The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-19
l T AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Claude Burchield. of Somer.. a
former resident OF this city, vas
among the arriv ais today.
The members o: the Christian En-.
deavor wera very pleasantly enter
tanned by Frank Hadley last evening,
at his home or upper Main street.
Joseph Pri.chard, a former inmate
OF the county Jail. was received at
tina. ins.i;lI,ou tuuay to serve sixty
days for disturbing the peace. He
was seute GEO = Ja:.;ev ", 3 Pyper,
OF Hayrs.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state by The
Glasgow Land and Water company,
the i~ncorpora,ors being residents OF
Valley county. Tue company ha. q
capital stock Of $4,000.
Three new Lander. automobiles ar.
rived from the east today FOR DR.. E.
NJ. Porter, c. H. Ragland and John
Harris, and were at ono placed in
commission. Each machine is of Is
horse power, and is of the latest style.
Judge Tattan has called q jury term
of district court for Valley county, 10
convene September y. There is a
long criminal docket, the list includ.
ing sixteen defendants who were ar.
rested on a charge Of completely in
the murder of John Hayes and his
daughter near Culbertson.
The Cbouteau Acantha reports the
death of Jack Miller, an old.time
hunter and trapper, who in recent
years has been living on Cut Bank
creek, near Blackfoot. The deceased
was born at Fort Brule, a few miles
from this city, in 1916, his father be.
ing in the employ Of the Northwestern
Fur company. In early days be made
a living by hunting buffalo, and in
the eighties was engaged In freightiog
between this point and the upper TIE.
ton.
1t is announced that a joint CON-
mission consisting of F. H. Newell,
of the United States reclamation serv-
ice, DR.. W. F. King, representing the
Canadian government, and II. N.
Savage will leave Browning it q few
days to make acomplete investig alton
OF the St. Marys-Milk River project,
in order to reach an understanding
between the two governments as to the
storage and diversion of water. f.
Nj. Conner has been assigned as
engineer in charge of that work.
Culbertson Republican: It is re.
ported that the grain fields north OF
Culbertson are being ruined by poke,
gophers. One man claims that he has
q field of forty acres practically des
troyed. One old timer said that the
paths all looked like butfa lo trails
And another said that he had killec
hundreds by poisoning, but SO long
as the neighbors did not use the same
or other modes Of getting rid OF then
that it was useless to kill them.
Valley county will have TO set aside ;
day to be known a. ''gopher day
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. G. H. Ragland, who has beer
living in California since last fall
was among the arrivals yesterday.
F. NJ. Smith and wife, who have
been visiting at the Rice ranch on the
shonkin, returned to Helena today.
Il. Fastje, of Clear creek, a wei
known sheepman of that locality, il
among the business visitors in town
DR.. F. A. Atkisson returned today
from q visit OF several weeks IT th'
Mcnamara ranch on Eagle creek, il
the Bear Paw mountains.
Mrs. L. o. Hudson returned yester
day from a visit with friends in Aavre
and was accompanied by Miss Mar
garet Ryan, of that city.
Miss Bernice Stevens returned yes
terday from the Big Sag, where sn
has been visiting with her sister, Mrs
Allan Gray, the past week.
Chas. E. Duer and wife re,urne
today from Lake Mcdonald, wher
they have been enjoying the pleasure
Of that popular summer resort.
Among the departures today wer
D. G. Lockwood and wife INC Mrs
c. w. Frields, who will make a tri'
TO Salt Lake and other points of in
terest in that locality.
Declarations Of their intention t
become American citizens We're file
in the district court today by Georg
Ceramic and Peter Carkulis, each 0
whom is a native of Greece.
The state board Of health has start
ed a crusade against the cities of tn
state that are polluting the stream