The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03
CITY AND STATE,
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store. y
DR.. Stephens will sell a Premier
6'cylinder, REQ. or Ford automobile.
See him or write.
A postofice bulletin the
appointment of William Ivey as post
master at Fraser, in Valley county.
Acting Governor Miles has Just Is
sued a proclamation designating June
10 as Flag day, and requesting citi-
zens of Montana to generally observe
it.
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. =
According to advices from Butte,
there was q heavy snowfall in that
city yesterday. A baseball game be.
tween the Butte and Spokane teams
had to be abandoned because of the
weather conditions.
Mrs. S. Repner, and Mrs. o. s..
Golf, of Havre, were among the
arriv ais today and are the guests of
Miss Leonora Patterson. Mrs. Hepner
is worthy grand matron of the East
ern Star, and is visiting the local
chapter of that organization.
William Gleason was brought in
from Chinook today by Constable J..
81. Miewald, to serve thirty days in
Jail for vagrancy, sentence having
been imposed by Justice John G. Duff.
The prisoner proved to be OF a refrac-
tory disposition, and his custodian
had to handcuf him to prevent trou-
BILE.
The exhibit Of the Chinook creamery
was awarded first place in the May
butter contest that was arranged by
the State Dairymen's association.
Eight Montana creameries, located in
various parts OF the state, took part
in the contest. The ward is a good
advertisement for the product of the
Chinook institution.
George w. Tope and Fred Rapp. of
Fort Wayne, Ind, who have been
seeking land locations in Fergus
county, were among the arrival to.
day. They report that most of the
public domain in the northern part of
Fergus county has been appropriated
by settlers, and believe a large mum.
Der of the later arrivals will secure
homesteade in this part of the country.
Application was made Il the district
court today by Attorneys W. S. Tow
ner and W. G. Downing, who repre-.
sent the defendant, requesting the
postponement of the trial of Fred Lar
more on a charge of murder. The
application for continuance is based
upon the claim that it is necessary for
the defense to secure dispositions from
Indiana as to the good reputation OF
Larimore among his friends in that
state.
Great Falls Leader: 1t is the belief
of railroad men hal within 80 days
trains for the handling of passengers
and freight will be run between Great
Falls and Judith Gap over the new
Billings & Northern line, which has
now been completed TO that point.
Already freight has been handled by
carload lots between this city and
Geyser and Intermediate points, and
steps are being taken to secure the
running of regular trains.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. Jere Sullivan returned today
from a visit of several weeks at her
old home at New Ulm, Minnesota.
Miss Viola Bjerring returned today
from Helena, where she has been at
tending the Wesleyan University the
past term.
Declar atoms of their intention to
become American citizens were filed
in the district court today by Andrew
Gray and Thomas Sutro, of Havre.
VIM. Evers, the we'll known Eversor
sheepman, who has been visiting witt
relatives here the past few days, re
ports a most successful lambing sea
son.
Jos. a. Baker, of Highwood, i:
awaiting the arrival Of an outfit O.
Oregon cattle which he purchased some
time ago and was due to arrive here
today.
John Patterson, Of the Shonkln, who
is in town today, makes the first Off
cial lanbing report of the season, his
record being an increase of about 81
npr cent