The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
I T AND STATE,
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Attorney r. E. O'Keefe, of Chinook,
arrived today on district court nusi-
ness.
A special venire of twelve Jury men
was drawn in the district court tod ay,
the members to report for duty Mon.
day morning.
Miles City was the hottest town in
the country yesterday, the govern.
mentt thermometer "a, that place regis.
tering los degrees.
G. D. Miller. Of the I. c. Power e.
bro. store. returned today from a
three weeks business trip to Chicago
and other eastern cities.
An inform alton was filed today in the
district court by the county attorney
against Juel Bockland, who is charg.
ed with assault with q deadly weapon.
Mrs. David G. Browne, Of this city,
has been appointed by Governor
Norris as state vice president of the
Woman's National Rivers and
Harbors congress.
A new item from Chinook reports
the suicide of John Brown, u carpen-
ter. who had recently been under the
care of q physician. He is supposed
to have become respondent over his
sickness.
A marriage license was issued to-
day to Mahlyn A. Williams, Jr. and
Cora Smith, both OF Big Sandy.
The wedding took place this afternoon,
the the ceremony being performed by
Justice Kinder.
F. Daniels, who was a%rraigned in
Justice Kinder's court on a charge of
fast and furious driving and pleaded
guilty, was assessed a fine of ten dol.
lars. He was also given "a hours in
Jail for contempt of court.
Jere Sullivan, voluntary observer
at this point for the government wealth.
er bureau, reports a maximum tenn.
perature of lO2 degrees yesterday. At
three O'Clock this afternoon the gov.
eminent thermometer recorded los
degrees.
A. Wrightson appeared in the dis.
trict court today and entered q plea
OF guilty to the charge of forgery.
He was given q sentence of two years.
Henry G. Pruitt, also accused of for
gerry, and who had been in similar
trouble or former occasions, received
a sentence of q years.
John Neihart, of Omaha, who con.
tributes articles to Outing magazine,
has completed a canoe-shaped gaso.
line launch in which he proposes to
make a trip down the Missouri river
to ST Louis. Mr.. Neihart is accom-
panied by an expert photographer,
and an illustrated story of their triI
will probably appear in Outing maya
zine in due course.
The popularity voting contest al
Chase's store closed last evening,
about 100, 600 votes having been cas-
for the various favorites. The two
highest Oh the list were Miss julia
Crane, 1866 votes, and Miss Rose
Evers, 1920 votes. These young la
dies will take Il trip through the Vel,
lowstone park, their expenses being
paid by Mr.. Chase.
Gus Jackson, a colored man who
completed a Jail sentence about a weel
ago, was returned to his former quar-
tiers today TO serve six months fol-
petit larceny. Louis johnson, also
colored, who vas q partner of j ack
SOD, also arrived to serve Q sentence
of six months. The prisoners, who
we're brought from Havre by Deputy
Sheriff George Sanderson, were sen
fenced by Justice W. B. Piper.
Mayor F. E. Strarahan has received
an invitation from a committee O.
Havre citizens, requesting the attend
ance of himself and other residents o
this city at a reception to Congress
man Pray and wife, which will b.
given on Wednesday evening. An
gust 5. The citizens OF Havre hav'
arranged the reception as a compli
ment to Congressman Pray for hi
successful effort to retain Fort ASSN
niboine as a military post.
Prom Mondays Daily.
y. L. Lewis, of Leedy, arrived yes
teIday on q short business visit.
Miss FRANCES Green entertained
large party of friends Saturday even
ing, in honor of Miss French. Of Dill
lou.
L. L. Miller has resigned mis- posi-
ton as bookkeeper at the Chase store
and will leave for Spokane in a few
days.
a. petition fer naturalization has beer
filed ia the district court by Herman
Strait of Chinook a pativp nj