The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07
CITY AND STATE.
from Sstusday's Daily.

The calendar will be called in the
district court Monday and all the
criminal cases set for trial, also such
civil cases as can tried before the
commencement of the Valley county
term.
The report of Jere Sullivan, volun.
teer weather observer at the point. for
the week ending January 81, shows a
temperature ranging from % to 63 de.
grees, the latter being exceptional ally
high for January. There was no pre-
c%ipitation during the week.
Mahlon Williams, of Big Sandy, is
10 town today to get an outfit of black.
smith tools, powder and other supplies
for prosecuting work on q mining
proposition in the Bear Paw country,
about Is miles from Big Sandy, in
which he is interested. MIR. Williams
says he has a promising property,
the ore assaying from $50 to SO per
ton, and with the development work
that is being done it is believed still
better returns will be secured.
1t is reported from Helena that ap
plication for a pardon has been made
to Governor Toole on behalf Of Will.
liam Howell, who killed Ed. Dale in
this city about six years ago, and was
sentenced to life imprisonment. The
evidence in the case was such that
some OF the Jurors favored the death
penalty, but eventually agreed to con.
Wet of murder in the second degree.
There are many citizens here who be-
lieve executive clemency in this matter
would not be justified.
The dance given at Green's hall last
evening, for which invitations were
issued several days ago, was attended
by q large number from this city and
vicinity. The hall was beautifully
decorated in red and green, and with
incandescent lights of various colors.
A stand was placed in one corner of
the hall and was presided owe by sew
eral young ladies who served lemon
punch. At midnight supper was
served, consisting Of chicken salad,
saratoga chips, olives, bread and but
ter sandwiches, coffee, ice cream and
cake, the tables being decorated with
earn atoms. Dancing a continued
until about 4 o'clock this morning.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. jazz Patterson left this morn.
ing for Pennington, WASH, on a visit
with relatives.
A petition for probate OF the will OF
the late John Cook, of Chinook, has
been filed in the district court by
James n. Cook. The estate is valued
at about 50. 800.
Notices OF the location of two
placer claims in the Sweet Grass hills
have been filed in the county clerks
Office by Annie Mcdowell and A. H.
Fey, of Gold Butte.
w. A. Ragan, of Big Sandy, left
this morning for Great Falls, accom-.
panied by Mrs. Ragan, who has been
receiving treatment at st. Glare hos.
pital for the past two weeks.
E. Wilson, voluntary weather OBJ
server at Steele, reports that the tenn.
perature at that point the past week
ranged from % to 81 degrees, which
indicates quite a mild spell for mid
winter.
In the civil suit of II. Clarke Fiske
vs.. w. Sanno aud others, the de.
murrer as to Thorson has been sus.
tanned by the court and plaintiff given
twenty days in which to file an
amended complaint.
Hagen & Wickhorst have made a
contract with Lohse Bros, of Judith,
to build them q commodiOus frame
residence with modern improvements.
They will also build a residence for
John McClelland as soon as spring
opens.
William Giles, the colored soldier
charged with killing Samuel Ross at
Havre, was arraigned in the district
court today. The court appointed F.
Z. Stranahau and w. S. Tewner as
attorneys for defendant, who will
plead tomorrow.
1t is understood that the suit OF
Nordmarken and Woodman against
Mcnamara Il NARROW, mention OF
which was made a few days ago, re-
fers TO payment for a carload of oats
which was attached by creditors OF
the plaintiffs. The suit is brought to
determine whether the money shall be
paid to the plaintiffs or to the par.
ties by whom it was attached.
A. L. Lewis, who recently returned
from a trip through the Shonkin coun-
try, reports having purchased 80 head
of two.year-old heifers and steers from
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