The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05
I T AND STATE.

Harry A. Vagg, of Saco, arrived
today on a short business visit.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Among the arrivals today were G.
B. Van Alstin and r. E. Cowan, of
Big Sandy.
B. L. Schwartz, OF Clifford, who is
interested in the mercantile business
and wool growing industry, was
among the arrivals today.
A marriage license has been issued
in Cascade county to Henry w.
Porter, of this city, and Christine
Witsiers, of Great Falls.
Among the visitors in town from the
Bear Paw country are George Has.
kell, of Box Elder; and George M.
Keller and j. D. English, of Big
Sandy.
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.
The municipal authorities request
that all ho%useholders clean up their
premises and surroundings at once,
the work to be completed by May l.
After that date the city ordinance re.
lating to the subject will be enforced.
Applications for marriage licenses
have been received by the clerk
of the district court from Harry
Keller of Havre and Cora j. Policy,
of st. Paul, Mimi; and Joseph P.
Phalen of Clearcreek, and Ruth Wood,
of Havre.
At q session of district court held
this afternoon, Judge Tattan passed
sentence upon the defendants con.
victed Of crime the past week. w. H.
Payne, who was convicted of bur-
glary at Zortman, and whose sentence
was fixed by the jury at one year, was
committed for that length of time.
Frank Meagher, his partner in the
burglary, who pleaded guilty, was
also given n year. Henry Collins,
convicted of stealing q horse and sad
die from Jno. Lehfeldt, of Big Sandy,
received a sentence of five years.
Advices received from Glasgow to-
day report the prevalence of scarlet
fever in that city to such an extent
that the schools have been closed and
public meetings prohibited. There
are twenty cases under treatment at
the present time, and in order to pre-
vent unnecessary risk from the cpl.
demic DR.. Hoyt, the Valley county
health officer, has recommended the
postponement of the jury term of dis.
trict court, which al to have com.
menced Tuesday, of the coming week.
At DR.. Hoyt's urgent request, Judge
Tattan has consented TO the postpone
ment of the term of court to a date to
be announced as soon as danger from
the epidemic has passed.
From Thursdays Daily.
Attorney Charles A. Rose, of Havre
arrived today on district court busi-
ness.
E. D. Nash, of Helena, one of the
assistants of the state v~eterin ari an,
is here on official business.
H. j. O'Hanlon, of Chinook, who is
experimenting spring work at the
O'Hanlon livestock company ranch,
is among the business visitors in
town.
A deed filed in the county clerks
Office records a deal in Havre real
state in which Joseph Gussenhoven
purchases seven lots from John j.
Ober, the consideration being IS, 100.
The lots are located 10 the Broad
water.Pepin addition and the original
townsite.
The Stockmen's National bank, of
this city. responds to an official call
from the comptroller of the currency,
with a statement of its condition at the
close of business yesterday. The TX
hibit shows that the institution is &C.
commod ating it's customers with
liberal loans, and that its affairs gen.
orally are in a very satisfactory con.
dition.
The Billings-Northern Townsite
company is beginning to boom it's
new towns in Fergus county, says the
Lewistown News. The next new town
will be started by the company is
Mendon, located on q branch of the
Judith river and surrounded by a
very fertile country. Mendon will be
the center of a hne wheat growing
Already quite a community
has sprung up around there and the
town is going to show quite a rapid
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