The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-08
CITY N STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily
q. q. Davenport, of Bluffton, Ind,
was among the arrivals today.
L. M. Fishbaugh, Of Garter, is am.
Ong the business visitors in town.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
w. M. Williamson, the we'll known
Big Sandy rancher and stockmau. ar.
rived today on q short business visit.
A number OF local residents were
the guests at q dinner party given last
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. John Hsrris,
the occasion being the twenty.sixth
anniversary Of their marriage.
Simon Warren was brought to the
county jail today by Constable Ed.
B. Thomas, to serve q 60.day sentence
for assault. The prisoner wat com.
mitted BY Justice W. b. Piper.
J. W. Bentzen. the electrician, is
temporarily on the retired list with .
broken arm. The injury resulted from
the collapse Of q step ladder upon
which he was working at the Grand
Union hotel.
The Western Loan and Savings
company has brought suit in the die.
trict court against B. B. Weldy ct al,
to ecove q balance alleged to be due
on certain promissory notes. The
complaint asks judgment to the am.
cunt of about IS, 200.
The concert and recital given by the
band boys last evening was the best
of the series, and was we'll received
by a good sized audience. The solos
by local talent were encored, and the
renditions by the band were given an
app~reci at We reception.
M. Bishop, of the Shonkin, who was
taken to the Sanitarium two months
ago and has been under ire atment for
pneumonia, died last evening. The
only relatives living in this part of
Montana, so far as known, are two
sons of the deceased.
Two or three casses of sickness in
this vicinity which we're At fret dag
nosed a. chicken pox have developed
symptoms of smallpox in q mild form,
and the necessary precautions are be.
ing taken by the local health authori.
ties.
An order made by the secretary of
the interior designates q big tract of
Valley county land north OF the Fort
Peck reserv alton as open TO 320- acre
homesteads. This brings the total of
such lands in Montana to about 81.
464, 900 acres.
From Thursdays Daily.
Peter Taarlsnd, of Virgelle, is am.
ong the business visitors in town.
1t is reported from Helena that the
legislature passed the bill providing
for an additional judge for this judi.
cial district, the now await.
ing the signature of Governor Norris
to become a law.
A news item from Havre says
car of passengers was placed in tem.
porary quarantine at the Havre depot
q few days ago, the colored porter at
tending the car having developed
symptoms of smallpox. After being
fumigated the passengers were allowed
to resume their journey.
The February weather report issued
by Observer g. w. Ling, of the Havre
station, shows a NEAR temperature Of
Eve degrees for the month-the coldes'
February 10 seven years. The aver
age mean temperature for the month
is Is degrees. The total precipitation
last month was six.tenths of an inch
which Is above the February average
Among the business transacted BY
the city council at its regular meeting
held last night, was the appointment
of A. E. Bjerring 81 registra tior
agent for the municipal election to b.
held Monday, April ;, and the ap
pointment of judges and clerks o
election. The city board of health
was also re.organized by the appoint
ment of Aldermen Morrison and Har
Der as members of the board.
Stanford World: G. B. Lincoln, o
Everson. one time q member of tn
Lincoln cattle ranch in that vicinity
was a business visitor in Stanfort
this week. Mr.. Lincoln stated tina
stock at the big ranch was not winter
ing we'll. The deep crusted now pre-
vents stock from foraging and the pas
dry season cut down the supply OF ha.
to such an extent that many cattle ar,
not expected to winter through.
From Fridays Daily
Baled blue joint hay, s2l. SO per ton
T. G. Power g. Bro. Ltd. \
Chopped feed for sale 1t Oh 90 pc