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

visiting with relatives in this locality.
The Ladies' Aid wishes to announce
an apron and home cooking sale. and
will also serve ice cream and cake. on
May SO.
Q. j. Wackerlin arrived from Great
Falls this morning. and will visit for
a few days with Congressman Charles
N. Pray and wife.
Sam kohlberg aud daughter. o:
Helena, who We're Fort Benton resi-.
dents several years ago, were among
the arrivals this morning.
The cement sidewalk building season
has opened on upper Front street.
where extensive Improvements are be.
ing made to the frontage of thew. S.
Stocking residence property.
It is reported from Lewis,own that
Z. O. Railsback. the Billings sheep
buyer. has b%ranched out into cattle
and purchased 1900 head of mixed
cattle belonging to Ed. Mcdonnell and
other r%anchers. the price being about
t25 per head.
AT a meeting OF the school trustees
Of this district, held last evening,
teachers for the high school and the
various grades for the next term were
engaged as follows: J.. w. Lenning,
principal: Mrs. Hoover, assistant
principal:lMiss French, fifth and sixth
grades: Miss Thibault, third and
fourth grades; Miss Boland, primary
department. 1t was decided to add to
the high school curriculum a CONNER
cial course to include bookkeeping.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, for which
an additional teacher will be engaged
in due course.
From Mondays Daily.
Nick Michaels arrived today from
Spokane, to look after his livestock
interests in this vicinity.
Judge1Tattan has appointed Alex
ander Ross, .lof Clear Creek, as ad-
ministrator of the estate of Andy
Wilson. deceased.
Jere Sullivan, chairman OF the
board Of county commissioners, wen.
to Havre today to attend q meeting Of
the county board of health.
In the district court today, the fna!
account in the Timothy Brennan es.
tate vas approved. 1t was ordered
that q balance of $3l remaining in the
estate be deposited with the county
treasurer.
Peter Kramer, who boastfully pro.
claims himself Hobo Pete" was ar
rested today on a charge of vagrancy
and given an interview with Justice
Kinder. He vas awarded thirty days
in the county Jail.
ElijahlSmith, the Malta bans cash
Ter recently arrested on a charge Of
en- bezzlement, has furnished bonds &c
the amount Of S., 900 to secure his APP
pearance for trial. The bondsmen are
r. NJ. Traitor, Frank Lampman. Ma,
Sklower andtA. ~Cavanaugh.
Dismissals of two additional suit.
against tie Great Northern. for dam,
ages to livestock shipments, were flee
in the district court today by Attor
rey F. E. S,ranahan. settlement hav
irg been made by the railroad com,
ANY. The suits were those Of Johr
S. Galbres th and the Miner Caul,
company.
The final account of the admins
tratrix 10 the Edward Keaster estat,
was approved in the district court to
day. and the administratrix dis
charged. Under the terms of the dis
tribution, the widow receives one
third Of the net proceeds Of the estate
the remainder being apportionet
equally among the children of the de
ceased. Mrs. Keaster was appointed
guardian of the three minor children
under bonds of $40, 600.
From rueeday'e Daily.
H. A. Bruins, Of Clear Creek. ha
filed three quartz location notices il
the county clerks Office, for claims il
the new Bear Paw mining district.
Judgmen, by defaul, has been en-
tered 10 the district court 10 the sui
of Il. W. S%paulding vs.. Andy Moore
The judgment amounts to about SlS2
Speaking OF the backward spring
{. V. NASSAU brings word thai Wis
cousin farmers have not yet begun
blowing for corn. Old.time resident
say i. is the coldes, season in ff.,
years.
II is reported from the Maria
country that the J. c. Quigg rancl
and cattle have been purchased b,
James Townsend, Of this city. aot
that MIR. Quigg and family vii! re
move TO Wisconsin.
In the civil suit of Raich vs. J. r
Morrison. which was before the dis