The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18
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WORK to u. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Attorney John w. Stanton and wife
arrived from Great Falls today on a
short visit.
Mrs. E. Nj. Porter, wife of Dr..
Porter, was among the arri ais from
the west today,
A temperature of - degrees in the
shade at loon today is regarded by
weather experts as the ad agent
of spring.
1t you want to buy pianos, organs
or graphophones, you can save money
by writing Stackhouse Music Store,
Great Falls, Mont.
Robert Kyle has applied to the dis.
trict our for letters of administra.
ton in the estate of James Kyle, de-
ceased, a former resident of Zortman.
Charles Clark, a recent arriv al here,
had q hearing in Justice Kinder's
court today on a charge of vagrancy.
He was given a sentence of thirty
days in Jail.
The new forms of quartz location
blank required under the new law can
be obtained at the River Press Office.
The new form must now be used in
making quartz locations.
Articles of incorporation we're fled
in the county clerks Office today by
the Universal Mineral Extraction com.
pany, whose Office will be at Harlem.
The company proposes to engage in
the manufacture of q patented appa.
ratus for recovering mineral values,
and dealing in other mining ma.
chtnery, it's capital stock being $780,
900. The incorporators are j. W.
Boardman, L. E. Phillips, NJ. E.
French and G. NJ. Phillips.
John D. Brown, one Of the earliest
settlers in Cascade county, is endea-
voring to obtain from the ~gogernment
title to a quarter section homestead
upon which he has lived about forty
years. Mr.. Brown, who is now 81
years old and totally blind, located
on land that had not been surveyed,
and which was withdrawn from entry
under the Sun river project. It's recent
release for entry will enable him to
secure title at an early date.
Great Falls Leader: The reclama.
ton service is considering the pur.
chase of a steam blowing outfit. for
the purpose of blowing up land for
the settlers on the Fort Shaw reserva.
ton, which would obviate the necessity
for each settler to pillow up his land
the first year and which would be the
means of saving a great deal of time,
labor and expense to each settler. 1t
is estimated that 40 acres per day
could be plowed at a cost of about $40
Tor fuel.
The authorities of Silver Bow coun-
~ have made a more or less impor,
tant arrest in the person of a suspi-
cious character who gives the name of
John Lovelady. The prisoner pro-
tesses to know the exact spo, near
Malta where part Of the Doodle Sc
cured in the Wagner holdup of July,
1901, was cached by the Curry gang.
Lovelady claims that the value of the
cache is about $50, 900, but as this is
more than twice the amount secured
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r%oboration.
From Thursdays Daily.
I. NJ. Rogers, deputy sheriff, left for
Big Sandy today on official business.
DR.. Stephens is agent in this vi
entity for REQ and Ford automo.
biles.
Mrs I. Mussen arrived today from
Whitewater, COL, on a visit with Mrs.
W. r. Leet.
Oscar Gabel is temporarily on the
retired list as the result of being
kicked on the leg by a horse last
evening.
Eugene Sellet. of ST. Paul7s mission.
mas filed location notices in the county
clerks Office for two quartz claims in
he Little Rockies district.
According to the Conrad Observer,
some of the ranchers in that vicinity
were putting in their spring wheat the
past week. the land having been
plowed last fall.
a hearing in the land contest case
of James Ogle against William f.
Papan was in progress today before
c. II. Boyle. L. S. commissioner, a
large number Of witnesses being in at
tendance. The land ia dispute is 10.
Gated on the Teton.
A farmer living at Joliet, Carbon
county, boasts the ownership Of the