The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15
CITY AND STATE.


Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
The Ladies' Aid an apron
sale with candies and home cooking
On May 80.
A marriage license vas issued today
to Paul A. Johnson and Bertha Holm.
both of Havre.
II. LaBarre was taken TO St. Glare
hospital today, to receive treatment
for a severe attack of rheumatism.
Charles Crepeau, who returned this
morning from Great Falls, is making
prepara atoms for work upon that por.
ton Of the Sun river irrig alton canal
for which he recently secured a con.
tract.
Henry Mitchell is under arrest in
Great Falls upon complaint Of Neil
Bannatyne, who claims the prisoner
destroyed some harness at the Ban.
natyne ranch. AS the alleged offense
was committed in Chouteau county,
the accused will be brought here for
trial.
1t is reported from Glasgow thai,
nine informations have been filed in
the district court of Valley county
against Elijah Smith, formerly cashier
Of the First State bank, of Malta,
who is accused of appropria ting some
Of the funds of that institution. The
defendant was arraigned in court
Monday, and entered a plea Of not
guilty. His trial was continued for
the term.
Great Falls Leader: r. P. Reck.
ards, cashier of the Great Falls Ma
.ional bank left this morning for his
ranch, 20 miles north Of Culbertson,
On a trip Of two or.three weeks. Dur
ing his visit a new 3O.horse power
traction engine plow will be tested. It
is said thatlthis pillow will turn forty
acres of ground q day. MIR. Reck.
ards expects to seed 1000 acres this
spring, the greater part to fax, which
has been q most successful crop in
North Dakota.
The affairs of the defunct Montana
Cooperative Ranch company are
again the subject of litigation, Sam
H. Wood having brought suit against
Lewis and Clarke county. The de-.
fendant was carrying on business in
Cascade andiTeton counties and gave
its mortg ageIfor $4,000 on all real
and personal property in its posses
zion. 1t then issued bonds or notes of
the denomin alton of 500 each to the
extent of ST., 0OOiand these eventually
passed into highlands Of Receiver j.
W. Speer and thesmortgage was fore
closed by James Ii. Davis. The pro.
perty was sold without the knowledge
o: Wood, who held a 500 bond and
he now asks for.this amount with in.
terest.
From Thursday Daily.
Born, on Thursday. May 9. 1907, to
the wife of Charles Goet,lich, Of this
city, a daughter.
Chas. II. Boyle. clerk OF the district
court, went to Butte tod ay to appear
as a witness in a case before the dis.
trict court of Silver Bow county.
The April crop Of wolf and coyote
scalps presented for bounty was
checked up and committed TO the
crematory today by the county clerk.
There we're about 200 scalps in the
collection.
Eight location notices for quartz
claims in the new Bear Paw mining
district were received today by the
county clerk. The locators are Geo.
W. Davidson, H. II. Preuitt. E X.
Preuitt, F. B. Rogers and others.
Will Jarvis, of Glasgow, is the
arst resident of Valley county TO
bump against the new an.i-gambling
Jaw, the experience costing him a fine
OF 500. The total expense IA more
than that amount, the defendant IT,
AOIIU1uE VIC COult II uAS oASASC
consisted Of playing a game OF freeze
out in which he los. money.
Word was received today from
E~ealdsburg, Cal, announcing the
death Of Miss Louise Diesem, for.
merly of this city. from an attack OF
typhoid fever. Miss Diesem taught
school here until about a year ago.
when she went I o California, and was
greatly esteemed by a large circle OF
friends in this locality. The news Of
her death will be regarded by many
OF them as a persona. bereavement.
Notices of dismissal were filed n
the district court today by Attorney
F. t. Str anahan in five cults COM
menced against the Great Northern