The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-27
CITY AND STATE.

work to D. G. Lockwood's j~ewelry
store.
Anna Moore and Richard J. Moore,
of RiedeI, secured citizenship papers
in the district court today.
a jury venire Of forty members was
drawn in the d@i-trir. court today. the
jurors I" repor, for du'y GA Tuesda y,
Apri. 8.
I. q. Triplet,. of Clear Creek. who
has just returned from a trip 10 Butte,
is among The business, visitors in ,own.
Mr.. Triplett has with him some at.
tractive samples Of surface rock from
the new mining district ia the Bear
Paws, which give profitable assays in
gold and other metals.
In the district court today, Judge
Tattan signed an order transferring to
the United States circuit court the
damage suit OF the Judith Mercantile
and Cattle company IS. the Great
Northern Railway company. The
suit was brought 70 recover damages
of s., l27 for delayed livestock ship.
nents.
Suit has been commenced in the
district court by I. c. Power Il Bro.
Ltd. against A. L. Morrell. t 0 ecover
a balance due on a promlssory o
for $3763, and to foreclose a mortgage
Of ranch property given as security.
The court is also requested to appoint
a receiver for the property pending
the outcome of the suit.
The county attorneys Office was no.
titled today that j. l.. Weatgerman is
under arrest at Havre on a charge of
assault with a deadly weapon. The
accused Is said to have shot a nan in
the shoulder, the victim of the shoot
the hospital at Fort Assinniboine.
The defenda ami will have a hearing
Friday 10 the justice court at Havre.
Great Falls Leader: Ia the case of
j. b. Long & Co. vs.. the Grea. Nor
thern Railway company. an action to
the sum of Sl2, 39S. 05, alleged
to be the amount of damage sustained
by the plaintiff by reason of the de.
fendant's alleged negligence in trans
porting stock, On application of At.
torney 1. Parker Veazey, representing
the defend ant, the court ordered the
case removed to the circuit court of
the United States in and for the dis.
trict OF Montana. The application
for such removal was made on the
ground that the plaintiff was a citizen
Of Montana: th at the defendant was a
citizen of Minnesota, and that the
amount in dispute is in excess Of So.
500.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. Claude EmbIelon was among
the departures this morning on the
~westbound train.
Among the births reported from
Great Falls is tina. of "a daughter to
the wife of G.. 3. NauAlstine. of Box
Elder.
Miss Susie Wooucock arrived yes
.erday from Savannah. Mo-, on a
visit with her brother. J. ". Wood
cock, of the Shonkin.
Notices Of location for several
quartz claim, in the Bear Paw mining
district were filed ia the county clerks
Office today by F. E. Werner. He
~-.zl a. ;z, n. .
Fanny and Evening Star.
George D. Hansen. of Chinook, who
today, bring. word that livestock
losses ia the Cypress hills, where he
has a sheep outfit, have not been SER
ious. East OF that locality, however,
ever experienced.
Robert Mcclellan, who returned to.
day from a trip TO Culbertson. reports
an improvement 10 range conditions
in that section. There is considerable
snow ia some localities, and the ice ia
the Missouri river is solid enough to
f>' ~ NAoSSAbE VI ASu NSothr'
The general opinion regarding stock
losses in that part OF Valley county Is
that they will not be so heavy as eX-
pected. riders having been employed
by many of the outfits to gather all
the cattle they could find and place
them in the care OF ranchers who had
a good hay supply. In some cases
the ranchers were paid $40 per head
for wiuteriny COWS and calves.
The Fort Benton Amateurs an.
nounce that their program for lbe
minstrel performance they intend Civ
ing for the building fund of the new
Catholic church on Easter Monday
night is complete, aud that it is a live
one, The songs are the latest and
have not been heard here before. the
minstrel jokes and local hits are ali