The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-25
l T AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

James c. Turner and wife, of Beat.
rice, are among the business visitors
in town.
II. j. O'Hanlon, the we'll known
Chinook merchant, was among the
arrivals today.
The w. P. Turner ranch property
on the Marias was sold at sheriff's
sale at the court house today. TO sat
ls1y a Judgment in favor Of the Stock
mems National bank. The property,
which consists Of about $50 acres and
improvements, vas purchased by Jas.
&. Turner, of Beatrice, for Sc, 800.
l.. Vendette, the we'll known sheep.
man OF the Teton, is congratulating
himself that he refused an offer of l4s
cents for his wool clip last August.
He consigned it to G. H. Merrill, and
is in receipt of word that it has been
sold in Boston at 10 cents, which will
mean net returns of better than Is
cents.
Judge Tattan returned today from
Glasgow, where district court has
been in session the past week. The
case of James Sherry, charged with
murder, was continued for the term,
on motion of the attorney for defend.
ant. Sherry is alleged to have killed
Harry Black in a quarrel at Hinsd ale
about a year ago.
7. G. Power arrived from Helena
today to look after his business inter-
ests in this vicinity. Mr.. Power is
discussing with local wool growers
the advisability of supporting the
movement to establish a large coop
erative wool warehouse in Chicago, a
movement which is favored by the
leading sheepmen Of Utah and other
western states, and which promises to
become an important factor in the
marketingtof wool from this part of
the United States.
From Mondays Daily.
@. c. Rice, Of Rugby, N. OAK. ar.
rived today on a visit with Captain
Stevens and family.
Word was received from Chinook
today announcing the birth of a son
to the wife Of Cortez Sedgwick, for.
merly Miss Mollie Culbertson, Of this
city.
Mat J. Troy, of Stockett, has COM
menced suit in the district court
against Fred T. Smith, of Galata. to
recover about 81, 200 alleged to be due
on a promissory note.
Rosie Schmid, of Havre, has ap.
piled to the district court for the ap.
pointment of herself as guardian OF
the minor son of her husband, the lsts
Max Schmid, who was killed on the
railroad near Glasgow.
Patents for about 1900 acres OF
public land in this district have beer
received at the Great Falls land Office,
the list of wner including a numbe,
Of residents of Chouteau county. The
settlers will receive officia al notice that
the patents have been issued.
1t is reported from Glasgow that
three Italian section hands have
been arrested on a charge of man
slaughter because they left a handcar
on the railroad and a freight train
came into collision with it, throwing
Conductor Max Schmid from the top
of a car and killing him.
The Stockmen's National bank has
received a supply of the new style
gold coins, on which the design is de,
pressed instead of raised, as in the
former style of coin. To one accus.
toned to the latter the change does not
improve the appearance OF the coins,
but it may have other advantages.
f. r. Russell, who returned yes
'terday from Dodson, reports good
progress on the government dam at
that place. There are about LOO men
employed in the work at the present
time, and the install alton of al cleo
trio light plant will be followed by the
employment of a night shift until the
WOrk ls COmpIeteu.
Notice of appeal from a Judgment
ia Justice Spangler's court at Chester
has been filed in the district court by
Hubert Loranger, Merrill Weldy and
John H. Harmon, three Chester toys
who were recently fined for malicious
mischief. The defendants are alleged
to have destroyed some school prop
erty at Chester.
Congressman Pray and wife LEFT
today for Washington, d. c.. going
by way Of Bate and the Union Pa.
cific, The present congress will ak
pire March /, but as Il special session
of the siXty-iirst congress will proba-
bly, be called soon after that date, to
take up the work of tariff revision,
Mr.. Pray expects to remain liz Wash