The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
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guest of Geo. D. Patterson and family.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
George STREET., of Highwood, has
accepted a position in the grocery de.
partment of T. c. Power & Bro.
George Neafie. livestock agent OF
the Burlington railroad, is interview.
ing local stockmen in regard 20 beef
shipments.
Otto Maurer, of Great Falls, who
has been making surveys of ranch
property on the Marias, is among the
business visitors in town.
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. y
An outfit of beef cattle IN which sew
eral ranchers on the Shonkin are in.
terested, was brought in from that To-
cality last evening, and is being ship.
ped to the Chicago market.
The Montana Press association will
meet in Helena during Fair week. A
call has been issued by Col. Sam
Gordon, president Of the association,
naming October 2, 3. and ! as the
date of the meeting.
A suit for divorce was filed in the
district court today by Marguerite
Altmeyer, against Nicholas Altmeyer,
the complaint alleging desertion and
failure to provide the necess aries OF
life. The parties were former resi-
dents of Valley county.
The complaint made to the state
railroad commission regarding the
freight charge made on hay shipments
from Chinook to this point, has re-
suited in securing q more satisfactory
rate. The complaint was based upon
q quoted rate Of $500 per ton, but the
railroad commission has advised the
shipper that the proper rate is $2.40
per ton.
An opinion recently given by At
torney General Galen is to the effect
that no license or authority need be
procured from the board of county
commissioners for q corporation or a
private individual to construct a pub.
lie telephone line from point to point
along and upon any of the public
roads, streets and highways in the
state of Montana; provided, they are
so constructed as not to incommode
or endanger the public in the use Of
said roads, streets or highways.
According to advices from Glendive,
conflicting verdicts were rendered by
juries in the local police court a few
days ago. Two Cinnamon were ar
rested in a raid upon an alleged
opium joint, and each was charged
with unlawful use of the drug. Separ-
ate trials were had by the accused be-
fore different %juries, the same evidence
being used in each case, the result of
which vas the acquittal of one defen.
dant and conviction of the other. The
latter was fined $50, but will appeal
the case to the district court.
From Thursdays Daily.
Born, on Thursday, September Il,
1907, to the wife of Claude E. Emb!e.
ton, a daughter.
Attorney w. S. Towner left tod ay
on a business trip to Chinook and
other points in the Milk river valley.
Mrs. Wallace E. Chase entertained
a number of young people at a card
party last evening, in honor Of Miss
Wilson, of Minneapolis.
Notice of location for the "Shu,up''
quartz claim, in the Little Rockies
district, has been filed in the county
clerks Office by James Lackie, Of
Zortman.
Among the cattle deals reported
from eastern Montana is one 10 which
yearling steers were sold at $50, year.
ling heifers at $26, and calves at Sit
per head. The outfit is said to be one
of the best bred bunch of cattle in tina,
part Of the state.
Notice of dismissal of the sui, of G
W. Frields against the Great North.
err Railway company has been filed
10 the district court, a satisfactory
settlement of the matter having beer
made. The suit was brought to re.
cover damages OF abou, 81, 400, on &C.
count of a delayed cattle shipment.
The new dry goods department, Of
the Chase general merchandise store
was opened this afternoon for inspec.
ton by the public, and will remain
open until 9 O'Clock this evening.
The Pinkerton orchestra, Of Grea,
Falls, will furnish musical entertain.
men, for visitors during the evening.