The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
I T AND STATE.


Deputy Sheriff Ike Rogers, ". a.
been attending the convention Of
Eagles az Mi-souia, returned home
this morning.
Mrs. Annie NJ. Phoenix wishes 70
announce that all the machinery for
the new steam LANDRY is now in
stalled al! wotitug -nu ,tugy. uad
is prepared TO do tir-t-cla,s work at
reasonable p'i>r,.
Sam el kel., aud j. ". Reynolds
we're brough, up this morning from
Harlem ana placed in the county Jail.
They were arrested on a charge of
burglary. and bound over to the dis
trict court by Justice Geo. w. Ven.
mum, who fixed their bail a, $500
each.
Teton county is growing all right.
The assessed valuation for 1908 is
s4,l54, 769, an increase over last year
of s2ll, 1913 says the Conrad Observer.
The railroad assessment last year
was g ,200,256 1t is figured that the
total assessed valuation this year
will be in the neighborhood of 81, $780,.
900, as compared with ST, l43, 1872 last
year.
Geo. Wackerlin, Frank Mcdonald
and A. w. Merrifeld, appraisers of
the estate of w. p. Turner, dece ased,
have completed their labors and filed
their report with clerk of the court.
They find the value of all property
belonging to the estate to be s., O6O.
This includes a Judgment of 81, 900
against T. e. Power & Bro. which is
now before the supreme court on ap.
peal.
Another chapter has been added TO
the history of the Is ~year.old "bad
man. who was in Jail here for a few
days, and taken to Malta 10 stand
trial for b%urglarizipg the E. B. Cham
bers Hardware store. 1t seems that
when he left the Jail here he was al.
lowed to carry a grip, containing as
was supposed, only what little he had
in the way Of clothes. On arrival at
Havre he was placed in Jail awaiting
the arrival of the train for Malta.
The keys had hardly been turned in
the lock before the kid opened his
grip, produced a gun and commenced
shooting up the Jail. Fortunately he
was disarmed before any serious dam
age was done.
From Mondays Daily.
A.. D Smith, q we'll known residen,
of Havre, vas among the arriva 4 TO-
day.
Oscar j. Wackerlin arrived frou
Great Falls yesterday, on a visit with
relatives here.
DR.. C.. J. B. Stephens and wife re
turned yesterday from Choteau, wher,
they have been visiting the past w,
months.
\ petition for naturalization was
filed ia the district court today by
julius ~. Wisch, of Chinook, Who j,
native of Germany.
\ public wool sale will be held ii
the Fort Benton market Wednesday
when it is expected the offerings viii
aggregate about a million pounds.
a large number of visitors arrived
yesterday and today to attend di-tric
court, most Of them having been SUR
moned for jury service. or as wit
nesses ia the Larimore murder case.
F. NJ. Brechbill, of Lloyd, who il
attending district court, reports i;
long spell of dry weather in that par
of the county. Most Of the ~raucher4
are cutting their grain crops for hay
Word vas received from Grea
Falls this afternoon hat about 300,
600 pounds O! wool was sold in tina
market today under the sealed biz
system. The prices ranged from Ia x
l6a cents.
c. h. Merrill, who "a among :h'
arrivals from the east today, is II
quainting himself with conditions il
the local wool markets and may con
clude to make q few purchases befor
the close of the season.
Several wool sales have been mad
the post few days at Chester. Gaia,;
and Clifford. The transactions ar,
said 70 have Included the l.. d
Pugsley clip at Il cents: Laird Bros.
l. cents: Bourne s Hamilton, l6l
cents: Pugsley X Simpson, l54 cents
Bingham Il Son, l54 cents.
Among the arrivals today were tht
Misses Graciu and Hurtense Chestnut
Miss Lizzie Morrow, and the w. *
Harder tauiiy, who have been spend
ing the past week at Lake Mcdonald
They had b very enjoyable 1ril
through some of the most attractive
lake and mountain scenery ia America
A large party Of local residents lief