The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-20
CITY AND STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily.

work to ID. g.. LOckwoOd's jewelry
store.
Miss Elizabeth Piercey, Of this city,
has been awarded u teachers second
grade certificate in Fergus county.
Robert Mcclellan, who arrived this
morning from Culbertson, reports
there i still abou; two fee, of snow in
that part VI Valley County.
l. is reported from Malta that. the
stage trip Of sixty miles to Zortman
still requ res TWO days, owing to the
depth of snow 10 that locality.
Notice Of location for the Hogan
quartz claim, in the Little Rockies,
has been filed in the district court by
Thomas NJ. Hogan, of Zortman.
John Mcdowell, of Gold Butte, has
fled in the district court a petition for
letters of administration in the estate
of George B. Wareham, deceased.
Harry Harlan was brough, up from
Harlem today to serve sentence 10 Jail
for carrying concealed weapons. He
was fined 500 by Justice George W.
Vennum, and was unable to produce
that amount.
l.. Minugh, who Is in town tod ay.
brings word that the miners strike a,
Zortman has been settled. The trouble
was due to an order that the men
board at a certain boarding house,
which several of them refused to do,
and the matter was subsequently,
a adjusted to the satisfaction of the
parties affected.
Two appeals from judgments ren
dered by Justice George w. Vennum,
at Harlem. have been filed in the dis
trict court. One of them relates to the
damage suit of w. S. COwan vs.. the
Great Northern Railway company, 10
which the plaintiff sought to recover
$75 for a COW killed on the railroad
track, together with an attorneys fee
OF $25. Judgment was rendered ia
favor of the plaintiff in the sum of
$ll0.05. The other appeal relates to q
similar case IN which Fred Brockway
was the plaintiff, the court awarding
him $1l1.55. The railroad authorities
appeal against the judgment in each
case.
From Thursdays Daily.
j.. j. Potts, of Havre. arrived from
that city today with Constable George
Bickle, to be subjected to an examina.
ton as to his sanity.
The Kings Daughters wish to an.
bounce that a dance will be given Fri.
day evening, April II, for the benefit
of the Fort Benton band.
James + Fox, Of Harlem, who is
among the business visitors in town
today, reports there is no bre ak
in winter conditions ia hat part Of
the Milk river valley.
.Advices from Zortman report that
the range south of that place is about
clear of snow, but north of the Little
Rockies there is almost as much snow
and ice as at any time during the
winter.
The register and receiver of the
Great Fall. land ott1ce have beeu no.
titled to set no more hearing, on con.
test or final proofs III Valley county
after May 81, which is believed TO
mean that the new and Office at Glas-
gov will be opened about July l.
There were two arriv ais q. the coun.
ty jail today, who were sentenced TO
imprisonment by Justice W. b. Pyper,
of Havre. William Honeywell will
serve sixty days for petit larceny,
and John Downing will have free
board and lodging for nine:y days
for vagrancy.
Great Falls Leader: The inspection
of hides Of animals killed along the
Great Northern in Claim Agent Cor.
don's territory during the past three
or four months, vas completed at the
hide house yesterday and the list of
brands was sent 10 w. G.. Preuiu. Of
Helena. secretary of the state stock
mems association. Mr.. Preuitt will
ser these certificates to the owners
uf the brands so that they may PEE
sent their claims to the railroad for
the animals killed.
From Fridays Daily
Enamel filling, DR. Stephens over
Lockwood'..
According to the Malta Enterprise,
- , -. L1,. 49,. 49,.
Wednesday morning.
A marriage license has been issued
by the clerk Of the district cOur. 10
favor of Charles \. McCarter, Of
Malta, aud Minnie Olson, of Glen.
wood, MINI.
Today vas 'mothers' day" day in
the third aud fourth grades of the
Fort Benton public schools. Artistic