The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26

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entity to furnish business for public
sales at which buyers and sellers can
b. brought together, and arrange.
n'-nts will probably be made to or
& .nize such an institution.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Carl Stangneth and Jacob Norden,
Of WarricH, arrived to today on a
short business visit.
Mrs. Jere Sullivan entertained q
number of lady friends this afternoon,
at her residence on lower Main street.
Il. Jappe, who arrived from Big
Sandy today. brings news Of the death
Of Alex. Deschamps, a we'll known
resident OF that vicinity.
J.. c. Griffin, Of Clear Creek. who is
among the visitors in town, reports
that most of the grain crops in that
locality have been cut for hay.
Congressman Pray and wife arrived
today from Belton, where Mrs. Pray
has been under the care of a physician
the past week. The patient has not
yet recovered from the spell of sick
ness.
in the district court today, the
petition of the Weldy.Chapman com.
pany, OF Chester, for voluntary die.
solution of partnership was presented,
and vas ordered to be filed with the
clerk Of the court.
An information was filed in the
district court today by the county at
torney against Kasper Hoffman,, who
is charged with resisting an officer.
Another information charges A. Daily
with assault in the second degree.
Among the arrivals today we're Miss
Katherine Kelly, Ed. Kelly and j. F.
Sullivan, who were with the John
Ward camping party in the Yellow.
stone park. The other members Of the
party are returning overland.
The members Of the NJ. f. church
will give a farewell reception in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. p. w. Haynes at the
Methodist church, Wednesday night,
from 8 to 10 O'Clock. All are cor.
daily invited to attend.
Some of the Shonkin beef that was
shipped from this point last week was
on the Chicago market yesterday,
aud brought good prices. Rappall
Bros. & Co. report that the Conrad
Kulage heifers sold at 81. 10, and some
of the steers at Is. so.
Among the business handled by the
ferry boat today was the transfer of
about $500 sheep from the south side
Of the Missouri river. The outfit,
which is owned by the Big Sag Live.
stock company, will be trailed to
Virgelle.
The primaries of each political
party will be held in each precinct in
Chouteau county Saturday, August
80, pursuant to the official call. In
the Fort Benton precinct the republi.
can primary will be held at the old
school house, and the democratic pri.
mary at the club room Of the Grand
CuiOn hotel.
John 7. Sheath, who i, among the
visitors in town: reports that the II.
Lohse residence on the Missouri river,
which was submerged by the June
food. is being moved to a higher
location about h alf a mile from the
old site. AS it is a two-story build.
Ing of twelve rooms, its transfer is
quite an undertaking.
Eight applicants for naturali- alton
were granted citizenship papers at the
morning session of the district court,
and will be qualified to vote at the
coming election. The successful ap.
p%iicants were Carl Stangneth, David
A. Ring, Emil H. Nelson, Ambrose
Phelan, Emil Schmid, Francis Ver-
mette, james w. Z. Hamilton aud
Martin Holzner.
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