The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-06
CITY AND STATE.

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store.
A petition for natura liz alton was
filed in the district court today by
William Anderson, OF Chinook.
w. P. Sewers, of Malta, who is in.
terested in the sheep business in that
locality, was among the arrivals to.
day.
Raymond Richards, OF Helena. an
official Of the government reclamation
service, is among the business visitors
In town.
A. w. Merri6eld and bride arrived
today from the east, and are receiving
the congratulations Of Fort Benton
friends.
For sale, one Superior disk drill.
One Star disk harrow, both new; also
one second hand disk. All bargains.
c. E. Sheldon.
Miles City is the biggest wool mar.
ket in Montana, according to the news.
papers of that town. They claim
shipments of about eight million
pounds from that point the past sea.
son.
The saloon of Charles Gardiner, At
Havre, has been closed and the stock
of liquors attached by the county au.
thorities, the proprietor being delin.
quent in the payment OF the required
license.
Six notices Of location Of quartz
claims in the Little Rockies mining
district were filed in the county clerks
Office today. Two of the filings were
made by Gertrude Carna|, of Havre,
and four by James Ferguson, OF Lam
dusky.
Two appeal cases have been fled in
the district court by Herman STREET.,
OF Chinook, defend ant in suits prose-
cuted in the police court by the mum.
cipal authorities. In one case the de-
fendant was charged with selling
liquor without a license, and in the
other with Offering liquor for sale, and
and in each case was convicted and
fined $3.50. An appeal is taken against
each of these judgments.
Prom Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. O. B. Crane arrived from
Great Falls tod ay, on a visit with Mrs.
Geo. W. Crane, of this city.
Miss Rowena Chestnut left today for
Missoula, to take q position as teacher
in the public schools of that city.
A marriage license was issued today
by the clerk of the district court to
John F. Ferguson, OF Conrad, and
Gertrude M. Shoemaker, of Beatrice,
A news item from Havre says the
register and receiver of the U. S. land
Office in that city have forwarded their
designations to Washington, in re.
spouse to a request from the depart.
ment.
The equipment of the Fort Benton
S%anitarium has been increased by the
installation of an X.ray machine-a
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aminations of bone fractures and in.
ternal injuries. The machine ia of the
latest design in its various features.
George Davidson, of Chinook, has
brought suit in the district cour,
against the Great Northern Railway
company. to ecover damages for
horses alleged to have been killed on
the railroad track. The complaint
places a value Of 1926 upon the ami.
mals, and Judgment for that amount
is asked.
The Hill county case had another
hearing yesterday in the district court
at Helena, when arguments were pre-
sented In connection with the applica'
ton of J.. A. Arthurs, of Chester, for
9 writ of mandate against the board
of commissioners of Chouteau county
At the conclusion of the hearing, each
side to the controversy was given siz
days in which to prepare and present
briefs.
Local nimrods are preparing for the
duck hunting season, which opens to-
morrow and will continue until the
latter part of December. The Law
limits the duck hunter to twenty birds
per day. The open season for grouse,
prairie chicken, fool hens, sage hens,
pheasants or cartridges does not be-
gin until October l and continues un
til November l, so that during the
month OF September the only shooting
that may be done lawfully is that Of
which ducks and geese are the objects
From Fridays Daily
l still have q small quantity of No.
l Turkey Red wheat. DR.. Taylor. +
Hans Rudolph and wife left tod az
on q visit with friends in Wisconsin.
One lot of mems dress shirts at one
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