The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01
CITY AND STATE.
From %Saturday'e Daily.

clerks Office for a quartz claim which
will be known as the "Mavor Ha.
wood"
Fred C~urran, of Cascade county, has
been a%djudged a bankrupt in the fed.
eral court at Butte. His debts amount
to S5l6 %. with assets that will not
yield a cent.
E!orian A. Carnai. county attorney,
leaves tomorrow for Salt Lake on a
business trip. He expects TO return
with Mrs. Carnal, who has been spend.
ing the winter in Arizona.
Walter NJ. Green and Frank Steph-
ems arrived from Lewistown late yes.
terday afternoon on a business visit.
They made the overland trip of a
hundred miles in a little over twelve
hours.
j. w. Woodcock. who is in town
today, reports that lambing has beer
in progresslat the Northwestern Live.
stock company ranch since April ID.
It has been a successful season so far,
the crop at present amounting to about
. thousand head.
At the business meeting of the Ep.
worth League Friday evening Alder,
Boyle. Allie King and John King
were elected1with Miss Eva Russell as
alternate, to represent the Benton
league at the state convention to be
held in Bozeman, June - TO Il.
The Culbertson correspondent Of
the Glasgow News says j. Z Brueg.
ger as.laid out a TOWNSHIP northwest
Of where old Bainville is situated.
The town will be called Edna, and a
petition for a postofice has been cir.
culated asking thatian Office be estab-
lished there. c. j.. Meiehardt has al
so plated q tract adjoining.
Malta Enterprise: F. r. Peters, the
woolbuyer, who with w. E. Walker
generaly.handles the wool of this sec.
ton came 10 last week, and will be in
the country for the next few months.
He says there will be no buying this
year except after the examin alton of
the individual clip, as the winter has
been such that there may be great
differences in the wool from the same
class Of sheep.
From Monday'e Daily.
Stephen Kulage and nephew returned
today from a trip to southern Califor.
MIA.
Ed. Goyette and bride returned yes.
terday from a visit TO Alham bra
Springs.
Earl sullivan has accepted a posi-.
ton az night clerk at the Hotel Havre.
and left today for his new location.
D. G. Lockwood is confined 70 his
home by sickness. and is under the
care OF a physician.
Among ,hesmarriages reported from
Great Falls is that otiGeorge Vieilette
and Evelyn Pappan of the Teton. The
newly married. couple returned home
this morning.
Claude Embletop. who returned yes
terday from a business trip TO Tort
man. reports active operations upon
the RUBY Gulch and other properties
10 that thriving camp.
The city authorities have received
zoo feet of new hose for the fire depart
ment, which will prove a valuable ad.
dition to ite facilities whenever there
is occasion for their use.
The low temperature of Saturday
night was one of the coolest spells for
the time Of year ever experienced 10
this locality. The cold wave appears
TO have struck other parte OF northern
Montana, a report of five below zero
being sent out from Choteau.
A news item from Helena says Gov
ernor Toole has appointed the mem
bers of the board of trustees Of old
Fort Benton for the term Of two years
and until their successors are appoint.
ed. The members of the board are
Mrs. David q. Browne. OF Fort Ben
ton, Mrs. E. H. Renisch, OF Butte,
and Mrs. Randall j. Condor. Of Hell
ena. The appointments are made
pursuant TO an act passed by the
tenth legislative assembly appropri.
ating $500 for the restoration and
maintenance of OLD Fort Benton.
From Tue.day'e Daily.
George w. Lovinger, who i 10
town today. reports a backward spring
"a the vicinity of Virgelle.
J. c. Baily. of Havre, is attending
court on probate business connected
with the sta of the late George NJ.
Purnell.
DR.. Earl Strain arrived from Great
Falls this morning. to perform an OPP.
Grafton on D. G.. Lockwood. VINO is
suffering from 40 abscess 10 the ear.
A dance was given last night a. the
Pappan ranch on the Teton in honor