The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18

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city, at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
T. F. Healy, at Napa, Cal. The de.
ceased, who was nearly ninety years
Old, had many friends here who will
receive news Of her death with regret.
10 the case of the City of Havre rs.
f 5 Locs-,'. an appeal hy the de-
fendan. from the police court at
Havre, the matters at issue were Sub
u;;.ed 20 the district court today on
briefs OF counsel. The defendant, ap-
pea!s from Il judgmen. convictiug
him Of assault.
The ya.uiine motor boa. recently
bull. by Jay Fry made Il trip down
the Missouri river yesterday as far as
the O'HaIlon ranch, about fourteen
miles below town, covering the die.
lance 10 abuu, an hour, and occupy.
ing apou. twice that time in making
the return trip up stream. A party of
seven citizens formed the list Of pas-
sengers. The boat Is y - foot craft.
upera,ed by d 6 horsepower gasoline
engine.
From Tuesday'e Daily.
A marriage license was issued today
, 10 Frederick Jarvis and Mary Boyer,
both OF Havre.
II Is announced that the Chouteau
couaty teachers institute will be held
a, Havre, commencing October IA and
A,.;,. k,. 4 A $,)l o,top6 opoo
of teachers is expected.
/ The local Masonic fraternity has
r appointed Messrs. George Sherry, A.
E. King and j.. N. Chestnut As dele.
gates to the grand lodge, which will
open at Butte tomorrow.
. A. j. Steele is making a big raft OF
, lumber tina, will be hoated down the
Missouri river to the l. F. Churchill
. ranch. This method Of transportation
is a great saving in expense, com.
: pared with the overland haul of about
fifty miles for several wagon loads.
+ A suit for divorce has been CON-
menced IN the district court by Ella
McCune against William G. McCune,
the latter being charged with deser.
.ion. The parties were married In
Kansas thirteen years ago, and were
r recently residents of the Milk river
e country.
According to q repor, from Grea,
Falls, the telegraph operators on the
II Grea, Northern and Montana Central
v may walk out the latter part Of this
!, week, unless their demand for a wage
II increase is granted. It is intimated
!. th at Friday, September 20, lie the dats
10 ee. for the proposed strike.
ts A letter received today from 0. A
1t Bergeson, of the Milk River Vale,
re fair. suggests that Thursday be oh
sr served a. Fo:, Benton day at the fair
is Several visitors will leave for Chi
at nook tomorrow to attend the fair, ant
another delegation is making arrange
u meI,> to so Thursday morning.
% The Angus. receipts Of wolf an
D coyote -scalps presented for bount.
D. were checked up oy the county cler|
II anG county treasurer yesterday. TIL
collection representing the death q
aoou, 800 mead OF these stock destroy
* ing animals. 1t is believed to b
abou, the las. Of this seasons crop.
a. Charles Weaver, the colored ma
~ who was arrested about a month az
90 a charge Of grand larceny, was re
-, leased from custody today, the cas-
against him was dismissed in the dis
trict court on motion of the county a
Az torney, who decided there was NJ
:. Sufficient evidence to secure cOnvit
:, ton.
~, A circular has been issued fro,
Great Northern headquarters at S
Paul, directing the attention OF co.
-. dealers and consumer TO the prob'
bility Of a !uel shortage the comm
winter. The circular applies MOI
particularly to residents OF Mort
DAKOTA, Dat il is also being sent
u station agents at all Montana point
The successful applicants at the r
cent teachers examination in tn
coHnty we're: Fret grade-Ruth {
Wood, Lloyd: Grace E. Cowan, Be
Elder. Second grade Jeannet
Ward. Fort Benton: Alpha Z. Arnd
se Zor,man: Mary E. Hay, Clear Creel
'er Third gra1e--Corona F. Bessett
:ly For, Benton: Margaret " atkins, Ch
nook: Annie Ncken,y, Havce.
OF The Poplar correspondent, OF Il
We Cu!ber,son Searchlight reports tn;
ed Col. Jane. Mclaughlin, y. S. India
he inspector arrived at the Fort PEI
agency last week, to confer with II
no InGians "a regard TO receiving The
is a!lo,nente. aud to arrive at an "a
OF ders,anoing as to how many acr*
at each will rec=ive. The Indians a
no said m want $40 acres for each hes