The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
CITY N STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

rived today on q visit with Capt. Geo.
q. Stevens and family.
G. F. Morris, cashier of the Security
State bank at Havre, is among the
business visitors in town.
A. L. Lewis, Of Leedy, returned to-
day from q trip to the Pacific coast
which included several days at the
Seattle exposition.
-. Ed Goyette, who recently purchased
the Board of Trade saloon property
on Front street, commenced business
at that stand today.
H. w. Hoffman, Of the upper Ma.
rias, who is among the visitors in
town, reports . high stage of water
in that stream 40 q result OF recent
rains.
According to q recent arrival from
Chinook, there is quite q rush for
800 acre homestesds in that vicinity.
S~ixty.fve filings in o day 10 said to
be the record.
1t islreported from the upper Teton
that several ranchers suffered loss
from floods last week. At the Banna-
tyne ranch, q field of barley that had
just been cut was overlooked and most
Of the crop carried away by the high
water.
According to . circular issued by
Rosenbaum Bros. & Co., there were
several shipments of Montana cattle
on thel Chicago market the early part
of the week. The top sale was at e6
for q load of 1323-pound steers, with
severalIother sales at $50 to s5.S5.
~Advicesifrom Chester report the ar.
rival of additional parties Of settlers
along the line Of the Great Northern,
most Of whom are making homesteads.
One of the United States commission.
ers at Chester is said to have received
about 140 land filings the past month.
Atahearing in Justice Kinder's court
today. Charles Bsttler vas bound
over for trial in the district court on
. charge of assault with q deadly
weapon, his bonds being fixed II $500.
The defendant is alleged to have
threatened W. c. Mcmahon with q
rife, during q quarrel at the Pat
Connolly ranch.
One Of the hsndsomest folders eve
issued by a Montana institution is
that of the Milk River Information
bureau, which is now being distrib.
uted where it will do the most good.
The folder is entitled 1.-THE Great
Milk River Valley" and is filled
with beautifully printed illustr ations
and interesting data regarding the
of that part of northern
Montana. The expense of publish.
ing this artistic folder was borne by
residents of the several towns in the
Milk river valley, who deserve and
will undoubtedly receive big returns
from the enterprise.
From Mondays Daily.
ChristRuhe, of Warrick, is among
the business visitors in town.
Miss Mackenzie returned today
from a visit to the Seattle exposition.
Mrs. Frank Palmer returned yester-
day from a visit with friends at Fargo,
N. Oak.
Jno. c. Griffin, q we'll known resi-.
dent of the Bear Paws, is among the
visitors ia town.
Sol Hepner, of Helena, county ut.
torney of Lewis and Clark county, was
was among the arriv ais today.
A declaration of his intention to be.
come an American citizen was filed in
the district court today by Anton Pc.
jar, q native of Austria.
Mrs. Charles Mccoy was badly
bruised and shaken up in q runaway
accident yesterday, and 10 receiving
necessary attention at ST.. Glare hos
pital.
D. G.. Lockwood and wife left tod ay
on q trip to Seattle and other points
on the Pacific coast. }. V. Carroll,
Jr., also took his departure today for
q visit to the Seattle exposition.
Judgment by default was rendered
in the district court today, in the suit
of the Episcopate Fund of Montana
vs.. John T. Mansfield and Robert W.
Lowrey. The judgment amounts to
81, $50.
O. G. Skylstead and E. NJ. Kennedy,
county commissioners, are attending
the regular August meeting of the
board, at which the principal business
to be considered is the county tax levy
for the current year.
According to a news item from
Lew~istown, a sheep deal at an excep.
tionally high price was recently made
in that vicinity. Charles Peck is said