The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14
CITY AND STATE.


they Will visit with relatives.
Agnes NJ. Peters was today granted
a divorce from John A. Peters, Of
Havre. in u session of the district
court.
Jessie G. Preui,s, Of West Butte,
was today appointed by the court as
Administrative in the estate Of Jeffer-
o D. Preuitt, deceased.
Mr.. John Martin Fuller and his
sister, Miss Bertha, arrived ia the
city this morning from Michigan on
their way to the Pacific coast. and r
the guests of Rev. j. N. Chestnut and
family.
Jos. Quigly, who was committed to
the county Jail about two months ago
to await trial on the charge of arson
committed at Havre, was today or.
dered released from custody OF the
the sheriff by the court.
In the distric, court this afternoon,
the plaintiff in the case of Paul Stem
sen vs.. Catharina Stensen, of Harlem,
was fined $40 for contempt of court.
The hearing in the case was continued
until June Goth at 10 o'clock, to al.
low the plaintiff to file a reply.
A. H. Rogers left this morning on
his trip down the Missouri river with
his steamboat, which he recently COM
pleted. He was accompanied by r.
Clarke Fisk, who had two hatboats
loaded with ranch supplies, and which
were tied to the sides Of the steam.
boat. Their departure from the levee
was witnessed by a large crowd Of
men, women and children, as this was
the first steamboat to leave this port
since the spring of 1889.
\ complaint was filed in the office
of the clerk Of the district court this
morning by Messrs. Downing aud
Roote, attorneys for plaintiff in the
case Of Thos. c. Richards VS.. Henry
p. Austin and Bessie Austin, for al.
legged damages amounting to about
s299. The plaintiff also seeks to re-
cover the possession of desert entry
No. 6O96, lying in section 6, townships
81 and %, and section 81, township
80. The land in question is IN the
vicinity of Chinook. A complaint
was also fled today by Lease e.
Richards, as co-partners. against
Henry +. Austin and Bessie Austin.
for the recovery Of 80 head of sheep
or the value thereof.
From Mondays Daily.
a marriage license was issued 70.
day TO H. O. Phelps. of Harlem, and
Agnes G.. Hammil, of Chinook.
Mrs. John Fleming and son, Ray.
mond, have gone to Elgin, Ills, for
an extended visit with relatives in tn at
city.
Jack Moore was released from the
county Jail this morning on payment
of the balance of his fine, amounting
to $50.
Mrs. F. NJ. Lepper left yesterday
for Havre, where she will visit for sew.
eral days. the guest of Mrs. l.. K.
Devlin.
Miss Esther Culbertson. who has
been teaching school at Chester for
the past nine months, returned home
this morning.
VIM. Davis. Jr., who arrived from
the west today, has secured a business
opening in Spokane, Wash, and will
remove his family to that city.
The old maids convention which
was to have been given at Green's
hall Tuesday evening, has been post.
poned to Friday evening, June 10th.
John Culbertson and Vernon Lewis.
who have been attending Columbia
University at Columbia, Mo-, during
the past nine months, returned home
Sunday morning.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed ia the county clerks Office by the
Harlem Cemetery association. The
incorporators are G. H. Barton,
Chas. \. Smith. w. J. Hart, E. NJ.
Kennedy, j. A. Hatch, T. NJ. Everett
and J. \. Sadler, of Harlem.
Edward Harris and Miss Jessie
Mays, of the Marias, were united in
marriage yesterday morning at the
residence of Mrs. Ed. Smith, the cere-
mony being performed by Rev. p. w.
Haynes, of the Methodist church. The
newly married couple will make their
home on the Marlas.
W. NJ. Rea, Jr., of St. Paul, is
among the business visitors in town
today. MIR. Rea is one of the mem.
bers of the firm of Rea Bros the
biggest mutton operators in Montana,
who handle most Of the alfalfa fed
sheep that are SEM to market from
TIE Yellowstone country.