The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-01
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store.
II. j. O'Hanlon, the Chinook mer.
chant, was among the Christmas visi.
tors in town.
Rev. w. w. Van Orsdel. OF Great
Falls, was among the arrivals from
the west today.
Contractor Hagen lief, for Havre
today. to commence work Cd the new
county poor house.
John W. Haiyler, deputy U. S.
marshal at Helena. was visiting with
his Fort Benton friends yesterday.
Cal Hubbard, of Great Fs3.s,.rep.
resenting the Hubbard Abstract COM
pany, is among the business visitors
in town.
The young people held an i'm.
promptu Christm as dance last evening,
at Odd Fellows hall, the festivities be.
ing continued to an early hour this
morning.
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.
Sheriff Mcdonald and Deputy l. NJ.
Rogers left today for Deer Lodge with
Ryan, Freeze and Foote, the three
meu who were recently sentenced to
terms in the penitentiary.
Six location notices for quartz
claims in the Little Rockies we're fled
in the county clerks Office today by
Patrick Mcbride, F. S. Whitcomb
and Charles Kicker, Of Zortman.
There will be a public installation
Of officers of the Masonic Lodge to-
morrow evening, al. 1880 o'clock, fol.
lowed by a banquet served by the
ladies of the Eastern Star. The pub
lie is cordially invited to attend.
Reports Of damage caused by the
severe windstorm Of two days ago are
coming in from the country. Several
ranchers had barns and fences wrec k
ed, and portions Of their hay supply
were sc altered over the country.
J. G. THAN, supervisor OF the High
wood and Little Rockies forest re.
serves, was among the visitors here
today. Mr.. THAN says there are a
great many applications for the pur.
chase Of timber in the Little Rockies
reserve, and several sales have been
made at $500 per thousand feet for the
timber as it stands.
Christmas day was observed in this
locality as an occasion for family
reunions, the entertainment Of
ueighbors and friends, and making
glad the hearts of the little ones. The
al tree festivals at the churches
Tuesday night were attended by large
numbers of children and their parents.
Who were entertained with Christmas
music and Rotations.
from Fridays Daily
6. w. Frie]ds i, on the sick lis.
"i.h an attack OF pneumonia.
Fresh home made candies. anu new
nuts and fruits at G.. W. Ayres.
a marriage license was issued today
70 D. w. Lester, of Sumter. MINI,
and Olive Lewis, of Chinook.
Prof. j. w. Lenning is in attend
ance at a meeting of the Montana
Teachers associ alton, which is being
held at Missoula.
Among the postoffice appointments
announced from Washington i. that
of NJ. w. Pettigrew as postmaster a.
Zortman, and Agnes Norden at War
rick.
Reports from south OF the Missouri
river state that most of the range is
clear OF snow, and the water problem
is a subject of concern 10 some OF the
%e,ocknen.
The number of prisoners 10 the
county jail was increased 70 eighteen
today, by the arrival of Robert Kir-
kie to begin a sentence o! 80 days tor
petit larceny. Sentence was imposed
by Justice Geo. w. Vennum, 0! Har-
lem.
Word has been received from ST.
raul's mission on the Belkpap res
ovation, announcing the death of
Pat McNleel, a Well known resident of
that locality. Mr.. McMeel vas engage
ed in ranchiug and cattle raising on
Eagle creek some years ago. and mad
a wide acquaintance among the early
settlers 10 tn at part of The Bear Paw
country.
In speaking of the unusually mild
weather conditions for this time OF the
year, Judge Tattan remarked today
that he had special reason for re.
nembering an intense cold spe.. our
ing the last week of December. 1879.
There was a fuel famine in town at