The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-07
CITY N STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

among the business visitors ia town,
a marriage license was ISSUED by
the clerk of the district court tod ay to
Frank N. Lowe, of Whitlash, and Ce.
ella Neilleux, OF Chester.
Congressman Pray is filling a speak.
ing appointment at Kalispell tod ay.
His itinerary calls for a trip through
Fergus, Meagher aud B~roadwater
counties next week.
According to the Medicine Hat News,
the stockmen of that vicinity are un.
able to secure cars for beef shipments
over the Canadian Pacific, and some
OF them are sending their cattle back
20 the range.
The recent rainstorm appears to
hive been general throughout Mon.
tana, the moisture falling in the form
OF snow in some localities. There
was a snowfall of about six. inches in
Butte yesterday.
One OF the largest cattle deals of the
season is reported from Lewistown,
an outfit of $500 head having been
sold by George F. Wright, of Flat
Willow, to I. D. O'Donnell, of Bill
ings. The price is said 20 be s2S per
head.
Advices from the Chicago market
report a slight improvement in the
demand for Montana beef, with the
smallest September receipts since 1904.
The top price of the week was S.. 80 for
an outfit of 1882 pound steers shipped
from this vicinity by G. H. Merrill.
1t appears that some of the residents
of the lower Milk river valley are not
satisfied with the arrangements under
which the Dodson.M alta canal is be-
ing constructed, and H. L. Birum and
j. h. Jordan have gone to Washing
ton to present the matter to the recla-
nation service officials.
The trial Of Milo Long, one of the
men charged with the murder of John
Hayes and daughter, has been 10 pro.
gress in the district court at Glasgow
the past three days, most of the evil
dence being similar to that which re-
suited in the conviction of Walter
Long, a brother of the defendant.
There are fourteen other men under
arrest in connection with the crime,
but it is understood that most of them
will not be placed on trial at this
term.
From Mondays Daily.
B. J. Boorman, the we'll known
kalispell lumber dealer, was among
yesterdays arrivals.
1t is reported from Shelby that the
storm Of the past few days brought d
snowfall of about twelve inches in
that vicinity.
Mrs. II. B. Lewis, who has beer
visiting with friends here the pas,
Week, returned to her home in Grea,
Falls Yesterday.
Several state fair visitors from this
locality returned home today. They
report that weather conditions on the
last two days of the fair spoiled the
program.
According TO the report Of the com
missioner Of pensions for the pas,
fiscal year, there are 2,ll4 pensioner:
10 Montana, their annuitie, amount,
ing to 1922. $50.
Mrs. w. F. johnson wishes to re
turn thanks TO the friends and neigh
bOrs for their kindness during the
husbands: also for the many beautiful
flowers.
A petition for letters of administra
ton in the estate of Prior Smith
deceased, has been filed in the distric'
court by William Nj. Coburn, o
Brookside. The estate is said to con
sist of about forty head Of stock cattl.
valued at $500
John Swain, a halfbreed who wa,
released from the county Jail las
week, was arrested Saturday evening
on a charge of disorderly conduct
AT a hearing before Justice Kinder
today, the prisoner was given "a sen
tence Of sixty days.
Mrs. John V. Carroll, of this city
who is visiting in Boston, had a a
. escape in a hotel fire at IN earl,
hour Saturday morning. Mrs. Car
roll was staying at the Ocean View
hote!, which was destroyed by fire
and escaped from the building by
ladder. y telegram was received her,
late Saturday afternoon, stating tina
Mrs. Carroll and her on=, Charlie:
and Martin, escaped unhurt, but mos
of their effects were lost in the fire.
\ horse trade to which several resi-
dents Of the Milk river country wert
parties, has resulted in a lawsuit
The National Bank of the Republic
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