The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-13
CITY AND STATE.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

inspector for this district, is among
the business visitors in town.
Attorney F. E. Stranahan returned
today from Helena, where he has been
visiting for the past two weeks.
Mrs. T. E. Crawford, of Helena,
arrived today on a visit with her
daughter, Mrs. F. E. Stranahan.
The steamboat OK is being over
hauled by a force of men under Cap
tain Geo. II. Stevens, preparatory
to making her first trip of the season.
Brants Smith, q cowboy employed
by the Pm cattle outfit, was brought
in from the Shonkin this afternoon,
to receive treatment for q broken leg.
The injury was caused by q kick from
a passing horse.
A fire in an old frame and adobe
building on upper Front street at.
tracted quite a crowd to that vicinity
this morning. The building, which
had been condemned by the public
authorities, had become q roosting
place for hoboes and was a men ace to
adjacent property.
Word was received At the sherif's
office today from Lewistown stating
that the Fergus county authorities
are on the trail of Mosney, the fugi.
tive outlaw, and hope to effect his
arrest. 1t is claimed that Mosney was
at the Chamberlain ranch near the
crossing Of Arrow creek two days
ago, and he is believed to be in hid.
ing in that vicinity.
Advices from Great Falls repor
very few filings on the Fort Shaw
lands, which were opened for entry
Thursday. Most of the lands are
divided into tracts of forty and eighty
acres, and are offered al $50 per acre
to be paid in ten annual installments,
with an additional charge of fifty cents
per acre per annum for maintenance.
On the Dearborn project, composed of
state lands reclaimed under the Carey
act, settlers are being offered loca-
tons at $40 per acre.
The town of Belt appears to be sui
fering from an inv aston of unwelcome
visitors, the Belt Times giving them
this mention: A bunch of hoboes,
grafters and generally qualified men,
bers of the ''down-and.out" club,
have infested Belt for the past week
and have made life a burden for many
with their hard luck stories. A we'll
equipped rock pile, with q frequent
rounding up will quickly rid the city
of these undesirables. The mention
of work gives them a chill.
At q special meeting of the city
council, held last evening, reports
were presented by Jere Sullivan and
DR. j. II. Russell, who recently made
personal investig alton of the smallpoz
situation at Havre. The reports
differed as to estimates of the number
of cases of the disease. and after con
sidering the matter it was decided &c
await advices from the state board o.
health. The council ordered that al
children in the municipality should be
vaccinated, unless they can produce
certificates of vaccination from {
practicing physician. and Dr.. Russell
volunteered his services in that con
nection free of charge.
From Mondays Daily.
Richard MacHale. of Gold Butte
was among the business arrivals TO-
day.
A baseball game that was to hav,
been played at Butte was abandoned
Saturday,, a snowfall of six inches
covering the diamond.
Jos. Sullivan, who returned toda!
from q business trip to Big Sandy
reports that the cen rain storms
failed to reach that locality.
j. w. Woodcock, who arrived yes
terday from Arrow creek, brough'
word that Fergus county officials art
still hunting for Mosney in that 10
cality.
Fred Conley, a member of tn
Shonkin roundup, was brought II
yesterday from Harwood lake. Il
receive treatment for a severe attacl
of rheumatism.
\ large number Of the legal frater
nifty was in attendance at the openinI
of district court this morning, ever,
practicing attorney in Chouteau cOun
~ with one exception, being present
There was an interesting rae o
the Missouri river last evening be
tween the Fisk and Fry gasolin
launches. The Fry boat has a smalle
horsepower than the other craft, bu
it proved to be much the faster IL 90
ing up or down stream.
The bachelor boys played bette
hall that rha married men in a livel'