The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
I T AND STATE,
From Saturdays Daily.

relatives.
Attorneys D. L Blackstone and r.
+. O'keefe, of Chinook, are among
the visitors in the city today.
The dancing school will meet Tues.
day night. instead of this evening,
owing to the food conditions.
T. H. Kelley, who was convicted in
the district our of forgery, was to-
day sentenced to a two.year term in
the penitentiary.
Nj. S. Wearley, Of Whitlash, an
old.time resident OF northern Mon
tana. left today for Bresaylor, Sas-
katchewan, on an extended visit.
Advices from Great Falls report
the death of Miss Mabel Haggard, a
teacher in the Havre schools. VINO
was q patient at Columbus hospital.
Advices from the Milk river country
state that the prevailing chinook
reaches to the eastern boundary of
Chouteau county, and is doing excel
lent work in removing the snow
The suit of George E. Heath VS.. the
Miesion:Peak Mining company W as to
have been tried in the district court
today, but as plaintiff could not get
here the case was continued for the
term.
In the suit of j. j. Ober Us. David
Oxford, to recover an alleged in debt
ness of abont Sl20, the jury bro ught
in a verdict for S40.3 8 in favor OF the
plaintiff. The case was an appeal
from the justice our at Havre.
One of the:county officials took an
ice water bath today while going
home from the court house. He slipped
on the ice andjfell into a pool OF wa
ter, but regained dry land before a
rescue partysarrived on the scene.
Several lof the local residences and
business housesi are experiencing q
great deal of trouble from the sudden
rush of water as a result of the warm
winds and 'kmelted snow. The cellar
under the residence OF, Geo. L. King Is
filed with water, and there are sev.
eral inches of water in the cellar of
the grocery store of W. NJ. Davis &
Sons.
From Mondays Daily.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. L~ockwood's jewelry
store.
L. Minugh, of Harlem, was among
the arrivals in the city yesterday
morning.
G. S. Waters, a former resident of
Highwood, arrived today from Puy-
allup, Wash.
Judge Tattan left today for Glas.
gov, to open the January term of
court in Valley county.
Born-At Fort Benton, Montana,
on Sunday, Feb. 10, 1907, to the wife
of James Townsend, a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bright, of High.
wood. returned to their home tod ay
after a short visit in this city with
relatives.
10 the district court Saturd ay, an
order vas made for the sale of the
real and personal property 10 the
estate of Thomas Lannon, deceased
John Underdown was brought in
from Harlem yesterday and placed in
the county Jail, to serve a sentence OF
thirty days for vagrancy. Sentence
was imposed by Justice George w.
Vennum.
Miss Boland left yesterday after.
aeon for Great Falls, to attend the
marriage of her sister, Miss lnez Bo.
land. to Mr.. George Stanley, OF
Butte, which took place in Grea,
Falls this morning.
Notices of location for three quartz
claims in the Little Rockies have beer
fled in the county clerks Office b!
George Powers. Locations have also
been recorded by Rober, Gloves. e
f. Berry and others.
a telegram received from Helens
this afternoon announces the passage
of the railroad commission bill in tht
house. with all the democratic mem
bers except two voting against it. The
fate of the measure IN the senate i.
uncertain, some of the politicians be
lieving it will be amended by tina
body.
Several local residents observed thu
Sabbath yesterday by constructing
bikes and clearing out bitches ant
drains to permit the surplus water L
escape to the river. The water il
Davis & Sons cellar, under theil
grocery store, was reduced ia deptl
considerably by several hours worl
with a gasoline engine and centrifugal
pump.
From Tuetday'e Daily.
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