The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
CITY AND STATE.

Miss Gmahling, Of Great Falls, is
the guest Of the Misses Evers.
Ed Fogsrty and wife, Of Sand Cliffs,
we're among the arrivals today.
Judge Ed. NJ. Allen, of Havre. is
attending district court as q witness
in the Jackson criminal case.
Among the arrivals yesterday we're
Mrs. 81. F. Mccain, Of Great Falls,
and the Misses Margaret Leedy and
Amelia Olsen, OF Helena, who are vie.
ting with Mrs. W. T. Morrow.
w. NJ. Cullen, the we'll known horse
trainer, is among the visitors in town.
Mr.. Cullen IL making the Montana
circuit with . string Of fast horses,
and is meeting with good success.
Thomas Stewart Of the Teton, who
10 in town today, reports . sasisfac.
tory crop of wheat on his dry land
farm. The crop 10 being threshed and
10 averaging better than thirty bush.
els to the acre.
A big acreage on the bench land
farms west Of town 10 being seeded to
winter wheat. Captain, Stevens and
his neighbors are seeding . plot of
over 500 acres that was recently brok.
en- bylsteam pillow.
jos. Carras, the Italian section
hand who Was shot while resisting
arrest atlRarlem. wal removed to the
county jail today. he has been un-
der medical care since the shooting,
but has about recovered from the
wound.
The caselollAlta Jackson, . colored
woman charged with assault In the
second degree, was on trial in the
district court today. The deiendsn,
is alleged to have used . razor in "a
argument with another colored lady,
the latter, however, not being seri.
ously hurt.
Advices from Geyser report the &C.
cidentsl drowning Of Louie Vsndeu
Heuvel, Q we'll known rancher Of
Knerville, land . brother Of Joseph
VandenE.Heuvel, who committed sui.
side by shooting atfew weeks ago.
The drowning took place st the rail-
road reservoir near Geyser, 10 which
the deceased "a bathing.
The trial of Charles Kline, on a
charge of stealing goods from a
Great Northern boxcsr, vas con-
cluded in the district court yesterday
afternoon, the jury returninR q yer.
dict of guilty and fixing the penalty
at one years imprisonment. The jury
is reported to have had considerable
trouble in reaching an agreement.
The sheriff s)s ale that was TO have
been held: today, to satisfy q judg
ment for about %. 900 in the suit of th'
First National Bank, Of Harlem
q against the Harlem Mining and In
vestment company, was declared off
The plaintiff was not represented mol
had any instructions been received by
the sheriff at the time set for the sale
Conrad Observer: We heard a mar
say this week that Conrad had enough
land east OF town to support 1,00(
families. He said the land extended
to Fort Benton on the east, q distances
OF 10 miles. and reached from the Ma
rias river on the north to the TetoI
on the south, q distance OF 10 miles
"As fine agricultural land as lie'
under Gods canopy" said he.
From Monday Daily.
Frank Laird, the we'll known stock
man of Sweet Grsss hills, was amone
the arrivals yesterday.
W. j. Bentson, who arrived frou
Belt last evening, has taken q posi
ton with the electric light company
q. Fastje, of Clear creek, who il
engaged in the sheep business in tina
locality, is among the visitors IL
town.
Ensign Howard Hoover, OF the U
S. cruiser Chester, arrived from tn
east yesterday on q visit with rela
tives here.
Mrs. H. D. Hoover, of Eureka
Kas., who has been visiting with Mrs
Geo. L. Overheld, was among the de
partures today.
Howell Harris, of Lethbridge, Wit
is extensively interested in the cattl'
business, arrived today on a visi
with his brother, John Harris of thi
CITY,.
A declaration Of his intention tt
become an American citizen was ilet
in the district court today by Andrew
Nelson, of Chinook, who is a uativt
of Norway.
II has been decided to open TIT
public school and high school Of thiI
district on Tuesday, September 7
Pupils are requested to be present q