The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24
OF the recent eighth grade examina-

lions.
A reward Of 900 is offered BY Gov.
ernor Norris, on behalf of the state,
for the arrest and conviction of Will.
liam Mosney, the fugitive halfbreed
outlaw. A further reward of $3.50 Is
offered by the sheriff of Lewis and
Clark county.
G. V. Nassau, the st. Paul livestock
dealer. was among the arrivals today.
Mr.. Nassau reports that the flooded
districts in Montana were of the map
for several days, the railroad officials
at St. Paul refusing to sell tickets to
the localities affected until traffic was
resumed.
1t is reported from Malta that the
j. NJ. Nelson store at Kismet, on the
Missouri river, was destroyed by the
recent food, and 1t is feared the clerk
in charge of the store was drowned.
He usually slept in the building, and
nothing has been heard OF him since
the food.
Two railroad laborers who give
their names as Kinney Kelly and
Hans Knudson, were brought in from
Great Falls today by Sheriff Melon.
aid, to answer to a charge Of petit lar.
ceny. The prisoners are alleged to
have stolen some shoes from a rail.
road camp near Teton station.
Great Falls Leader: If you will no.
tice, the people who suffered 80 per
cent of the food damage, the railroad
and smelter. are not wasting any time
telling how the play came up, but are
at work putting everything on a bet
ter footing than before: which should
furnish food for reflection for the man
behind the blatt!
AT a meeting of the city council held
last evening, q resolution was adopted
In which residents Of this municipality
are requested to assist in the work of
cleaning up the debris left by the re.
cent food. Monday next, June %,
from 8 a. u. to noon, is designated as
the time for action in the matter. and
1t is hoped every citizen will get busy
and take part in the cleaning up pro.
gram.
There was such q large number of
undesirable visitors in Billings when
traffic was resumed on the Northern
Pacific, that it was decided to run a
"hobo special" from that town.
About q hundred of the strangers
were given free transportation to
points in eastern Montana, and the
residents of those localities are now
abusing Billings for inficting them
with recruits to their local hobo bri.
gade.
From Fridays Daily
See Joe S%choenborn for painting
and paper hanging.
Advices from Kalispell
the death of the infant son of W. M.
Sexton, formerly of this city.
The LaBarre blacksmith shop, near
the Benton stables, is now ready for
business. First class horse sheer and
blacksmith in charge.
James Lundy and E. j. Miller, who
had a hearing in the police court last
evening. on a charge of disturbing the
peace, were assessed fines of $40 and
s5 and costs respectively.
Hagen g. Fry have been given a
contract to build a two-story frame
residence of seven rooms for Gus
Heydt, on the Shonkin. Work on the
new building will be commenced at an
early date.
The foot bridge across the gap in
the county wagon bridge was COM
pleted today, and is now open for
traffic 1t is supported on steel cables
that are firmly anchored, and is about
23O feet in length.
Mike Zegarek, q ranch hand who
has been working for Ed. Reichelt,
was thrown from his horse this morn.
ing, and suffered a broken arm and
other injuries. He was taken to St.
Clare hospital for treatment.
Jos. A. Baker, who returned today
from a trip to the Sun river country,
reports that the flood debris in that
locality includes hundreds of dead
sheep which we're drowned at some
point in the upper Sun river country.
Location notices for three quartz
claims in the Little Rockies have been
filed in the county clerks Office by r.
G. Blassingame and others. Aquartz
claim in the same district has also
been recorded by Edgar L. Williams.
Great Falls Leader: A casket was
shipped by McAllister's this morning
to Big Sandy consigned to Mrs. Geo.
Hilbig. The order did not state for
whom the casket was intended but it
is supposed to have been sent for