The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04
CITY N STATE.

" IL l otnSIS d IcSIuSuI VI OOuEdO,
has filed a petition in bankruptcy in
the United States court, his liabilities
amounting to about $3.50, with no as.
sets.
Ephraim NOTTINGHAM, brother of H.
A. and Andrew Nottingham, is very
sick at his home on upper Main street,
suffering from heart troubles and
acute bronchitis.
Suits for divorce have been filed il
the district court by Isaac Wheeler
We. Celestia Wheeler, and Florence
Ward vs.. Elmer Ward. The com.
plant in each suit alleges desertion
Among the deeds recorded in the
county clerks Office is one from Maude
c.. Hester to Seigfred Christensen,
conveying to the latter the Kester resi-.
dence at Chinook. The consideration
named in the deed is 81, 800.
Six quartz location notices in the
West Butte mining district have been
filed in the county clerks office by
Richard Roscoe, Henry Douge and
others. The claims are known as the
Oyama. Togo, Big Four, Blue Belle.
Goldbug and Boston.
The clerk of the district court re.
ceived IN application for a marriage
license tod ay which he was compelled
to refuse. The applicants were under
the legal age at which residents OF
Montana are permitted to marry, aud
had not secured the consent of their
parents.
The ministers of this city have re.
solved themselves into a labor union.
Rev. j. N. Chestnut is painting St.
Paul's church, Rev. p. w. Haynes
shows himself an expert carpenter, and
Rev. Chas. Reed, a first.class artist,
is painting and papering the Presby.
terrain church.
The Great Northern Railroad COM.
pany has recently issued a circular
addressed to the conductors and
agents in its employ, impressing upon
them the value of gentlemanly con-
duct in the trans action of the business
OF the company. In the circular, which
is signed by both Freight and Traffic
Manager w. w. Broughton and Pas
senger Traffic Manager F. l. Whitney,
particular attention is called t the
commercial travellers, who it is stated
are on the road all of the time, and
who are the source of considerable
revenue to both the freight and pas.
senger departments of the road.
From thursdays Daily.
Chas. Lepley returned yesterday
from Chicago, where he has been
experimenting the sale of a train
load of the Shoukin beef cattle in
that market.
Thos. Lacey, of the Shonkin, who
several months ago had the misfor.
tune of breaking his arm, came to
town yesterday and had the bandages
and splints removed and is now able
to be around again.
The homestead entry of Carl Smith,
located about twelve miles southeast
of Chester, is being contested by Leon
E. Phillips. The latter claims the en-.
tryman died several months ago, and
had never cultivated or made his resi-.
dence on the land.
a water right suit involving a claim
for damages to the amount OF over
$1,000 has been commenced in Valley
county by Luke D.. Sweetman and
others against the Central Security
company. The plaintiffs own desert
claims near Mondak, and aliege the
defendant has deprived them of water
for irrigation to which they had a le-
gal right.
\ suit has been commenced in the
district court by the Ashland Cigar
and Tobacco company against Frank
Hopkins, of Havre, TO ecover on an
account of $6l6 for goods supplied to
the defendant. Advices from Havre
state that the Hopkins place has been
closed by the Hamm Brewingcompany,
of Minneapolis, which claims an in
debtedness of about 81, 800 against the
proprietor.
According I 0 advices from Helena,
the state land board has found it nee
essary to reject a number Of applica.
tons for purchase of land because OF
the low figures. These figures, al.
though based on the rental returns,
the member, of the board consider too
low. The board feels that the state is
growing and the value of the land is
certain to increase, with the result tha at
the offers of prospective purchasers
lind their bids rejected. Nearly all Of
these bids are made at the minimum
rate prescribed by law-$lO an acre
aud the board and department officials