The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

Mrs. F. A. Flanagan, who has been
visiting in California the past few
weeks, was among the arrivals today.
The football boys wish to call at.
tention to the d late Of their public dance
at the opera house next Friday even-
ing, September "a.
The postof1ce department announces
that the Kismet postofice has been
discontinued, the mail Of its patrons
going to the Leedy Office.
Jere Sullivan and wife returned to-
day from q visit to The county fair at
Chinook. They report . very sue.
cessful fair, the only unfortunate fea-
ture being stormy weather Friday.
Constable A. B. Clarke arrived to-
day from Havre with Edna Fontaine,
who 10 under sentence Of ninety days
for disturbing the peace. The pris-
oner was committed to jail by Justice
Ed. M. Allen.
Seven dollar Montana beef was Q
feature Of the Chicago market q few
days ago, that figure being paid for
the tops of . shipment made by c.
Cooper, Of Billings. These steers
were Q choice lot of stuff, and aver
aged 1922 pounds.
Word hss been received that the
trotting stallion Whitlash, exhibited
At the Fergus county fair by Frank
Mcdonald, of this city, was awarded
fret premium in his class. The breed.
or of Whit ash wat Thomas P. Strobe
of the Sweet Grass hills, who has
q fine bunch of standard bred trotting
stock and is Q pioneer in the breeding
OF this class OF sock in the northern
part Of this state.
The eastbound passenger train due
here last evening had . narrow escape
from serious wreck near Kershaw, but
the damage was confined to the derail.
ment OF the day coach and smoking
car. One of the axles Of the day
coach was burned of at . point come
distance west of Kershaw, but as the
train was travelling slowly on q
straight track there vas no serious
trouble. In passing the switch st the
stocky ards, however, the ars left the
track, causing q delay of about six
hours.
Great Falls Leader: F. G. Camp
bell, who for many years was super.
intendent of the Fort Shaw Indian
school near this city, arrived last
evening from Oklahoma, en- route to
Poplar, on the Fort Peck reserva-
ton, in the capacity OF allotting agent
and his duties will be that OF allotting
separate tracts of lands to each of the
Indians now residing upon the reser
walton who are entitled to land from
the government. Mr.. Campbell ex-
poets to spend two or three years at
this work.
From Mondays Daily.
Mayor F. E. Stranahan and sou,
Clinton, left last evening on a trip to
the Pacific coast.
The little daughter of Nels Olson,
OF Teton, died last evening, from con-
WILSON'S. The little n was abou,
three years old.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court tod ay
to Alexander j. Stevenson and Mar.
tina M. Adank, both of Havre.
Conrad Kulage and Pat Connolly
of the Shonkin, returned today from
Chicago, where they secured good
prices for q beef shipment in whict
they were interested.
Jere Collins, of Helena, who wa.
editor of the River Press in the early
eighties, is among the business visit
ors in town. Mr.. Collins is now en-
gagged in the land business, and re
ports q brick demand for Montans
ranch property.
According to the Zortman Miner
an important mineral discovery wa
made in that locality a few days ago
q large body of ore that was formerl.
considered worthless being found tt
be quite valuable. 1t Is said to ASA!
from $40 to S4OO : the ton.
w. S. Towner, county attorney
filed an information in the distric
court today against George Harris
charging burglary. The defendant i
the man who was arrested q few day
ago as q suspect, in connection will
the burglary OF the Davis Bros. 8
Merger store.
John tombstone, a former member
of the River Press force. arrived from
the east yesterday on q visit with hi
sister, Mrs. A. E. McLeish. Mr.
tombstone is interested in the mercan
tile business at Bartles %ville,. Okla, I
locality that is developing into I