The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-06

Minnesota, the nnest assortment OF
street and trimmed hats ever shown in
Fort Benton. These Ire the cele.
brated Gage hats and were selected
by Miss N. E. v. Walden, whom you
all remember as the young lady whose
exquisite taste in millinery has been so
S satisfactory in the past. Watch for
the date OF opening which will be an
nounced later.
Great Falls Leader: Alonzo Smith.
a wealthy ranchman Of Harlem, en-
tered suit ia the distric: court today
against J. E. Templeton and A. s..
Cotterell, of Fort Benton, to recover
$685.. "a, which he alleges is due him
from the defendants or a draft. 1t is
stated that the draft in question was
endorsed over to Smith by Cotterell
in payment, for a quantity of hay
which the latter purchased from Smith
and In which Templeton was interest.
ed: that Templeton claims that the
hay was not a. represented by Smith
6uu Vu0V 10 tuO IC0Sou HS SouutCI'
manded payment of the draft.
From Tuesday'e Daily.
For sale cheap-one six hole range
in fine condition. Geo. j. Shook.
Frank Mcclure left this morning
for Great Falls on a short business
visit.
For sale-three heaters, good as
new. Geo. j. Shook. \
Geo. L. Over6eld returned today
from q two weeks business visit In
Chicago.
B.. L. Schwartz and M. b. Sprague,
Of Clifford, are visitors in the city to-
day.
A few pieces of first class furniture
at a bargain. Geo. j. Shook.
Miss Mary c. Mackenzie arrived
this morning from Havre, to assume
her duties as deputy in the Office OF
the county treasurer.
John Files, of Harlem, and Louis
Oswood, of Hill, made declaration in
the district court today of their inten'
ton to become American citizens.
Ezra Ereaux, who is in town today
from Malta, reports real winter
weather in that locality, several inches
Of snow still remaining 90 the ground
james BARLEY left this morning .foz
Great Falls with his son, Charles who
has been suffering from . head Attic
ton, for the purpose Of consulting
specialist.
Henry Griesbach, county assessor
has appointed D. r. Thornber anG
Gilbert Embleton as his assistants II
the field, the appointees to begin work
as soon as weather conditions are
favorable.
Hinsdale Homestead: Virgil Rout
is going at the fruit growing business
right. He has placed az order for 1O
Transcendent crab apple trees, besid'
a number of varieties. He will set GU
an acre or more Of fruit trees.
Maurice c. Price and Louis Os
wood, of Hill, were among the ar
rivals in town this morning. Mr.
Price states that livestock in tn
Sweet Grass hills country has passet
through the winter in good shape.
Drovers Journal: Sales of bi:
clips of wool taken off at some of tn
big feeding stations ear Chicago a
pc q pound are reported. One biz
feeder of Montana sheep is reporte,
to have sold close to 10000 lbs a
that figure.
For sale cheap-one frame building
framed and bolted together. Bull
for machine and carpenter shop. Mai
shaft in place, also one 3 horsepower
gasoline engine and saw table. Ca
be moved on skids or taken down
Geo. j. Shook, Fort Benton.
Advices from Choteau report tn
suicide of Jacob Schmidt, a vel
known old timer of the upper Teton
who was a frequent visitor here il
the eighties and had many acquaiu
tances among Fort Benton residents
Mr.. Schmidt was about Is years o
age, and had lived in Montana owe
so years.
Great Falls Leader: Sheriff Hogan
went to Fort Assinniboine this morn
ing with S. H. Ward. a soldier de
serter and member of the regimen
band. The fellow was arrested II
Little Chicago Saturday night b.
Deputy Sheriff Kirshwing, upon a de
s%cription tent out by the Fort ASSN
niboine officers. A reward of $50 hat
been offered for his capture.
a suit for damages aggregating 81,
l27 has been commenced 10 the distric
court by the Judith Mercantile ant
Cattle company vs.. the Great North
ern railway, the suit relating in par