The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01
CITY AND STATE.

work 10 u. u. LOckwOOd's iewelry
store. y
T. q. Larkin and Chas. E. Kelsey,
OF Great Falls, r among the visitors
in town.
DR.. Stephens will sell a Premier
6.cylinder. REQ, or Ford automobile.
See him or write.
Fred Browne, who has been attend
ing school in New York, was among
the arrivals from the asst today.
Location notices for three quartz
claims have been filed in the county
clerks Office by W. B. Lusk and Rob.
ert Good, of Zortman.
The work of drilling wells for the new
city water supply has been completed,
and the connections will be made as
soon as possible. There are ten wells,
with a total flow of about 500 gallons
per minute.
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.
A party of about twenty young peo-
pie went out to the NJ. S. Holderbaum
ranch last evening, where they at.
tended q social given by the Christian
Endeavor society. 1t was a very
pleasant and successful affair.
Mike Foley, who yesterday com.
pleted a sentence of forty days for va.
grancy, celebrated his restoration to
freedom by getting arrested on a
charge of drunk and d~isorderly. He
is again occupying quarters in the
county Jail.
A deed filed in the county clerks
Office records the purchase of about
160 acres of land from the Glenn D.
Freeman estate by A. S. Lehman, OF
Chinook, the consideration being ST.
$50. The property is located north
west of Chinook.
1t is reported that about 1850 men
are at work on repairs to the Montana
Central track that was damaged by
the recent food. 1t has been an
nounced that traffic between Great
Falls and Helena will be resumed the
latter part of this week, but there is
so much work to be done that trains
may not be running before July l.
"A suit has been commenced in the
district court by Cecil G. Mack, of Big
Sandy, against VIM. Wedeking and
eleven other residents Of German
creek, to decide the priority of rights
to the waters of that stream The
complaint states that plaintiff recorded
a water right in March, 1890, and re-
quests tina. the court decide the rela-
tive rights of all parties who claim
any part of the waters Of German
creek for irrieating purposes.
Free scholarships given away in the
Fargo Conservatory 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 b, Her
deg, Secretary Of Fargo Conservatory
of Music, or w. w. George, director,
Fargo, N. D.
Great Falls Leader: The body OF
another victim of the recent flood was
this morning discovered floating in
the back water of the Missouri upon
the ranch of j. l.. Perkins, east Of
Cascade, and about 1--we miles down
the river from that place. The body
was badly decOmpOsed and had evil
IDENTIFY beeu in the water ever since the
first of the Hood. There were no pa
pers found upon the body which might
tend to establish the identity Of the
dead man, and as the features were
identity OF the corpse gill remain un-
known.
from Thursdays Daily
Mrs. Chas. Lippard, of Lippard,
arrived today on g short visit.
The Misses Iva and Stella Boland
arrived from Great Falls today. and
are the guests of Miss Frields.
Fred Fl. Pullman, the Boston wool
buyer. arrived from the west today
and is Interviewing some of u local
sheepmen.
Among the arrivals from the east
today we're Harold and Caroline
Hoover, who will visit with their
mother, Mrs. c. l. Hoover, of this
city.
Passenger traffic on this part of the
Montana Central having been re-
sumed, Judge Tattan has decided to
A. -- $1,000 49, "