The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-16
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Charles E. Sprinkle, of ChiuDok,
arrived today OF a business visit
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store. \
Miss May G.. Flanagan arrived from
the west today Oh a visit with her
brother.
Geo. 7. Sander.oo, a vel, known
resident OF Havre, was among the ar
rivals Today.
1t is reported from Lewistown that
Walter Green and c. c. Williamson,
formerly of this city, have formed a
partnership and purchased a drug
business in L~ewistown.
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.
Caspar Stevens, who arrived today
from Great Falls. is attending district
court as interpreter in the case of
Savara Clement, an Italian railroad
laborer, who is charged with assault
in the second degree. The defendant
session.
The Great Northern Railway com
nQnyh qS nnmn1arnod snit in C'o,.o9A
county against Joseph Demars,
to collect a balance alleged to TO be
due on a freight bill. There is said
to be $ol.42 due on a charge for ship
Paul to Havre
A dispute over a tract of land is the
subject Of a suit brought in the dis
trict court by Alexander McLoughry
against Carrie }. Gallow. The plain
tiff claims to be the righ:ful owner Of
land to which the defendant holds
title, and asks the court to compel
conveyanceof the property to.him. The
complaint also asks Judgment for 5000
as rents aad profits from the premises,
and costs Of suit.
Another miscarriage OF Justice
through a legal technically is re.
ported from Dillon, where a mar
charged with burglary for stealing
several tons of Goa was acquitted.
The statutes define burglary as Il
crime in which the offender enters a
building but in this case the defendant
merely pulled the trip chain Of a chute
and got the coal, and the our held
that the charge OF burglary would not
apply under the circumstances. The
defend ant a declared not guilty.
\. transaction in mining property ia
the Little Rockies has resulted in
litigation, suit having been brought in
the district court by Peter Sleh and
Charles r. Llcbert against L. 5
Goslin, r. j.. Coburn and others.
The complain. alleges thar Defendants
secured from plaintiffs an option TO
purchase certain mining claims for
So 900, TO be paid in insta!lments on
specified dates. the agreement giving
defendants possession of the properties
and that defendants have failed 20
meet their obligations, The plain
lifts ask Judgment for possession OF
the claims, together with damages Of
SO, 900 ard costs of suit.
A suit that is of general interest to
Montana sheepmen. and which il based
upon the provisions of the state quar-
antine law, has been commenced in
the district court by John Ross, OF
Denton, against w. II Embleton, the
plaintiff asking damages to the am
ount of about $4,000. The complaint
alleges that in the fall of 1906 the
plaintiff purchased some sheep that
came from an outfit owned by defend.
ant which had been under quarantine
for scab, and that no official release
from quarantine had been given when
they were taken from the band. 1t is
alleged that the disease appeared
among the sheep purchased by plain.
tltf and that be suffered damage to the
amount for which suit is brought.
From Thursdays Daily.
Dan Wolf and wife, of the Maria-.
are among the visitors in town.
George Bickie, Of Havre, the sue
ce-sfuI candidate for sheriff at the re.
cent election. vas among the arrivals
today.
Among the recent births at the Daa-
cones. hospital in Great Falls is that
of u daughter TO the wife Of II. G..
Spragua, OF GiIdford.
Y marriage license wa- issued by the
clerk OF the district court today in
favor Of Floyd G. Lambert and Min
ME Kerr. both Of C9lOook
The apron and fancy article sale
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