The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31
CITY AND STATE.

the arrivals To-Day. |
A notice of location for the NJ. II.
quartz claim, in the Little Rockies
district, was fled in the county clerks
Office today by M. Hendrickson.
Several visiting %sheepmen are in
town today to attend a meeting of 10.
cal stockholders IN the Chicago Wool
Warehouse company, to be held at
the Grand Union hotel this evening.
at 8 o'clock.
A suit was filed in the district court
today by Frank Jones against A. j.
Broadwater, of Havre, to an
indebtedness of about $500 alleged to
be due on a real estate purchase from
plaintiff about q year ago.
The statement recently printed in
the newspapers, to the effect that all
cattle on the Blackfeet reserv alton are
under quarantine for scab, 10 declared
by Superintendent Churchill to be un-
true. 1t Is claimed that the quaran-
tine applies only to . shipment that
was inspected at the Browning stock.
yards, and that had been purchased
by parties from Spokane.
A meeting of tn. stockholders of the
Baker Opera House company vat held
last evening, at which John Harris,
Charles q. Green. W. K. Harder,
A. E. McLeish and G. W. Morrison
were chosen as directors for the en-
suing year. The directors organized
today with Charles b. Green as presi.
dent; A. E. McLeish, vice president;
w. X. Harber, secretary and treas.
urer
Damages to the amount of S5, 900 are
claimed by James A. Freeman in q
suit fled in the district court, in which
Carl Stsngneth,o of Warrick, is defend
ant. The complaint states that plain.
tiff was recently arrested on . charge
of stealing q gray mare, the defend ant
being the complaining witness, and that
at q hearing in Justice Kinder's court
it developed that there was no legiti-
mate cause for his arrest. The dam
age suit is the result of those proceed.
ings.
From Mondays Daily.
Miss Chemidlin left last evening for
Great Falls, where she will visit some
time with her brother.
A postof1ce bulletin announces the
appointment of j. w. FarQuaharson
postm aster at Cleveland, William B.
Wood at Whitcomb, and N. P. Olson
at Teton.
G. w. Morrison and w. F.. MILFORD
who returned today from the B. r.
Vaudeville ranch, report a heavy
snow storm yesterday on the upper
Shonkin.
Among the arrivals today were At
torneys B. L. Powers, j. K. Bramblt
q r. E. Hammond, of Havre, ant
D. L. Blackstone of Chinook, who are
attending district court.
Passengers who arrived on the
westbound train today report tina
they we're stalled near Big Sandy fo1
about two hours, by the firebox of the
locomotive going estray. 1t was fin
ally recovered, put back in place ani
the journey resumed.
The city convention of the citizen'
party was held in the council room
Saturday evening, and transacted 1T
business in short order, Frank A
Flanagan being renominated for cit.
treasurer by reclamation. A cit.
committee was appointed, consisting
Of E. r. Russell, Dr.. E. NJ. Porter
and W K. Harder, one member iron
each ward.
Informations against six defend ant
were filed in the district our toda,
by W. S. Towner, county attorney. TIL
accused. who are already under ar
rest, are Henry Collins, charged witt
horse stealing; William Payne an
Frank Meagher, burglary at Zortman
w. Il. Davis, burglary at Havre
Joseph Ventura, forgery; Oscar Ew
ing, assault in second degree.
Al a meeting held at the Gram
Union hotel Saturday evening, tn
local subscribers to the Chicago &C
operative wool warehouse projet
unanimously decided to endorse job
McLaren, Of Chinook, as the Montan
member of the board OF directors {
the warehouse company. There wer
Il shares of stock represented at tn
meeting, out of liz shares subscribe
in this vicinity, and it Is understoo
the action taken at the meeting will b
satisfactory to those who could nc
attend.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Alfalfa hay for sale. Apply t
Charles H. Green. Il
POhort Davis q raoank Arri G q fr0y