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

IcsS.
A marriage license vas issued by
the clerk Of the distric, cour: toda V TO
John McNamara and Ivy L. Secri.t,
of Gold Butt
w. y. Er1ie-,rn. nf Washington,
-. u, '"'.N's rnnn"ctad With n. row.
ernmcn1 teella atNu service, j, amrue
the visitors in Town.
Mildred E-nhiri"n. naugh,ee IF w,
Il. Emoletot, ot tne Teton, who j. a
patient a St Clare hospital, is max.
ing rape recovery from a recent
surgical operation.
\ prisoner who give, his name as
George Mcdonald was received at the
county jail today to serve sixty days
for v%agrancy. He was sentenced by
Justice w. b. Piper, of Havre.
The police Of Great Falls are
searching for the author of a Black
Hand letter received by DR.. C. 7.
Sweeney, OF that city, in which the
ply stefan was threatened with death.
Several members OF the legal fra.
ternity are attending district court
today, the visitors including Attor.
neys D. L. Blackstone and r. Z.
O'Keefe, of Chinook: +. E. Hammond,
of Havre, and j. \. McDonough, of
Great Falls.
A recen, sheep deal in this vicinity
is the sale of about 5000 yearling and
two.year-old wethers by the Big
Sag Livestock company to c. c..
Chambers, the price not being made
public. The outfit is being delivered
TO the purchaser today.
Great Falls Leader: Frank Brown,
formerly of this city, but who has
been located for several years in
Havre, where he has been in charge
Of a large retail meat house, has re-
turned to this city and will be Joined
shortly by his family. He will again
be connected with the Great Falls
Meat company.
At a special session OF the distric,
court, which was held today, an order
was made dissolving the Weldy.Chap.
mar corporation Of Chester. The
contempt proceedings against the
sheriff OF Chouteau county, in connec
ton with the alleged sale of property
contrary to law in the suit of the Sc
curity State bank VS.. McClelland, were
dismissed by agreement of counsel.
From Mondays Daily.
c. L.. Waters, of Great Falls, a
former resident OF Highwood, was
among the arrivals today.
Arrangements are being made for a
dance to be given Friday evening,
October 30, for the benefit of the opera
house fund.
\ recent deal in stock cattle is tbs
sale Of a small! outfit by George W.
Rouse TO Martin Connolly, Of the
Shonkin, the purchase prize. being S3l
per head. The outfit consisted princi.
paily of COWS and calves.
Advices have been received in Grea'
Falls stating that J. N. Booth, a for
ner attorney of that city, has been
committed TO an insane asylum at St.
Louis. Mr.. Booth was az occasional
visitor here. and had many acquaint
ances in this vicinity.
Congressman Pray, who made d
campaign trip through eastern Mon
tana the past week, Is reported to be
sick with la grippe at the Finlen hote'
in Butte. Mr.. Pray was to have been
one Of the speakers at q republican
rally in Butte Saturday evening, bu,
was unable to appear.
II is reported from Helena that the
plant Of the Montana Granite Brick
company has been completed and is
now in operation. Its product con
sists Of bricks made from a mixture
Of sand and lime that is hardened IN
der high steam pressure, and is .aic
TO be superior TO sandstone.
W. w. Lamkin, of DodsoI, who i;
among the visitors in town, report.
that u force of about $50 men is beins
employed in building the government
dam in Milk river, about three mile.
from Dodsou. If the weather condl
tions are favorable, the dam will be
completed in the early spring.
According to the Great Falls news
papers, the recent Cascade county
fair was not a financial success, ow.
ing to the unfavoroble weather con.
ditions. The expenditures exceeded
the receipts by about $500, but most
of the deficiency will be made good
from a guarantee fund subscribed b.
Great Falls merchants.
\ hearing was had before a lunacy
commission in The district court today,
in the case of Mrs. r.. uchOlZ who