The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
CITY AND STATE.
F'som S~asaeday's Daily.

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Married-ln this city on Friday,
December l, 1905, Grin b. Streeter, Of
Chinook, and Lola P. May, of Clear
Creek. Rev. P. W. Haynes, of1iciat.
ing.
The cases of Swanson s. Marcue VI.
j. F. Williams and the Montana Sup.
ply Co. vs.. Jas. Mccarthy. have been
continued for the term by the district
court.
10 the district court a judgment has
been rendered in the case Of Ellison
Robinson W. o. L Eskew for the re.
covery Of the sun of slO2, Mr.. Eskew
conf-ss.ug Judgment.
A case Of trespass was tried in
Judge Sullivan's cour yesterday,
which resulted in the acquittal OF A.
c. Cough, the defendant. Attorney
W. S. Towner. represented the plain.
tiff and Attorney j. A. McDonough,
Of Great Falls, represented the de-
PENDANT. The case was a stubbornly
contested one aud considerable diff.
Guilty was experienced 10 the examina.
ton of witnesses, two interpreters be-
ing employed for the occasion. At
1890 p. m. the jury brought in a ver-
dict of acQuittal.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. U. s. G. Sharp, Of Chinook,
is visiting in the city as the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Sharp.
DR.. G. J. Tanning, of Harlem, has
filed in the county clerks Office his
certificate from the state board of
medical examiners.
Commissioners w. E. French, Of
Harlem, and A. H. Reser, of Chinook,
are in attendance at the regular De.
cember session of the board of county
ty commissioners.
w. E. French, of Harlem, reports
that hay shipments are being made
from that point as rapidly as cars can
be secured. The present outgo aver.
ages about sixty tons per day.
Elias b. Griffith, Of Minot, N. d.,
and Mary F. Matheson, who arrived
from the west this morning, were
united in marriage at the p~arlors OF
the Choteau House today, Justice Jere
Sullivan performing the ceremony.
County Surveyor Merriield, who
has just returned from an official trip
to the southeastern part of the county
reports real winter conditions in that
locality. There 10 wv feet OF nov on
the level in the country south of the
Little Rockies.
Mrs. w. A. Black, OF Zortman, wac
among the arrivals today. Mrs
Black Is quite enthusiastic over recent
mining Developments in the Little
Rockies, and expresses the utmost
confidence in Zortman as the coming
gold camp of Montana.
j. B. Turtou. of Dodson, q former
resident of this city, is among the Wis
itors In town. Mr.. Turton is present
ing to the county commissioners a Pc
tition for q county bridge over Milk
river al Dodson, the proposition
being favored by many resident tax
payers of that locality.
According to the November weather
report of E. Wilson, voluntary obser'
yer At Steele, the meal temperature
for the month at that point was 80 de-
grees, the lowest being II below zero
on the Goth. The precipitation during
the month was l.52 inches, most Of
which was 10 the form of a l0-inch
snowfall.
The remains of the late Ben Harris
were brought to town yesterday from
Chimney Rock coulee and an inquest
was held this morning by Jere Sulli'
van, acting coroner. A verdict was
returned by the %coroner's jury to the
effect that the deceased came to his
death from exposure and exhaustion
on the night OF November y.
Bids we're opened this afternoon by
the county commissioners for the care
of the county poor and sick, medical
attendance and medicines, the tender.
being as follows: St. Glare Hospital,
$3.50 per capita per week; D.. Lock
wood, medicines for the year, 1866
Drs. Atkissou, Carroll and Russell
medical attendance for the year
$1,000, including cases of contagious
Disease in any part of the county.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Tickets for "The Oxford Affair
are on sale at D. G. Lockwood's dru.
store.
a. j. Barrett. a we'll known residen
of Dodson, is interviewing the count.
commissioners in regard to the pro
posed bridge at that place.
Lost-On~ Thanksgiving day, on tn
road between this city and Holder
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