The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-25
CITY AND STATE.

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work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
George L. Overfeld aud wife left to.
day for Great Falls, on a visit OF a
few days.
Harold Russell, son Of DR.. j. H.
Russell. of this city, was among the
arrivals today.
A marriage license was issued today
to Horace Birdwell and Ella Larson,
both OF Harlem.
John Culbertson returned today
from a visit with relatives at Idaho
Falls, Ida. and will leave for the east
in a few days.
The local force of automobiles was
increased today by the arrival OF a
new REQ machine, which was recently
purchased by DR.. C.. j. B. Stephens.
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 in
making quartz locations.
c. W. Barney, of Sheridan , Wyo.,
is receiving an outfit of .yearlings
which he recently purchased from the
Benton Sheep company. and which
will be trailed to Billings for ship
ment.
Among the departures this morning
were several local residents who will
attend the Milk River Valley fair at
Chinook. Another delegation is max.
ing arrangement to go to Chinook to.
morrow.
An outfit of beef cattle, in which
severa! ranchers in the vicinity of
Knerville are interested, arrived from
the south side this afternoon. There
are about 81 carloads in the outfit,
which it is proposed to load at the
stockyards tomorrow.
c. NJ. Baerveldt, deputy clerk Of the
district court, returned today from a
trip to Ogden and other points in
Utah. He reports that the peach and
other fruit crops in that section are
80 large that the growers are unable
to And a profitable market.
A suit for divorce has been com.
menced in the district court by Tho.
mas Segraves against Elizabeth Sc.
graves. The complaint states that
the parties were married in 1899, and
alleges that the defend ant deserted
plaintiff q few weeks after the date oil
their marriage.
A party of Amalgamated Copper
company officials, consisting of c. w.
Gooda of Butte, and A. E. Wheeler
and Alvin Steller, of Great Falls. ar
rived from the west this afternoon on
an automobile trip. They covered the
distance from Great Falls to this city
in about 2. hours.
Fred Long, the we'll known sheer
dealer of Great Falls, was among the
arrivals from the west today. Mr..
Long is awaiting the arrival of an
outfit OF about 1900 mixed yearlinge
from the upper Teton, which he re.
Gently sold 70 r. II. kingman, Of
Hillsboro, n. OAK.
From Thursdays Daily.
John Culbertson and Vernon Lewis
left this afternoon for Evanston. H.,
where they will re.enter school.
DR.. Martha NJ. Frank, the eye spe'
~cialist, announces that she will be il
Fort Benton on Friday and Saturd ay
Sept. p and %.
The beef cattle belonging t Kner'
vile parties, which YER driven il
yesterday. we're loaded al the stock
yards this afternoon and started OF
their way to the Chicago market.
According to a postof6ce bulletin
the name OF Secretary of War TAT
will appear in the list Of Montan;
postofices, a new p%ostofice with tina
name having just been established il
Missoula county.
Among the marriages recently re
ported in Helena is that of Luther
Balm and Martha Gunther, both O
Big Sandy. The ceremony was per
formed bv Rev. j. F. McNamee, o
the Baptist church.
Husbandman: There is a great dea
o. speculation in regard to the whea
crop of Cascade county. The Roya
Milling company thinks the yield vii
reach 800, 600 bushels. we have placed
the estimate at a half a million bush
els. but a friend Of our assures ":
that there is a million bushels in Cas-
cade county tributary TO Great Falls
Adult 200 head of beef cattle belong
ing to the Shonkin Stock association
and others were crossed over from tn,
south side this afternoon. They viii
be loaded at the stocky ards tomorrow
for Chicago. William Morrow alst
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