The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

NOtlce OF location OF the MedfOrd
quartz mining claim in the Little
Rockies has been filed in the county
clerks Office by Henry Prentiss, Jr.
The town of Choteau was the scene
OF a fire last night 10 which the Tru.
chot building was destroyed. 1t was
occupied by Odeuwvald Meat market
and the Montanian newspaper Office.
A decree of distribution and final
discharge in the estate Of Honori Mar.
tin, deceased, has been issued by !
Judge Leslie and filed in the district
court. Under the terms of the decree
Alphonse Martin receives 622 acres of
land, about 400 head Of stock cattle,
81 head of horses and other property. /
The estate is appraised at about s17,.
500.
DR.. c. F. Hopkins, Of the Chouteau
county board of health, arrived from
Chinook this morning to consult with
local physicians regarding cases of
sickness in the family OF Mrs. Cha~.
Rowe. The state authorities have
also been requested to investigate the
matter. and it IL understood the pub
lie schools will not be re.opened until
the nature of the complaint is definite
ly known.
1t is reported from Culbertsou that
James Malcolm has been arrested on
a charge of horse stealing, but the
authorities may later accuse him of
the murder of w. w. Greer, whose
body was found in his cabin on the
Muddy last week with a bullet hole
through his breast. There is said to
be evidence that Malcolm went to the
Greer place about the time the crime
is supposed to have been committed.
Hiram Sweet, who died recently at
Prairie du Chen, Wis, was an old
time cattleman of northern Montana.
In 1880 he engaged in the cattle bust.
ness In the Judith basin, in partner.
ship with Nelson True, who also died
some time ago. In 1890, they became
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Sweet was n years of age. He leaves
an estate valued at over $500, 600,
much of which will 60 to his son, E.
S. Sweet, of Chinook.
The Chouteau county authorities
have been advised of the arrest at Ma
pie Creek, N. w. IT,, of William Trot-
tier, Alex LaFromboise and Louis La.
Fromboise, who are alleged to have
stolen horses on this side of the bound.
airy line, and who are charged with
taking stolen property into Canada.
In view of the expense of bringing the
accused here for trial, County Attor.
ney Pray has decided to send two wit
nesses to Maple Creek to identify the
horses found in their possession and
give evidence that will secure their
conviction.
From Mondays Daily.
People who know, drink Cyrus No.
BILE, the purest and best American
whiskey. +
a postoffice bulletin that
John NJ. Nelson has been appointed
postmaster at Hinsd ale, Valley c0un.
ty, which has been made a money or.
der Office.
Residents of Big Sandy are unable
to give the lowest temperature in that
vicinity during the recent cold snap.
\ thermometer capable Of registering
so below zero was knocked out by the
weather man,
Articles of Incorporation of the
Malta Commercial. company have
been filed with the secretary Of state
by John Survant, w. Mcclellan and
L. G. Edwards. The capital atock of
the concern is $45, 900.
Among the instruments recently re.
corded in the county clerks Office are
deeds for about $40 acres of land to
the Big Sag Land and Livestock COM
ley property. aud has been acquired
by scrip.
It is reported from Chinook that H.
p. Austin, foreman at the Lease &
Richards sheep ranch, has been ar.
rested on a charge OF stealing sheep
from his employers and will have q
hearing in the justice court at Havre
next week. The accused is alleged to
have taken away forty or fifty head Of
sheep, and placed them on a neighbor.
ing ranch.
Each school district ia Montana
will share in q distri button of school
moneys that have been apportioned
by w. E. Harmon, state superinten.
dent of public instruction. The
amount available for distribution is
sls3, 1866, which is apportioned upon