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

today on a short visit with relatives
here.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
Miss Behymer, stenographer for
Congressman Pray, left this morning
for Washington, D c.
DR.. Gordon, deputy veterinarian,
arrived from the west today on an
official visit in connection with the
sheep quarantine in this district.
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.
The residence of a Great Falls police
officer was the scene of a burglary at
an early hour yesterd ay morning. The
intruder was discovered by the officer,
but managed to get away and escape
arrest.
Several beef sales to eastern and
Pacific coast operators are reported
from Madison county and other parts
Of southern Montana. Most Of the
deals averaged $40 per head for steers,
and s27.5 50 for cows.
A suit for divorce was commenced
in the district court today by Mamie
Leggo against James Lego, the de-
PENDANT being charged with cruelty
and failure to provide the aries
of life. The parties we're married at
Butte nearly twenty years ago.
c. B. Toole, of West Butte, a we'll
known stockman of the Sweet Grass
hills, vas among the arrivals today.
Mr.. Toole informs US that grain crops
in the Sweet Grass hills are so abund-
ant, that for the first time on record, a
threshing outfit is operating in that
locality.
Henry Hagen, who has returned from
q business trip to Ksiispell, reports a
serious congestion of freight on the
Great Northern in that locality. There
is such an accumulation of lumber at
Kalispell, owing to q shortage OF cars,
that some of the mills will soon be
compelled to shut down.
1t is reported from Great Falls that
the Royal Milling company, which
has been making extensive purchases
OF wheat in this locality, is Temporal
rily out of the market. The uncer.
tainty as to future prices and lack of
storage facilities are said TO be the
reason for withdrawal from the mark.
ct.
Advices from Harlem report that a
conference was held with the Indians
OF the Belknap reservation a few days
ago, at which was submitted a propo-
sition to lease a portion Of the reser-
walton lands for beet growing pur-
poses. The Indians are said 70 have
expressed their Willingness 0 enter
into such an agreement. n to fur.
nish labor necessary for the cultiva.
ton of the sugar beet crop.
From Thursdays Daily.
A marriage license was issued to-
day to Alvin Daulton, of this city,
and Grace Papan. of the Teton.
The reflection Of what appeared 10
be a big prairie fire in the northern
country was observed by several resi-
dents last evening. The locality Of
the fire cannot be ascertained.
An outfit of about q hundred calves,
recently purchased by j. w. Wood.
cock from w. R. Embleton, was driv.
en- out to the Shonkin today. The
purchase price is said to be $13. so per
head.
1t is reported from Great Falls that
. new scale of wages for employees OF
the B. &. NJ. smelter will go into effect
tomorrow, the change being due TO
the lower price of copper. The new
rule reduces the pay of smeltermen %
cents per day.
Advices from Great Falls announce
the marriage of Miss Pearl Coomb
of that city, and Mr.. Hosea Fisher,
of Stanford. The bride was a resi-
dent of this city several years ago,
and has many friends here who will
join ia extending congratulations.
1t appears that Chouteau county
will get a very small portion OF the
$40, 655 received by the state from the
forest reserve income fund, her share
being only S4l.3l. The appor.ion-
ment is based upon the area of forest
reserves in the respective counties.
Two prisoners who gave their names
as j. +. Ames n Elijah Harmon,
were delivered to the county jailor
today by Constable L. Minugh, OF
Harlem, each to serve a sentence Of
thirty days for the willful destruction
Of property. Sentence was imposed