The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-01
CITY AND STATE.

oSu0 yOuE wotCu ouu jcWciEy repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Work is in progress on a large
building at the Sanitarium, which
will be used as q cold storage plant.
r. Nj. F,shbaugh and II. T. Boliu.
ger, of the Teton, are among the bust
ness visitors ia town.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court to.
day to Ellie Jones and Eliz abeth
Hunter, both Of Havre.
Among the patents recently issued
from the government Office at Wash.
ington, is one to Oscar G. Mil,z, OF
Big Sandy. for ar improved churn.
There was considerable loss of pro-
perty by fire al Glasgow q few days
ago, the Greenan block being partial.
~ destroyed. There was insurance on
most OF the property.
M. Wilson, of Lonetree, has been
received at the Sanitarium to secure
treatment for q fractured hip and
knee. The injuries were caused by
the patients horse falling with him.
Two town lots in Chinook, which
Chouteau county had acquired for
delinquent taxes, we're cold today by
O. G. Skylstead, chairman of the
board of county commissioners, who
CAM here from Havre for that pur.
pose. The property sold for thirty
dollars.
A deed received for record in the
county clerks Office conirms the re.
port of q trans action in Sweet Grass
hills ranch property, aggregatinR a
little YER 1000 acres. The property
was cold by Christopher Stark, OF
Waukeshs, Wis, and Christian
Stark. Of Gold Butte, to Jacob c.
Fey, the consideration named In the
deed being s12, 1852.
According to advices from the north
western part Of the county, there is
trouble in banking circles in that 10.
cality. A Galata bank suspended
payment q few days ago, and It's
cashier, A. J. Bolstad, was arrested
Monday on q charge of arson. One
OF the banks at bingham has also
been closed, and one Of it's officials,
also named Bolstad, has been placed
under arrest on complaint Of some of
its creditors.
Prom Thursdays Daily.
J. c. Orrick, of Deer Lodge, was
among the arrivals from the west to.
day.
j. F. Curtis returned yesterday
from q visit of several weeks at his
former home in Missouri.
Henry j. Meili, q we'll Known resi-.
dent of Havre, arrived today on pro.
bate business before the district court.
o. G. Skylstead, of Havre, who was
among the business VISITORS here yes
terday, has been elected president of
the Citizens National bank Of Havre.
A certificate of location of the Christ
mas quartz claim, in the Little Rock
les mining district, has been filed in
the county clerks Office. by E. E. Der.
ry, of Zortman.
There was q bright display of sun
dogs in the southern sky this after
noon, the phenomenon being due to
minute particles of ice in the atmos'
phere. Weather experts regard the
incident as a sign of continued low
temperature.
According to the Great Falls news
papers, q we'll known young mau OF
that city has discovered that the pas
time OF ''getting gay" at the expense
of the Great Falls police force ia not
so funny as he imagined. As q mem.
Der of q local theatrical company be
obtained the uniform OF q policeman,
and psraded the public streets In that
garb with appropriate dignity and
pretense of authority; but he wal
eventually arrested by a real police
man and will be prosecuted on q
charge of impersonating a public
officer.
From Fridays Daily
Manhattan shirts at The Toggery.
r. o. Buck, of Carter, is among thu
business visitors in town.
A carload of corn just received,
$3.50 per cwt. T. G. Power q Bro,
Ltd.
Baled alfalfa hay, 500 per ton, OF
sl.O0 per cwt. 7. G. Power & Bro.
Ltd. \
j. L. Peacock, the Canadian live
stock dealer. was among the arrivals
today.
Just received, a carload of shelleo
corn, $3.50 per 100 pounds. SHARP
RrOs.