The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-05
CITY NM STATE.

From Wednesday's Daily.
Send your watch aud jewelry repair
work to D. G. Leckwood's jewelry
store.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk Of the district court today
TO Ole Oleson and Viola Cecil, both
of Harlem.
Martin Waseshs, of Beatrice, who
was among the arrivals today, reports
excellent range conditions 10 the Ma
rias country.
The members of the recent! organ
lied Fort Benton Athletic club have
made arrangements % give a dance
on the evening of February II, at the
Grand Union hotel.
The new forms of quartz location
blank required under the new law can
be obtained at the River Press Office.
The new form must 10Y be used in
making quartz locations.
It is reported from the Shonkin that
blackleg is causing considerable loss
among cattle owed by residents OF
that section. Several ranchers have
secured q supply of vaccine with
which they hope to prevent further
trouble from the disease.
The light snow fall of yesterday
and tod y 10 welcomed by stockmen
and ranchmeu rs q relief from the dry
spell that was causing considerable
anxiety. The lack of moisture was
having a bad effect upon livestock,
many of them being in poor condition
although the supply Of feed was more
plentiful than usual.
The brick and frame residence on
lower Franklin street owned by c..
Pennock and occupied by Chas. Goett
Itch and family, was destroyed by
IRE last evening, together with most
Of its contents. The fire was started
by the explosion of a small quantity
of gasoline with which Mrs. Goettlich
vas cleaning some clothes, the flames
spreading rapidly to all parts of the
building, and Mrs. Goettlich being
badly burned OF the arms by the e
plosion. There was some delay in
sending in an elarm, and when the
department arrived the fire had made
such Roadway that it could not be con
.rolled. Mr.. Pennock carried insur'
ance of $500 on she building only, the
remainder of the property destroyed
being uninsured.
From Thursdays Daily.
H. B. Dickinson and Ed. Boyd, o
knerville, are among the visitors ii
town.
The Epworth League will give
dinner February t, the proceeds to b'
used in the work Of ~renovating ths
parsonage.
Advices from Devil Lake, n. Oak.
report the marriage of Frank DGntley
formerly Of this city, and idoni;
Golding, of DEVILS lake, on Januar,
u.
MIS-. StO. I. lew - IClt ~ ~ ~
Great Falls, in response to neWs tina
her husband, who : under t%reatnen
at the Deaconess hospital, must un
Gergo "a second alton.
The Great Falls Land Office has re
ceiyed instructions not TO hear an.
contests instituted ty special agent
before February Il, snd those cases Sc
prior TO that time have been continued
indefinitely.
A certificate of increase of capita
stock Of the Macktor Coal company
Of Big Sandy, was sled today in th
county clerks Office, The capita
stock o. ,:he company has been ia
creased to so, 600.
Word wss received from Euglan
today by ". X. Harba-, announcin
the deaths, o. his father and brother
The latter was . resident of this v
entity in the eighties, and had mau
old-time friends here.
Joseph Miller was brought to II
county Jail TODAY by Constable Mi
valid, of Chinook, to serve ninety da,
for disturbing the peace. TIE sentent
having been imposed by Justice job
c. Duff. The new arrival Increase
me number of jail hoarders 10 twent!
+. L. Stranaha-, who Representa-
Montana al the Missouri Rives Nav
cation congress, recently he.d
Sioux City, has made his report
he proceedings TO Governor Iooi'
The report recommends that action b
.aken to secure prOper attention &c
Montana waterways in any propose
plar of improvement.
.An appeal in che criEinal case :