The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-25
CITY N STATE.


From Saturdays Daily.
Born-In this city, on Friday, Au-
gust 20, to the wife of F.. E. Strana-
han, q son.
Mrs. j. P. Williams, son and
daughter, who have been visiting in
the east for several weeks past, re-
turned home yesterday morning.
James NJ. Reed, q native of Scot
land, today made declaration of his
intention to become 40 American cit.
izen before the clerk of the district
court.
Ole Carlson, an insane suspect, who
was sent here from Hsvre several days
ago by the railroad authorities, was
today discharged from custody by
Judge Tattan.
In order to land the Oriental mail
contract, the Great Northern an.
nounces that on November l it will
put on q fast mail train, to consist of
mail cars only.
C. F. Pincott, Great Northern claim
agent at Great Falls, was elected
president of the Montana Tennis as.
sociation at its recent session at Hun.
ter's Hot Syringe.
Constable A. B. Clark came up
from Havre this morning in charge of
John Sullivan, who was convicted in
Justice Pyper's court of stealing . ride
on the Great Northern, and sentenced
to the county jail for sixty days.
S. E. King, representing J. B. Long
g. Co., came down from Great Falls
last evening, and today went out to
the Northwestern company's ranch on
Lonesome prairie to look over q
bunch of 900 sheep recently purchased
from that company.
A deed recorded in the Office of the
county clerk today records the sale
by Chas. E. Duer, acting for the Nee
estate, ito Peter w. Burnett of the
property on Front street which the
latter has been occupying al q cob
bier shop. The consideration men
toned in the deed is 600.
The Great Falls Tribune says tina
it has been learned from q reliable
source that Great Northern engineer'
are engaged in running a definite line
for q r~ight-of.way up the Sun rive
valley with q view to continuing owe,
the main range by the most accessible
pass and down into the Flstheat
country. While nothing has beef
given out by the Great Northern Off
Gals in connection with this work
there are rumors that the line up SUI
river will afford a lower grade acros
the main range than the present mali
line of the Great Northern, and tina
the Sun river line will eventu ally b
adopted as the main line.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. o. B. Crane, of Missoula, an
her brother, Donald MacLean, of S,
Paul, are visiting with friends in thi
city.
John Reynolds, who came in will
the Highwood stage today, reports
heavy rain storm in the Highwoo'
country this morning.
Allan Gray and wife wish to return
thanks to their friends for the kind
ness and sympathy extended durin'
their recent bereavement.
The first mutton shipment of til
season from this part of Montana wa
made today by G. a. Ragland, a train
load of that class of stock being shiE
ped from Big Sandy.
F. J. Morrison aud Thomas Price
of Mexico, Mo-, who are among th
visitors in town, are looking over th
surrounding country with a view I
becoming permanent residents.
District court for this county Wa
adjourned today for the term. Tt
August term of court will convene t
morrow At 10 a. a., the first day b.
ing set apart for hearing application
for citizenship.
Fishing without the license require
by the present game law may prove
be expensive recreation. Two Offer
ders were arrested at Havre last weel
for fishing without the necessary pc,
init, and we're assessed $25 each b
Justice w. B. Piper.
The public school building is bein
reprinted and decorated Throughout
preparatory to opening of the reg'
lar term. The new cement walk from
ing the school house block has bee
completed and was today accepted b
the board of trustees.
M. Hinderager, a Cascade count
rancher who has figured in hors
stealing cases on several occasions