The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
CITY AND STATE.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

"~9 oCCu uJOuIucu uutAl Juuc ~
when the regular June term will com.
mence.
L. D. Sharp, of this city, has been
summoned as a grand juror in the
United States district court at Helena,
to appear Monday next.
Judge Tattan will open a jury term
OF court at Glasgow or Monday, when
the trial of criminal cases will be com.
menced. The term may last about
two weeks.
Jere Sullivan, weather bureau ob.
server at this place, reports a pre-
cipitation of 1856 inches last month.
The average for May at this station
is about $50 inches.
Charles Miller. a cowpuncher from
Malta, is under arrest at Great Falls
on a charge of attempting to obtain
money under false pretenses by pre-.
senting a worthless check.
A marriage license was issued to-
day to Thomas Nixon, of Fort Ben.
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Havre. The wedding took place at
the Grand Union hotel this afternoon,
Rev. c. F.. Reed officiating.
II is reported from Havre that
oliver St. Clair, who had just sold
some horses, was brutally beaten and
robbed in the railroad yards Wednes.
day night. He vas found lying On
the track in an unconscious condi.
ten.
The county commissioners meet
Monday for the regular June term.
Among the business to be transacted
is the appointment of registration
agents, and election judges for the
primary election to be held Septem.
Der /.
Glenn Lauer, of Green Bros store,
and Alvin Piercy will leave tomorrow
morning for Helena, where it is un.
derstood Mr.. Lauer will be one of the
principals in a wedding ceremony
which is to take place in that city on
Monday next.
George Carr, Mike Burke, Paul
O'Clair and John Doe were arrested
this morning by Marshal Coatsworth
for being drunk. The accused are be.
ing held in the county Jail and will be
given a hearing before Justice Sui.
livan Monday.
From Mondays Daily.
Born-At Glasgow, Mont, on Sat.
nrday, June ,. 1906, to the wife Of Jay
Frye, of this city, a son.
Geo. w. Moore returned yesterday
from Seattle. WASH, after an absence
of several months from the city.
l.. D. Sharp left this morning for
Helena, where he has been summoned
as a grand Juror in the United States
district court.
The fact that an unmarried residen,
of this town is purchasing a lot Of
handsome furniture, gives rise to the
suspicion that another wedding is il
prospect.
Judge Tattan and Z. II. Russell,
court s~teuographer, left today 70,
Glasgow, where the regular June tern
Of district court for Valley county
convened this morning.
The Culbertson Searchlight reports
that w. S. Evans sold thirteen head
Of horses last week, all of them un'
broken except one. He received
81, 290.O 90 for the bunch.
A. the meeting Of the board of coun.
ty commissioners this morning, road
matters were discussed and a saloon
license "a granted in favor of Rogers
& Farrell, of Cleveland.
A. H. Reser and family, of Chinook
are among the visitors in the city to
day. Mr.. Reser is in attend ance a,
the regular June meeting of the board
Of county commissioners, which con
vened this morning.
A Washington dispatch states that
the senate has passed the bill author
izing the allotment Of lands for the
Blackfeet Indians, and providing for
!Ae opening OF the surplus reservation
lands to settlement.
}. Lee Sedgwick has returned frou
a visit to Havre, Chinook and thu
Bear Paw country, and reports tha'
the residents of the lower country arr
we'll pleased at the outlook for gooG
crops the coming season.
A very exciting and interesting
game Of base ball was played. yester,
day afternoon between the Granillo
and Benton ball teams on the down
town diamond. After eleven innings Of
fast playing by both sides, the game
was won by the Benton team by the
close score of II to IL.
According to the Miles City news
papers. the sheepmen of that locality