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

Shonkin the past two weeks, returned
to Helena today.
Johann krohn and Franz Lehmanu
arrived today direct from Germany.
and secured employment within a few
hours after their arrival.
a e law enacted by the tenth as.
sembly req uires that nominations for
school tru stees be made at a public
meeting. There are two trustees to be
elected in this district.
A. L. Sutherland, who is in town
today, reports that the Marias river
is booming. The water raised about
four feet yesterday, and large quaint.
ties of ice are coming down from the
upper country.
Captain Nelse, an old.time resident
of the Teton, believes the coming sea.
son will be exceptionally favorable
for grain and forage crops. He is
sowing an'increased acreage to alfalfa
and other agricultural products.
An item in the Chinook Opinion
says: "Worl has been received from
the east bysparties in the Little Rock
les from A. D. Gill, saying that he is
alive and WE'LL" This information, ii
it prove reliable, will be welcome news
to the manytfriends of Mr.. Gill. who
feared that his sudden disappearance
last October was due to fOu! play.
Confirmation of the news of his safety
will be awaited witha interest.
Advices from the Pacific coast states
report active trading in sheep at good
prices. A recent Jews item from E..
lensburg, Wash, says: II. Smithson
has just completed the delivery OF
1900 head ofisheep, which he recently
sold to James Wright. The price
paid was 1925 per hundred pounds
unshorn. and as the sheep weigh on
an average off 127 pounds each they
will bring Mr.. Smithson about IS per
head, or in the;neighborhood of sl2,
600. The sheep will be used by the
purchaser for the Alaska trade.
From Mondays Daily.
Jos. Vanden Heuvel, a former resi-
dent Of K~nerville, vas among the ar
rivals from the west today.
Grant Learned, of the Sweet Grass
hills, who spent the winter in eastern
Montana, is among the visitors ir
town.
Charlie Morrow, who for severa
months past has been attending bus.
ness college at Helena. returned hom'
yesterday.
\ decree of final distribution in tn
estate of c. NJ. Hubert, deceased. ha
been issued 10 the district court, will
an order of final discharge of the ad
ministration.
Four notices of quartz locations il
the Little Rockies We're filed in tn
county clerks office today by Thoma
Eden, James Il. Dewar, w. GUM
and Frank Dixon.
Articles of incorporation have bee
fled in the county clerks office by tn
Imperial Elevator company, a Min
nesota concern which proposes I
have an agen, ia this county.
Attorney F.. F.. Stranahan, who lei
several days ago for Zortman. ha
been detained at Malta, the high waite
in creeks and coulees making it i'm
possible TO reach his destination.
David Smith, Otherwise known a
Badly" Smith, arrived from Tor
mar yesterday In care OF Constab|
Ed. Moore, who delivered him at tt
county ill to serve sentence impose
by Justice D. L. Baird. The prisOpe
was charged with carrying %conceale
weapons, the maximum penalty Il
which is said to be 80 days in Jail az
a fine of 5000, but Justice Baird b
lieved the punishment inadequate
this case and fined the defend AM $40
During his trial at Zortman. the a
cused INDUCED in conduct that W;
resented by the court, persisting
interrupting the witnesses in spite
warnings from Justice Baird, aud Il
C0Cu lCdn W ~ nAoA "oS AhSN "a
the total amounting to $3.50. 1t is u
derstood the defendant will appeal
the district court for relief from pc
alties which he believes are excessiv
From Tuesdays Daily.
Jos. \. Baker returned today fro
the east, wher- he spent the whit
months.
W. H. Duke, a we'll known bushes
man of Chinook, was among the Wis
tors in town today.
Frank Colgate was taken to S
Clare hospital today, to receive med
cal care and attention.
A marriage license was issued tods
in favor of Charles Cramer, of Hill
and Marie j. Veilleaux. OF Chester.