The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-24
l T AND STATE.


From Saturdays Daily.
A baby daughter was born yester.
day to the wife of M. Matheson, of
Highwood.
c. F. Pincott, of Great Falls, claim
agent of the Great Northern railway,
Is here today on business connected
with his department.
Jurgen Engellant, the we'll known
Eversou sheepman, who is among the
business visitors in town, reports in
d%ications Of an early spring in that
locality.
The committee men of the several
wards have agreed to call citizens
party primaries in each ward next
Thursday evening, for the purpose of
nomin ating candidates for aldermen,
and selecting delegates to the city
convention.
John II. Ruhe, of Chinook, q we'll
known resident of that vicinity arrived
today in the custody of an officer to
await an official examin alton as to
his mental condition. He was com.
mitted for that purpose Al q hearing
before Justice John G. Duff, At Chi.
nook.
An order was made in the district
court today, transferring the dam
age suit of Rosie Schmid vs. the
Great Northern Railway company
to the federal court at Helena. This
10 the suit in which plaintiff seeks to
recover s25. 600 for the death of her
husband, who was killed in an acci-
dent nes Glasgow.
Copies of the confession of George
Frankhauser, the Great Northern
train robber who is now serving q
life sentence, which is being published
in book form by q Helena firm, have
been received in this city. The story
told by the bandit includes q recital
of his experiences in this vicinity,
where he and his partner, Mcdonald,
arrived q few days after their escape
from the Helena jail. According to
Frankhauser's confession, they stole
aboat here and secured q lot of pro.
visions from q warehouse and foated
down the Missouri river, but were
compelled to abandon the trip be.
cause they feared identific alton by
parties whom they met between here
and Virgelle.
From Mondays Daily.
Miss Florence Morrow left yesterday
on a visit with her sister. Mrs. J. H
Russell, of Zortman
George T.. Overield and wife ar.
rived yesterday from Eureka, Kan.
where Mrs. Overfeld has been visiting
the past few weeks.
The repairs on the Benton TUNE
have progressed to a stage that per
mits traffic through the excavation
The first train went through Saturday
evening.
Louis Mestad, of Eagle Butte, wa
taken to St. Glare hospital last even
ing, to receive attention for a badly
injured foot, caused by being thrown
from a wagon.
The suit of the board of county com
missioners against r. B. Anderson
referring to road matters, was dis
missed without prejudice, in the dis
trict court today.
John Harris 10 in receipt of a nev
automobile which he purchased dur
ing his recent visit on the Pacif
coast. 1t is q Chalmers.D Detroit tours
car, of 30.horsepower, q handsom
machine capable of q speed OF owe
forty miles an hour.
The suit of the Security State Bank
OF Havre, against Alex McLoughr!
has been transferred to the district O
Cascade county, Judge Tattan bein(
disqualified to try the case. SimilaI
action was taken in the district cour
today in the suit of E. B. Thomas vs.
Fairy A. Thomas.
Oscar Johnston, who is in town to
day from Mondak, states that his stag
line from that place to Glendive ma.
be put out of business by q new rail
road. Northern Pacific surveyors ar
locating a route that follows tn
IRIS of the river and will travers
the country covered by the Glendive
Buford irrigation project.
A suit against the Harlem Mimi
and Investment company was filed i
the district court today by the Firs
National bank, of Harlem. The latte
seeks TO recover a balance alleged t
be due on a promissory note an
other oblig %ations, judgment beinI
asked for about 8 ZOO with interes
and costs of suit.
Great Falls Tribune: Through th