The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06
CITY AND STATE.

CITY AND STATE.
From Saturday, Daily.
j. L. Peacock, the we'll known Cana.
dian livestock dealer, arrived today
from Medicine Hat on q business vi.
cit.
Born, to the wife OF George Smith,
Of this city. q ten-pound daughter.
Both parents and baby are doing
we'll.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk Of the district court today to
Albert Bryon and Margaret q. Cole.
both of Havre.
The Chinook creamery is one of the
most successful institutions of its kind
in Montana. 1ts product for the past
twelve months va $500 pounds of
butter or nearly II tons per month,
having q market value Of about &c..
500.
The board of school trustees of this
district has called an election, to be
held July 9, for the purpose Of voting
upon . proposition to authorize the
expenditure of q portion Of the money
on hand for necessary additions to the
local school facilities.
A. W. Stanton, of Williston, N.
OAK, q deputy sheriff Of Williams
county. arrived yesterday with q man
named Frank Peterson, who was
placed in the county jail. The pris-
oner, who vas q former resident OF
Chouteau county, was taken in charge
by Dakota officials while on his way
east, and lie alleged to be insane, but
it is believed he is suffering from the
effects Of q protracted debauch.
A dispatch from Harlem says q man
named Frank Conroy, q bridge car.
penter whose home is at Fertile, MIMI,
fell of q construction train near Har.
lem and was killed. The engineer of
the train stopped 1t suddenly by throw.
ing on the air. in order to avoid strik.
ing q man and some horses that were
on the track ahead of him. The jolt
threw Conroy OF the train, and he fell
under the wheels.
The G. E. Sheldon blacksmith shop
on Main street narrowly escaped de.
struction from fire that was discover
ed in the upper part Of the building
about six O'Clock last evening. The
fire department responded quickly to
the alarm, and soon had two streams
OF water playing on the building to
such good effect that the progress OF
the fire was checked. The property
and contents, however. were consider.
ably damaged by the flames.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. g. H. Ragland and family
were among yesterdays arrivals from
the west.
Herman Steck and family, of Grea,
Falls, are the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Wackerlin, of this city.
Among the visitors here yesterday
we're Attorney B. L. Powers, and F.
A. Carnal, register of the new land
Office at Havre.
o. A. Bergeson, of Chinook, who is
among the visitors in town, reports
such a good rainfall in that part of
Montana that a second crop of alfalfa
is assured.
The Long ranch house located about
% miles northwest of this city, was
struck by lightning during q severe
thunderstorm Saturday evening, and
badly damaged.
The baby daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
S%ilvernail, of Big Sandy, died in this
city Sunday from cholera infantum.
The funeral was held yesterday, from
the Episcopal church.
Advices from Chinook report favor.
able crop conditions in localities
south of that place. G. NJ. Sedgwick,
of Ada, it said to have q wheat crop
that is fully up to the average OF for.
mer seasons.
Some real estate owned by the News
Publishing company, of Harlem, was
sold by the sheriff today. under an
order issued by the district court.
The highest bidder was T. NJ. Everett,
the amount being 81, 779.4O.
Recent arrivals at the county Jail
include Gus Jackson and Charles
Woods, two colored men committed
for petit larceny at Havre. Frank
Stevens, charged with burglary, aud
H. H. Neff, accused of grand larceny,
have been received from Zortman to
await trial in the district court.
Some of the best samples of grain
exhibited here this season come from
the Fred Rapp ranch, about four miles
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