The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
W. P. Sullivan, Of Lonetree, ar.
rived today on q short business visit.
Thomas German, of Havre, one of
the old.time residents of that vicinity,
is among the visitors in town.
Miss E. Patterson, who has been
attending school at Faribault, Mimi,
was among the arrivals yesterday.
Among the arrivals from the east
today were George Patterson, Jr., and
Thos. E. Haywood, of Minneapolis.
A petition for q retail liquor license,
presented to the board of county COM
m%issioners by Walter Burton. of Ches.
ter, has been granted.
A recent trsnaction in city real es.
tate is the sale of the Len Norris resi-.
dence property on upper Franklin
street to Mrs. D. Flagler. The sale
was made through the Sayre agency.
John c. Duff, OF Chinook. a former
resident of this city, was among the
arrivals today. Mr.. Duff is now q
member Of the legal fraternity, having
been admitted to the bar at a recent
examination in the supreme court.
The suit Of Mike O'Neil, of Havre,
against j. H. Fenton and George
Francis, which was decided In the
justice court in favor of the plaintiff,
has been appealed to the district
court. The ownership of q horse is
the subject of the litigation.
l.. E. Parks, q former inmate of the
county jail, was returned to that in.
stitution today by Constable j. Il.
Miewald, of Chinook, to serve a sem
tence of ninety days imposed by Jus.
tice q. B. Brooks. The prisoner was
found guilty Of the charge Of stealing
a watch owned by Walter Shafer, OF
Maddux.
w. S. T0wner, county attorney, re.
turned today from Chinook, where he
attended q hearing in Justice Brooks
court at which Jerry Mcmahon was
charged w%ith:grand larceny. The de.
fend ant, who vas bound over to the
district court, 10 alleged to have
stolen some lumber, fencing and other
articles from the Miller ranch on
Snake creek.
b. A. Willoughby, q Minneapolis
banker who is a member Of the party
of Minneapolis business men on q
tour Of the northwest, was among the
arrivals last evening. Mr.. Viii.
loughby is very f%avorably impressed
with Montana, and expresses a desire
that there shall be pleasant and profit.
able business relations between citi.
zens of Montana and Minneapolis in.
situations.
Recognizing the irrigation congress
at Spokane as an event at which Chou.
teau county should be represented,
the board of commissioners has ap.
pointed the following delegates from
this part of Montana: w. B. Sands,
of Chinook; James Holland, of Havre:
F. E. Stranahan. of Fort Benton:
Thos. P. Strobe, of Whitlash: Thos.
NJ. Everett, of Harlem. The congress
will be in session August 8 % II.
From Mondays Daily.
L. K. Devlin and wife, OF Havre,
were among yesterd avs arrivals.
Attorney A. M. Gentry, of Havre,
is here today on district court bust.
ness.
Frank N. Lowe, of Whitlash, ar
rived yesterday on a short business
visit.
Walter Brown, the we'll known Box
Elder sheepman, is among the visitors
in town.
Bert Orr, of Whitlssh, a we'll known
stockman of that vicinity, is among
the business visitors in town.
George B. Bourne, of Hill. was
among the arrivals yesterday. Mr..
Bourne reports exceptionally good
range conditions in the Sweet Grass
hills.
Hugh Lieper has been committed to
the county Jail by Justice Mcdowell,
of Gold Butte, in default of 81, OO(
bail on a charge of disturbing the
peace.
Joseph Tucker was received at the
county Jail yesterda y, to serve ninety
days for assault in the third degree.
The prisoner vas sentenced by Justice
W. B. Piper, of Havre.
E. G. Carruth, of Havre, has com.
menced suit in the district court
against Chouteau county to quiet
title to real estate in Decelles third
addition to Havre, upon which the
county authorities claim a lien.
Articles of incorporation have been