The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24
CITY AND STATE.
From SATURDAYS Daily,

Miss May Flanagan was amor, the
arrivals from the west today.
Mrs. w. F. Milford returned tod ay |
from a visit with relatives at Morris.
town. MINI.
Attorney Lester Wilson, of Ere.
mont, O.. arrived toda: TO assist in
taxing deposition. u he Auaa ".
Thrailkill case.
The Ladie-' Aid ri the Methodist
church our that they will give q
lawn social at the home of Mrs. c. H.
Boyle, on Friday evening, July 2.
The machinery for Mrs. Phoenix's
steam laundry has arrived and is be-
ing installed by E. L. Vineyard, Of
the Lowery Engineering company.
1t will be in working order At an early
date.
A raft consisting of about 500 fence
posts was one of the shipments made
across the Missouri river yesterday.
The material will be taken to the
Northwestern Livestock company
ranch, on the Shonkin.
A. K. Prescott, who arrived from
Helena today reports a long and un-
pleasant trip from that city. He came
by way of the Northern Pacific to
Lombard, by the Montana railroad to
CARMEL, where stage connection was
made with the Billings and Northern
for Great Falls.
Three men who gave their names as
John Brosnahan, James Lynch and
Aug. Lillieboe, were arrested today
on a charge Of petit larceny, some
articles that had been stolen from the
Reeder saloon being found in their
possession. Brosnahan will also
have to answer to the charge of re
sisting arrest.
According to advices from the Ma.
rias country, L. D. Pugsley, the vel
known sheepman, lost an immense
amount of property inthe recent food
His losses include about LOCO tons O
hay, sheep sheds and other buildings
fences and growing crops, the tota
value OF which will amount to between
$40, 900 and 10000.
A letter received by Malcolm Nor
row from his daughter Florence, Wit
is teaching school at Beatrice report
that great damage was caused by tn
Marias food ia that locality. ANON
the wreckage that was carried pas
Beatrice was q house with two men O
the roof, their identity and su~bsequeu
experience being unknown. ,
Another drowning in the Missouri
river food is reported by the Glasgo'
News, the victim being Oscar Hurs,
a young man in charge of the J. NJ
Nelson store at Kismet. He wa
drowned while attempting to reach
ferry boat and cross the river to tn
UL cattle company ranch. The bod
was recovered and taken to Glasgo
for burial.
A bunch Of four prisoners frol
Havre was received today at the cour
ty Jail, having been committed by Jus
tice W. B. Piper Two of them, S
mon Glare and Frank Baker, will eac
serve thirty days for breaking into
box car; Carolina Swain, go days fc
disturbing the peace; and Henry {
Pruitt will be held for trial in the di'
trict court On q charge of forgery.
Miss Atkinson. county %superintel
dent of schools. and Prof. T. J. Tro!
OF the county hoard of examiner
have completed the marking of Il
examination papers written by eigh,
grade pupils OF the Fort Benton pull
lie schools. Diplomas will be awarde
to Nora HARDER. Myrtle Jacoby, Al
mes Matthews and Ethel Williams. ]
the seventh grade geography exami'
alton, the successful pupils were Ha
riett Lee and Lois Russell.
From Mondays Daily.
0. B. Crane a former resident
this city, was among the arriv ais We
terday.
VIM. S. Chemidlin arrived fro
Great Falls yesterday, and is ~visitir
with relatives here.
Mrs. U. S. G. Sharp arrived fro
Chinook today, on 3 visit with NJ
and Mrs. L. D. Sharp, of this city.
Mrs. T. H. Larkin, of Great Fall
arrived from the west tod ay, and
visit with friends here for a few day
F. B. Johnson, who vas arrest
last evening on a charge of disorder
conduct, vas today assessed a fine
s. 10 the police court.
Three location notices for quar-
claims in the Little Rockies have be-
dled in the county clerks office by
F. Wimberly and William Corley.
According to word received fro
Captain Gould, the government steal