The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
CITY AND STATE.

Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Mrs. r. j. Cunningham, Of Boze.
man, is visit.n n in the city the guest
Of Theo. E. Dsnielsen and family.
The appraisers of the estate Of Della
W. Clark, deceased, have filed their
report in the district court, their val
uation of the property being Sl,100.
Jay Fry arrived YESTERDAY morning
from Livingston for q visit of several
days with his family. Mr.. Fry has
charge of the electric light plant in
that city.
Nine persons took their Christmas
dinner in the county jail yesterday,
this being the smallest number Of
Christmas guests in that institution
for several years.
Location notices for two quartz
claims in the Little Rockies have been
fled in the county clerks Office by
John L. Westergreen. F. H. Knoble
has filed notice of location for q qurtz
claim in the Sweet Grass hills.
According &c news from Lewistown,
the mead body of Tex Lambert, an old.
time freighter, was found on the range
a few days ago, and it is believed by
many that he was the victim of foul
play. The Fergus county authorities
are investig ating the matter.
c. V. Nassau, the we'll known sheep
buyer of St. Paul, today sold to w.
T. Morrow, of this city, an outfit Of
1000 ewes at $500 per head, Mr.. Vas.
sau shipped several cars of sheep from
the Benton stockyar this afternoon
to Big Sandy, where they will be put
on feed.
Word has been received from Great
Fall announcing the marriage in that
city of Charles Lundey and Miss An
ME Sterling. both we'll known young
people of the Teton, which took place
at the Great Falls hotel Monday
morning. Justice of the Peace SAT-
ford performed the ceremony.
1t is reported from Bntte that Archi-
bald Gray, formerly assistant general
freight and passenger agent for the
Great Northern railroad in Butte, and
who left there to accept the position of
traffic manager Of the Sioux City &
Northern with headquarters in Sioux
City, has been appointed assistant
traffic manager OF the Great Northern,
with headquarters in Seattle.
From Thursdays Daily.
Charles Sparks has applied to the
Judge of the district court for the pur-
chase of five lots ia block lO2, town.
site of Chinook.
The receipts of the state treasurer's
Office for the past fiscal year, from
taxes and license collections, were
over a million dollars. OF this
amount Chouteau county contributed
$3.50, $50.
The.dance given a. Odd Fellows
hall las: evening Toy the young men of
this city in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. +. Fish, was attended by a large
crowd, and an enjoyable time is re.
ported by all present.
Hon. Charles N. Pray is in receip,
of his certificate Of election as repre-.
s~entative.elect to the sixtieth congress,
which will be his credentials when he
goes TO Washington to take the oath
of Office on March t.. The certificate
is signed by Governor Jos. X. Toole.
Two alleged boXcar thieves, who
give their names as Frank Armon and
E. Reynolds, have been bound over
to the district our by Justice W. B.
Piper, Of Havre. on "a charge of bur
glary. |. Johnson, who is accused of
forgery, has also been bound ovcr to
the distric, court by Justice Piper.
The Minnesota authoritie, have al :
piled to Governor Toole for requi>i-
tion papers for Frank Donahle aud
Herbert Baldwin, two Chouteau coun-
W tOONlctS NDO>e TERMS III me ltllteU-
tiary expire this week. They VIII p-
arrested upon leaving the state pri-pn,
on charges of grand LARGELY IN M.iane-
sofa.
From Fridays Daily
\ marriage license vas s,uea today
10 Eugene Sellet. OF ST. Paui'-, and
Julia O'Neil, of Zor,man.
Mrs. Frank Mcdonald was removed
TO ST. Clare hospital yesterday after
noon, suffering from rheumatism.
\ recently married couple was hon
ored with a serenade by a charivari
party last evening. in the upper part
of town.
The members of the local Masonic
lodge entertained a number Of their
friends at a banquet last evening,
abou, forty guests being present.