The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
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work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewe;ry
store.
Oscar Johnston, who arrived today
from Mondak, reports zero tempera-
ture in eastern Valley county yester.
day.
In the district our today, TIE civil
suits Of Lehfeldt vs. Hofeldt and Heath
We. Mission Peak Mining company,
we're dismissed as settled.
Location notices for two quartz
claims in the Bear Paw mining dis
:rict, were fled in the county clerks
Office today by J. K. Greenough. w.
S. Young, Alex Ross and others.
The Valley county Jail was among
the buildings that were flooded during
the high water at Glasgow. The pris.
oners were removed to the women's
ward on the second floor.
The civil suit of OTTO Friedrich vs..
N. E. Thomas was on trial in the dis.
trict court today, a jury being secured
and evidence presented at the after.
coon session. The plaintiff seeks
judgment of $1,000 damages, for the
alien alton of Mrs. Fridrich's affec.
lions by the defendant.
A dispatch from Glasgow says the
United States Fidelity Il Guaranty
company. sureties for the defaulting
treasurerSof VALLEY county, William
Wofford, have refused to make good
his shortage, amounting 10 IS, APO. p,
and suit will be brought against them
20 recover the amount OF the shortage.
Wotford is still a fugitive, and is be.
lieved to have left the United States.
From Thursdays Daily.
Advices from Glasgow report a
heavy snowstorm yesterday in the
eastern part of Valley county.
Joseph STREET., who came in today
from Highwood, reports quite a snow.
fall in that locality last evening.
The Cascadeacounty authorities are
taking steps to deal with an outbreak
of smallpox, several cases of the dis
ease being reported from Arlington.
James Nsysmith, OF Zortman, has
fled in the county clerks Office loca.
ton notices for the Eureka and Gurus
quartz claims, in the Little Rockies
mining district.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Chap
man Pennock took place this after.
noon, from the Methodist Episcopal
church. The services were attended
by a large number OF friends and
reighbors of the deceased.
a deed recorded in the county clerks
Office conveys from r. T. F. Smith
and wife to G. B. McCulloh, ten lots
in block one, ,of Smith and McCulloh's
addition to sHavre. The c%onsidera'
zion named in the deed is $500.
The damage suit of Friedrich vs.
Thomas occupied the attention OF the
district court during all OF today
session. the cas going to the jury
late this afternoon. Attorney J. X
Sramble represents theiplaintitf, ane
Gentry X Rose the defendant.
\. petition has Deer filed in the dis
trict court by eastern relatives Of thu
late George NJ. Purnell, of Havre, re
guessing that L. X. Devlin be appoint
ed administrator of the estate of de
ceased. The total value Of the prop
erty is estimated at about $4,000.
Milo E. Larock, a we'll known sheep
man of the Milk river country, j
among the visitors here today. MIR
Larock brings word hal Milk rive
is running bank full, aud that the nev
dam built by the Harlem Irrigation
company ct a cost of about $1,000,
being carried out by the rush O
water.
h. h. Guthrie, deputy United State
marshal, has returned to Helena fror
Browning with three prisoners, Ne
son Henault, Moses Henault and WI
Bonnet, an Indian, who are charge
with theft of cattle. The defendant
assert hat the stock alleged 20 nav
been stolen was their own persona
property.
a Lethbridge dispatch to the Ores
Falls Tribune states that a contra,
Cor work on the ST. Mary Canal ha
oeen awarded by reclamation Official
20 Cozier Bros, Of Cardston, Alberta
The dispatch says the contras
amounts to 81, 900 900, which is in e,
cess of the mount remaining in tn
fund set apart for that project.
From Fridays Daily
Charles Lepley and wife returne
today after an absence OF severe
weeks, during which they visited
White Sulphur Springs add othe
points.
Notice of location for the Re
unartz claim. in the Bear Paw mimi