The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-12
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Send your watch and iewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Miss Senieur, who has been visiting
with relatives in this city, returned to
Helena today.
Attorney General A. J. Galen ar.
rived today from Helena GA district
cour business.
DR.. Stephens will sell a Premier
6.cylinder. REQ, or Ford automob bile.
See him or write.
Mrs. David Penwell, of White Sui.
phur Springs, and Mrs: s. H. Ram.
sell, OF Minot, arrived today on a
visit with their sister, Mrs. w. j.
Minar.
An automobile party consisting OF
Supt A. E. Wheeler, of the B. & Nj.
smelter, Ransom Cooper and Nj. L.
belong, arrived from Great Falls this
afternoon.
The new forms of quartz location
blank required under the new law can
be obtained at the River Press Office.
The new form must now be used in
making quartz locations.
A large delegation Of Havre citizens
arrived today on district court bust.
ness, the party including L. K. Dew.
lin, E. c. Carruth, A. H. West, T. j.
Troy, Jos. Gussenhoven and others.
Rev. J. A. Martin and wife arrived
from Lewistown last evening, by priv
ate conveyance. After visiting with
relatives here, they will go to Kalis-
pell to attend the Methodist confer.
ence.
B. r. Fowler, of Conrad, who is in
town today, reports that he will soon
harvest a good wheat crop from $40
acres, that has been raised without
irrigation. He proposes to seed the
land to alfalfa next season.
c. H. Ragland reports that a
burglar entered his residence on Main
street last night, but made a hasty
retreat when he found his presence
was detected. Mr.. Ragland took two
shots at the intruder, and it Is believ.
ed one of them hit the mark.
Word was received last evening
from Clear Lake stating that Harold
Russell. son of DR.. j. H. Russell,
had been severely hurt by his horse
falling with him. DR.. E. NJ. Porter
left at once for the scene of the acct
dent, and the patient was later brough,
to St. Glare hospital. His injuries
are quite serious, his head being badly
crushed, and it is feared they may
prove fatal. DR.. r. c. Hill, of Grea1
Falls, came in this afternoon by au,
tomobile to assist in doing whatever
is possible to save the life of the un.
fortunate victim.
Judge Jere b. Leslie presided a
tOday's session OF the district court
the civil suit of E. V. Hauser VS.. II
W. Gross, to recover a balance O.
1850 alleged to be due on a promis
sorry note, being called for trial. TIT
defense moved for permission to amen(
its answer which was resisted by at
torneys for plaintiff, and the our
finally entertained the motion upol
condition that defendant pay the costs
caused by a continuance. There il
quite an array of legal talent eEa
ployed in the case, the plaintiff beine
represented by Attorneys F. N. Ute.
and Clayberg & Horsky, and the de
fendant by Attorneys F. E. Stranaha:
and Walsh & Newman.
From Thursdays Daily.
w. n. Hesser, Of the Hinsdale Mer
camille company, was among the ar
rivals today.
w. NJ. Dohrs, Of Whitlash, who i
interested in the sheep business in The
Sweet Grass hills, arrived today or
short business visit.
E. F.. Sayre, who returned toda,
from a business trip to Chinook, re
ports a continu alton of drouth con
ditions in that part of the country.
Several of the young people hav
fixed up a tennis court on ground
adjoining the J. D. Savage residence
and extend an invitation t o thei
friends to take part in the recreatio
provided.
Among the deeds fled for record il
the county clerks Office is one fror
julius Lehfeldt to Martens Bros, O
Cleveland, for 100 acres of land 10
Gated north of Chinook. The consid
Grafton named in the deed is 81, 400.
DR.. J. H. Russell arrived fror
Zortman today, in response to new