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

Q0uenLer. |
II weather conditions are favorable,
shearing will commence Monday a.
the Benton Sheep company plant.
Mrs. John w. Ta,tan has gone to
Great Falls. ir respore 20 word that
her dauch,er.in.iaw. Mrs. J. J. Ia.
tar, IL quite sick.
Mrs. j. J.. McGraw. who has been
visiting with her parents a. HeroI,
S.. D., for several weeks past, re.
turned home This morning.
Notice of location for the Wild
Horse placer claim, 10 the Little
Rockies, has been fled in the county
clerks Office by Logan Davis.
Hobo Pete a we'll known CHAR
acter OF Havre, lreturned to tina. place
THE morning, after having served
thirty days in the county bastile.
Contractor George Sherry has d
large forcelof men at work construct.
ing food water sewers for the munich.
pal authorities. Cement pipe will be
used to carry of the water.
The Fort Benton baseball boys have
been challenged by the Havre team 20
play a game in Havre on Thursday.
June p, when the Eagles convention
will be in session in that city. The
challenge will be accepted.
A big stacklo f lumber from the dis.
mantled bonded warehouse on Baker
street, is being made into a raft 70 be
foated downithe Missouri river. Its
destination is the l. F. Churchill
ranch about thirty miles below town.
The wilful desertion OF q band Of
sheep will be the charge against a
herder named F. F.. Holbright, who
has been arrested and will be prose.
cuted in the Teton county courts. He
ie alleged to have put q band OF
Charles Pearson's sheep in q corral
and deserted them, the outfit being
found three days later suffering from
hunger and thirst to a degree tina:
caused them to eat the wool from each
other. The % after has been taken up
by the state bureau of protection to
children and animals, OF which Otto
Schoenfeld is in charge.
A special rate of a fare and one
third has been secured by the Mon
tana State aerie, Fraternal Order o.
Eagles, over the Great Northern,
Montana Central and Northern Pa
cifc roads for the state convention o
Eagles to be heldIat Havre. June %
26 and -. Tickets for the occasion
will be issued upon the certificate
plan. In going the traveller pays ful
fare and it is necessary to obtain Ger
tifcates when buying tickets. as sam
must be signed by the state secre,ar.
of the Eagles 10 Havre. 10 order tina
the rate of one.third fare for the re
tarn trip may be secured.
Euebandman: There was a 81:
blrch of settlers in Great Falls las
week giving testimony as 10 the char
ac.er Of the bench lands lying be'weel
Smith river and the Missouri. Tn
shameless manner in which these poo
e~e.t!ers are being treated is enough Z
urive them into Canada. A specia
agen, files an objection to the settle
getting a title or the ground that N
land is o desert in character an
they have got to go to the expense {
growing the character of the lard.
10 q criminal proceeding. and ur
worthy of a government claimed TO b
administered in the interest OF III
poor and oppressed. All lapds
Montana are deeert ia character an
require irrig alton to make them pre-
duce a crop one year with another.
From Mcnday'e Daily
The Butte newspapers report a i'gl
snowfall 10 that city Friday morning
Born, on Monday. June Il. 1907,
the wife of William Witt. q oauRhte'
II. c. Evers. who came iE tod
from Big Sandy. reports shearins Of
era,ions 10 progress at that place.
Charles Lepley. accompanied by &
wife aud son, left yesterday on a vi-
with friends 10 Iowa and Vermont.
Rev. j. n. Chestnut is attending :.
annual convention at the .slon.ar
Episcopal diocese, which Is being ne.
in Butte.
J. w. Haigler returned tnie morl
ing from .Alhau,bra .pr.oEr. where I
has been confined the past two e
with rheumatism.
Frank MCGOWAN arrived !L to"
SATURDAY. with his traction eIg!!
which will oe used 70 ran a shear:r
plan. for c. H. Ragland on the Teto
Miss Lena Lud.ke, who has bet
making the city her home tor II
past year, left Saturday for the Sho
kin where she will spend the sunme