The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
CITY AND STATE.

from q visit to Hunters Hot Springs,
Send your watch and jewelry repair
store. ~
Or. Stephens will sell q Premier
6'cylinder, REQ, or Ford automobile,
See him or write.
A declaration of his intention to be.
come an American citizen was filed in
the district court today by Matthew
g.. Ferguson, a native of Canada.
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.
John Phoenix, who was arrested
Saturday evening on q charge of as.
sault, was found guilty at a trial be.
fore a jury in Justice Kinder's court
yesterday afternoon. The defend ant
was fined S20 by the court.
A big band of sheep was O the
business handled by the new ferry
boat this morning. The outfit, which
Is owned by c. H. Ragland, was
brought from the south side of the
Missouri river and driven to the Chase
shearing plant on the Teton.
Constable j. H. Miewald arrived
from Chinook today with A. W. Cole.
man and Robert Hurley, each of whom
10 under sentence of thirty days in
jail for vagrancy. The prisoners had
been soliciting aims on the pretense of
being deaf and dumb, and it developed
that they were frauds.
A suit was commenced in the district
court today by John Crowley against
Dudley Winter to an outfit Of
about 1900 sheep which the plaintiff
alleges are his property, and which
are valued at about $40, 800. The COM
plant also asks that plaintiff be
awarded $500 and the costs of the suit.
julius Ekrath, the prisoner who re.
Gently made a desperate effort to es-
cape from jail, had a hearing yester.
day before q commission in the dis
trict court, and was found to be in.
sane. One OF his decisions is that he
Is a personal friend of the king of
Sweden, and that the latter owes him
Sl3, 600. ......
Among the arrivals today were T..
G. Power and Merlin Power of Hell.
ena, and Captain l. P. Baker, of
Bismarck, N. Oak. Captain Baker
and Mr.. Power who were interested In
the Block up" line of steamboats, that
operated on the upper Missouri river
several years ago, are Nv waiting the
arrival of the government steamboat
Mandan.
&. Jappe, of Big Sandy, who is
among the business visitors in town,
brings word that Mosney, the fugitive
outlaw, has been camping in the Bear
Paw country for some time past. He
has been definitely identified as Mos
ney by persons who knew him before
he became a fugitive from Justice, and
the residents of that locality fear he
may cause them trouble if not appre-
hended or driven out of the country.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. w. G. Lynch and Miss K.
Stone, of Williston, we're among the
arrivals today.
A beef shipment from eastern Mon.
tana was on the Chicago market the
early part of the week. The steers
sold at $3.50 to s5.25, and COWS at
80.
L. V. Bogy, the we'll known Chinook
merchant, was among the arrivals to.
day. Mr.. Bogy reports drouth condi.
tions in that part Of northern Mon.
tana and short crops of nearly all
kinds of farm products.
The annual report Of c. NJ. Webster,
collector of customs for the Montana
and Idaho district, shows a big VOL
ume OF business during the past twelve
months. The cash receipts for the
year amounted to 1858, 2lS.
Julius Ekrath, who was recently
committed to the insane asylum, was
taken to warm Springs today by In
der Sheriff Nj. Flanagan and Consta-
Bile J. Fl. Miewald. AS the prisoner
is regarded as a dangerous lunatic.
he was heavily ironed before his de.
parture.
A Washington dispatch says Col.
j James Rockwell, ordnance officer of
the department of Dakota at S.. Paul,
MINI, has been ordered TO visit Forts
Assinniboine, Missoula and William
Henry Harrison on public business
connected with the ordnance material
at those posts.
From Fridays Daily
D. A. Smith. of Hinsdale, and L
W. Kennedy, Of Saco, were among
the arriv ais tod av from Va))av couptv