The river press., 1909-12-08

the owner proposes to seed to grain
and other crops.
Sheriff Bickle arrived from Havre
yesterday with Wilmsr Johnson, who
will serve time in jail at the rate of
two dollars per day to liquidste q
fine OF $500 imposed by Justice W. b.
Pyper. The prisoner was found guilty
on q charge of circulating worthless
| checks.
! A Chinese cook, who was known by
the name Charlie Kong and who has
been employed by various residents
of this vicinity, was found dead in his
room this morning by one of his fel.
low countrymen. The deceased had
been on the sick list the past three
weeks, and death is supposed to have
resulted from pneumonia.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Born, to the wife of Wilbur Rowe,
of the city, daughter.
Great Falls is reported to have been
one OF the coldest places on the map
last night, with temperature of q
below zero.
Chris Ruhe, of Warrick, who is
engaged In the sheep business in that
vicinity, is among the business visi.
tors in town.
H. E. Eklund having purchased q
Photographic gallery in Great Falls,
he will be unable to open his Fort
Benton studio until after th: new
year.
A recent sheep deal Is reported by
the Chinook Opinion, which says Hen.
sen Bros. have cold 1,500 ewes to
Henry Bosch and II. A. Hanson, at
81. .25 per head.
i Advices from Bozeman report the
serious illness of George L. King,
formerly of this city, who is under
! treatment in Bozeman hospital for
cancerous growth.
The Ladies Aid of the Methods,
church will hold q sale of fancy arti.
cles Thursday afternoon, December
. o, in the building next to the Center
Meat market. Lunch will be served
The jurymen for the present term ol
district court were summoned to re-
port for duty at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing, but owing to delayed trains very
few of them put in an appearance q
that hour. Court was consequently
adjourned, to await their arrival.
> The cold wave that has prevailed
! throughout the northwest the pas
3 three days made its presence felt il
{ this vicinity to the extent of II below
zero last night. The temperature Sat
3 urday night was IL below, and Sund q,
|, night 13 below, according to the gov
, ernment thermometer.
4 The cold spell of the past three day
1 has resulted in a heavy aow of slusl
q ice in the Missouri river, causing tn
+. freeze-up of that stream today at thi
F., point. Last winter the freeEe-up tool
e place January l. and the present oc
currence is the earliest since 1905
when ice blocked the river Nov. %.
! The Commercial Club of this city il
in receipt of numerous letters from
prospective settlers, who announc,
3 their Intention TO locate in this par
v of Montana if desirable locations cal
. be found. One of the parties seeking
e inform ati IN has large steam plowine
outfit, which it is proposed to use OF
' 1.-The land located by themselves ant
r will also do custom work fer othe
settlers.
i. Miss Blackstone, county superin
9 tendent, announces that thirteen ap
9 plicants for teachers certificate
. passed the examin alton held . weel
+ ago. The successful applicants were
t First grade-Miss Bess Mckenzie ant
: Miss B. Doherty. Second grade-Mis
Harriet Russell, Miss Hazel Putnam
Miss ]. c. Ward and Miss Ruth Cole
9 grove. Third grade-Miss G. DeLori
mer, Miss Beatrice Moore, Miss }
o Mcfarland, Miss H. Gleason, Mis-
q M. Hawkins. Miss Maud Doles az,
Miss E. SOmmerville.
u Good Times For Stockmen.