The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
CITY N STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

claims we're filed in the county clerks
Office today by Walter Sturmuu, of
Zortman, the claims being named
Sunday, Monday udNTuesday.
George E. Hayden, of the United
States engineers office at Kansas
City, arrived today to make prepara-
tions for the riprap york that is TO be
done on tae river bank a this poiut.
Bert Allen and family left tod ay for
Three Forks, III Galiatin county,
where Mr.. ALLEN has taken ID grading
contract. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Dimock and family, who will
locate in that section,
James Sterling, clerk of the govern
ment steamboat Mandan, arrived to
day with the news that the Manda an
will not come further W the river than
water is alleged to be the reason for
cutting short the trip.
Miss Sadie Birmingham left last
evening on an eastern trip, the main
purpose of which is to purchase =
stock of fall millinery for the T. G.
Power u Bro. dry goods department.
Miss Birmingham was accompanied
by Miss Lizzie Emblet0n OF the Teton.
A, E. King, who went down the
Missouri river On the steamboat Baby
Rose, returned today, having left the
kc "a of Rysppo+ tc ~ olya thA ,.Nt,,,. to; ~
by railroad from Malta. The Baby
Rose was discharging q lot OF freight
at Kismet three days ago, ana viii
soon start IN her trip up stream.
According to later advices from
Harlem, the death Of Miss Ina Pat
terson from poison was due to an
overdose that was accidentally taken.
Miss Patterson il said to have been
using o small quantity Of strych.
nine as medicine, end unfortunately
swallowed more than was called FOR
in the prescription.
Frank NJ. E%shleman, of Philadel-
phia. a member OF the well known
wool firm Justice, Bateman < Go is
among the visitors in town Mr..
Eshlenau recently bought The Hunter
q Anderson clip al Miles City, at 25@
cents, The highest price paid ia Mon
a this year, and expects to make a
few other purchases before the close
OF the season,
r. Z. Baker arrived from the Pa.
ciic coast last evening to take charge
of the Great Northern express Office
during he absence Of j. D. Savage.
Mr.. Baker is reported to have pur-
chased q tract OF fruit land in the
Yakima valley, and having registered
for the FJathead and two other reser-
walton drawings, he stands q chance
of becoming Il large holder of ranch
property.
Sergeant =. EgaD, of the Northwest
Mounted police, and E. z. Ashe. OF
Coutts> arrived today for the purpose
OF taking Into custody Charles FL
Roske. a prisoner in the county jail
who is serving out a fine Of S75 for
carrying concealed weapons. Roske
is alleged 10 have stolen Il horse IN
Canada owned by ID MIR. PruiGt, aud
after being interviewed by The Cana.
dian visitors today he indicated his
Willingness To be taken north for trial
without exlraditiun formalities.
The Great Falls newspapers repurt
that Walter STEPHENSON. aged -
years, nephew of Attorney San!
Stephenson, Wa drowned Thursday
evening In the Missouri river, of
city, while swimming across from the
island to Gbe west bank OF the river
The young man had gone in bathiug
with q party If friends and while at
tempting a longer swim than his
strength or NeXperieuce would permit,
vas drawn down beneath the water,
his hodP Being recovered at hon,
latsr.
From Mondays Daily.
Justice Kinder and Robert Koeppyl
of The Chase store LET'S last evening
for Katispell, with Jhe intention o
registering for q chance IN lhp Fiss
head reservation opening,
Edward Campbell, who was con
vieted IN Judge Pyper's court al
Havre of incorrigibillty, has oo=r
turned over to~th3 district cour by
that officer a. 4 fit snhjcs for the re.
form school,