The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
CITY AND STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily.

0S"u yOu' "oVCu duu JeWelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store. y
The infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
II. j. Holmer, who was about three
weeks old, died today after a brief
illness.
j. Moore and family. who left about
two months age for Spokane. Wash,
returned today and will resume their
residence here.
n. Wilson, of Steele, announce that
he has received hunting licenses for
1909 from the state game warden, and
can supply applicants for the same.
Advices from Zortman report q fire
at the Ruby Gulch mill, 10 which the
ore bin and ore crusher we're de.
stroyed. The loss is said to be about
$1,000.
Ben Stricken, who returned tod az
from a visit to his old home in Ar.
kansas, reports q foot of snow in that
part Of the country when be left there
a few days ago.
The brick laundry building at the
corner of Main and St. John streets
has been purchased from Conrad
Bros. by Henry Hagen, the considera-
ton being $1,000.
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.
The clerk of the district court has
received the list of taxpayers chosen
by the jury commission, as subject to
call as trial Jurors during the present
year. The list contains about 900
names.
Invitations have been received by
several local residents from Mrs. G..
p. Conrad, Of Kalispell, to the mar
riage of her daughter, Catherine. and
Egbert j. Van Duzer. The wedding
will take place February 4, at Kalis.
pell.
According to a Lewistown special
10 the Great Falls Tribune, the MUIR
der of Mrs. Fred Schluter and her
four children, in the Musselshell coun-
try, is believed to have been com.
mitted by a neighboring rancher
named Nordell. The latter has been
placed under arrest, pending a full
investigation Of circumstances con.
nected with the crime.
The damage suit of w. D. Smother.
man against the Great Northern Rail-
way company, in which the plaintiff
asks judgment to the amount of 81, 500
for loss caused by delay to a livestock
shipment, has Deer transferred to the
federal court. The suit of E. E. Booth
against the same corporation, for
$1,000 damages, has also been trans
ferred to the same court.
From Thursdays Daily.
William Gray arrived from Box
Elder today, on a visit with relatives
in this city.
G. B. McCulloh, city engineer Of
Havre, was among the business visi.
tors here today.
w. L. Hamilton, of Winona, Mimi.
b has business interests in this
vicinity, was among the arrivals from
the east today.
The stockmen of Carbon county are
thinking Of having a coyote hunt in
the near future, the pests having got.
ten thick enough to make an old.
fashioned drive.
The Missouri river was full of slush
ice tod ay, the result of a cold spell 10
the upper country. Some of the local
weather prophets predict that the river
will be frozen over within the next ten
days.
L. O. Hudson, county treasurer, is
Offering for sale a large assortment
OF real estate upon which the
for last year We're delinquent. APP
plications were received today for
some of the tracts that were listed for
sale.
William Murphy, a stranger in this
locality, who applied at the county
Jail for sleeping accommodations last
evening, and who claims he walked in
from Butte, vas taken to the hospital
today. His feet were apparently frozen
a few days ago, and are ia such bad
condition that surgical treatment may
oe necessary.
Q. j. Ti>dale, of Morris, H., and
y. Peterson, Of Crookston, Mimi,
relatives Of the late Peter Tasda ale, of
Belt, We're among the arrivals today.
They have been Investigating matters
connected with the Tasdale murder
mystery on Belt creek but are unable
10 give any further information than
that already made public.
LewistOwn Argus: Wheat and oats