The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-13
CITY AND STATE.

S1oW W ednesdays Daily.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
A suit has been commenced in the
district court by the Thos. O'Haulon
company, of Chinook, against John
u. Winter, to recover an indebtedness
Of about $500.
d. G. Browne and wife left this
morning for Great Falls to attend the
wedding Of George fairfield Conrad
and Miss K. NJ. Kennedy, which will
take place this evening.
At today's session of the county
commissioners, the petition for a
bridge over Milk river near Dodson,
was granted. The proposed improve.
will be a great accommodation
to residents of that locality.
A real estate deal was closed today
by which w. NJ. Davis & Sons become
the owners of the Murphy.M aclay
store building on the corner of Front
and Benton streets, and which they
will occupy at al early date. The
consideration was about $1,000.
The war department has authorized
the construction of a brick cavalry
station for q horses and q sewage
publication plant at Fort Assinni-
boine. The contract will be awarded
the Both inst, construction to begin
when frost is out of the ground in the
spring.
Advices from Havre report a fatal
cutting ARRAY in that city last night.
in which Sam Ross, a colored soldier,
vas killed by one William Giles, also
colored. The dispute arose over a
card game. After stabbing his op-
ponent and intlicting wounds that
soon resulted in death, Giles fled from
the saloon in which the fracas took
place, and at a late hour this after
noon no news of his arrest had been
received by the authorities.
From Thursdays Daily.
James E. Bush has been appointed
justice of the peace at Zortman by the
board of county commissioners.
A masquerade ball at Knerville on
the evening of December Is, is an.
nounced by Mrs. w. NJ. Witsiers, Of
that place.
"A recent arrival at the county Jail
is Thomas Mccarthy, a petit larceny
artist, who has been given a sentence
of sixty days by Justice Piper, OF
Havre.
In response to petitions duly pre-.
sented, the county commissioners have
granted liquor licenses to A. G.
Wolfe, of Whitlash, and C. F. Cham
barlain, of Landusky.
a suit has been commenced in the
district court by T. c. Power & Bro,
Ltd, against A. L. Morrell, of the
Shonkin, to o an indebtedness
of about g, 100, together with costs OF
suit.
Among the disbursements of the
county ~treasurer's Office today was q
remittance of S39, 821.68 to the state
treasurer, for taxes collected in Chou.
teau county under the several state
levies.
At a meeting Of the school trustees
OF this district, held last evening, the
matter Of fixing up q gymnasium in
the basement of the school building
was a subject of discussion. No def
mite action in the matter has yet been
taken.
According to advices from Big Tim
Der, the elusive "Kid" Royals Is uu-
der arrest there on q charge of grand
larceny. The prisoner is q fugitive
criminal who escaped from the Valley
county sheriff some months ago by
jumping from the train while being
transported to the penitentiary.
Constable George Bickle, of Havre,
arrived this morning with William
Giles, the colored soldier accused Of
killing Priv ate Ross in a dispute over
a card game. Giles was captured
yesterday near Havre, and II was con
sidered prudent to place him in the
county Jail as soon as possible. Tn.
prisoner has very little to say abou
the crime for which he will be required
to newer.
From Fridays Daily
uooAnnowtons f0n Ch~iatcpoc r0n6,
at D. G. Lockwood's.
New Process ever fresh bread, better
than ever. at C. w. Ayres'. +
Skates ground and sharpened o,
Wednesdays and Saturdays, 25 cent
per pair. Henry Hagen.
The Big Sandy school
grand Christmas dance to be given i,
Lehfeldt's hall at that place.