The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
CITY N STATE.

SEND your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
Among the departures today we're
W. K. HARDER and family and Miss
Leonora Patterson, who propose to
visit the Seattle exposition.
Mike Lamey, who had q hearing in
Justice Pyper's court recently, on a
charge of petit larceny, was declared
guilty and fined $50. The defendant
is o satified with the judgment and
has appealed the case to the district
court.
Constable Ed. Thomas arrived this
morning from Havre, having in charge
Harry Brown, who was sentenced to
the county Jail by Justice w. B..
Piper, for q term of sixty days and
to pay $3.50 fine for obtaining prop
erty under false %pretenses.
The citizens of Helena have again
defeated, this time by q majority vote
OF 23l, q proposition to bond the city
to the extent of $780, 600 for the con.
struction OF q municipal water plant.
Only n ward gave q small majority
in favor of the bonding, all the others
voting against.
Joseph S. Hitchcock and wife and
Francis B. Hitchcock, who are maxi
ing an automobile trip from San
Diego, CAL, to New York, by way Of
Portland and Seattle, arrived in the
city about noon, and after dinner re.
sumed their journey. expecting to
make Havre for the night.
The most severe wind storm which
has occurred in this vicinity for many
years struck the city yesterday after.
noon, and while it's duration was
short, it created great havoc among
the trees, q large number being either
uprooted OF having large branches
broken of. No other material dam.
age has been reported.
The following notices for mining
claims in the Little Rockies were fled
for record in the county clerks Office
today: BY M. H. Berry, for the
Maine, No Name, Richmond, Daisy
and Jackson claims; by T. A. Ryan
for the Aries mining claim; by P. S.
O'Malley for the Aqusrious, and by
G. L. Williams for the LIE Roy mining
elaine.
The raise of ten per cent. in the
valuation of railroad property, which
has been made by the state board of
equalization, will affect the assess
e of Chouteau county to the extent
of nearly half a million dollars. The
railroad valuation in this county last
year was 81, SAG, 900, and a ten per
cent. increase will boost the total as
sessment of the county to about S14,-
600, 900.
Free scholarships given away in the
Fargo College Conservatory of Music
to the amount of 5000. 90. The best
equipped musical scool in the north
west, large faculty, all branches
taught. Pupils may enter at any
time. Send for inform alton regard
ing scholarships. Fall term opens
Sept. IA, 1909. Large illustrated cat.
alogue of school sent on request.
Address E. Hepdeg, Secretary Of Far.
60 College Conservatory of Music,
or w. w. George, Director. Fargo.
N. D.
II is reported from Choteau that
Jack Harold, the driver of the stage
running between Choteau and Collins,
on the Great Falls and Shelby line,
is missing, as is also the express
pouch containing over $500. The man
is also charged with helping himself
to a horse and saddle belonging to
Rotchskiss, the proprietor of the stage
line, upon which it is thought he made
his escape. The sheriff'e Office has
been making every effort to locate the
man, but so far have failed to strike
his trail.
From thursdays Daily.
Donella Ross, a native of Canada B.,
today made declaration of intention
TO become an American citizen before
the clerk of the district court.
Thomas Clary and family, who have
been visiting at the Harris ranch on
Highwood for a few days past, arrived
in town tod ay, and will return to their
home at Great Falls tomorrow.
A new method of boosting a new
town has been adopted by the Conrad
Land & Water Co., owners of the
townsite of Waller, in Teton county,
who offer a cash prize of 5000 to the
first child born to bona fde residents
of that town. That is a good induce
ment.
Gov. Norris has named the dele