The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
I IT AND STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily,

oCuU yOu1 "oeOu oAu Jc"cAIy Tepdlr
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Born, on Wednesday,, August 4, to
the wife of Allan Gray, OF Highwood,
q daughter.
Mrs. Earl Strain and daughter ar.
rived from Great Falls today, making
the trip by automobile.
j. F. Curtis left today for Kinks
vile, Mo-, in response to word that
his mother is seriously sick.
j. E. Bower and wife, of Helena,
arrived last evening on q visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Patterson.
The annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the Benton Sheep company
was held last evening, at which the
board of directors was reelected. The
affairs of the company were found to
be in . prosperous condition.
G. w. Price, formerly of this city,
was among the arrivals last evening.
Mr.. Price has just returned from a
visit to Maple Creek, and brings news
of enormous grain crops in that part
Of the Northwest.
E. T. Cushion was brought in last
evening from the Long Bros. ranch,
in the Pondera country. by Thomas
Coatsworth, deputy sheriff, and
placed in the county Jail. The pris.
oner is alleged to have been conduct
ing himself in q manner that indicated
insanity.
According to q Washington dis.
patch, the secretary of the interior
has notified Senator Dixon that g..
700, 600 acres of land in the Milk river
district have been added to the en-.
larged homestead area under the law
psssedlat the last session of congress.
This makes the total for the state g..
800, 600 acres.
Free scholarships given away in the
Fargo College Conservatory of Music
to the amount of s600.0 90. The best
equipped musical scool in the north.
west, large faculty, all branches
taught. Pupils may enter at any
time. Send for information regard.
ing scholarships. Fall term opens
Sept. IA, 1909. Large illustrated cat.
alogue eof school sent on request.
Address E. Hepdeg, Secretary of Far.
60 College Conservatory of Music.
or w. w. George, Director. Fargo.
N. D.
An eastern Montana newspaper
man, who has just returned from q
visit to Missoula and Spokane, ex-
presses the opinion that there are
about 300 good claims available on
the Flathead reservation, and only
fifty on the Spokane reserv alton. He
accounts for the heavy registration
by suggesting that hundreds of people
are merely taking a chance because
they happen to be going through Mis-
soula or Spokane. They a get off
the train and register in a few minutes
and catch the same train out.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. Henry hagen and family left
today on a visit with friends at Ever.
son, Fergus county.
r. P. Nicholson. travelling repre-
sentative of the Northwestern rail.
road, is interviewing local stockmen
regarding beef and mutton shipments
the coming season.
Word was received today from
Charles Crepeau that his steamboat
Baby Rose was at Judith two days
ago, on her return trip, and will reach
this point in a few days.
A transaction in local real estate
was closed today, J. Engellant, of
Everson, purchasing the L. D. Sharp
residence property on St. John street.
The purchase price is reported to be
about 81, 1000.
A suit for divorce was filed in the
district court today by Elizabeth Bur.
ton against Edward Burton. The
complain alleges dissipation on the
part of defendant, and his failure to
provide plaintiff with the necess aries
of life.
Among the documents filed in the
county clerks office to day was a list
Of patents from the government to the
Northern Pacific Railway company,
for various tracts of northern Mon.
a land selected by that corpora
ton. Several of these tracts are To-
Gated in the southwestern part of
Chouteau county.
Great Fails Leader: That there are
lO7 saloons doing business within the
bound aries of Cascade county and
that all Of them are operating under
paid up licenses is the sum of a report
prepared today by Sheriff J. A. Col.