The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10
I T AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

"AsS 'IoASt Aepper drrlVeO Nbudv
from Havre, and is visiting with ala.
tives here.
Among the births recently reported
at Great Falls is that of a son to the
wife OF j. G. Cropk, OF Coburg.
George Patterson. Jr., who recently
graduated from the Minneapolis high
school, returned Yesterday from that
city.
Frank Lepper and family wish to
return thanks for the kindness and
sympathy extended during their re-
cent bereavement.
The county commissioners were in
session today as q board Of health.
DR.. W. F. Hamilton arrived from
Havre to attend the meeting.
According to a bulletin issued By
the census bureau, there are GA Mon
tana citizens on Uncle Sans pay roll
OF this number 554 are postmasters.
Some of the county records stored
in the basement Of the court house
were removed to the upper floors to-
day, IS a precautionary measure
against possible damage by the food.
The Jay Fry gasoline launch at
tempted to navigate the raging Mis-
souri, lsst evening, but was unable 10
buck the. whirling eddies under the
bridge. 1t was brought through with
a towline.
The public domain in Fergus county
is being rapidly absorbed by filings
made by new settlers. The records Of
the Lewistown land Office show ls5
homestead filings in the month of
May, and us during April.
Advices from Great Falls
the death Of William Dempsey, the
man who was shot in the leg during
the train robbery Of last week. The
boys who took part in the holdup will
now have to face a charge of murder.
L. D. Sharp went down to his thor
oughbred sheep ranch this morning, in
response to news that the ranch house
and other buildings were being reached
by the food. The livestock was re.
moved to the hills until the high water
subsidies.
A telephone message was received
from Great Falls this afternoon, stat.
ing that the food at that point had
passed its worst stage. A force of
men was at work at the Black Eagle
dam during the day, to prevent dam.
age to the smelter.
One of the largest irrigation pump.
ing plants in northern Montana has
teen installed at Vandalia by the
Lowery Engineering company. The
plant consists Of u 7O.horsepower
boiler, a 60.horsepower steam engine
and a II inch centrifugal pump with a
capacity of 5000 gallons per minute.
The pump raises the water 35 feet from
Milk river and deposits il 10 the main
canal, from which, through five or six
miles Of laterals, the water i to be
distributed over 1000 acres of land.
From Mondays Daily.
Jurgen Engellant. the we'll known
sheepman of Everson, is among the
food bound visitors, Mr.. Engellan.
arrived Friday. and expected to make
the return trip yesterday.
Neal Archer, of the River Press
force, was the victim of runaway &C
cident Saturday afternoon, while re-
moving household effects from the
flooded district. He sustained a bro
ken collar bone.
A deed filed in the county clerks
Office records the sale of about 16(
acres OF land by Henry Jepsen, o
Chinook, to Julius Lehfeldt. Th'
property lies northeast OF Chinook
and is valued at about s 1000.
W. r. Embleton. who arrived from
the lower Teton this afternoon
report that the valley is flooded ant
many Of the residents are camped o.
the hills. There has been no seriou
damage in that locality, so far a
known.
At the recent meeting OF county CON
missioners. the matter OF making
contri button on behalf Of the count
fair at Chinook was under discussion
The board decided to donate the sur
of $500, payable at the December nee,
ing Of the board.
An order was made by Judge Tat
tan today excusing all court juror
and witnesses until August 3, becaus
OF the demoralized condition of rail
road traffic. . The order is subject /
revision in the even that condition
are rapidly improved.
The Highwood stage and severa
parties of other travellers arrived a
the south side of the river today. an
are camping there. The Jay Fry gas