The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-10
CITY AND STATE.

CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.
Jurgen Kohlhof, Of Riedel, is a busi-
nees visitor 10 the city today.
Mrs. Claude E. Embleton, OF Great
Falls. is visiting friends in the city.
Chas. B. Power arrived from the
west last night to look after his busi.
ness interests in this vicinity.
A marriage license was Issued tod y |
by the clerk of the district court to
William /. Hoover and Bees Shoe.
maker, both Of Chinook.
W. X. Harber and family left this
morning for Lake Mcdonald, where
they will spend q week enjoying the
pleasures Of that famous summer re.
eort.
The Fort Benton baseball team is
scheduled 70 play . game with one OF
the Great Falls teams, - that place
tomorrow, and IN interesting game
may be expected.
A party Of contractors left today by
automobile for the Power g. Norris
ranch st Judith, where there is come
riprspping to be done by the gov.
eminent. The party will inspect and
bid on the work.
It is reported from Helena that q
number of Montana etockmen are
making arrangements to lease stubble
fields in North Dakota and Minnesota,
in which to winter their cattle and
sheep this coming winter.
Eli Cousinean, who was found guilty
Of petty larceny In Justice Geo. W.
Halls court at Dodson, was brought
up this morning by Constable VIE.
gand and turned over to the care Of
Jsiler Phil Buckley for q period OF
four months.
The cases OF the Great Falls census
enumerators charged with padding the
returns have been set for trial by the
federal court at Helena as follows:
Joe Thompson and w. f. Martin.
August II; Thomas Daily and F. c.
Mcdonald, August l8.
The report Of the United States %.
say Office at Helena for the month of
July shows that four.ffths of the bull
lion received during that month came
from Fergus county, while Chouteau
county is third in the list, Fergus
county furnished s6l. 1876. SO. and Chou.
teau %, 428. SO. The total received from
all the counties was Sl35, 73e. IS.
From Mondays Daily.
NJ. F. Pugsley, who is looking after
his live stock interests in this part o,
the county, is a visitor in the city TO-
day.
A marriage license vas issued by
the clerk of the district court to JOSEPH
r. Bauer and Mollie Buckles, both
OF Havre.
Mrs. W. F. MILFORD, who has beer
visiting relatives and friends in Min
.nesota for several months past, re-
turned home this morning.
Mr.. Luciere, of Havre, who under
went an operation for appendicitis Al
the Fort Benton sanitarium on Satur'
day last, is reported as doing very
nicely.
John Ross, the Denton stockmar
arrived last night with a band o.
about 100 head of range horses which
be is driving to q new range on the
Canadian side OF the boundar line.
Messrs. o. G. Skylstead and E. NJ
Kennedy arrived this morning to At
tend the meeting Of the county com
%missioners, which convened today fol
the purpose OF making the tax levy
for the current year.
A deed was filed for record in ths
county clerks Office today transfer
ing from w. G. Conrad ct al. to Isaac
c.. Hunsberger title to lots l3, IA, l!
and 16, in block 9 of the original town
site of Fort Benton. The consider atior
named in the deed is $500.
The cell has been issued for a demo
cratic state convention to be held a
Livingston on September s. There
will be $40 delegates in attend nc'
from the different counties of Mon
tana, of which number Chou.eal
county is allowed Is members.
Ole Osnes, OF Kuerville, crossed
band of mutton sheep from the south
side of the river yesterday evening
and drove them to the Benton stock
yards, from where they were loaded
today for the Chicago market, the
sheep occupying Is cars.
1t is announced that the receipts o.
the Lewistown land Office for the month
nj Julv amounted to SIS. $50. and the