The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-30
CITY AND STATE.

from a visit with relatives near Big
Sandy. -,
Mr.. add Mrs. C. w. Buck returned
this morning from a short visit 10
Grea. Falls.
John V. Carroll, Jr.. who has been
receiving medical treatment at st.
Clare hospital for typhoid fever for
over a month past, was removed to
his home today. His many friends
will be glad TO hear that he is recover.
ing.
A. L. Sutherland, who came in to-
day from the Marias country. reports
there is very little improvement In
range conditions in that locality.
There are a few small punches OF cat
tie along the Marias that are said to
be in bad plight.
The trial jury summoned for this
term of district court will report for
duty Monday morning. The Jones
assault case, (which had been set for
that date, has been continued to the
March term, and the first case for
trial at this term is that Of Thomas
Grady, charged with f%raudulently OBJ
tanning money.
According to the Billings Daily
journal, 1.-THE sugar beet growers OF
the Yellowstonei: alley have had a
prosperous season, many OF them
having secured .gross returns OF from
500 to 1857 per acre from their crops.
One of theserowers, w. Il. C%lanton, OF
Billings, raised 60 tons Of beets on
two acres oflland, receiving $500 for
his product.
Several OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES livestock
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to bring suit
against thelGreat Northern for dam,
ages resulting, from delay in beef
shipments, find themselves shut out by
the terms of ..,heir shipping contract.
The latter req uired tina suit be COM
menced within ninety days from date
of loss, and some OF the claimants
have permitted the time limit to ex.
pire.
According to reports received. the
Great Northern is still having trouble
in gettings.,hrough trains from st.
Paul, as several Of its passenger
trains are srowbound in North Da'
kota, The mail.that was received this
morning from eastern points was car
ried over the:Northern Pacific to Hell
ena. Railroad officials state that al
Minot 710 cars ofifreight are literally
buried under snow in the yards: a
Larimore the number is said to be
greater, and at Fargo the condition:
are but little better. At Havre thu
Yards are full, but freight bound fol
the Montana Central points is being
pushed.
From Mondays Daily.
A decree Of distribution IN the es
state of w. +. Turner, deceased. was
ordered in the district. coact today.
John Laird. a member of the we!
known stock firm OF Laird Bros, ar
rived yesterday morning from tn
Sweet Grass hills.
N,o.ice of application for natural
cation under the federal Jaw, va
made in .'.e district cour, today b
Nelson Fl. Bingham, OF Laird, an
Gottfried Shwantner, of Chester.
A large number of the jurors an
witnesses ,subpoenaed for the sess'o
of district court, which opened III
morning, arrived ia the city yeste'
day and today from various parts {
the county.
Albert Wolff. charged with assam
in the tirst degree, vas arralgned
the district cour, This afternoon. an
ordered to plead tomorrow. II
court appointed Attorney g.. |
Power. TO defend the Heca-ed.
John Lee. waO was convicted
.Jl-t,ce Psp4r'- crnrt Il, Havfe of II
rrinl- 1T petit larceny, wac placed
the county jail yesterday, TO >7rie
sentence of ninety days. r. G"hr>
charged with robbing freight ear
vas also rpsaived a. the county jail
avail. ria! in the district co9ri.
Frank \ Lowe, Of Wh!t'a-h. wi
j. attending district court. reports /
exceptionally heavy snowfall in II
Sweet Grass hills. Ranchers h a
provided with shelter aud ha: Il
their cattle are getting along all RICH
but the few range cattle left In tn
ocality are having a hard siege.
Word was received by telephol
from Portage this morning that NJ
Bannatyne lost quite a lumber
sheep last night under unusual circur
stances. The snow had drifted lev
with the roof of his sheep shed, and
bunch of cattle walked on the roc
breaking it down and killing nearly