The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
CITY N STATE.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. n. 7. Chmedlin lef, this r.orn.
ing for Great Falls on q visit IL her
son.
Mrs. j. W. L.nning entertained a
mum Der of lady friends a. a whist
party this afternoon,
Judge Tattan left today for Glas-
gov, where dis.ric. colc: will be in
session N, cu,nin- -aak.
john s. Iut.on, >: Douson.a former
resident Of ts,is city: is among ;he
business visitors IL IOWA,
George Bi-kle. republican candi.
date for sheriff, and T. j. Troy, re.
publican candidate for county treas
urer, are among the visitors ia town.
There was a sheriff's sale Of Dodsou
real estate At the court house tod ay,
the property consisting of the interest
of John B. Turton in five lots in the
Dodson townsite. 1t vas cold to B.
F. Stevens for $1,000.
0. G.. Skylstead and Alex Ross,
county commissioners, arrived today
to attend o special meeting of the
board at which bids for riprapping
work at the Teton and Milk river
bridges are being considered.
W. S. Towner, republican candidate
for county attorney, who returned to-
day from the Milk river country, re
ports very enthusiastic republican
meetings at Chinook, Harlem and
other precincts in that part of the
county.
The force of men employed by o. E.
Peppard, the Missoula contractor, has
made rapid progress on the e span
of tho Missouri river bridge, the
planking and side rails being put in
place today. the bridge will probably
be open to traffic Monday.
Advices from Chester report that
several sheep outfits became scattered
in the recent storm, and their owners
are having considerable difficulty 10.
eating them. Some of the bands be-
came mixed with others, and the work
OF separating them is now In prog.
ress.
The Lalies Improvement soeity will
meet Wednesday evening, October %,
in the parlors of the Grand Union
hotel, to elect officers and q board of
agement. The date of the meeting
is changed to the above because OF
other meetings the first week in Nov
ember.
Hon. Walter Hartman. of Bozeman,
was among the arrivals from the wes'
today. Mr.. Hartman, who is recog'
nized as one of the best democratic
spellbinders in Montana, will address.
q democratic rally at the opera house
this evening. The meeting will com
meuce at 8 o'clock.
1t appears that the death OF ]. w
due to exposure in the recent storm
as was first reported. Advices re
ceived from Malta today state tina
Mr.. Sewers was thrown from hi
horse, his foot catching in the stirrup
and sustained injuries that proved
fatal.
Alex Ross brings word from Chi
nook that two sheepherders persisted
during the recent storm in that viciu
ity, their bodies having been fount
on the range. One of the victims wa
Ed. Rhodes, an employee of Hense'
Bros, who was on Snake creek, AM
the other was Charles Boron, who !
said to have been with one of tn
Sprinkle outfits.
Advlces from Dodson report that
coroner's jury, after ~investig ating tn
circumstances under which l.. K
circuit, the San Francisco kavelin
man, was killed while crossing tn
railroad track at Dodson. rendered
verdict in which the Great Norther
railway company Is charged wit
negligence. The train crews of boz,
the passenger trains were also Ger
sured.
Great Falls Leader: P. G. Aller
who has been located in the city *
the past two years as superintende,
of the Montana Central and bracche
will leave on the 25th inst. for CrOol
ston, MINI, having been transferre
to that place where he will take tt
SUPPLEMENTARY of the northern div
sion of the Great Northern. Mr.. A
len will be succeeded by NJ. Nicholson
who has been superintendent at Gran
Forks, and will take charge here {
soon a. the transfer EAR be made.
From Mondays Daily.
L. V. Bogy, the well known ca
nook merchant, was among the a
rivals today.
Mrs. J ames Fl. Rowe, who has bee