The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
CITY AND STATE.

store.
E. Frank Sayre has filed in the
county clerks Office his commission
as notary public.
Mrs. w. A. Ragan, Of Big Sandy,
was taken to St. Clare hospital yes.
terday to receive medical treatment.
George Links, charged with bur.
glarizing the j.. j. McGraw saloon,
was arriRned in Justice %Sullivan's
court today, and his trial set for Feb.
ruary 2.
A. w. Merri6eld. county surveyor,
returned this morning from the Allan
Gray ranch In the Big Sag, where he
has been surveying land in that local.
isy the past few days.
1t is reported from Hollywood that
there 10 more snow in the mountains
at this time than for the past two
years, thus insuring q good water
supply for the coming season.
The second and lnal account of
VSAO 0uS CACCusOI Va eu0 CSVoCC
of Catherine Connolly, deceased, has
been approved by the district court.
There is a balance of about 81, 456 in
the estate.
George l.. Overfeld left today for
Eureka, Kas., where Mrs. Over6eld
has been visiting for some time past.
Before returning home, he will pur.
chase a stock of goods for the dry
goods department of T. c.. Power &
Bro.
A Washington dispatch to the Butte
Miner says: The suicide of Edward
Keaster, a Highwood, Mont, pioneer,
recalled the $24 pension bill which
Senator Clark succeeded in passing
through the senate only the day before
the unfortunate occurrence. The
measure is now before the house
a waiting action, but under the circum.
stances will not be passed.
Advices from Great Fails report
the death of John Osler, a we'll known
resident of the Sweet Grass hills, who
was badly frozen in a storm last No
vember. MIR. Osler and his son had
been attending court in this city. and
while on their way home were caught
in a blizzard and suffered terribly.
They were taken to a Great Falls
hospital for treatment, and the son
recovered from his injuries, but those
Of the father proved fatal.
From Thursdays Daily.
Attorneys for the Fort Belknap Ca.
nal and Irrigation company have filed
in the district court the answer of that
defendant ia the Milk river water right
suit.
Hattie a. Spencer, of Havre. has
commenced suit in the district court
against Oliver St. German, to de-
termine her dover right in certain
real estate purchased by the defenda ant.
The suit of A. j. Broadwater vs. j.
j. Ober for trespass, which was tried
in the justice court at Havre and
judgment rendered against defendant
to the amount OF about $40, has been
appealed to the district court.
A dispatch from Shelby says Carl
and Greta Stoltenburg, whose names
are IN the list of victims of the Valen.
cia shipwreck neal Victoria, B. c.,
were the son and daughter OF H. F.
S~toltenburg, of Shelby. Their mother
was among the few passengers who
were rescued.
The Highwood stage, driven by
Lloyd Walton, which was due here a.
noon today, IA badly smashed up
as the result of a runaway which took
place u few miles from town. The
mail was brought in by parties on the
way to town and the driver came in
on horseback.
Thomas Stewart was arrested YES.
terday by j. H. Hall, deputy game
warden, on d charge of trapping
beaver on the Shonkin without a per.
init from the state game warden's Of
flee. The defendant appeared before
Justice Sullivan today, and waving
examination was bound over to the
district court ia the sum of $500.
j. }. Ryan. clerk to the state board
of equalization, has prepared a table
showing the tax receipts of each coun
~ of the state from the total railroad
assessment of $50. S74,6ll. The total
receipts from this source aggregate
s757,999. 81. OF this sum, Missoula
county receives the largest allotment,
$50, 1854, closely followed by Cho-
tea with $S2 ,O44 IL.
The Chinese residents of this local..
ty have been holding their New Year
celebration the past two days, the &C.
casion being the commencement of the
thirty.second year of the reign OF