The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-19

persons have been committed from
this county since December l. a nun
Der that is in excess Of the average
for that length of time.
A dispatch from Lewis,"wu reports
that James Sherman, convicted OF
burglarizing the Lewis,own %postoffice,
was given a sentence of fifteen years,
which will run concurreI.ly with the
sentence of FIVE years imposed upon
the defends ant by a Meayher county
jury for killing a pawnhroker named
S,udzinski. His attorneys will appeal
against the seuteErr o. The ground
tina. the crime charged against the
defendant is a off4u-r against the
federal laws. aud not within the juris
dic,iuu of the state courts.
From raesday'e Daily.
Dou't forget the special sale Of
hose this week. at I. &. Power II
Bro.
Ladies' aud children's furs all 60
at less than cost this week, al I. c.
Power & Bros.
Sharp reductions on all ladies' and
cnildren's coats IL. I. c. Power &
Bros, this week.
Attorneys 4. L, O'kc.te. Of Chi
nook, aud j. X Bran bic. of Havre,
are attending district court.
A dollar i, IL big thing, bu, eighty
FIVE cent. i, doing just as much at
Chase's until March first.
T. G.. Power & Bro. will have a
special sale this week OF ladies,
misses and children's hose, at their
dry goods department.
Notice of location for the Prosperity
Quartz claim, in the Bear Paw distric,
was filed 10 the county clerks Office
today by Vivian D. Willis.
Maurice c.. Price and N. c. Hawley,
OF Whitlash, who are attending dis
. trics court, report that the heavy
snowstorm which prevailed 10 this
locality yesterday did not reach the
Sweet Grass hills.
, 1t is reported from Chinook that th'
{ town council favors the granting o
' an electric franchise for that munich
pality to 0. Lehman, of Lewistown
A special election will be held to de
o termine the matter.
9 The regular quarterly examin atiol
J, for teachers certificates will be hell
February % and %, at Harlem b,
t Prof. Graybeal: at Havre by Prot
Troy: and in this city by Miss Akin
O son, county superintendent.
P. H. Kennerly, who was arreste
e here about two months ago for jumI
y ing a board bill at Great Falls, an
J. served a 40 day sentence for the o
:. tense, is again in trouble. He is VI
der arrest at Great Falls on a chare
of forgery.
Articles of incorporation have bee
filed in the county clerks Office by tt
Havre Herald Publishing compan.
IN the incorporators being w. G keste
NJ. c. Kester and Warren G Dave
port. The capital stock of the cor
pany is $4,000.
-. The livestock movement from A
barta and %atchewan last seaso
showed a material decrease from tn
g Of the previous year, according
:. official reports. The cattle shipmen
last season we're only 81, 1000 hea
compared with ia, 900 head in 1906.
A deed has been recorded in the cou
-. ty clerks Office by which l. X. Hedg
and wife transfer to Albert Newm'
= about 800 acres of land, with wat
rights and improvements. the proper
''' being located south of Yantic. 7
~ considers alton named in the deed
q, 900.
Jos. Hirshberg, who is spendi
the winter months at Santa Barbar
CAL, writes that Montana visito
r. arc not particularly pleased with t
~ weather conditions in that part OF t
country. II is an unusually raj
H. season in that part of California,
Experience that is not enjoyed
m tourists.
'eo The bearing of applications for CT
~ zenship was the principal busint
az before the district court today. n
:" uraliz alton paper. were issued at
morning session to John Cromley,
OF Chinook: Chas. w, Warner, OF w
'as Butte: Ben Patterson, of Hill: Geol
Meisner, Of Chester: Tho-. Como
to- and Annie Connolly, of Havre.
Montanans Call On President.
y Washington special to the CIR
az. Falls Tribune says: President Roo