The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
CITY AND STATE.


June, when the shearing season will
commence.
A grand masquerade ball and sup
per will be given by the members of
the local lodge OF Odd Fellows on
Wednesda y night. April 1s, at their
hall. Pinkerton's orchestra has been
engaged for the occasion, and a cor.
dial invitation is extended to all. +
County Attorney c. N. Pray has
flied informations in the district court
against William Mcbride and James
II. Hall, of Havre, who are charged
with gambling. The accused were
placed under arrest, and released on
bonds OF 81, 200 in each case.
Joseph F. Valadon has commenced
suit in the district court against
Charles Sprinkle for the value Of a
bunch of sheep alleged to have been
seizedlby the defendent in June. 1904.
The complaint places q value Of about
1856 upon the livestock, and also asks
judgment for costs Of the suit.
An amended complaint in the dam.
age suit of r. Clarke Fisk, of Ian.
dusky, against w. w. Sanno has
been filed in the district court. The
complaint alleges that the defendant
secured the arrest of plaintiff without
cause, subjecting him to considerable
annoyance and expense. and asks
judgment for damages 70 the amount
OF $40, 075.
From Mondays Daily.
Miss Lula Patterson returned Sun.
day morning from a three weeks
visit with friends in Chinook and
vicinity.
The weather report Of Z. Wilson,
voluntary observer at Steele, shows
the range of temperature last week
was from 6 to IS degrees.
Judge Tattan and Ste%nographer
Russell left this morning for Glas-
gov, where the trial Of criminal cases
will commence in the district court to.
morrow.
Mrs. Geo. d. Patterson left yester.
day morning for St. Paul, where she
will visit for some time with Mr.. Pat.
terson, who Is looking after the feed
ing of sheep at South St. Paul.
Notices of location for seven quartz
claims in the Bear Paw mountains,
have been filed in the county clerks
Office by Paul H. Schwartz, Edward
Moe and Mahlon Williams. OF Big
Sandy.
The cold weather of the past few
days has again filled the Missouri
river at this point with floating ice,
and several of the local residents are
predicting that they will yet be able to
ecure an ice crop.
Advices from Harlem report that
the dwelling house of Chris Rasmus.
sen, located about four miles west of
that place, was destroyed by fire q
few days ago. Part of the loss was
covered by insurance.
w. S. Towner, who returned yes
terday from q business "trip TO the
Bear Paw country, brings news of the
damage caused by a cyclone at the
Thos. Lannon ranch, nea Warrick.
The wind wrecked a substantial barn,
26 by - feet, demolished several other
ranch buildings, and carried away a
stack of hay containing about % tons.
It was the liveliest zephyr that ever
struck that locality.
Members of the local lodge OF Ma.
sons are interesting themselves in the
matter of a location for the proposed
Masonic home, and propose to secure
an option upon a desirable site near
this city which will be offered to the
committee having the matter in Oh large.
Several citizens not associated with
the order are also taking an interest
in the subject, and have pledged such
financial help and other assistance az
may be required.
1t is announced from Helena tina:
John r. Schmit, register of the state
lands, will hold a public auction sale
of state lands for Valley county at
Glasgow, on the 18th day of April
next. The number of acres to BE-
offered at the sale is near 10000 and
consists almost wholly OF grazing
lands. Some of this land has been
offered before, but there is much new
land in the lot that has been included
since the new surveys were made.
This is the first offer of public lands
by the state land Office for the year.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Notice of location Of the Keystone
quartz claim, in the Little Rockies,
has been filed in the county clerks
Office by l.. NJ. Guthrie, of Zortman,
1t IL announced that the Havre
schools will close on April IL, afte,