The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
CITY AND STATE.
From SATURDAYS Daily,

Cos0buoy . OoIly.
Attorney w. S. Towner arrived
from Helena today, on district court
business.
Geo. D. Patterson returned today
from Chicago, where lie sup,rintcnded
the marketing OF a trainload of beef
owned by j. o. Patterson and other
Shonkin stockmen. The cattle struck
q good market, prices ranging from
%. 80 to So. Is.
An outfit OF about $50 head OF beef
cattle which we're taken to Big Sandy
by the Barbwire roundup for chip.
ment, were sold yesterday to the
Carstens Packing company, of Ia.
coma. Good prices we're received by
the owners, the steers selling at $3.50
and cows at $3.50 per head.
A news item from Havre says Sam
Williams, who was connected with the
Havre Plaindealer q number Of years
ago, has purchased the interest Of A.
j. Broderick in that paper. Mr.. Will
liams will handle the business end of
the P%laindealer. while r. X. Lewis
will continue the editorial work.
1t is reported from Great Falls that
Louis Berthelote of Gold Butte and
Miss Barbara Wagner OF West Butte
we're united In marriage Wednesday,
at the First Methodist church by the
Rev. WV. Van Orsdel. Mr.. and
Mrs. Berthelote will go to Gold Butte,
where the groom owns q home.
Gilbert E%mbleton, who was with the
Barbwire.roundup at Big Sandy, met
with q painful accident Thursday
night and was brought to the Sanitar.
ium todayito receive proper treatment.
While riding to Big Sandy station in
the darkness, Mr.. Embleton's horse
ran against a single barbwire fence
and the riders right leg vas cut to
the bone. The accident also resulted
in several minor injuries.
The suit of the Conrad-Price Cattle
company against the Great Northern
for damages of Is, 10l on account of
failure 70 provide care for a beef.ship.
ment, has been transferred from the
district court of Valley county to the
federal court in Helena. A similar
disposition has been made Of the suit
OF Edwards & Barth against the rail-
way company, In which q damage
o|o;po ~ about OK OOO u,oo Glad
Great Falls Tribune: Grain ship.
ments from this section of Montana
are slowly gaining impetus and as
harvesting;and threshing progresses
the call for cars increases. Already
about 300 ri have been loaded at
various points on the Butte division
of the Great Northern between Bill.
lings and Shelby and Butte and
Havre. Cars are being loaded
TO carry between 1900 and 1000 bush.
els of wheat which is in great contra asst
with the capacity of the cars put into
service when the Great Northern was
first put under operation.
From Mondays Daily.
Canute Oswood, of Hill, is among
the business visitors in town.
A. W. Ziebarth, q we'll known resi-.
dent Of Chinook, was among the ar
rivals today.
Found, in Sharp Bros. store, a
bunch OF keys. Owner can recover at
River Press Office.
Lost, between town and Frenchman's
ridge, an express package. Reward
for return to River Press Office.
Charles Lepley returned yesterday
from Kalispell, where be has been at.
tending tt business matters the past
three weeks.
Sheriff Bickle left yesterday for
Warm Springs with Chris Bucheas,
who was recently committed to the
insane asylum at that place.
A petition for letters of administra.
ton in the estate of E. l.. Reser has
been fled in the district court by Eliza
Reser, widow of the deceased. The
estate ia valued at about Sc, 800.
Henry Pump, of Martinsdale, a for.
mer resident of the Bear Paw country,
is among the visitors in town. Mr..
Pump has purchased an outfit of two.
year-old ewes from J. Engellant, of
Everson, the price being 50. 05 per
head.
Jos. Pelchie was brought to the
county jail today from Dodson, to
await trial in the district court on a
charge of horse stealing. The &C.
cused, who was arrested in Canada,
was bound over by Justice Geo. W.
Hall, of Dodsou.
Miss Blackstone, who was in charge
OF the Chouteau county teachers in.
stitute at Chinook the latter part of
%ho -oolx vonowto oorv o,ooo,ofu1 200.