The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
r. L. Thompson, of Virgelle, is
among the business visitors in town.
G. H. Merrill and wife, and c.. E.
Libby and wife. who have been visit.
ing here the past week, left for the
west today.
George F. Lewis, who arrived today
from Floweree, brings word that new
settlers are constantly arriving in
that locality. Most of the land near
Floweree has been filed upon by re-
cent arrivals.
A party of several men left town for
the Teton last evening, to assist in
fighting q big prairie fire In the vicin-
ity Of the Kelly ranch, The flames
we're checked, after they had destroyed
several square miles of range.
John Sullivan, who was released
from jail October Is, after serving two
months for stealing q ride on the
Great Northern, was returned to that
institution yesterday to serve ten
days as a drunk and d%isorderly. he
wss committed by Police Magistrate
Kinder.
A telegram received this afternoon
from Roy Clary, who reached DEVILS
Lake, N. Dak., last night. states that
his father, Thomas Clary, Roy Fish
and Owen Fergus, who were the more
seriously hurt in the accident at
Rugby, are progressing favorably
and the pbysicians believe they
will recover. The other victims of the
wreck are considered out Of danger.
Hon. T. c. Power, Of Helena, who
was among the arrivals today, re.
ports that stockmen who have inter.
ests in Fergus county have formed a
wolf bounty association. They pro.
pose to pay a bounty OF $40 for each
wolf killed on the Judith and Mecca.
sin range, q district lying between the
Missouri river, Arrow creek and the
Musselshell. in which considerable
loss is caused by the depred atone OF
wild animals. The reward will be
paid by Andrew Fergus or Murray
Deston upon the surrender OF the
bounty certificate issued by the coun-
ty clerk Of Fergus county.
From Monday Daily.
Attorney F. E. Stranahan left today
for Glasgow, on district court busi-
ness.
Max Waterman and wife, who have
been visiting here with their daughter,
Mrs. W. j. Minar, left yesterday for
their home in Lewistown.
John A. Hackshaw, of Malta, a
frequent visitor to this city in the
early eighties, was renewing acquaint'
ance with old.time friends and rela'
tives yesterd ay.
The football game played at Havre
on Saturday between the Fort Shaw
and Havre teams, was a holly con
tested aft fair. The Havre boys won
by a score of I to 6.
G. w. Price, who arrived yesterd ay
from Maple Creek, reports exceptions
ally good grain crops in that part OF
Canada. Winter wheat, spring wheaI
and fax, are the principal farm pro
ducts in that locality.
The report of the United States as
say Office in Helena shows large re
ceipts OF gold during the month o
October. Chouteau county heads thu
list with shipments valued at sos 2S
and Fergus county comes second will
$45, 5l5.
Four applicants for American citi
zenship filed their declarations OF in
tention in the district court today
The applicants we're WILDER w. Film
and Andrew D. Flint, OF Chester:
Richard Forcier, of Clifford; ant
Henry Lsverty, of Teton, all beins
natives of Canada.
The remains of the laie Thoma
Clary were taken to Great Falls toda!
on the westbound passenger, and it i
announced that the funeral will TAX
place from his home in that city to
morrow afternoon. A delegation o
Mr.. Clary's old time friends in thi
vicinity will attend the services.
The suits filed in this county agains
the Great Northern railway company
for alleged violations of the ''dinky'
caboose law, and which were trans
ferred to the district court of Levi
and Clark county, have been dismissed
on motion of Attorney General Galen
1t is stated that the use of the out
lawed cabooses has been discontinued
Tn. Fort Benton high school foot
ball team returned yesterday frou
Chinook, where they played the higt
school boys of that place Saturda!
afternoon, at the fair grounds. AL