The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-27
CITY N STATE,

From Wednesdays Daily.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
NJ. j. Joyce has taken a position in
the grocery department OF T. c. Power
& Bro.
Notice Of location Of the Diamond
quartz claim, ia the Little Rockies
district, has been filed in the ounty
clerks Office by NJ. G. Cassidy, of
Zortman.
The new forms OF quartz location
blank required under the new law can
ne obtained at the River Prese Office.
The new form must now be used ia
making quartz locations.
Postmaster Geo. W. Crane is in
receipt of official notice that the mail
pouch service on the daylight trains
will be discontinued. The service
has been 10 effect abont ten days, and
was found to be of so little benefit
that it will be cut Out.
Governor Toole has appointed a
deleg alton of citizens to represent
Montana at the national river and
harbor congress to be held in Wash
ington on December 4. The list of ap.
pointees includes David G.. Browne
and Major T. A. Cummings, OF this
:ity.
The first cold weather casualty of
the season is reported from Lewis.
town, where a man is under treatment
for badly frozen feet. 1t seems that
he was drunk and forgot to go home
one night last week. He laid out all
night with the result that he may lose
both of his feet.
Z. S. Sweet, of Chinook, president
Of the First National bank of that
city, was among the arrivals today.
Mr.. Sweet reports that work will soon
be commenced upon the municipal
electric light plant at Chinook, for
which a bond issue was recently au.
thorized at a special election.
Local residents who have had occa-
sion to use the new daylight passen-
senger service on the Montana Central
complain that the slow time and un-
certainty of its arrival make it very
unsatisfactory. The west bound was
reported n hour late yesterday, but
passengers from this point had TO
spend four hours at the depot awaiting
its arrival.
L. L. Burson, justice of the peace
and United States commissioner at
Jail today to serve a sentence of six
months for petit larceny. The de-
fendant, who was accused of stealing
the sum Of five dollars, was tried and
sentenced in Justice S%pangler's cour,
t.. Chester. 1t is claimed he was de.
MED a jury trial, and habeas corpus
proceedings may be instituted to sc.
clre his release from custody.
\ short session of district court was
held this afternoon to act upon the
remittitur from the supreme court in
the Chouteau county high school case,
There being no denial of the facts
stated In the complaint. the court is.
sued an order restraining the county
treasurer from collecting the high
school tax, and the order vas i'm.
lnediately served on that official. The
county treasurer has already received
a considerable amount of money un.
Ger the high school levy, and this
will be refunded TO the taxpayers as
soon as possible, Those who remit
the mou of the tax hereafter will
have it returned to them in due
course.
From thursdays Daily.
n. Riechers has leased the Boari
Of Trade saloon to Dick Reeder, tn.
transfer taking effect today.
H.. Q. Moen has applied to the dis
.rict court for letters of adminis:ratior
in the estate of Bent O.. Moen
deceased.
The resign alton OF w. Il. McCorc
as justice of the peace for Highwoot
township has been received and placed
90 file In the county clerks Office.
The Kalispell 1nter-Lake reports al
advance in wheat prices the pas
week in the local markets of Flatheat
county. No. l spring is telling at S. c
Turkey winter at Soc, Oats are also
gaining, and selling around 80 cents
the price varying according to quality
The mental condition of Peter kra
mer, otherwise known as Hobo Pete,
was the subject of an investigation b,
a lunacy commission in the distric
court this afternoon. The result o
the proceedings was the committal o