The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

past.
Miss Auerbach, accompanied by her
botany class and a number of grown
people. VET picuiciny on the lower
3ighwood today.
Amy Nj. Cooke, of Bozeman, ar
rived here this morning and leaves
today for Highwood TO teach a sum.
ner term Of school on upper High.
wood.
A news item from Lewistown says
the Campbell Drug company, Ken.
dali, sold out this week to Lockwood
& Wicks, oflFort Benton, and j. H.
Wicks will take charge Of the estab.
lishment as manager.
Local stockmen who returned tod ay
from attending the annual meeting Of
the North Montana Roundup associa.
ton, report.almost successful gather.
largest in the history of the organiza-
ton.
According to reports from Oswego,
the Neidringhaus hog ranch near that
point has been re.stocked, and its
owners expect to make q success OF the
undertaking. They now have a herd
OF about 1900 breeding stock. with lit
tiers of about 500 pigs, for which sheds,
pens and other equipment have been
provided. Los Blackman, foreman Of
the concern, Uniforms the River Press
that q large additional acreage is be-
ing seededitolbarley, alfalfa and other
crops. which Twill be irrigated by a
pumpinglplant located on the banks
OF the Missouri river.
Stockmen and rauchmen who have
failed to comply with the land laws.
or who have not removed fences that
enclose a portionlof the public 90.
main, will be interested in this an.
nouncement from Helena: Judge w.
H. Hunt is expected back from San
Francisco the, first week in June and
ehortly after his return the federal
grand jurylwill.be called to consider
cases p%resentedI by District Attorney
Carl Rasch. While nothing is defn.
itely known, according to the rumor
at the federal building, the grand jury
will be busyttprincipally with land
cases and that. when its report is
made public, there are going to be
some big surprises. There has been
a big force of special agents in the
field in Montanalthe past year and it
is upon their reports that the "sur'
prises'' will be based.
From Mondays Daily.
A marriage licence was issued tod ay
to Karl A.lkolburg and Mary Ross.
both of Harlem.
Judge Ta,tan and E. Il. Russell
left today for Glasgow, to hold a jury
term of district court.
Notice of dismissal has been filed
in the district court by attorneys for
the plaintiff in the civil suit OF trans
McDermott vs.. Charles A. Olson auG
J. A. Sadler.
The A. l.. Morrell ranch on the
Shonkin was sold atssheriffs' sale To
day, under foreclosure proceedings,
The property was bought in by The
mortgages. T. c. Power and Bro
Ltd, for g., 739. the O OF ,hs
judgment.
The soliciting committee for N,
E>.h - l-i, ,alahc otinp hos NM
with liberal encouragement from mos
of our citizens, and will make repor
o. a meeting TO be held at the counc,
rooms tonight. Attendance At S o'clocs
is requested
Advices from Helena tn
death of Frank Bingham, formerly
we'll known passenger conductor o'
the Montana Central who had az
ouaintance with a large number 0
residents Of this part of the state
Mr.. Bingham left the railroad servic'
about two years ago, and becam,
travelling salesman for a Helena ciya
firm.
The friends of Charles Whitcomo
the Zortman mining man, have beef
ro,ifed If hie death in a Chicago
hospital, where he was under treat
meut for cancer of the throat. Mr.
Whi,comb was formerly engaged i,
the livestock business near Malta, bu
10 recen. years has been active j.
mining operations in the Little Rock
les district. He was largely interested
in the Ruby Gulch mines anC otne'
valuable properties.
From Tueeday'e Daily.
NJ. j. Joyce has accepted a position
as deputy ia the county assessors o:
fee.
Mrs. Merritt. Flanagan and child
ren left today for Fostoria, Ohio. OIL
az extended visit.