The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-21
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been adjourned to September Z.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
c. w. Barney, a sheep buyer from
Sheridan Wyo., is looking over the
situation in this locality.
The new forms OF quartz location
blank required under the new law can
be obtained at the River Prese Office.
The new form must now be used in
making quartz locations.
]. r. Morrison, Of Landusky, is
among the business visitors in town.
Mr.. Morrison is said to have recently
perfected a new current motor that is
a great improvement upon devices
now in use.
Through passenger service from the
main line of the Great Northern has
been diverted to the Montana Central
tracks the past " days. owing to a
cavein in q tunnel between Sand Point
8nO SpOk
The county authorities are advised
that Thos. Broadwater and H. Acker.
of Havre, have been bound over to
the district court by Justice w. B.
Piper on a charge OF grand larceny.
The defendant are alleged 10 have
stolen a calf branded P ross, the
property OF Simon Pepin.
A murder mystery at Havre, in
which q japanese woman named EN-
Taxi was the victim, is being investi.
gated by the authorities. The body
was found yesterday morning. its ap.
pearance indicating that the woman
had been choked and beaten to death.
Several arrests we're made yesterday,
and it is believed one or more OF the
suspects will be found guilty of the
crime.
1t ia reported from Helena that
Governor Toole has granted q par.
don to John L. Simmons, who was
convicted Of manslaughter in this
county in August, 1904, and sentenced
to q term OF seven years and nine
months in the ~penitentisry. The crime
OF which he was convicted was the
killing OF Edward Lauener during a
drunken quarrel al Chester, and it is
made q condition of the pardon that
Simmons forever abstain from intoxi.
eating liquor. The pardon was grant,
ed in response to petitions signed by
residents of Chouteau county, among
whom was Congressman Pray, who
was prosecuting attorney at the trial
of the defendant.
From Thursdays Daily.
j. w. Lenning and wife left today
on a camping trip in the Blackfoot
country.
Mrs. j as. Mackenzie, of Havre, ar
rived today on a visit with Miss NJ.
Mackenzie, deputy county treasurer.
W. H. Hesser, of Hinsda ale, manager
of the Hinsdale Mercantile company
store, was among the arrivals today.
Miss Williams. who has been visit
ing with the family Of her brother,
j. p. Williams, left today for her
home in Missouri.
Miss Beatrice Boyle. of Saul, Ste
Marie, Mich, has been employed as
a teacher in the public schools to fiji
the vacancy caused by the resignation
Of Miss French.
Charles Barker was received a, the
county Jail this morning t serve nine.
ty days for petit larceny. sentence hav.
ing been imposed by Justice W. s..
Piper, OF Havre. He was delivered
to the Jail authorities by Constable
George Bickle.
The baling and shipment Of wool
clips that were marketed here during
the season was completed today, when
the Ole G. Osnes clip was loaded at
the wool warehouse. The total ship
ments of the season aggregate about
l,250,0 600 pounds.
The annual meeting Of the Montana
State Firemen's association will be
held at Havre on August - and three
following days, with delegates from
all parts Of the state in attendance.
The citizens of Havre are preparing
an attractive program for the enter
ta!nment of the visitors.
Grea. Falls Leader: An order has
been made ia the district court re-
straining Peter Chourrout, Of Chi
nook, from selling or disposing OF
his property. the alleged value OF
which is $1,000, pending the action for
divorce recently instituted agains. him
here by Edna Chourrout.
Advices from Helena "a the
death OF Mrs. Joseph Hirshberg, at
her home in that city, after an illness
OF several months following an attack
OF PARALYSIS. Mrs, Hirshberc was a