The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

the visitors in town.
A deleg alton OF Big Sandy resi-.
dents, consisting of c. Hokanson, H.
u. Lehfeld.. E. Nielsen and others,
arrived today on the delayed west.
bound train.
The Barbwire roundup made a beef
shipment from Big Sandy yesterday,
after waiting aoou, two weeks for the
necessary cars. The shipmen, con.
sisted of aoou; 600 head.
John Harris and D. G. Browne re.
turned today from Malta, where they
have been experimenting beef ship
ments in which they are interested.
These shipments will practically close
the season in that locality.
Lower values in the Chicago market
will result in reducing the number of
late beef shipments from northern
Montana. One of the large outfits in
the Milk river country has Cancelled
its orders for cars and returned it's
beef cattle to the range.
Dispositions of several witnesses
in the damage suit of c. V. Nassau
against the Great Northern Railway
company were taken today before q
United States commits ioner. The
suit will be tried in the federal court
At St. Paul, and the testimony Of
several residents of this ocality is be.
ing secured by the parties to the
litigation.
The complaints made to the Nor.
tana railroad commission have re.
suited in an order which requires the
Great Northern to furnish a mixed
passenger train service on its branch
line between Kalispell and Somers.
The residents of that locality com.
planned that traffic over the line was
confined to lumber and freight ship.
nents, the railroad refusing to fur
nish accommoda atoms for passengers.
In the westbound Great Northern
freight trains recently have appeared
numerous new cars, the majority OF
the late additions to the equipment
being coal care, says the Great Falls
Tribune. These coal cars are OF the
hopper. bottomed type, having a ca
pacity of $4,000 pounds. During the
past eighteen months the Great North
ern has added 0 1000 cars to its equip
ment. In the SAM period the road
has increased its number Of locomo.
tives ~ per cent, which means a large
percentage Of gain in motive power
In the past six months the increase In
equipment has been greater than ever
before, 5000 cars of all kinds having
been added. The large hopper-bot'
tom coal cars are of special value II
the western freight service, as the,
can be used for hauling coal westward
and loaded with wheat for eastern de
livery.
From Mondays Daily.
Advices from Chinook announce INT
death of Mrs. NJ. p. Jones, a wei
known residen; Of tina: locality, ate,
an illness Of only a few days.
Henry Evers, of Chinook, who hal
been visiting here the pas, few days
has accepted the position OF manager
for the Northwestern Livestock com
pany, succeeding j. W. Woodcock il
that capacity.
c. w. Boiling, son of a Miles cit,
business man, has been recommends
by Congressman Pray for appoint
ment to the West Point military acad
envy. The applicant vas endorsed b
many we'll known residents of easter
Montana.
Joseph H. Mcdonald has commence
suit in the district court against Shel
if Mcdonald, to o some pei
sonal property which it is alleged wa
illeg ally seized by J. H. Miewald, del
uty sheriff, or the payment OF SAP
which il said to be its value, and $2s
damages.
The damage suit of Brands & Thoml
O against the Great Northern Raj.
way company, which was commence
in the distric, court of Valley count!
has been transferred to the teder;
cour. 10 Helena, The plaintiffs es4
Judgment for about $4,000, for losse
IN a delayed sheep shipment.
A dispatch from Glasgow says II
Valley county authorities ere lookin
for J. H. Miller. formerly Grei
Northern agen. al Culbertson, VII
disappeared a few days ago. Al il
vestigation of his accounts shows
shortage Of about So, 200. and it is b
lieved be had part of this mount wi,
him when he left for parts unknown.
in describing his experience wi
cattle dipping operations. f. j. G.
burn expresses the opinion that Il
system is a farce and the cause of
loss of from 81 to So a head on a