The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29
CITY AND STATE.


Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
The trial Of the Shonkin sheep driv.
Ing case, which was to have been held
in Justice Sullivan's court this after.
noon. has been continued to December
LIST.
Another high price for mutton is re-
ported from Helena, the Riverside
company having sold to a Seattle
buyer about 1900 two and three-year.
old wethers at "a so per head.
James j. Lannon, brother of the
late Thomas Lannon, arrived this
morning from the east and took charge
Of the remains. He will take the body
east tomorrow. and have it Inferred
by the side of the parents of the de.
ceased at Credit River. Scott county,
MINI.
District court will open tomorrow
morning, pursuant 10 adjournment,
when the trial jurors will be in attend
ance. The first criminal case on the
calendar is that of William Hayes,
informed against as William John.
son, who is charged with robbery.
The defendant is alleged to have taken
part in holding up q saloon at Fort.
man, when plumber to the value of
about $3.50 vas secured by the robbers.
Advices from Fergus county state
that the Lewistown Creamery associa.
ton has decided 10 disincorporate.
The associations plant, costing Sc, 200.
was recently destroyed by fire, and
the insurance carried, So, 600, has been
received. This mount will be dis
tributed among the stockholders. The
company will not rebuild because the
old site is considered unsuited to the
purpose, and a new one is not avail.
able at this time.
A petition for a writ of habeas cor
pus was filed in the district court to-
day by George Case, of Valley coun.
ty, who is under arrest on a charge Of
grand larceny. An order was issued
by Judge Tattan in chambers direct.
ing the issuance of the writ, the same
being returnable at Glasgow on De-
cember II. The applicant is one of
the men alleged to implicated in the
big horse stealing conspiracy; he had
a hearing recently in the justice court
at Culbertson, and was ordered dis
charged on the complaint 10 that par
ticular case.
From Thursdays Daily.
Notices of location of five oil claims
in the Bannatyne district have been
filed in the county clerks Office by
Edwin H. Fox, Eugene Picot, James
p. Bole add others.
a large delegation of residents
from various parts of the county ar.
rived in town this morning to attend
the opening session of the district
court, which convened today.
A suit has been commenced in the
district court by William j. Wallace
against Frank N. Lowe of the Sweet
Grass hills to recover 1854 alleged to
be due for %pasturiug cattle and other
services.
Lee Morrell and William Grace
were arrested yesterday afternoon on
a charge OF fast riding through the
pNnhli0 Strootc md nuou tho hrt1n0
and given a hearing in Justice Sulli.
vans court. The accused were fined
$25 apiece, which was promptly paid.
John Survant, of Malta, the we'll
known Valley county stockmau, is
among the visitors in town. Mr.. Sur.
want will leave in a few days on IL
four months trip to South America,
with a view to Investigating the de-
STABILITY of the Argentine country as
a cattle raising region.
Great Falls Leader: Sheriff Rey-
nolds Of Gallatin county left this af-
iernoon tor BoZeman, having under
arrest John Mcleod, charged with
wholesale stealing Of cattle in the
eastern end of the state. Reynolds is
charged with having driven off 50
head OF cattle from the Gallatin
ranges, and selling them just over the
line 10 Broadwater county, skipping
over into Can ada. Armed with requi-
,ition papers. Sheriff Reynolds went
north Friday last and captured his
man near Lethbridge.
From Fridays Daily
New Process ever fresh bread, better
than ever. at G. w. Ayres'. X
Daniel Nicholson, a native OF Can
ada, vas granted citizenship papers
in the district court today.
Just received a car of fancy Wash.
ington apples. All varieties Of good
keepers. 7. c. Power & Bro. \