The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
CITY AND STATE.

Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Miss Green left today for Medicine
Hat, Canada. on a visit with her
brother, William j. Green.
The cold snap of last night sue.
ceeded in closing the Missouri river
at this point, this being the first
freeze.up Of the season.
Frank Armon and B. Reynolds were
brought from Havre this morning and
placed in Jail, to await trial in the
district court on charge OF burglary.
Suit has been commenced in the dis.
trict court by H. W. Spaulding
against Andrew Moore, to % on
q note for Sl25 with interest from
August, 1899.
Born-On January l, 1907, to the
wife Of John F. Sullivan, q son. Mr..
and Mrs. Sullivan are residing on
their ranch eighteen miles above this
city on the Missouri river.
The receipts OF the clerk of the dis.
trict court for the past month included
5000 for lots in the townsite of Chi.
nook, which will be turned into the
school fund Of the Chinook district.
A New Year wedding reported from
Great Falls is that of H. B. Brooks,
one of the proprietors of the Chinook
Opinion, and Miss A. j. Nyberg, OF
Chinook. The River Press extends
congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G.. Browne have
returned from a trip to the Pacific
coast, coming by way of the Northern
Pacific to Helena. Mr.. Browne re.
ports a snowfall of about twelve
inches in western Montana.
Maj. T. A.. Cummings returned this
afternoon on the through train from
St. Paul, where he has been visiting
with his family for the past three or
four weeks. Mr.. Cummings will leave
for Helena in a few days to attend to
has lCSlSAuVltC OullC a. VIC vi ILC
representatives from Chouteau county.
The dance given at Green's hall
Monday evening for the benefit of the
Fort Benton band, was attended by a
large number Of residents from this
city and vicinity. Supper was served
at the Overland hotel. The dance
m,a;o h., tho hopd oroboctro roc ox.
ceptionally good, and those presen,
are loud in their praise of the pro-
gress the boys have made.
From Thursdays Daily.
The lowest temperature Of the season
was recorded at this point last nigh,
according 10 the government Their.
mometer, which registered 20. degrees
below zero.
Sheriff Frank Mcdonald left yes.
terday afternoon for Twin Bridges
with Clayton Chester, of Havre, who
will be turned over to the authorities
in charge of the state orphans home
at that place.
1t is reported from Chinook that the
town council has elected w. Il. Hen.
sen mayor of tina municipality, to I'LL
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Stephen Carver, who has removes
to the Pacific coast.
News has been received from the
Little Rockies mining district to the
effect that several claims 10 that 10
caiity have been jumped by partle.
who allege that the locators have not
performed the representation work re-
CURED by law.
Parties who arrived in the city thi,
morning from the west, reported tina, ;
chinook wind preva allied in the vicinity
of Great Falls as the train left tina
place. Similar reports have been re
ceived from Highwood, bat it mas mo-
reached this point up to the pre>en
writing.
A press dispatch states that throu4!
the efforts of the National Woo
Growers association the govtrn,ncn
has decided TO provlGe the Indian:
aud army with mutton ratious "a, Wei
a. oeet. The announcement mas oeel
MADE from Washington that hereafte.
bids will De asked to supply the In
uiaue with sheep Is, wei! a- cattle
The range beef season ia Ia. Chi.
cago market was -till ia progress las
Week, according To the Drovere Jour
nal. II, market review for the weer
says: The rangers continue TO con!t
forward. another run Of Loo landing
here thi, week. against 1000 last week
Practically all of the offerings have
beer Mon,anas and the quality wa:
no, very good. 4. liberal supply o
COWS was included. One load of steer.
reached 1926 in the week, but there
We're not many above $40, while mos
lots sold at 81. l5(d4.75. Cows auc
heifers sold at s.. 1C(a3.75.