The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-29
CITY AND STATE.
ron Fridays Daily

Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
w. E. Schultz and q party of land
seekers from Fairfield, WASH, are
among the visitors in town.
Parties from Hollywood report q
heavy snowfall in that locality, the
depth 10 some places ranging from
two to three feet.
It is reported that the Wallace
Chase residence property on Power
street has been purchased by George
Wackerlin, the consideration being
about $500.
The civil suit of John Cook against
c. F. Murray, on appeal from the
justice court at Chinook, was dis
missed in the district court today on
motion Of the attorney for appellant.
A Washington dispatch says the
secretary of the interior has reported
that the state agricultural college at
Bozemsn has been granted an allot.
ment of $4,000 for the current fiscal
year.
According to figures prepared by
the commissioners of agriculture, labor
and industry, there were 593 inmates
at the Deer Lodge pen~itentiary on
December 81, 1908, during that year
206 being discharged. The gain over
the preceding year was 137 inmates.
Conrad Observer: DR.. Beaupre, of
Sweet Grass, although a busy pro.
fessioaal man finds time to devote to
other pursuits and is an extensive
agriculturist. A contract let by the
doctor for one thousand acres of
blowing has just been completed and
is ready for seeding in the early
spring.
There was q sudden drop In the
temper AZURE in this vicinity last even.
ing, tie cold being intensified by
fogRy conditions. Some Of those who
were exposed to the chilly atmosphere
believed it was about thirty below
zero, but the government thermome.
ter recorded eighteen below as the
minimum during the night.
From Thursdays Daily.
Attorney ". B. Sands. of Chinook,
arrived today on district court bust.
ness.
H. J. O'Hanlon and Grant Sharp,
of Chinook, are among the business
visitors in town.
A recent postoflce bulletin amour.
ces the appointment of Mabel B. Dan
iels as postmistress ct Scobey. Valley
county.
The public schools of this city
closed this afternoon for the Christ
mas holidays, and will open again
January 3.
Jere Sullivan, voluntary weather
bureau observer at this point, reports
a minimum temperature of IA below
zero last night.
Willett Bronson, a New York CAPT,
talist who has valuable real estate
investments in Great Falls, is the
guest of Rev. j. N. Chestnut.
According to local sheepmen, the
cold snap of the past week was some
what hard on their Aocks, and in many
cases it was necessary to feed hay.
Robert Klay, of the Shonkin. who
is in town toda y, reports q snowfall
of about IA inches at his place, with a
greater depth nearer the mountains.
According to q Washington dis.
patch, Secretary Ballinger has with
drawn for coal classification approx.
mately ~, 1873 acres of land in Mon
tana, q portion OF which lies in the
Blackfeet reservation.
There is an unusually big rush OF
business at the Fort Benton %postofice,
the volume of Christmas mail being
larger that at any former season.
Postmaster Crane and bis assisteuts
will be glad when the rush is over.
The civil suit of the Thomas O'Han.
Ion company. of Chinook, against
Ruhe & LANCE was on trial before q
jury in the district court today, a
verdict in favor of the plaintiff being
rendered. The Judgment is for about
$500.
1t is reported that several rauchers
in the Milk river country have re.
ceived notice that the mining of coal
from government land is unlawful.
1t is intimated that citizens who pro.
cure coal from such a source render
themselves subject to prosecution for
trespass.
From Wednesdays Daily.
W. w. Sheetz, Of Chinook, was
among the arrivals today.