The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-25

"a wa PoyIAeuIo VIC past lew udys.
Taxes will become delinquent after
Monday, November 30.
1t is announced from Great Falls
that L. Parker Veazey, the we'll
known attorney of that city, has re-
signed the position of general counsel
for the Great Northern in its Montana
business. The resignation will take
effect January l.
The members of the Junior Guild
Will hold d rummage sale Saturday
afternoon and evening at the Masonic
hall, at which a large assortment OF
useful and fancy articles will be
offered at bargain prices. Every body
is cordially invited.
The last livestock shipments of the
season are being made from this point
today, the Grea. Northern officials
having given notice that after Nov.
ember 20 q o shipments will be received
except at owners risk. Several small
outfits Of cattle from the Shonkin and
Marias were loaded Today, and ship
ments of mutton were also made by
the Benton Sheep company and the
Northwestern Livestock company.
Several residents of northern Mon.
tana have been notified of their ap-
pointment by Governor Norris as
delegates to the Rivers and HarbOrs
congress, which will meet December
9 at Washington. The list includes
David G. Browne and F. E. Strana.
han, Of this city: w. Nj. Bole and c.
NJ. Webster, Of Great Falls: E. Il.
Broadwater and S. Pepin, of Havre:
and several citizens of Valley county
From Fridays Daily
Don't be absent minued. Remem-
Der that The Fair sells for less. X
j. +. Templeton returned today from
Helena, where he has been visiting the
past week.
If wise investment is the conquest
OF poverty then The Fair is the guide
W prosperity.
Don't pay more than S2.lO for the
best four buckle overshoe. The Fair
sells them for that.
Mark Cockrill, the we'll know
Marias stockman, is among the bust
ness visitors in town.
Thirty.four ladies' tailor mad {
suits, worth up to $27, are now or
special sale at The Fair at SIG so. \
A. w. Kingsbury arrived from Grea,
Falls today, to look after his live
stock interests in the Big Sag country.
The Fair store, Of Havre, will NEE,
or beat the prices of any catalogue
house or will refund your expense OF
coming to Havre.
1t is reported from Helena that the
damage suit of w. D. Smothermau
against the Great Northern, has beer
dismissed in the federal court, a set
Element having been effected.
Among the documents fled in the
county clerks office are severa
at1idavits of representation work or
mining claims in this county, which
aust be placed on record before The
end Of the year.
Among the crops thresbed by the
B~raithwaite outfit in this vicinity are
those of the c. II. Boyle ranch, abou'
three miles above town. The oat crol
averaged forty bushels, and the alfalfa
seed about thirteen bushels to the acre
without irrigation.
Articles of incorporation have beer
filed with the secretary of state by thu
Dakota Western Telephone company
of Culbertson, OF which residents O
Valley county and North Dakota are
the incorporators. The company pro
poses tc build q telephone line frou
Palermo, N. OAK, to Havre, Mont.
Lewistown News: Rufus ThomP
son and Robert Woodman have re
turned from the little Rockies where
they went to Inspect some mining
properties. MIR. Thompson tool
samples from his nine, the Alabama
which gave assay eturns as high a.
$500 per ton. The ore was from al
open cut. Development work on tn.
Alabama will be actively pushed.
Among the criminal cases before
the district court of Valley county il
that of Ralph Briggs, who is charged
with the murder of Amos Carol
near Malta, several weeks ago. The
dead body was found near the Carol.
residence with two bullet holes in the
back, and the accused, who is said tc
have had a grudge against Carroll.
was arrested on suspicion. The de-
feudant has entered a plea of not
guilty.
y dispatch from Rozeman announces
the death of Herbert English, son OF
j. d. English. of Big Sandy, who was