The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-30
CITY AND STATE.

EIOm WeOnesO8ys DAILY.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store. =
W. Nj. Williamson, of Big Sandy,
arrived today on a short business
visit.
Walter Brown, the we'll known Box
Elder stockman, is among the visitors
in town.
Miss Violet Lepper arrived from
HaVre today, on a visi: with Fort
Benton friends.
Miss Mildred Minar, who has been
attending school in New York state,
was among the arrivals yesterday.
M. $. Cockrill, who came in tod y
from the Marias, reports unusually
good range conditions in that locality.
In the district court yesterday, the
judgment against B. G. Henry, rem.
dered in the justice court at Chinook,
was annulled and set aside.
A suit for divorce has been com.
menced in the district court by Joseph
F. Owings against Blanche V .Owings,
the complaint alleging ~desertion.
Newton Burton has commenced suit
In b district court against Margaret
krier, to recover an Indebtedness al.
legged to be due for labor and services
rendered.
Two u~ndesirables, who gave their
uames as Joseph Cherry and Frank
Daley were committed to Jail today as
Migrants. by Police Magistrate Kin
der. to serve a sentence of five days.
Rev. J. N. Chestnut returned last
evening from Bozeman, where he at.
tended the Episcopal convention. Mr..
Chestnut reports very interesting and
successful meetings, most of the
churches in the diocese being repre-.
scented.
W. r. Leet, who returned tod ay
from Chinook, reports a rainfall of
q inches in "a hours in that vicinity
Sunday and Monday, the heaviest
rainstorm in ten years. 1t caused q
small lose among sheep that had Just
been shorn, but was of great benefit in
other respects.
The new steamboat "Baby Rose"
was given a practical test today, the
furnaces being fred and steam turned
into the machinery. Everything was
found to be in good shape, and ready
for active service. The boat, how.
ever, must be inspected by a govern
ment official before it makes its first
trip, and Captain Crepeau ~telegraphed
the authorities several days ago that
the craft is ready for inspection.
From Thursdays Daily.
G. N. Dickinson, of Great Falls, is
among the business visitors in town.
Mrs. J.. w. Woodcock, of the Shon.
kin, arrived today on a visit with
friends.
Mems hats, shoes aud overshoes
are being sold a. the Chase Store re-
CARELESS Of cost. y
Miss Leonora Bowling, OF Everett.
WASH, arrived today on a visit with
Mrs. l.. 0. Hudson.
A suit for divorce has been filed ia
the district court by John r. Muncy
against Marie L. Muncy, the defend.
ant being accused of desertion.
Joseph plato was recently arrested
at Havre for fishing without a license,
which is a misdemeanor under the
new game law, and was fined $25 and
costs.
c. W. Swearingen and Carroll B.
McCulloh, the we'll known civil en-
gineers of Great Falls, are in town to
consult with the municipal authorities
in regard to improvements in the
water supply system.
A crew Of carpenters left today fol
Lippard, where they will build coal
bunkers for Captain Crepeau. Similar
accommoda atoms will be established
at various places along the Missouri;
river in which fuel for the new s,ea N
boat will be stored.
Walter Keaster, of Highwood gap,
who is among the visitors in town,
reports quite a loss from lightning q
few days ago. A bunch of clever
horses vas huddled together during
the recent storm, when lightning
struck them and eight head were
killed.
\ special meeting of the city coun.
Gil was held last evening, at which the
proposition Of laying new water mains
was discussed. 1t was practically de-
cided to replace the old mains with
cast iron pipe, about two miles of the
system to be completed the coming
fall.