The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18
From Tueeday'e Daily.


Don't forget to attend the grand
opening of ladies' and children's hats
at T. c. Power & Bro. Sa.urday
afternoon.
Dave Dutro, of Chester, who has
been attending a business college in
Helena, arrived today on a short visit
with friends here.
Chas. Crepeau, who recently started
a lumber yard on Main street, has
sold his stock of material 20 the Wal
lace E. Chase Lumber company.
Oscar johnston will! hold a horse
sale a; his ranch on Arrow creek
Saturda y, March q. Will nave about
a hundred head from which to make
selections.
TIE divorce suit of Emily C. Wood
vs. Royal S. Wood, which was com.
meuced in the district cour, OF Cascade
county, has been transferred TO this
distric, upon application of the de-
fend ant.
: ICPOItC0 oAOStCt VA0u
George Dutro, formerly of this city,
who has been in the employ of Bourne
& Hamilton for several years past,
ha. purchased an interest in a mer.
camille establishment at Dodson.
According "a a decision of the
supreme court, the Montana law that
req oires the payment Of fees for fling
inventories aud appraisements in the
district court is unconstitutional.
The law provided for graded fees,
ranging from S.. 90 to S95 90, accord
log To the value of the estate.
Wait, Wait! T. G. Power & Bro.
will have a grand opening of millin.
cry goods Saturday afternoon. They
will have an experienced milliner
just from the east, who will trim or
retrim all kinds of hats. She will
also bring q large stock Of hats with
her. Good music and q free lunch. =
Advices from Billings report a few
sheep sales in the Yellowstone coun.
try the past week, q of the transac-
tions being the purchase of about B..
GOO eve oy a Wisconsin buyer at
about 1928 per head. A sale of about
5000 mixed yearliugs is reported
from the upper Tetoo, but the price il
not stated.
The members OF the high school
literary society are preparing for 9
!, public entertainment to be given II
the assembly room Saturday evening
March p, which will consist in par
of the drama "In the Wake of Pau,
Revere" The program also includes
q farce, Rotations, monologues ane
drills, with vocal and instrumental
music.
= An application Is being made to thu
. state authorities for the pardon o
Frank Murphy, a Chouteau count.
convict who is serving a life sentenc
for murder. Murphy was %convicte'
: in the district court of this county il
Decem Der, 1899, on an information
charging him with killing Lawrenc
} Schnaoel during a drunken quarrel a
a railroad camp near Galata. Hi
friends claim he acted in self defense
and is entitled to executive clemency
+. Several of the %sheepmen of thi
vicinity have decided to call a meetin!
t of wool growers, to be held in thi
city on Saturday, March %, for tn
purpose of discussing methods o
handing wool at local shipping points
: 1t is claimed that it is the custom t.
8 receive wool at the warehouses with
D out weighing it, and charging insur
auce upon it without issuing a polio
to the owner, who is left without re
y. course in case of loss. There are ais
other unsatisfactory business method
in this connection, which will be pre-
sented for consideration at he meet
ting.