The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-07
CITY AND STATE.

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visit with friends at Harlem.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Mrs. c. H. Ragland and family lef,
for Tacoma today. on q visit of sew.
eral weeks.
E. X. Preuitt and H. II. Preuit,
have fled location notices in in the
county clerks Office for three quartz
claims 10 the Bear Paw district.
Notice Of location for the Jennie
quartz claim, in the Little Rockies,
has been filed in the county clerks Of
fee by Louis johnson, of Lsndusky.
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 10
making quartz locations.
A recent arrival from Flathe ad
county is building a fat boat III which
he proposes to make a trip down the
Missouri, his destination being the
mouth Of White river, Ark. He ex
poets to arrive there some time in De-
cember.
Letters of administration in the
estate oflRichard Quinn have been is.
sued in the district court to Sarah j.
Quinn, widow of the deceased. The
court appointed Henry G~riesbach,
Gilbert Embleton and John Muir ap-
praisers of the estate.
Oscar Johnston, who arrived today
from his ranch on Arrow creek, re.
ports that travel is almost impossible
on the roads south of the city. The
heavy storm of two days ago caused
heavy washouts in many places and
destroyed several bridges.
Jere Sullivan returned today from
Helena, where he has been comforting
with other officials Of the A. o. U. W.
in regard tojthe sffsirs OF that order.
Mr.. S~ulliva who is grand master Of
the Montana jurisdiction, 10 under.
stood to favor several changes in it's
plan of assessment.
A bunch of pamphlets dealing with
agricultural topics Of live interest to
Montana has just been Issued by the
state agricultural college at Bozeman.
The fret concerns dry farming in the
state and 10 full of valuable informa.
ton on the subject. Another is on
seepage and drainage. This is a most
important topic as it appears that
since the advent of irrig alton many
farmers r soaking their land TOO
much and in q short time will be as
badly troubled ove the question OF
getting rid of the excess as they are At
fret over getting sufficient.
Constable Bickle arrived from
Havre today with the alleged insane
man who wrecked the Great Northern
train near that city Saturday night,
and who gives his name as Carl Gar.
diner. The prisoner had a hearing
before Justice w. B. Piper, and was
bound over to the district court. He
admits throwing the switch and wreck.
ing the train, his only excuse for the
fendish act being that it was done ir
obedience TO an order from above.
lie tell. conflicting stories Is to HE
sntecedents, saying his home 10 10
Buffalo, N. Y, or Charlottee vile.
North Carolina.
F.cm Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. w. K. HARDER and family LEFT
today for Alhambra, where they will
visit the coming week.
Miss Atkinson, county school super.
intendent, returned today from an Of
fetal visit to the eastern part of the
county.
The authorities have received word
of a cutting scrape among Italian
section hands near Havre, in which
one ma "a seriously wounded.
County Attorney Carnal is Investigate
ing the matter.
The change of ownership OF the
Grand Union hotel went into effect to.
day, the business being transferred by
William Rowe to the Missouri and
Yellowstone Packet company, George
H. Stevens, proprietor.
Local members of Algeria Temple,
Mystic Shriners, are in receipt of no.
tice that the Midsummer Ceremonial
Will be held at Butte on August 9. 1t
promises to be the greatest event in
the history Of the order.
Among the arrivals today was a
party Of Wyoming sheep dealers who
are in the market for that class of
livestock. They expect to do some
business in this locality, and are in.
terviewing local sheepmen as to what
they have to offer.
Advices from Helena state th al Gen.
oral r Roll chiof NJ staf ~ tho