The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
T AND STATE.

District Jul vas adjourned today
to Friday, October 20.
Miss Evelyn Boyle, of Havre, ar.
rived today on q visit with the Misses
Harder.
c. Wilson and Lew Williams, of
Lonetree, are visiting with Fort Ben.
ton friends.
j. c. Aud, a we'll known resident
OF Havre, is m . e the business visi.
tors In town.
Miss Louise Miles, of Livingston,
arrived last evening on a visit with
Mrs. j. H. Rice, on the Shonkin.
Miss Annie Powers, of Havre, who
has been teaching school OF the Shon.
kin, is the guest of Mrs. A. E. Nc
Leish.
Attorney Chas. A. Rose, OF Havre,
is attending district court on probate
business relating to the estate of Leon
B. Stark, deceased.
An information was filed in the dis.
trict court today by W. S. Towner,
county attorney, against William
Spangler, in which the defendant is
charged with assault in the second
degree.
Two recent arrivals are building q
20.foot skif at the lower levee, in
which they will 60 east via the Mis-.
souri, river route. If weather condi-
tons are favorable, they hope to ex-
tend their voyage to St.. Louis.
John T. Sheath and Nels Carlberg,
who arrived yesterday made the six
ty-mile return trip today by the river
route. They left at noon in a large
skif, and expect to arrive at the
Sheath ranch tomorrow morning.
Several of the young men have or.
ganized a basket ball team, with John
Culbertson as captain and Dan Hud.
son as manager, and as soon IS they
get into good training they propose to
challenge some of the crack teams OF
the state.
1t is reported from Galata that the
McCarter saloon at that place was
held up Thursday evening by two
men, who secured q small amount OF
cash and escaped. The bartender is
said to have been slightly wounded in
an exchange of shots with the rob.
bers.
Delmas Miles, the private soldier
accused of a murderous assault upon
an unfortuu ate woman at Havre, was
received at the county jail today to
await trial in the district court. An
other recent arrival is Stanley Suth.
erland, who will have a hearing on a
charge of insanity.
Word was received at the sheriff e
Office last evening that horse thieves
have been operating in the Pondera
country, near the western county line.
They appropriated two horses. two
saddles and other articles from tbs
T. S. Lyle ranch, leaving no clue as
70 where they went with the stolen
property.
Ben Vaudeville, who returned tod ay
from a beef marketing trip to Chicago,
reports that most Of the shipment sold
at good prices, the tops bringing s. Is,
Mr.. Vaudeville brings word of winter
conditions east, a large portion Of
the country between Chicago and St
Paul being covered with several inches
of snow, and some of the small lake:
west of Minneapolis being frozen over
From Mondays Daily.
D. L. Baird, justice of the peace a
Zortman, is among the business visit
ors in town.
N. 7. Chemidlin, of the River Press
force, left for the west today on {
short vacation.
Mrs. Geo. L. Overield was hostess
to a large party of young people Sat
urday afternoon, Miss Nell Harris
being the guest of honor.
A declaration of his intention to be
come an American citizen was filed ir
the district court today by Arthur F
Neubert, a native of Canada.
Mark Cockrill, the Marias stock
man, who is among the visitors il
town, reports additional arrivals O.
new settlers in the vicinity of Chester
Among the departures last evening
was a large delegation of schoo,
teachers from this vicinity, who will,
attend the teachers institute at Havre
NJ. M. Lockwood, who returned to.
day from a visit with friends in Chi
cago, reports wintry weather east,
He is glad to get back to Montana
sunshin-.
The young people who conducted 6
Tag Day campaign Saturday, on be.