The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-23
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G. W. Coykend all, of Denver, COL,
arrived yesterday morning to take
charge of the Great Northern depot at
this point.
Jack Connolly, who Is 10 town to.
day, reports that crop conditions on
the Shonhin are the best in several
years. The yield Of hay and grain
will be considerably over the average.
w. B. Dean, who has been employed
10 the jewelry department of D. G..
Lockwood's drug store for the past
two years, left this morning for
Wyoming, where he will probably re.
side in the future.
A suit has been filed in the district
court by Nick Baatz against H. P.
Jorgensen, OF Big Sandy, TO recover
some 1856 alleged to be due for goods
supplied 70 the defendant, together
with costs of suit.
In the civil suit of L. A. Smith
against John Seeman, which was on
trial in the district court yesterday
afternoon, the jury returned a yer.
dict for the plaintiff in the sum of
$73. The criminal case against Cas-.
per Belmont, who is charged with as
sault in the first degree, will be tried
tomorrow.
The Chinook water right case which
was recently before the federal court
in Helena will be appealed. Advices
from Helena state that, on behalf of
the defendants in the suit of the United
States against Nose Anderson and
others, Attorney +. G. Day presented
to Judge w. II. Hunt in the federal
court a petition for appeal from the
recent order of the court ~decreeing the
Indians on the Belknap reservation
entitled to 5000 inches OF the waters
of Milk river, in which case Judge
Hunt issued an injunction against the
defend ants, who are ranchmen along
the Milk river. The petition was
granted.
Prom Thursday's Daily.
a marriage license has been issued
at Great Falls to w. Il. Mcdaniel, OF
Coburg. and Della Gates, Of Chinook.
K. V. Garlough and family left this
morning for a tour Of the Yellowstone
park, on their way to Hillsdale, Mich
igan, where they will reside.
Notice of the location of a quartz
claim which he has named the "River
Press has been filed in the county
clerks Office by f. Nj. James, Of Ian.
dusky. Here's hoping the property
will develop into q bonanza.
Deputy Sheriff Minugh arrived this
morning from Zortman with Baptiste
Buneau, who will serve a sentence of
30 days in the county Jail for disturb.
ing the peace at that place. He was
sentenced by Justice d. l.. Baird.
Advices from Great Falls report
that Father Mccormick, of the Catho-
lie church of this city, was seriously
injured yesterday by being thrown
from his horse. He is under the care
OF a physician at Columbus hospital.
Miss Atkinson, county sup~erinten.
dent of schools, has received notice
from the state superintendent of in.
struction that an eighth grade exam.
ination will be held on August % and
Is, in connection with the regular
quarterly teachers examination.
y shipment OF II cars of beef was
made from Glasgow yesterday by
Messrs. Miner, Price and Davidson,
and another shipment Of 10 cars was
made by the Texas outfits. The Bear
Paw pool and Messrs. Miner and
Cummings shipped 45 cars today.
L. Minugh, who arrived this morn.
ing from Zortman, brings word that
the Alabama mine has been closed on
account of its unsafe condition, and
its machinery Is being transferred to
the August property. 1t is reported
that Messrs. Phillips and Whitcomb
NOW PulCuISCu VIC NlCAN 0IllOCu ~
NARROW interest in the Ruby Gulch
Mining company.
In the district court today, the civil
suit of V. Pauly IS. Chorrout and Jos.
Pauly was continued. The trial of
Casper Belmont, on y charge Of as
sault with intent to kill, was COM
menced at the afternoon session, and
is in progress at this writing. The
accused Is alleged to have tried to
shoot Peter Thormalen, of the Bear
Paw country, OF or about May ~,
during a quarrel over business mat.
tiers.
A dispatch from Choteau says the
bid of Lease Il Richards for the con.
struction of the new Teton county
court house has been accepted. The
price is $27, 795. The building will be