The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-04
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Jere Sullivan is attending the con.
vention of Montana hotel men at
Livingston, the program of which
contemplates q visit to the Yellow
stone park.
The heavy rains of Monday and
Tuesday caused washouts in the rail
road track near Helena, and traffic
has been delayed in consequence. A
passenger locomotive was dersiled by
. washout near Cascade.
G. w. Martin, q recent arrival
from the west, 10 building q 2O.foot
aatboat on the lower levee for q trip
down the Missouri river. There will
be four men in the party, whose desti.
nation will be Kansas City.
Constable A. B. Clarke arrived
from Hsvre today with q prisoner
named Robinson, who is under sen.
tence of sixty day for defrsuding an
innkeeper. The prisoner vas sentenc.
ed by Justice W. B. Piper.
Judge Kinder returned today from
Kalispell, where he registered for the
Flathead land drawing. The number
of applicants for registration Is 90
large that the fares collected by the
railroads are estimated to exceed the
value of the Flathead lands that are
offered to settlers.
A party of four Missouri river nav
igators left this afternoon for Judith
in q fatboat that carried quite q car
20 OF camp equipment and supplies.
The party consisted of Jay Fry,
Frank ~Culbertson, Carl Soeberg and
Hans Engellsnt. They will ill q con.
tract for building improvements at tbs
Jos. A. Baker ranch nea Judith, and
othertwork in that vicinity.
Jno. Lehfeldt, the we'll known Big
Sandy hotel man, who is among the
visitors in town reports that the shesr-
ing season at that place will not be
finished for q week or more. Mr..
Lehfeldt is interested in the Mackton
Coal company near Big Sandy, one
of the best coal propositions in Mon
tana, and states that q railroad spur
of about five miles will be built to the
mine at an early date.
Free scholarships given away in the
Fargo College Conservatory OF Music
to the amount of $500. 90. The best
equipped musical scool in the north.
west, large faculty, all branches
taught. Pupils may enter at any
time. Send for inform alton regard.
ing scholarships. Fall term opens
Sept. IA, 1909. Large illustrated cat.
alogue of school sent on request.
Address E. Hepdeg, Secretary of Far.
60 College Conservatory of Music,
or w. w. George, Director, Fargo,
N. D.
An Italian section hand named Jo-
seph Carros was brought in from Har.
lem a few days ago by Constable L.
Minugh, and was taken to ST. Glare
hospital to receive attention for a
bullet wound in the arm. The patient
is under arrest for creating a distur-
bance at Harlem by shooting up the
cootinn honco in on ottoropt tN intiri-
date and eject the Japanese occupants.
Constable Minugh vas summoned to
the battlefield, and when the intruder
was invited to submit to arrest, he fled
to a hiding place and opened fire on
the peace officer. Mr.. Minugh used his
gun in defense and placed a bullet in
the arm of the Italian. who then sur
rendered Internationally.
From Thursdays Daily.
j. E. Trommer and wife, of Chester,
were among the arrivals today.
Ole G. Osnes, the we'll known Kner-
Vile stockman, arrived last evening
on a business visit.
A marriage license has been issued
by the clerk of the district court to
Max Cebulla and Sophia Kurtz. both
of Havre.
John Neubert, who is among the
visitors in town, reports that the
Teton river is booming as a result of
heavy rains in the upper country.
John Harris returned last evening
from Lethbridge, where he has been
attending to business connected with
his livestock interests in that vicinity.
Declarations of their intention to
become American citizens were filed