The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Send your watch and jewelry repai,
work 70 D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
e. B. Power, of Helena, who is re.
turning from a business trip to Judith,
was among the arrivals today.
A suit for divorce was filed in the
district court today by William J.
Rowe against Margaret Rowe, the
complaint alleging desertion.
r. P. Nickelson. representative OF
the Chicago and Northwestern rail.
road, Is interviewing local stockmen
regarding their shipments the coming
season.
H. o. Lying, of Highwood, who is in
town today, reports at unusually long
spell of wet. weather in that locality.
There has been a rainstorm every day
for the past three weeks.
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.
John Neubert, who is among the
visitors in town, reports that the Teton
is at the food stage, and many of the
river bottoms are under water. The
Marias river is also said to be rising
rapidly.
Among the business transacted by
the county commissioners today was
the appointment OF DR.. E. NJ. Porter
as county physician for this district,
to fill the vacancy caused by the resig.
%nationSof DR.. j. II. Russell.
L. P.HBenedict, chief clerk of the
state bureau OF agriculture and indus.
try, was among the arrivals from the
west today. Mr.. Benedict is gather
ing data upon livestock and farming
subjects which will appear in the mex,
report Of his department.
The washouts on the Northern Paci.
tc will delay the arrival of q large
outfit OF Texas cattle which was due
here today, and which is being held
at Billings until traffic can be resumed.
The cattle will be unloaded here and
driven toithe Judith range.
A Washington dispatch states that
Senator Dixon has been informed by
the reclamation service that work will
begin Immediately upon the construc.
ton Of the Two Medicine irrigation
project IN the Blackfeet reservation,
Teton county. The project will irri-
gate 3 10000 acres.
The authorities have received word
that B. r. Whipple, the former Great
Northern operator at Cobure who
m~ysteriously disappeared last Nov.
ember, is under arrest in Pennsyl.
vania. The fugitive is alleged to have
appropriated some railroad money,
and will be brought here for trial.
Jere Sullivan, voluntary observer
for the weather bureau at this point.
reports 4.O4 inches of precipitation
during the past month, an amount
that is about twice the average for
May in other years. According to
the report Of E. Wilson, voluntary
observer at Steele, the May precipita-
tion in that locality was $50 inches.
Free scholarships given away in the
Fargo Conserv atory of Music to the
amount Of 5000. The best equipped
musical school in the northwest: large
faculty; all branches taught. Pupils
may enter at any time. Send for in
formation regarding scholarships.
Fall term opens September 10th, 1908.
Large illustrated catalogue Of school
sent upon request. Address E. Her.
deg, Secretary Of Fargo Conservatory
of Music, or w. w. George, director,
Fargo, N. D.
Great Falls Leader: Prepar atoms
are being made by the Great Northern
for the installing of a mixed train
over the Billings & Northern line be.
tween this city and whatever point on
the new line it may be able to reach
without interfering with the work Of
the trains and gangs engaged in bal
lasting the line. 1t is the intention of
the railroad company TO run a CON-
bination passenger and freight train,
similar to The n operated on the
Neihar, line, which will be run on a
similar schedule, leaving Great Falls
one day and returning the next.
Prom Thursdays Daily.
r. F. Baker, of Big Sandy, is
among the business visitors 10 town.
DR.. Stephens will sell a Premier
= cylinder, REQ, or Ford automobile.
See hin or write.
4 marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today
to Harry Bowman and Vessy Ingram,
ho,b of Ch;no0L