The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01

TWO mOutDS ago Tor tue coast on &C.
cour, Of il! health. He was suffering
from kidney trouble. which resulted
fatally on Saturday last. Mr.. Riech-
ers had been a resident of this locality
for the past eighteen years, and en-.
joyed the friendship of a large number
of citizens by whom news of his death
viii! be received with deep regret The
remains will be taken 10 his old home
in Iowa for interment.
Great Falls Tribune: B.. II.
Lehieldt, the Big Sunday hotel man,
who wa. arrested March l. charged
with larceny a> ba;lee by the National
laundry of this city, and who. after
being released or this charge, IA
re-arresied 90 complaint of Charles
Giles ora charge OF OBJ, aiming goods
under false preteuses, being also re-
leased on this charge before the case
came 10 trial, yesterda y commenced
action in the district court against
Mr.. Giles to recove damages in the
-um uf 5000 for false arrest and
imprisonment.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The election Ut school trustees will
be hello ir each distric, next Saturd ay,
April /.
The cnln.y commissioners have
granted .he petition for a retail liquor
license presented by Byron Hurley, Of
Wagner.
Postmaster George w. Crane has
added forty new lock boxes to the
equipment. IF his Office, to accommo-
date Increasing business.
A plat OF the TOWNSHIP of Wagner has
been t:ed in the county clerks Office
by Andrew Davidson, of Malta. The
townsi,e consists Of six blocks, each
conta!ning twenty lots.
Road viewers for the Lange-Ruhe
county road have been appointed, to
nee. at Chinook on April Is. The
viewers are Rudolph Hermes, NJ. L.
Waid and c. NJ. Sedgwick.
The will Of the late John T. Throop,
of Landusky, has been filed tor pro-
bate 10 the district court by James
Thornbi!l aud Thos. S. Carter, who
are named in the will as executors.
The estate is valued At about sc, 900.
County Commissioner Skylstead re-
ports that work is being rushed at
Fort Assinniboine to prepare quar-.
tiers for the battalion of the Second
infantry, which is expected to arrive
At the post about April 20. 1t will
consist OF about 200 men.
A parole has been granted by the
state board to T. H. Kelly, q Chou.
teau county convict in the state peni.
Tertiary who is serving a two.year
sentence. He vas convicted and SEN
fenced in the district court about q
year ago, on a charge of cashing q
forged check at Chinook.
Deputy Sheriff Teal, who is in tow1
from the Swee, Grass hills, brings
word that a new creamery project has
been established at Whitlash by
Strobe Il Strobe. and will soon be in
operation under an experienced but.
ter maker. II will be an importan,
addition to the agricultural develop
menc of tina. locality.
A fire that was discovered in the
lower floor OF the Odd Fellows hall
about 10 O'Clock last night, gave the
local department q hard run IN the deer
snow, but the boys got there within
five minutes after tie alarm. The FIRE
originated In q store room used by
VIM. Kinder, and was extinguished
before serious damage had been done
to the building and contents.
Judge Ta,tan and E. r. Russell re.
turned today from Glasgow, where
district court has been in session the
past three weeks. Before the ad
ment Of court yesterd ay, Judge Tsttar
imposed . sentence of two years and
fine OF $500 10 the case of A. j,
Manning, = Culbertson saloon man
who al convicted of assault in thu
second degree: and Ed. Sherman
was given q sentence of one year fol
5 sault in the second degree, the
penalty having been fixed by the jury
that found him guilty.
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