Little Rockies dis.
trict.
Postmaster Crane has received a
letter of inquiry in regard to the
whereabouts of n John McNabb,
formerly q resident of the states OF
Pennsylvania and Minnesota. Any
information may be sen to Mrs. C.
Brumbaugh. New Chicago, Mont.
Deputy Sheriff L. Ntzhugh,, of Har.
lem, arrived in the city yesterday
with Dan Munroe, who will be held in
the county Jail to await an exanina.
ton a. to his sanity. Frank Foster,
colored. of Aavre. VAS alan hrOu0ht