The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
Herman Evers, the we'll known Big
Sandy sheepman, arrived today on a
visit with relatives here.
G. II. Merrill, who has extensive
livestock interests in this vicinity, was
among the arrivals from the east
today.
The assessment list of Valley coun.
ty, which has just been completed,
shows an increase of about $780, 600
over the valuation of last year.
Mrs. M. tombstone, who has been
visiting with relatives in Oklahoma
for som time past. is the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. A. E. McLeish.
David Adams and wife,. OF Box
Elder, arrived today by private con.
vey in which they will make an
overland trip to the Yellowstone park.
They will follow the route taken by
the John Ward party last year.
G. B. Van Alstin, of Big Sandy,
who has been on the sick list the past
few weeks, underwent an operation
at st. Glare hospital today for ap-
pendicitis. Mrs. Van Alstin arrived
from Big Sandy today to assist in
caring for the patient.
Advices from Havre report the death
OF Gus Hobbs, who was seriously in.
jured Saturday evening by q kick from
q horse, and who was under the care
OF q physician. The deceased had q
ranch seven or eight miles south Of
Havre, and was respected by his
neighbors as an honest and industri-
u citizen.
Word has been received from Clear
Creek that Jerry Kearful was badly
cut up by his brother, John Kearful,
In q quarrel at q dance Saturday
night. The two men, who are we'll
known residents of that section, are
said to have had disagreements on
former occasions that nearly resulted
in bloodshed.
I. NJ. Rogers, livestock inspector
TOR this district, arrived today with
Fred Wright and William Sampson,
who are wanted on q charge of steal.
ing horses in the Bear Paw country.
The prisoners we're arrested at White
Earth, N. OAK, and agreed to be
brought back to Montana without the
formality of requisition papers.
Fred E. Smith and George L. Smith,
who arrived here Monday, have COM
menced work on q big fat boat, about
IL by 30 feet in size, in which a party
OF hunters from the east will make a
trip down the Missouri river in the
early fall. The party will include
two visitors from Scotland, who are
now on their way to this country, the
proposed hunting trip being one of
the attractions that are bringing them
here.
from thursday DAILY.
G. D. Miller returned last evening
from a business trip to Kalispell.
D. H. Ruhe, of Warrick, a we'll
known sheepman of the Bear Paw
country, is among the business visit
ors in town.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
William G. Aud and Ada Lawrence,
both of Havre.
Mrs. Kelly. who also used the name
of Mrs. johnson, and who has been
under treatment at St. Glare hospital
for consumption, died in that institu-
ton last evening. The deceased for
merly lived near Clagett, and has
been a resident of this vicinity about
eighteen months.
In reply to an inquiry from Thomas
Dignan, county attorney of Valley
county, Attorney General Galen holds
that the state law which prohibits the
establishment and malnten ance of sa.
looms within 1000 feet of a. state
educational institution refers only to
state institutions, and not to public
schools of a county.
William Waring and }. A. Florence,
of the Marias, we're among the visi-
tors in town today. Mr.. Waring has
disposed of his ranch interests on the
Marias to Mr.. Florence, and after
settling up his business aft airs will go
to his old home in Arkansas, where
he proposes to locate. According to
q deed filed in the county clerks office,
the Waring ranch of about l42 acres
was sold to Mr.. Florence for 81, 900.
The work of footing up the Chou
teau county tax list for the current
fiscal year has not yet been completed