The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

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day to James Halle.te and Grace
Collins, both Of Malta.
Patrick Egan has fled in the dis.
trict court his declaration of intention
to become an American citizen.
Mre. J. P. Thies and Mrs. A. A.
Csbannis. sisters o: Geo. D. Patter-
SOD, arrived from ,ne cas-. this morn
ing.
John Ma,heson. of Chinook, who is
ia town today. has filed a location
notice for a promising quartz claim
in the Bear Paw district.
Walter Brown, of Box Elder, who
is 10 .owr tod ay, reports that he re-
Gently sold aoou. 1000 mutton wealth.
ers ! j. B. Long & Co. at S4.25 per
head.
c. D. Forgey, of Virgelle, arrived
from the east today. MIR. Forgey re.
ports haying operations we'll under
way in his locality and an abundance
of blueioint.
Notice of location for the Las,
Chance quartz claim, in the Bear Paw
district, has been fled in the county
clerks Office by H. c. Young and S.
j. Collier, Of Clear creek.
Harry Wolf, of the Teton. who is
in own today, has just completed pat
ting up his first crop OF alfalfa L
will begin cutting the second crop
Monday. Mr.. Wolff says the yield is
exceptionally heavy this season.
The Great Falls newspapers report
that Oscar J. Olinger, formerly OF this
city, and Mrs. J.. G. Stewart Of
Wibaux, met yesterday afternoon 10
the Great Falls hotel, after q separa-
ton of 43, years the couple being
brother and sister. and not having
met in that time. Mr.. Olinger came
to Montana in 1864, and his relatives
believed him dead for many years.
William c. Wilson, of Clear Creek.
has commenced suit in the district
court against the Great Northern
Railway company for damages result.
ing from failure to supply cars for a
cattle shipment. The complaint al.
leges that cars were promised for
October 2, at Chinook, but were not
supplied until two weeks later, the de.
lay causing him expense in holding the
cattle and loss by reason of reduced
market values. He claims damages
to the amoon, of 1854. The plaintiff
also brings suit on claims assigned &c
by Clarence Finch, J. H. Thorn Der.
John F. Murphy and John O'Bryan
who are said 70 have received simila'
treatment.
From Mondays Daily.
W. H. Willard and wife, of Bel,
were among those who attended The
funeral services Of the late Mrs. Geo
D. Patterson yesterday. Mrs. M!llarC
and Mrs. Patterson were cousins.
The sherif's Office is 10 receip. o
word from Choteau that TWO prison
ers escaped from the Teton county
Jail Saturday night, and are eapposet
to have come ia this direction. Thu
fugitives are John Wilson and j
Chouque,le, the latter being a huff
breed.
1t is reported from Lswistown tina
Edward Evers, son of c. H. Evere, O
this city, has purch ased the Pete
Taarland ranch on the Missouri river
about twenty miles below Judith. Th'
purchase price, which includes com
livestock and a piece Of LewisiowI
property, is said to be about Sl5,OOO
The school trustees Of this dis,ric
held a meeting Saturday evening, a
which it was decided TO purchase /. pe
writer's and other supplies needed 70
the new business department 10 th
high school. TIE board made y specis
Tax levy of two mills for this district
the same rate that was levied las
year.
The marriage Of Ranco!ph Ham
mock. OF Helena. and Miss Mary 5
Davis, OF W~asahachie, Texas, 100,
place yesterday afternoon at til
Choseau House, the ceremony bein1
pSISOIAlCO ny u ~. -
the Episcopal church Mr.. j. :
Davis, father OF the bride. left ,oda
for bis home in Texas.
Complaint nas been filed by I. N
Everett in j Justice Vennum's court a
Harlem, charging the Great Norther
Railway company with opstruc.ing
public crossing for a longer perio
than fifteen minutes. Under a ne'
Montana iaw enacted !ae; winter, thi
Offepse constitutes a misdeUe amor
punishable by a foe OF S25 20 500.
From Tueed8y's Daily.
District cour. was adjourned toda
to Angus, 10.
c. II. Merrill, an o!o-tine reslder
nf this ric;nifv. Was among the al