The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-08
l T AND STATE.
From Saturday'e Daily.

~0
man. is a business visitor to the coun.
~ seat today.
David Dutro, a former Fort Ben
tonite. but o of Chester. i in the
city on a brief visit.
NJ. NJ. Jensen, Of Knerville, and
Thos. Broadwater, of Havre, We're
among the arrivals in town today.
The final accoun, OF H. C.. Turner.
administrator of the estate OF Bernard
Ellers, deceased. was approved today
by the judge Of the district court.
The April report of the clerk of the
district court shows fees and fines re-
ceived to the amount of 1922. This is
considerably in excess of the average
monty receipts of the Office.
District court was adjourned today
until the 18th inst, and Judge Tattan
will leave tomorrow morning for
Glasgow, where he will set the cases
for trial in the Valley county court,
and call a fury for service on May
2lst.
A suit for $1,000 damages wa. be-
gun 10 the district court today by J.
II. Devlin against John Fey, for de.
molishing a stone barn and other
buildings put up as improvements on
land which had been filed Upon by
Sam II. Wood, and successfully con-
teeted by Devlin.
W. S. Tollman, the book agent who
got in trouble here and in Cascade
county for passing worthless checks,
has been arrested inl Butte for a SINH.
lar otfense. He is said to be wanted
in Livingston and BoZeman by vic
tims who paid him about $500 on
checks that had no.credit behind them,
State Treasurer j. H. Rice has sub
mitted to Governor J. K. Toole his
April report, whichlshows a cash bal
auce of $685., O69. IL, the receipts during
that period having been S101, 1922
and the disbursements 1927, 725. 81.
The state has bond investments of 81,
2O6, liz. O6, making the total resources
g., O5l, 1872 3
Deputy Sheriff Philip Roberts, o
Butte, arrived this morning armed
with q summons directed against Dis
trict Clerk Chas. H. Boyle, to appea'
as a witness on the part of the stat
in the Silver Bow county court, tt
show that the divorce papers in th
case of Henry Lidgste against Eliza
beth Lidgate had been duly fled il
his Office.
Advices from Culbertson report III
arrival of a large number OF settler
from the east the past two weeks, tn
crowd being so big that it becam
necessary to put up tents for thei
temporary accommod alton. The Gres
Northern has been making a specia
settlers rate OF 800 from St. Paul
Culbertsou or Tuesdays only, the 10
figure being Withdrawn on Tuesda
last.
Attorney General Galen has re.
dered an opinion TO w. G. Preuit
secretary Of the state board OF >toc
commissioners to the effect that unGe
the provisions of the law passed b
the tenth Legislative assembly, III
moneys placed in the state treasury ,
the credit of the stock inspection an
detective fund are now available IL
use, and may be used in the san
md for tho s0no ~nirnOSaS 8
il placed in said fund by a direct a.
of appropriation by the legislature.
From Mondays Daily.
Wallace E. Chase left yesterday {
a business trip east.
w. S. Towner returned yesterGs
from a visit 70 his old home at Eigil
III.
Hon. T. c. Power, who is returnir
to Helena from an eastern trip, wi
among the arrivals this morning.
j. F. Curtis accompanied by n
wife and family, left yesterday on
visit to their ol0 home at La Plat,
Mo.
Miss Grace benymer, private seer
tary to Congressman Charles n. Pra
arrived this morning from Wa>hin
ton, D. G.
Frank Wyman, a we'll known re-
dent of Havre, is being held 10 I,
county Jail TO await an official inv.
.iga.ion as to his sanity.
County Attorney F. A. Carnal I
turned yesterday from Salt Lake. a
%companied by Mrs. Carna. al
daughter, who will make their 10,
mere.
Notice of location for the Reven
quartz claim 10 the Little Rockies Il
trict, has been filed in the coun
clerks Office by George t. Heath.
Zortman.
The wnnf Telanhn