The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-19
CITY AND STATE.

SAA II EuudIJOuls,
two styles: also 40 horsepower touring
cars.
SEND your watch and jewelry repair
work to d. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
Henry j. O'Hanlon, the we'll Known
merchant of Chinook. was among the
arrivals today.
LOOK out for a shortage ia REQ
ears this season. Place orders now.
Dir. Stephens. r
e. V. NASSAU, the St. Paul livestock
dealer. arrived from the east today
on a business visit.
Ii you want to buy pianos, organs
or graphophoues, you can ave money
by writing Stackhouse Music Store,
Great Falls, Mont.
In a proclamation issued by Gov
ernor Toole, the third Tuesday in
April is designated as Arbor day and
a general holiday.
Gus Wiedstein, who has been in the
employ of D. G. Lockwood for some
time past, left today for American
Falls, Idaho, where he expects to 10.
cate.
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 January crop of wolf and coy
ote scalps presented for bounty pur.
poses was CHECKED up today by the
county clerk and county treasurer.
The crop represented the death Of
about 200 stock destroying animals.
A large force of men and teams has
commenced work on harvesting ice
from the Teton, the weather conditions
at this point up to the present time
having been unfavorable to securing
the necessary supply from the Mis-
souri, river.
Advices from Helena report the
death Of Charles Hend rickson. a we'll
known Valley county stockman, whose
home is near Glasgow. He had been
under ire atment at St. Peters hos
pital for kidney trouble, which was
the cause of death.
O. B. Crane and bride, who we're
married a few days ago at Missoula,
arrived from the west tod ay on a visit
with Mr.. Cranes parents. The BRIDE
groom was taken in charge by some
of his old.time friends this morning,
and, to the accompaniment of a cor.
act and bass drum was conducted
around town to receive congratula-
tions.
A Washington dispatch to the An
aconda Standard says Senators Dix
on and Carter and Representative
Pray have arranged for a conference
with Secretary Taft and General Bell
to make formal protest against the
department order abandoning Forts
Assinniboine and keogh. The confer
ence will be held the latter part of
this week. A statement is being pre-
pared showing the Importance of the
retention of these posts.
From Thursdays Daily.
DR.. Stephens is agent ia this VI
entity for REQ and Ford automo.
biles. =
Sheriff Mcdonald left today for
Warm Springs with Leon Tschetter.
the Teton rancher who was recently
adjudged insane.
Two location notices for quartz
claims in the Little Rockies we're filed
in the county clerks Office today by
Peter Sieh and Chas. r. Liebert, of
Landusky. A similar notice for one
claim was filed by A. Gilvich.
The coroner of Fergus county has
been kept busy the past six weeks.
thirteen violent deaths having occur
red in his district during that time.
Most of the fatalities were due to ac-
cidents in railroad construction work.
Among the instruments filed for re-
cord in the county clerks Office today
was a deed from a. C. STROBE, of
Whitlash, to John Laird and Francis
Laird, which conveys title to loo acres
of land in the Sweet Grass hills. The
consideration named in the deed is
, $500.
According to ad vices from Cascade,
the sheriff of Lewis and Clark county
has abandoned the hunt for William
Mosney, the halfbreed murder >us-
pect, which has been in progress the
past week. The authorities believe
the fugitive has succeeded in getting
out OF :he country, and hope to secure
trace of him at some future time.
Bishop Brewer addressed a large
audience at St. Paul's church Las,
evening, his subject being the =acra.
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