The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-02
CITY AND STATE.
Fsen sssusday's Daily.

Fren satsfday's Daily.
Nils G. Peterson fled his petition in
the diptrict court today for admission
to full citizen ship.
A petition was filed in the district
court today by Viola Foreman pray
ing for letters Of administration in the
estate Of Lisle o. Brown, deceased.
Six cars Of cattle which we're shipped
from Helena were sold on the Chicago
market last Thursday. bringing the
top price of 90. IS per hundred. These
cattle we're bred and fed onthe Keseler
ranch near Helena.
Miss Gould's pupils we're at home
to their friends yesterday afternoon.
A very pleasing and clever program
was rendered by the various members,
who afterwards served punch and
waters to the visitors.
Nels Grsndschsmp. the halfbreed
cowboy charged with shooting Chss.
Barrett from q moving train at Gid
ford, 10 being held in jail to aw wait the
effect of the wound caused by the
shooting. The condition Of the victim
is such that his recovery is uncertain.
It 10 reported from Hsvre that W.
L. Liller, engineer Of the United States
geological survey has arrived with
twelvesmen and will make that place
his headquarters for the season. He
is making . typographical survey OF
the country north Of Havre to the
Canadian boundary line.
Advices received in this city today
from Zortman state that q serious row
occurred at that place on Thursday
last during the progress Of which
Robt Coburn received a gun ghot
wound in the head and Constable
Richie was shot in the leg. No further
particul ars were o%btainable.
During the severe thunderstorm OF
Thursday afternoon, Oscar Dahlgren.
q sheepherder in the emplyoy Of the
sunnyside Ranch Co. vas struck by
lightning at their camp about 10 miles
mort Of Vaughn. Although the bolt
was powerful enough to tear his cloth.
ing and shoes from him he lived
nearly IL hours after being struck.
The Cascade county authorities are
making an effort 70 appeal to the
state board of health for relief from
what they regard as an unjust expense.
It is claimed that q number of cases
of contagious disease among railroad
laborers working 10 adjoining counties
have been brought to Great Falls for
treatment At the expense of the county.
An interesting coincidence In con.
nection with the steamboat launching
ceremonies Wednesday evening. was
the fact that the date OF the launching
was the thir.ieth anniversary of the
arrival of two of the visiting specta-
tors by steamboat. G. J. Mcnamara,
Of Big Sandy, and Frank Plunkett, Of
Chinook, who were among the visitors
present, arrived here by steamboat on
May 26, 1879.
According to a report from Havre,
diphtheria patient who was confined
in the detention hospital with a man
suffering from scarlet fever, died in
that institution a few days ago, and
some of his friends allege that his
death was due to lack of proper at
tention. The deceased was under the
care of the city authorities, who are
said to have made arrangements for
the care Of such cases at the county
poor farm.
W. S. Towner, president OF the
Commercial club, ia in receipt Of re-
plies from the industrial associations
of Great Falls. Havre, Chinook and
Harlem, acknowledging receipt of in.
vitatious to the steamboat launching
ceremonies and expressing regret that
owing to such short notice they could
not be represented on that OCCASION.
The short notice was due to the fac,
that it was not known until the meet
ing of the Commercial Club Monday
night, that the boat would be ready
for launching at the time need
From Tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. Frank MCGOWAN, of High.
wood, is among the visitors In town,
Lew Williams and wife, Of Lone
tree, arrived yesterda y on q short
visit.
w. DeLosier, who was recently ap.
pointed city marshal, assumed the
duties of that Office today.
r. F. Koeppel, of Glasgow, has &C.
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