The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.


dinner on Thursday, April Both.
David G. Browne and wife left tod az
for Helena, m q short visit. MIR.
Browne will attend a meeting of the
state democratic committee, of which
he IL chairman.
The federal authorities have ar
rested Sam Sho,e, who is charged with
cutting fences on the Blackfeet reser.
walton. The accused has been taken
20 Helena for trial.
Geo. W. Frields, who returned re.
Gently from y trip to Texas. reports
an active demand for Texas cattle by
northern buyers. Prices for two.year.
old steers range from $40 to ga per
head, according to grade and condi.
ton.
The tracklaying on the Billings aud
Northern railroad south of Arlington
has been suspended by a strike of the
men engaged in the work. The strik-
ers complain that the working day
is thirteen hours, and that the contrac-
tors did not treat them right.
The annual meeting of the North
Montana Roundup association will be
held May l at Malta, in accordance
with q resolution adopted at its meet
ing of last year. John Survant is
president of the association, and
Mafor T. A. Cummings, secretary.
It is reported from Judith that G..
r. Norris has disposed of his interests
in the Judith Mercantile and Cattle
company, and will make his residence
in Chicago. The store at Judith will
be in charge of A. w. Ramrick, who
was visiting here some time ago.
The report Of a rich strike in the
August mine, in the Little Rockies, is
confirmed by L. S. Goslin, of Tort.
man, who has been doing development
work on the property. He has located
q lead that Is from fifteen to twenty
feet wide, with an ore body that runs
from sl8 to $3.50 per ton in gold.
The Chouteau county authorities
are in receipt Of word from the sheriff
Of Henry county, Indiana, that he has
in custody a man who answers to the
description OF John Smith, who is
wanted here on the charge of killing
Marshal Fred Stevens at Ravre, about
four years ago. The Indiana officer
is believed to have captured the wrong
man as Smith is said to be serving a
life sentence in the Illinois peniten'
tiary.
1t appears that stockmen in the
western part OF Chouteau county will
be required to engage in dipping op
e~ratious this season. j. A. Stauffer
federal livestock inspector, who is II
town tod ay, states that scab exist
among cattle that range along tn
Teton and Msrias, and in the Swee
Grass hills, and beef shipments from
these localities the coming season
must be accompanied by a dippins
certiicat Cattle that are shipped
without a certificate may be taken il
charge and dipped by the federal au
thorities.
From Mondays Daily.
Born, on Sunday, April II, 1905, t.
the wife of J.. o. Patterson, of thi
city, q daughter.
F. N. Utter, cashier of the Fire
National bank OF Havre, is amonl
the business visitors in town.
w. ]. Mccartney, of Waverly
Iowa, q former resident.cf this vicinity
was among the arriv ais today.
John Krohn. a native Of Germany
has Rled ia the district court q dec
laration OF bis intention to become a
American citizen.
Petitions for uatura lig alton wer
filed in the district court today b
Thore Ritland, a native OF Norway
and Emil Schmidt, q native of Gel
many.
One OF the infant twin daughters
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Rouan die
Saturday night, after a brief illness
The funeral of the little one took plac
today.
The pastor of the Methodist churc
will speak during the week upon al
propriate and timely themes for PAT
sion week. Services begin at eigl
o'clock. All are cordially invited.
Henry Collins, who was recent
arrested ca d charge OF horse s.ea
ing, was a,rraigned before Justie
Kinder today and waived examine
.ion. He was bound over for trial i
the distric. coUc1.
An application for letters {
admiui stration in the estate OF Heur
C. Riechers has been filed in the di'
.rict court by Louisa N. Riecher'
widow OF the deceased. The estate
ro1,o1 NJ ohnnt 81 SR1