The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
CITY AND STATE.
From WednesdaY's Daily.

SVOsS'
D. A. Smith, Hinsdale, sheep in
spector for this district. is mons the
visitors in town.
Born, at Medicine Hat, Alta, to the
wife Of NJ. S Wearley, formerly of
Whitlash. a daughter.
A. L. Sutherland brings word from
the Marias that range conditions in
that section are exceptionally good,
but that a little snow would be accept.
able.
The new forms of quartz location
blank required under the new law can
be obtained at the River Press Office.
The new form must now be used in
making quartz locations.
A suit has been filed in in the dis
trict court by Albert S.etfanski
against G. E. Riegel, to recover an in
debtedness alleged to be due on a
prOmissory note. The complaint asks
Judgment for $500, with interest, at
%torney's fee and costs of suit.
The will of the late w. D. Fox, Of
Shonkin, vas admitted to probate to-
day, the instrument bequeathing most
OF the estate to Alice A. Selway and
Hattie A. Dart, of Dillon, sisters of
the deceased. The estate consists of
about 320 acres of land on the Shon-
kin, some livestock and other pro
perty.
Carl ~Sorreuson, who Is wanted in
Valley county on a c charge of obtain.
ing money under false %pretenses, was
arrested near Conrad a few days ago
and taken to Glasgow. The prisoner
is alleged to have borrowed money
from a rancher, pretending he wanted
to buy a horse, and then skipped out
with the plumber.
Great Falls Tribune: In the case
of Emily c. Wood against Royal S.
Wood, the defendan t attorneys yes
terday filed notice of intention to
mov the court to transfer the ease to
Chouteau county. An atiid avit to be
used 10 support of the motion sets
forth that the defendant is a resident
OF ChOuteau county.
A decision rendered in the district
court of Yellowstone county holds
that live stock which ranges in two
counties must be assessed in the cOun-
ty in which it wintered. Other court
decisions are said % be to the effect
that the location of the home ranch
determines the county in which live
stock shall be assessed.
The Cascade county authorities
are investig ating a murder mystery
in which Sam Leland, a sheep herder
employed by the Floweree outfit, was
the victim. The dead body of Leland
vas found in the Wiegand house near
Sun river, which had been partly de.
stroyed by fire, and examination Of
the remains showed that the uufortun-
ate man had been murdered. Thomas
Carr, who had been a~ssoclating with
the deceased, is under arrest as u sus-
pect.
From Thursdays Daily.
Robert Culbertsou ana wife arrived
from Lethbridge yesterday. to spend
the holidays with r. S. Culbertson
and family.
St. Paul's church has received a
very handsome embroidered altar
cloth from Mrs. j. p. Thies, of Min
neapolis, a former resident Of this
city.
Miss Gracia Chestnut arrived to-
day from Bozeman, accompanied by
Miss Georgiana Sprague, of hat city,
who will spend the holidays at St.
Paul's rectory.
In the district court today, apprais
ers were appointed to value the estate
of Christian Buliar, deceased. The
appointees are Valentine Schneider,
Herman STREET. aud 0. A. Berge,ou.
l. X. Devlin, of Havre, has been APP
uinted guardian of Leroy p. Schmid
a minor son of the ate Max Schmid,
the Great Northern conductor who
was recently killed 10 a railway ac-
uident near Glasgow.
The puolic schools were closed today
for the Cristmas vacation, which will
extend to January 1. Appropriate
exercises were held this afternoon by
the junior grades. at ~hich there was
a large ~4tttnaanc" of visitors.
1t is reported from Belt that the
stage line between Great Falls and
Lewistown, which IS one of the oldes,
in this part Of Montana will be dis
continued a an early date. New rail
road facilities will handle tue mail
aud other business.
Sentenced In Federal Court.