The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
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aud family.
Mos, Of he members If ,h4 regular
jury pane in N" district rou"t vera
excused today for lue term.
A petitions for GENERALIZATION has
been flied III thr %-,rict conr. ~ John
Theis. rf 'lo.d, who : 2 ra.iva Of
Luxemboa:g.
a decree "f frrarlo-lre Ia h4en
entered IN tn. u,-t~>c. COR. i. cae
civil suit @. j,tlu i5c"Her ~. d.
Schilling. of WarricN.
The county commissioners ~adinuru-
ed today until Monday. Mes-rs
Skylstead and Ross going TO Havre 10
select a site for the new county poor
house building.
Location notices for three qnar:z
claims in the Little Rockies district,
were filed in the county clerks office
today by George Conway and j. \.
Jones, of Lodge Pole.
The jury 10 the trial Of the civil
6ult VI \ n SuuUAoSlOd 70 AAOA"
Smith rendered a verdict last evening
in favor of the plaintiff in The sum OF
$24O. The claim Of the plaintiff vas
for hauling hay.
A recital will be given al DAD Fell
lows hall mex, Friday evening oy
Miss A. Gochnauer, under the aus
pieces of the Epworth league. Miss
Gochnauer, who is a teacher Of -!ocu-
ton at the Wesleyan University. has
given recitals in various part. Of TIE
state and comes highly recommended.
j. w. Speer, county attorney OF
Cascade county, has dismissed the
charge of second degree assault
against DR.. Leroy Southmayd. The
complaint grew out Of a duel fought
by DR.. Southmayd and Sam r. VIII.
Der on the streets Of Great Falls last
August. When WILDER met South
mayd be opened fire with a revolver
and S%outhmayd drew a gun and be-
gan firing.
A. d. Gill vs.. the Coburn Cattle
company is the title Of a suit com.
menced in the district court today by
Attorneys w. S. Towner and c. A.
Spaulding, representing the plaintiff.
The complaint states that the defend.
ant purchased ranch property from A.
D. Gill, valued at $40, 600, of which
amount only 81, 900 a paid, and
Judgment for the balance is asked.
Mr.. Gill disappeared a year ago last
October, and while it is believed he is
dead there is not, so far as known,
any definite information TO that effect.
The suit is understood 10 be brought
under a power of attorney.
From Mondays Daily.
G. w. Smith and wife left today 90
a visit with relatives a. Vauda!;a.
III.
Charles Sprinkle arrived Today
from Chinook on a short business
visit.
j. w. GLADDEN., a we'll known stock.
man of the Maria- country, wa among
the arrivals Yesterday.
There was only a brief session OF
district court today, the civil suits
that we're set for trial having teen
settled out of court.
Mayor Chas. H. Green and wife let,
today on an extended eastern trip
going by way of Lethbridge and The
Canadian Pacific railroad.
Public scales have been installed OF
the old court house property CD Mail
street, in response TO a petition pre-
sented to the county commissioner:
some time ago.
Passengers who arrived or the east
bound mixed train this afternoon re
port a six hours trip from Grea
Falls. The delay was caused by tn
locomotive cylinder head blowing out
Among the business transacted b,
the county commissioners today wa
the award of a contract TO JOsepl
Braithwaite for building two bridge
on Highwood. the contract price beini
$3.50.
Foreclosure proceedings were con-
menced today by Jos. II. Morriso
against the Rock Creek Land an
Cattle company, to recover an a.lege'
Indebtedness of about 1000 that i
secured by a chattel mortgage.
From the quantity of slush ice com
ing down the Missouri river To-Day
there appears To have been a col.
spell liz the upper country, \ coca
weather prophet ventures the op!nio
that the river will not be frozen owe
before New Years day.
1t is reported from Havre tina, d
H. Waters, a Great Northern ireigt
conductor, had a narrow escape tros
death Saturday. He was struck b
80. h,,o1 e..;ybt poor papif