The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22
CITY N STATE.

from wednesdays Daily.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
"A slight change of time for the east.
bound passenger train will 60 into eff.
rect Sunday morning, its arrival here
being about five minutes earlier than
at present.
Thomas Lannon. Of w arrick, a we'll
known resident of the Bear Paw coun.
try, was admitted tc ST. Glare hospi.
tai today to receive treatment for q
severe case of pneumonia.
Finlay H. Tower and family, who
have been residents of this locality
for several years past, have concluded
to remove to their old home at Graf,
Iowa. Mrs. Tower left for their new
location this morning.
Contractor Gus Senieur is engaged
in building a boat 4 feet by 20 feet for
John Bramberger and Fred MEG uire,
OF Havre, who expect to start in a few
days on a hunting and trapping expe-
dition down the Missouri river to the
mouth of the Musselshell.
There was a real estate deal at Chi.
nook a few days ago at a rate OF $3.50
per front foot. A deed recorded in
the county clerks Office conveys to
DR.. J.. V. Carroll from Richard E..
Rusch the south six inches of lot 16,
block IL, the consideration named be-
ing SIS.
T. j. Waddell, of Philbrook, is
among the business visitors 10 town.
Mr.. Waddell is the inventor and pat.
entee Of an ingenious anu spread
ing device that he is placing on the
market, and will give a demonstra-
ton of its merits at the Benton sta.
bles on Friday or Saturday.
A hog case from the Bear Paw u
try occupied the attention of a jury in
Justice Sullivan's court this aftel.
noon, John McClelland being the de-.
fendant. Complaint was made by
Peter Sonksen, q neighboring rancher,
that a number of hogs owned by de-.
PENDANT we're permitted to run At large,
that they trespassed upon land owned
by the complaining witness, and dam.
aged his hay and other property to
he value OF about 800.
From Thursdays Daily.
District court has been adjourned
20 Thursday, November %, when the
trial jurors will be in attendance.
a recent marriage reported from
Great Falls is that of John L. Dake
and Minnie G. Carroll, both of Gold
Butte.
DR.. Geo. H. Taylor will leave to-
morrow morning for Chinook, where
he will remain until the fret of next
month.
Green Bros. announce q bread max.
ing contest, in which jamestown Belle
-four must be used. They offer prizes
for the best bread made from this pro-
duct.
c. q. Ragland has sold to Schulz
Bros, of Beaverhead county, about
POO yearling ewes at 50. IS per head.
They will be shipped as loon as cars
can be secured.
Robert Ryles, q colored blacksmith
who formerly lived here, was brought
up from Havre today and placed in
Jail, to serve ninety days for petit
larceny. Sentence was imposed by
Justice w. B. Piper.
1t is reported from the Shonkin coun.
try that range trouble has broken out
among residents of that locality. Ole
Osues has sworn out some warrants
OF arrest, and court proceedings will
probably soon follow.
State Examiner L. E. Collins has
issued q call for the condition of the
state banks at the close of business
November 8. The date comedies with
the call by the comptroller of the u
rencyf for the condition of the national
banks.
The extension of time in the Milk
river water right suit is for the pur-
pose of allowing defendants more
time in which to prepare answers.
Some Of the defendants have filed de-
murrers for this purpose, and a ex.
tension Of time for thirty days from
November l3, gives opportunity to
all parties interested.
The jury in the hog case which was
tried before Justice Sullivan yester.
day afternoon, brought ia q verdict
of not guilty in favor OF John McClel'
land, the defend ant, and the case was
dismissed. The case was tried before
the following jury: w. M. Davis,
Jno. F. Sullivan, Lew Williams, Gus
Senieur, Jas. Nolan, Frank Merger,