The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26
CITY AND STATE,

S0uu yOoE WAUGH anu JcWelFy repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store. II
DR.. Stephens will sell a Premier
6.cylinder, REQ, or Ford automob bile.
See him or write.
District court was adjourned yes
terday afternoon for the term. The
next term will begin Tuesday. August
25.
The members of the Christian En-.
deavor and Presbyterian Sunday
school returned last evening from
a picnic at the Minar ranch on the
Shonkin.
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.
Mrs. G. H. Evers and daughter
Rose returned today from a trip
through the Yellowstone park. They
were accompanied by the Misses
enabling, of Great Falls.
A petition for letters of administra.
ton in the estate of Pauline Lidtke,
deceased, was filed in the district
conrt today by A. A. Lidtke, OF Havre.
The value of the estate is about 81, 500.
A person living in a county where
the primary election law was in force,
and who registered under the law of
1906, will not be compelled to register
this year, according to az opinion
given by the attorney general.
Among the deeds recorded in the
county clerks office is one from John
j. Welsh, of Shelby, to the Conrad
Banking company for 160 acres of
land in the eastern part of IChouteau
county. The consideration named in
the deed is 81, 800.
Articles of incorporation were filed
in the county clerks Office today by
the Havre Racing and Fair associa.
ton, the incorporators being John G.
Baily, James S.. Carnal and David
p. Van Horne. The capital stock of
$40, 600 is said to have been sub
scribed by the incorporators.
Arthur G. Quirk was brought to the
county Jail today by Constable j.. H.
Miewald, of Chinook, to await trial
in the district conrt. The prisoner is
alleged to have obtained money from
residents of Chinook by passing
bogus checks, and was bound over to
the district court DO Justice John G..
Duff.
An order has been made ia the dis
trict court that Henry Martens, ad-
ministrato of the estate of John
Messing, deceased, show cause why
he should not accept 1888 3 as re-
demption money, now in the hands OF
the sheriff, for some ranch property
that belonged to the estate The order
was made upon the petition of the
Bogy Mercantile company, of Chi
nook.
An inquest was held yesterday after.
noon over the dead body found in the
Missouri river near the H~olderbaum
ranch, the remains being identified as
those of the man who was drowned
from the Jos. \. Baker raft. The
name of the unfortunate is not definite
ly known, some of his former &C.
Quaintances calling him Claude Diff
and others stating that his true name
was Charles Schilling. 1t is believed
he has relatives in Alabama.
From Thursdays Daily.
John j. Tattan and wife arrived
from Great Falls today on a visi,
with relatives here.
A deed filed in the county clerk,
Office records the sale of a piece o.
ranch property by William P. FELTON,,
of Clear creek, to John Thompson
the purchase price being $500.
K. NJ. Sorensen, Danish vice consu
at Chicago, was among the arrivals
today. Mr.. Sorensen is attending &c
probate business relating to the es
states of some Of his deceased country
men.
A beef shipment was made toda.
from the Great Northern stcckyards
a number of Shonkin ranchers beins
Interested in the outfit. There wer,
about 800 head of cattle in the ship
ment.
c. Fontana, of Great Falls, arrived
today to make preparations for build
ing a stone foundation for St. Glare
hospital. The work will be commenced
as soon as the necessary material ar
rives.
Henry Griesbach arrived tod ay from
the upper M~arias, where he recently
held an Administrators sale Of per
sonal property belonging to the estate
of the late W. P. Turner. The pro,