The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
CITY N STATE.
From Saturdays Daily,

Attorney II. T.. O'keefe, OF Chinook,
arrived today on district court bust.
iness.
NJ. F. Pugsley, of Tacoma, a for.
mer resident of this city who retains
business interests here, was among
the arrivals today.
Oscar Wackerlin, who Is travelling
representative of a New York business
firm. is visiting with his father, H. j..
Wackerlin, OF this city.
According to the sheriff's report for
the calendar year 1909, prepared for
the state authorities, the incarcera-
tons In the Chouteau county Jail dur.
ing the twelve months we're 208. Four
Of this number we're fema III prisoners.
The birth of q new town at Kremlin,
about ten miles east Of Clifford, is an
ticipated by articles of co-partnership
fled in the county clerks Office today
by L. w. Pierson and A. E. Wilkie,
Of Havre. The firm proposes to deal
in Kremlin real estate.
Delegates who will represent Chou
tear county at the good roads con.
gress at Billings have been appointed
by Governor Norris ss follows: A. S.
Lehman and H. j. O'Hanlon, of Chi.
nook; John Harris, of Fort Benton;
II. w. Stringfellow Of Hsvre.
G. II. Ragland. who has returned
from q trip through the northwestern
part of the county, reports numerous
steam plows and gasoline traction
outfits at work In that section. There
will be an enormous increase in the
acreage of cultivated land in Chou
teau county.
Chas. Thompson, who recently re.
turned from the Goosebill country,
about % miles northwest of here, re
ports that settlers have no trouble in
finding water in that locality. One
Of them struck water at twelve feet,
and others have q good supply in
wells ranging down to forty feet.
Charles Crepeau is in receipt of q
unique specimen of taxidermy, con
sisting of q deer head whose antlerf
have eight prongs on one side and siz
on the other eide. Mr.. Crepesu sho,
the animal last fall In the vicinity Of
Leedy, and it was such . rare speci'
men of the deer family that he had
the head mounted.
A big trans action in Cascade county
ranch property was closed Thursday
when the famous Cooper Hughes ranch,
eight and one.half miles southwest Of
Great Falls, containing more thar
10000 acres, passed to Dennis Murphy
of Stillw ater, Mimi, and w. j. Kane
of St. Paul, the consideration being
$500, 900. The place is better known
as the j. B. Long Box Elder ranch
II is the intention Of the purchasers tC
colonize the tract, and several quarter
sections will be set aside for that pur'
pose within a short time.
From Mondays Daily.
Yesterday was one of fine warmes,
days of the season, the government
thermometer recording ninety in the
shade.
E. L. Dune, a former resident oil
this city who now makes his home in
San Francisco. is among the visitors
in town.
A. j. Schmidt, who returned yester'
day from a business trip to Des Laos,
N. Dak., reports q chilling" frost in
that locality last week.
A deal ia stock cattle was recently
made 90 lower Highwood, j. E.
Walker selling his outfit to Frank
O'Donnell, of Billings, at $50 per
head.
A suit has been commenced 10 the
district court by c. w. Hansen, Of
Chinook, against Edward Mitchell. to
Gov damages for alleged brea ct
Of contract.
The city marshal wishes to notify
householders that using garden hose
without a sprinkler or nozzle is pro
hibited by ordinance. Violations are
punishable by fine.
James Muir and wife, OF Ogden.
arrived tod ay or a visit with relatives
here. Mr.. Muir was a resident of thi:
city some twenty years ago, and is re-
newing acquaintance with many old
time friends.
Harry Robson, of Virgelle, who i.
among the visitors in town, reports q
mysterious fire at the H. L. Thompson
ranch, the loss being confined to 6
stack of grain hay. There was no one
10 the vicinity at the time, and it il
supposed some inlammable material
was conveyed to the stack by mice.
Suit has been commenced the dis
trict court of Cascade county by Mrs,