The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
CITY N STATE.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Miss Lulu Frields left for Butte his
morning, where she will visit ~ome
time with friends.
b. j. Townsend, OF Florence. Ra-
valli county. arrived .his morning on
a visit with his son, j lanes Townsend,
and family.
Z. j.. Gibson. d pioneer rancher
ear Evans. in Cascade county, has
sold his ranch ct $40 acres and about
100 head Of mixed stock to l. w.
lhrasher, and TIA, returned 20 hi. Old
nome Ia Michigan The price paid
TOR the property il stated at SO, 800.
W. K. HARDER aud family left this
morning for Lake Mcdonald, where
they will spend the coming week en-
joying the beauties of that popular
sumner resort. The Misses Chestnut
and Miss Lizzie Morrow we're also
departures for the same destination.
A complaint was filed in the district
court today by the First National
bank OF Havre against the Montana
Supply company, JOS. Gussenhoven,
Adolph Pepin and Simon Pepin. The
suit is brought for the collection of q
promissory note for 81. 10 alleged to
be due the plaintiff by the defend ants.
1t appears that the provisions of the
registration law r not fully under.
stood by some of the voters, who are
in doubt as to whether they must re.
gister for the the coming election. II
their names were on the registr alton
list " years ago, and they have not
removed from their voting precinct, it
will not be necessary for them to re-
gister this year.
A big real estate transaction is re.
ported from Great Falls, the Noble
ranch on Sun River having been pur-
chased by Attorney Geo. H. Stanton
and Thomas Crouch for about $50 900.
Seven hundred and fifty head of cattle
and 100 head of horses were included
in the deal. The property consisted
OF 1881 acres of land on Sun river
and 76O acres on Teton river.
From Mondays Daily.
Il. Engemoen, . cattle buyer OF
Minneapolis, is interviewing the local
stockmen today.
Hon. Charles N. Pray and wife, and
H. j. Wackerlin, returned hone this
morning from Washington.
John Survant, the we'll known
stockman of Valley county, is one OF
the business visitors in the city.
G. W. Stevens, of Greenville, Mich.
arrived yesterday morning on q visit
to his 500, Capt. Geo. H. Stevens.
The family of a. E. Bjerring and
Mrs. F. B. johnson are camping GU,
on Highwood during the present week
Patrick Corcoran, for the past 81,
weeks an inmate of St. Glare Hospita
died at that institation yesterday Of
consumption.
a number OF residents spent Sun
NoS Al eIC AAt "CHHSs " iAoIl al
accounts the sportive trout was no,
much in evidence.
DR.. Russell IL. STAN, of Chinook,
having successfully passed the exam
ination before the state board OF
dental examiaera, has been granted a
certificate allowing hizn to practice.
o. G. Skylstead arrived this morn
ing from Harre to attend the meeting
OF the board of county commissioners,
which convened today as a board OF
2 equalization. Mr.. Ross is expected
to arrive tomorrow.
Abe Hedriek and wife, who we're
called here from Belt on o
the illness of W.. S. johnson, Mrs.
Hedrick's father, returned home thi<
morning, Mr.. Johnson's condition be
ing somewhat improved.
Articles of inccrpora tion of the Mill
River Coal company of Chinook weee
filed Ia the county clerks Office today.
The incorporates are T. q. Hensen,
w. B. Sands, Jvcgen Kukr, II. j.
O'Hanlon and Il. S. G. Sharp, and
the capital stock il placed at $3.50 0
Assessor Griesbach and hie assist
ants have finished The work OF tabuIa
ting the tax lis, OF this county Tor th,
current year. and the result shows al
increase of nearly $500, 900 over las
years assessment. The total valua
ton for the present year is S.,e1S.2221
and for last year, $.y065, 5SS, making
the increase over last year 1852 $40
The board Of equalization will pro-
badly increase this a little.
y boy about 10 years Of age, giviua
his name as Michael O'Brieu, hu,
whose real name is believed to BE-
Eyans was arrested on the west hound
>rair ,hiS morninv and IN1Uad in .ht