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

From Wednesdays Daily
Attorney B. L. Powers, Of Havfe, is |
among the visitors in town.
Carl F. Hensen aud wife, of Fort.
man, were among the arrivals today.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. L~ockwood's jewelry
store.
q. ]. Holmer, Of Medford, Oregon,
q former resident Of this city, arrived
today 90 . business visit.
J. L.. Sprinkle, OF Chinook, q we'll
known stockman of that vicinity, is
visiting With Fort Benton friends.
There have been several sales in the !
Great Falls wool market the past few
days, at prices ranging from Is to 20
cents.
Howard Price and wife arrived by
automobile ~yestsrdsy from Maple
Creek, Canada, OF . visit with friends
in this city.
A petition for nstur~ slization has
been fled In the district court by An.
tome J. Mendonza, the applicant be.
ing . native Of Portugal.
Constable A. P. Wiegand, of bod.
son. arrived today with Albert Lar.
ance, who is to serve . isil sentence
OF sixty day for disturbing the peace.
A large party Of young people at.
tended q dance at the opera house last
evening, the occasion being the eigh.
teenth birthday anniversa airy Of Miss
Mary Sullivan. The guests had q
most enjoyable time.
Word has been received from Lip
pard that Charles Lippard suffered q
heavy loss by fire . few days ago, the
property including Is tons of hay and
several farm buildings. The fire is
supposed TO have been caused by
children playing with matches.
The annual meeting of the Benton
Sheep company vas held yesterday,
the principal business being the elec'
ton of q board of directors. The lat
ter consist of Chas. E. Duer, David
G. Browne, Jno. V. Carroll, A. E.
McLeish and F. E. Stranahan.
H. Sweeney and q. r. Gellett, two
strangers who recently came to Chi.
nook, we're received at the county jail
today to await trial in the distric,
court on q charge of grand larceny.
The prisoners are alleged to have
robbed q man at Chinook, the victim
being under the influence of liquor.
]. w. Mcfarland and A. j. Cruise,
the two men who were arrested last
week on a charge of carelessly start
ing q prairie fire on the Shonkin, had
a hearing in Justice Kinder's cour'
yesterday. After hearing the evidence
Judge Kinder bound the accused &c
appear before the district for trial
each defenda ant furnishing bonds fol
$3.50.
Major Il. A. Cummings, secretary Of
the Shonkin Stock association, receiv
ed word from Chicago toda that the
beef shipment made from Big Sandy
last week brought satisfactory prices.
One carload averaging 1872 pounds
cold at 1925; four cars averaging L.
go pounds at s.. As: and COWS averag'
ing l,OSl pounds at 81. rs. There were
q, 900 head of cattle On the market
Monday, the receipts including 7,50t
westerns.
From Thursdays Daily.
c. H. Peppin, OF Saco. is among thu
business visitors in town.
A. n. Barth, of Billings, arrived
today on q short business visit.
Mrs. w. F. Hankey, Of Chinook, il
visiting with Fort Benton friends.
W. H. Garland, q we'll known bust
ness man of Malta, was among tn
arrivs ais today.
Attorney F. E. Strsn ahan left TO
Helena today, to join his family 10
camping trip in the Blackfoot coun
try.
Fred Bergman, q we'll known dr.!
land farmer of this vicinity. was mar
ried in Helena yesterday, the brid'
being Miss May B. Nealson, of Lind
s.rom, MINI.
A olaf of the Newman-M Morris addi
ton to Clifford townsite has beef
fled 10 the county clerks Office b.
L. Newman and G. F. Morris, O
Havre. The addition contains abou
three hundred lots.
John c.. McGraw, the little son o
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. McGraw, dice
last evening after several days Hines:
from summer complaint. The remain;
will be shipped tonight to Yale, S,