The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-21
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Mrs. l.. O. Hudson lief. tod az for
Havre, on a short visit.
Send your watch and j~ewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
Henry Jess, of Cleveland, a we'll
known sheepman of that section, is
among the visitors ia town.
a petition for naturalization was
MED Ia the district court To-Day by
Ernest F. Kemp, of Oldham. the APP
plicant being a native of England.
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. 4
Advices from the Chicago market
state that the big runs of western cattle
for this season are about over. The
September receipts Of this class of
stock were about $4,000 head. the
smallest September receipts since 1904,
and 1t is estimated that the total re-
ceipts for the season will show a large
decrease from the business of recent
years.
~ government engineers who have
been building boats here for river
improvement work left today on their
trip down the Missouri. with a crew
OF seven men under the direction OF
C.. P. Lilley. Their outfit consists of
a house boat, two fiat boats and a
skit, the cargo including a lot OF ex.
plosives to be used in removing rocks
from the river channel.
AT the special meeting Of the county
commissioners, which was concluded
last evening, a contract was awarded
TO Q. 2. Peppard, Of Missoula, to re.
move the old span Of the Teton river
bridge and replace it with a new
structure for S., 425. The bid of Bert
Allen, for loo tons of coal at s.. Is,
was also accepted. The bids for other
services were rejected, for the reason
that they were considered excessive.
Great Falls Leader: United States
Deputy Marshal J. w. Haigler, of
Helena, arrived in the city on the
Shelby train late last nigh, having in
custody Roy Hatfield, a young mar
twenty-one years of age, under arrest
IN a 0hQpra nj vonr1au DntGoIJ
taken on to Helena on the early morn
ing train. None of the particulars of
the crime for which the young man
was arrested have been learned.
a. j.. Davidson, president of the
North Montana Roundup association,
has called a special meeting OF stock
men to be held November 6, at Malta.
The purpose of the meeting is to dis
cuss and take some action in regard
to the recent federal quarantine order
which applies 10 the counties O: Teton,
Chouteau, Valley and Dawson. This
order enlargcs the Quaranfined dis
trict, ana may cause additional
trouble 10 stOckmen.
From Thursdays Daily.
Alex johnson and William Warning,
Of the Marias, arrived Yesterday on d
short business visit.
John Il. Shady, of Malta, who is
engaged in the sheep business, ar
rived today on a short visit.
Thomas Dowen, of Chinook, demo-
cratic candidate for county commits.
sioner. was among the arriv ais today.
". Nj. Williamson, Of Big Sandy,
a we'll known rancher and %stockman
of that vicinity, Is among the visitors
in town.
It is reported from Helena tina.
+. II. Seaman, the we'll known Mil
waukee railroad commercial agent,
has removed his headquarters from
Butte to Helena.
Local stockmen report satisfactory
sales from recent beef shipments, most
OF the sales having been made at S4.5O
t 81. %. Some OF the outfits that
We're in exceptionally good condition
sold at s.. 80 TO S.. 80.
According to the Lewistown news
papers, the low colonist rates given
by the Milwaukee railroad are attract
ing a large number Of homeseekers to
the Judith basin. \ big delegation of
Iowa farmers IS expected on an excur.
sim vhot no, h,,, o,oor~,1 &C.,. W..
enber 20.
Reports from several of the registra-
ton districts, state that very few
applications fer registration have
been received since the books we're
opened Monday. Voters who were
registered two years ago, and have
no. changed their place of residence,
are not required to register again for
A.