The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06
I T AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

EtOm 0ot0I0oyo DAILY.
J. D. Thompson, of Havre, is am
one the business visitors in town.
Mrs. Geo. Bickle has returned from
the Pacific coast, where she has been
under medical treatment the past two
months.
A postofice bulletin announces that
Clearcreek and Phillips have beer
made money order Offices by the de-.
partment.
Judge Tattan and E. r. Russell re-
turned yesterday from Glasgow, where
district court has been in session the
past two weeks.
Among the arrivals today was Col.
j. Il. Rice, who has been spending
the winter months with his family at
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Hiram Bickle, who has been visiting
with his brother, Sheriff Geo. Bickle,
the past few weeks, has returned to bis
home At Plevns, Custer county.
r. E. Cowau, of Big Sandy, who
was recently arrested on q charge of
assault in the third degree, pleaded
guilty In Justice Kinder's court yes.
terdsy and vas fined Eve dollars.
At q trial by jury in Justice Kin.
der's court yesterday, Bert Hender.
son and Thomas McClellsnd, Of War.
rick, we're acquitted on the charge
Of driving livestock from it's accus.
toned range.
v. F. Blankenbaker and j. A.
Chancellor, Of Virgelle, were among
the arrivals today. Mr.. B~lankenbaker
recently sold an outfit of 5-year-old
ewes to Lovinger Bros. of Warrick,
At Is per head.
There promises to be q contest for
the Office Of mayor at the municipal
election to be held Monday, q petition
having been fled with the city clerk
placing Frank Merger in the field.
The nominee will appear on the bal.
lot % the candidate of the independ-
ent party.
The fret number of the Chouteau
County Independent, the new weekly
newspaper published by Schmidt
Bros. & Greedy, was issued today.
It presents an exceptionally neat
typographical appearance, and is q
creditsble addition to the northern
Montana newspaper family.
A pleasant feature OF the social
meeting of the Eastern Star last even.
ing, at the residence of Mrs. James
Townsend, was the presentation of a
handsome fraternity gold pin to Mrs.
W. J. Minar, Past Worthy Matron OF
the Chapter. Needless to say, the
memento is highly priced by the re-
cipient.
According to the official report OF
G. w. Ling, of the weather bureau
Office at Havre, the past month was a
record breaker in the matter of tenn
perature. The mean temperature for
the month was As degrees, the highest
for March in thirty years. The pre-.
cipitation was O.33 inches, compared
with an average of 0.54 inches for the
month of March.
Among the building improvements
in progress here is u large plant for
G.. W. Buck and Robt. Kennon, which
IL being built on the property on up
per Front street recently purchased
from William Sample, and which will
be used as a wagon yard and feed
stables. The plant will include forty
stalls, q hay barn, grauary, Office and
other accommod atoms.
Among the settlers outfits that
pulled out of town today was one that
included quite a mensgerie. In addi.
ton to the usual assortment of farm.
ing implements and household effects,
there we're crates containing chickens.
geese, hogs and guinea pigs, the live.
stock also including mich COWS and
several breeds of dogs. The owners
have locations in the Arrow creek
country.
The transfer OF the HOlmer. Flagler
Sheep company plant near Lonetree
took place yesterday, the new owners
being the Brady-Collins Sheep CON-
psny, of Helena. The purchase was
made last fall, the new owners to take
possession April l. The sheep are
said to have been valued according
to class up to Sc. Is per head, and the
land at % per acre, the entire trans
action amounting to about 1925 900.
From Mondays Daily.
W. T. Greeley left yesterday on a
business trip to his former home at
Donnybrook, N. Oak.
Thos. Flagier and wife, of Kiesling,
w ash., former residents of this city,
are visiting with rel atives here.
L. O. Hudson returned TODAY from a