The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-15
CITY AND STATE.

today from a trip to Cody, WyO.
Send your watch and j~ewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
The new forms Of quartz location
blank required under the new law can
De obtained at the River Press Office.
The new form must now be used in
making quartz locations.
George McAleel arrived today from
st. Paul. mission, on the Belknap
reserve, to attend to business. con.
nected with the estate Of his brother,
Pat McMeel, who died about two
weeks ago.
News has been received at Great
Falls announcing the death Of Arthur
E. Wales, the we'll known piano tuner,
at Fargo, N. Oak. MIR. Wales made
frequent visits here, and had a wide
acquaintance among local residents.
Perry H. Kennerly, who was arrest.
ed here about a week ago on a charge
Of jumping a board bill at Great Falls,
was fined $50 yesterda 10 the justice
court in that city. He may serve out
the sentence in the county Jail at the
rate of 81 per day.
The epidemic of grippe tha at has been
prevailing in this vicinity for some
time past is claiming new victims
daily. The local colony of patients
was increased today by the arriva of
r. w. auckland, of Highwood, who
has a bad attack of the ailment.
D. A. Smith and r. Gordon, sheep
inspectors for this district, are among
the visitors in town today. A roundup
Of the sheep camps in the country north
Of here has recently been made, to as.
certain whether it is necessary to en-.
large the area under quarantine.
l. M. Rogers, deputy sheriff. left
today with Charles Chase, the insane
patient who was recently committed
TO the Warm Springs asylum. Mike
Madden vas also taken to Deer Lodge,
TO commence his term of q years in
the penitentiary for grand larceny.
A W item from LewistOwn reports
that Frank Stephens, the Fergus oun
ty stockman, has purchased the live.
stock holdings of the Coburn Cattle
company, whose home ranch is at
Brookside, southwest of Malta. The
number of cattle affected by the deal
and the price paid are not stated.
BY reason of a e order, clerks of
the courts are now required to send to
the state examiner an abstract of each
commitment in cases where persons
are sent to the state asylum. The
original commitment goes to the man.
agement of asylum, as formerly, and
later finds its way into the hands of
the state board OF commissioners.
From Thursdays Daily.
Otto Maurer, the well known sur.
veyor of Great Falls, was among the
arrivals today.
Attorney w. S. Towner returned
today from the Sweet Grass hills,
where several criminal matters have
peel the subject of investigation.
Three Greek section hands, whose
knowledge Of the Montana game laws
appears to have been somewhat limit.
ed, are under arrest at Havre on a
charge of killing sage hens out Of
season.
Walter j. Griffen, of Ada, has APP
piled to the district court for letters
OF administration in the estate of his
father, the late Daniel Griffen. who
died about three months ago. The
estate is valued at about 81, $50.
A deal in ranch property and live
stock was concluded today, W. r.
Embleton purchasing the Frank Beede
holdings on the Dry Fork of the Ma
rias for about So, 800. The property
consists of l6O acres of land and about
$50 head of horses.
The steamer .. II, made an attempt
az a runaway today, the strain caused
by the high wind being too great for
one Of the ropes that held the BOAT IN
position. Additional cables have
been attached TO the craft, t o prevent
any further trouble.
4 telephone message from the Shou-
kin reported a prairie fire ia that To-
cali,y this morning, the fire starting
on the bench and burning in the direc-
ZION of Lost Lake. The damage was
coutined 10 the destruction of a con-
siderable area of range.
J. G. THAN, supervisor of the High.
wood forest reserve, has been author
lied to issue grazing permits for the
coming season for $500 cattle and
aorses and 5000 sheep. The charges
for grazing are 10 cents per head for
horses, - cents per head for cattle,
and ! cents per head for sheep.