The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-22
l T AND STATE.
from Saturdays Daily.

A marriage license was issued today
by the clerk Of the district court in
favor Of Henry c. Sprague, of Gid
ford, and Elizabeth Van Alstine. of
Ontario, Canada.
A dispatch from Cascade reports
that a fire at St. Peters mission de.
stroyed the old dormitory building Of
that institution. The loss is ated
at about S25, 900.
Suit a commenced IN the district
court today by the Security State
bank, Of Havre, against. Alex. Nc
Loughry, to recover an alleged in.
cebtedness of about 81 900.
A piece of ranch property on the
Teton was offered for sale by the sher.
if today, under an execution in the
suit of Michael Clancy vs.. James r.
Green. 1t was purchased by the plain.
tiff for 1851. 70, an mount which sat.
Isles the judgment In the case.
The members of the state railroad
commission have arranged to hold a
public hearing in this city Monday,
in reference to the application of the
Great Northern officials to discontinue
the daylight train service, which is
alleged to be Improbable. The at
tendance of all interested parties is
requested.
Rev. F. L. Buzzell, who is inter-
ested in ranch property near Conrad,
informs US that q beet sugar factory
at that point is under consider alton.
Some Utah capitalists propose to
build the factory, provided there is a
guaranty that 5000 acres shall be de-
voted to sugar beet culture for a per-
iod of five years.
Among the business acted by
the county commissioners yesterday,
was the appointment of delegates to
represent Chouteau county at the
Trans.Missouri Dry Farming o
gress, to be held at Salt Lake on
January 1925. The appointees were:
J. j. Holland and M. j. Healv, of
Havre: A. w. Ziebarth, of Chinook:
P. NJ. Bosley, of Harlem: H. Cries.
bach and F. Carnal, of Fort Benton:
L. Crichton, of Chester: T. P. Strobe,
OF Whitlash; w. T. Cowan, Of Box
Elder; Alex Ross OF Clear Creek.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. Frank Palmer left today for
Great Falls on a visit with friends in
that city.
Geo. L. Overfield returned today
from Great Falls, where he has been
ander the care of a physician.
F. E, Stranahan left yesterday for
Sioux City, Iowa, to attend the Mis-
souri, River Navigation congress.
DR.. +. j. Adams arrived from Great
Falls today to attend G. II. Ragland
who has been seriously sick with
pneumonia. The patient is reported
to be progressing favorably today.
Advices from Belt report the death
Of Edgar F. Mann, a well known old
timer of northern Montana, who had
many friends and acquaintance iu
this locality, having resided here in
early days. For several years past
he has lived on a ranch near Belt.
The Chouteau county officials who
went to Belt creek, to investigate the
murder of Peter Tasdale, report thai
at present there are no new develop
,oa~<o A ~oo,,1io~ oinonn at q mo onn,
nected with the crime is that two per
IONS apparently took supper with
Tasdale before he was murdered, an(
no information can be secured as t
the identity of these visitors.
A Lewistown special to the Grea
Falls Tribune gives news of q dia
bolical murder on the Musselshell
the victims being Mrs. Schluter,
widow, and her four children. Thu
house was fired after the commission
OF the crime, and two of the bodies
we're burned to a crisp. The Fergus
county officials have gone TO the scen'
of the murder 20 hold an investiga
zion.
Great Falls Tribune: Il. II. Bemis
editor of the Belt Valley Times, whe
vas in the city yesterday. reported
that the sound Of the moving machine
vas still heard in the southern par
Of the county, another evidence of thu
-ort of winter Montana is experienc
.ng. For the past week, Nye Black
the we'll known Belt creek rancher
aas been engaged in cutting grain hay
and stacking it. Ed Peterson, whose
ranch is on Little Belt creek, is nov
engaged in sowing grain. while there
is considerable blowing being done 10
all parts of Montana.
From Tueeday'e Daily.
John Harris. who has been visiting
at a health resort in Indiana, returned