The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-13
CITY AND STATE.

work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Mrs. F. Bly, and Mrs. F. Murray,
OF Big Sandy, arrived today on q
short visit.
Dr. Stephens will sell q Premier
6'cylinder. REQ, or Ford automo bile.
See him or write.
The shearing season has just opened
at the L. D. Sharp thoroughbred sheep
ranch below town, where the Delaine
and Cotswold Aocks are being relieved
OF their 1eeces.
John Baker was brought from Havre
today and placed in the county Jail to
serve a term OF sixty days for petit
larceny. The prisoner was sentenced
by Justice w. B. Piper.
The e 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 gasoline launch was received to.
day for Clark Fisk, of Landusky, and
will make q trip down the Missouri
river to the ranch of its owner. The
propeller is operated by q 54.horse-
power gasoline engine.
In response to q petition signed by q
large number of citizens, the city au.
thorities have appointnd William De
Loisier as night Waterman. The dep.
relations committed by midnight
providers suggested the necessity for
such assistance.
According to advices from Helena,
a short time cash option on the Ruby
Gulch mining properties near Zort-
man has been secured by A. W. Mar.
tin, of New York, q former resident of
Helena. The properties are said to be
valued at not less than 81, 500, 900.
Advices from Havre give conflicting
news as to the smallpox stu alton in
that locality, where the schools and
churches have been closed and public
meetings forbidden by the authorities.
One report says there are about twenty
cases within the city limits, while an.
other report gives a much larger mum.
Der of patients in the town and it's
vicinity. The health authorities have
been notified of the appearance of the
disease in the Bear Paw country.
The suit commenced in the Cascade
county district court by Bert Coon
against a number of Highwood re-
sidents, to recover 81, 1882 as bounty
for wolves killed in that district, pro-
misses to become quite interesting.
The plaintiff alleges that he holds
contracts which entitle him to the
amount claimed, but the defend ants, in
answer to the complaint, declare that
their signatures to the papers were
secured by fraud and misrepresenta-
ton.
\ suit was filed in the district court
today by James Lackie against the
Ruby Gulch Mining company, of
Zortman, to possession of
certain mining property. The plaintiff
alleges that he is the owner of the
Golden Seal quartz lode mining claim,
and that the defendant took possession
of part Of the ground covered by his
location by filing upon it as the Bad
ger King claim. He asks Judgment
for possession of the ground in dis
pute, and a decree of the court quiet
ing title to the same.
From Thursdays Daily.
Sam Kohlberg and daughter, of
Helena, who we're residents of this
city several years ago, we're among
the arrivals today.
w. T. Morrow and l. c. McCord
were among the recent departures for
the west, their destin alton being
Hunters Hot Springs.
A news item from Twin Bridges re-
ports the sale of a sheep outfit to John
Lowell, of Dillon, the deal including
about 5000 head. The old ewes in the
band were valued at 81 Is, yearling
wethers at So. 80 and wether lambs at
$500 per head.
|. Hunsberger has received word
from Phoenix, Ariz,, announcing the
death of his brother. Thomas Huns.
berger, who recently went to hat place
for his health. The deceased, who
was formerly a resident of this city,
was suffering from consumption.
Chouteau county mines sent S27 $40
worth of gold to the United State as.
say Office at Helena during the month
of April, according to the report Of
T. B. Miller, assayer in charge of
that in Institution. With the exception
OF Fergus county, it was the largest
amount from any county in Montana.
A circular letter has been received
by local sheepmen from the executive