The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
I r AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Send your watch and iewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iawelry
store. +
Geo. w. Frields. the we'll known
stockman, came up from Judith today
on a brief business visit.
Jos. A. Baker, of Hjghwood, who Is
IN town today, is preparing for a
European trip that will extend over
the winter months.
John w. Haigler. formerly under
sheriff OF this county and now deputy
United States marshal, arrived from
Helena today on official business.
Frank Hadley left today for Great
Falls, where he will represent the
local lodge of Odd Fellows at the
grand lodge of that organization.
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.
Declarations of their intention to
become American citizens were filed
in the district court today by George
D. Adams and Peter Mitchell, both of
whom are natives of Scotland.
E. E. Parks was received at the
county Jail today to await trial in the
district court on q charge of assault
in the second degree, it being alleged
that he tire atened a train;crew with a
gun when they tried to eject him from
a freight car. He was bound over to
the district court by Justice w. 8.
Piper. in the sum of $1,000.
The snowstorm tha visited this gee.
ton yesterday is reported by local
weather observers as the worst in ten
years. the storm of Oct. l, 1898, having
been similar in many respects. Arri-
walls from the Shonkin bring word that
snowdrifts cover the fences in many
places. and the snow is from four TO
six inches deep on the level. The
Knerville stage, which was due here
last evening, had not arrived at q late
hour this afternoon, and an extra was
sent out to locate the missing driver.
1t is announced that Hon. Walter
Hartman, of Bozeman, will be the
principal speaker at the democratic
rally to be held in the opera house
Saturday evening. 1t was originally
arranged that Hon. T. j.. Walsh, of
Helena, should address the meeting,
but he will be unable to fill the ap-
pointment. Mr.. Walsh was to have
come here from Havre by automobile
Saturd ay afternoon, but as the roads
are in bad condition he will go to
Chinook and speak at a meeting to be
held there Saturday evening.
William Carver, captain of the
Shonkin roundup, who arrived today
from his camp at O'Hanlon coulee. re-
ports that the Shonkin beef shipment
that was to have been made tomorrow
has iSeen indefinitely postponed.
During the snow storm of yesterday
the beef herd became restless and
finally stampeded, despite the efforts
OF the roundup boys to keep them un.
der control, and the animals are now
scattered over the range. The severity
OF the storm in that locality il indicat-
ed by the fact hat two of the roundup
horses died during the night, from ex.
pOsure to the nov and sleeo-
From Thursdays Daily.
In the district court today, Louisa
Kenison was appointed administratrix
OF the estate of the late Edwin Kenison,
who died a few weeks ago.
Miss Alice Overfeld, daughter of
Mrs. AID Mrs. Geo. L. Overfeld, en-.
tertained q number of little folks this
afternoon at a birthday party.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
Gilbert e. Hart, of Harlem, and
Eshyle Fausey, of Glastonbury. Ohio.
A recent real estate deal is the sale Of
her residence property on upper Front
street by MrS. C. B. HOuser to j. j..
McGraw, the consideration being
about 81, 500.
F. A. Carnal, county attorney, who
returned today from a trip 20 White
fish, expresses confidence in the cleo
ton of the republican ticket in Chol-
teau county aud other parts of north.
ern Montana.
An order of sale was issued ia the
district court today in the foreclosure
suit of the ~Stockmen's National bank
against the estate OF the late W. P. !
Turner, which has been pending in
court for some time past.
W. r. Leet, county clerk, announces
that the polling place for the lower
Shonkin precinct on November 3, will
be at the Northwestern Livestock com.