The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
CITY N STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily.

work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store. \
Miss Ida Evers has accepted a posi-.
tiOn as cashier in the Office Of T. c.
Power & Bro.
w. Z. Evers, a we'll known resident
OF Everson, is among the business
visitors In town.
F. A. Carnal. county attorney. left
today for Havre to attend a hearing
OF criminal cases in the court of Jus.
tice w. B. Piper.
The new forms of quartz location
blank required under the new law can
be obtained at the River Press Office.
The new form must now be used in
making quartz locations.
According to the report of apprais.
ers appointed by Judge Leslie, OF the
Cascade county district court, the es-
tate of the late Mrs. D. A. Ford, for
merly of this city, has a value of over
$4,000.
A marriage license was issued to.
day to John o. Brown, of Shelley.
Vile, Ind, and Helga X. Sebram, of
Havre. A license was also issued to
Roy Lambert and Ida Patterson, both
Of Chinook.
There was an exceptionally heavy
run of slush ice in the Missouri river
today, as the result of q cold snap in
the upper country. Advices from
Choteau report zero temperature in
that locality.
Workmen are busy clearing away
the debris of the recent fire on the
Ragland property at the corner Of
Front and Bond streets. 1t is UNDER
stood to be Mr.. Ragland'e intention
to replace the frame building that was
destroyed with a structure of brick or
cement blocks.
A dispatch from Kalispell reports a
fatal hunting accident in which Rob.
ert Peterson was shot and killed by
his companion, Major Geo. Z Doll,
the latter mistaking him for a deer.
Major Doll is the Montana represen.
1ative of a St. Paul paper firm, is a
frequent visitor here, and is we'll
known among local residents.
Among the suits on trial in the dis
trict court of Teton county, is a con.
test of the will of the late John Hob
bins, who was we'll known in this par,
of northern Montana. The suit is
brought by Mary Rowe, sister OF Johr
Eobbins, for the purpose OF invali'
dating the will in which the deceased
left his entire fortune to the Sisters o1
Charity in Great Falls. 1t is alleged
by the petitioner Thai Mr.. Hobbins
was insane at the time he made the
will.
From Thursdays Daily.
Gunther's famous chocolates a
Cranes. =
Attorney Il. L. O'keefe, of Chinook
vas among the arrivals today.
Fresh home made candies, and e
rlts and fruits at c. w. Ayres.
Mrs. Geo. F. Lrwis returned today
from a visit with her daughter, Mrs
>. A. Martin, at Lewistown.
Cal Lewis, against whom a com,
plant of unlawful cohabit alton wa.
made by Otto ~Schoenfeldt, was fnet
SIS yesterday at a trial held in Justie
W. B. Pyper's court at Havre.
Fred LaBarre. who is among th'
visitors IN town, reports that tn
Marias river is frozen over in mos
places. The ice is sufficiently thick t,
enable crossing the river on horse
back.
As the result of an interview witt
Justice Kinder las: evening, on
charge of disorderly conduct, NJ. c
McCrea was given a sentence Of sixt,
Gays in Jail and a fine of $40.
E. T. Murphy, a Montana Centra
switch foreman at Great Falls, me
with a sudden and painful death yes
terday. Both legs were cut off in a
accident at the west side yards. an
the vic9im died about two hours later
Ia the butter contest at the recer
annual meeting of the Montana Stat
Dairymen's association, the secon
prize was awarded to w. H. Thoml
son of the Chinook creamery, who's
exhibit vas excelled by only one con
petitor.
Harry Thurman was received a, tn
county Jail today 20 await trial ia III
district court on a charge of robbery
A, a hearing before Justice W. {
Pyper. a, Havre, he is alleged to hav
stolen about $35 from a drunken ma
u that city.
The report OF the appraisers of th
estate Of John Messing, deceased
which has been filed in the distrit