The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-04-28
CITY AND STATE.

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From Wednesdays Daily.
. Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store. =
Attorneys J. K. Bramble and Charles
A. Rose, of Havre, were among the
arrivals today.
A declaration Of his intention to be.
come an American citizen, was filed in
the district court today by Frank A.
Pike, of this city.
Judge D. L. Baird, of Zortman,
who arrived today on business before
the district court, reports considerable
activity In Zortman mining circles.
The new forms of quartz location
blank required under the new law can
be obtained at the River Press Office.
The new form must now be used in
making quartz locations.
DR.. E. M. Porter, of this city, has
been appointed contract physician for
the Great Northern railway, his dis.
trict covering that portion of the line
between Havre and Great Falls.
The trial of the John Bailey assault
case. which was to have been COM
menced in the district court today,
was continued for the term, owing to
the sickness of the principal witness
for the prosecution.
Henry Griesbach, county assessor,
returned today from the eastern part
Of the county, where he has been list.
ing the taxable property of residents
OF that section. Mr.. Griesbach states
that heavy shipments of baled hay are
being made from Harlem to Pacific
coast markets, where there is q good
demand for the product.
Among the instruments recorded in
the county clerks Office today are
deeds to the August mine from Louis
S. Goslin to the August Mining com-
company. together with other mining
property. The papers include q deed
from the former owners of the August
mine to Mr.. Goslin, in which a con.
%sideration of CAS-, 900 is named.
Ernest Hattie, OF Warrick, who
skipped the country a few weeks ago
and for whom the authorities have
been searching since that time, was
brought in from Big Sandy today by
Phil Buckley. deputy sheriff, and
placed in the county jail. The prison.
er is charged with disposing of pro-
perty with fraudulent intent and to
the injury of his wife, who recently
brought suit for divorce.
From Thursdays Daily.
Maurice G. Price, of Hill, arrived
today on q short business visit.
A declaration of his intention to be-
come an American citizen was fled in
the district court today by Charles I.
Shaw, of Gold Butte.
NJ. E. Miner, we'll known cattle man
returned from the east yesterda y,
after an absence of several months.
Mr.. Miner spent part of his vacation
in New York city.
Marriage licenses we're issued by
the clerk of the district court today to |
Robert H. Carroll, of Whitelash, 1
and Florence A. Lattimer, of Hill; |
and to Frank E. Larson and Agnes c.
Meyer, both of Whitlash.
David Cline and wife, of Zortman,
are among the visitors attending dis.
trict court. Mr.. Cline, who is engaged
in the mercantile business at Zortman
reports indications of a busy time in
that camp the coming season.
The trial of William H. Payne, on
a charge of burglary, was commenced
in the district court today, a jury be-
ing secured at the morning session.
The defend ant is alleged to have en-
tered a boarding house at Zortman on
the night of March 4, and stolen sew
eral articles of value.
The big fat boat that was recently
built by Charles Crepeau was launched
yesterday and, is being loaded
with about 49, 0 pounds of merchan.
disc for lower river points. The Jos.
A. Baker barge is also being loaded
today, part of the cargo consisting of
about 20, 900 pounds of oats and other
grain.
l. F. Churchill, of Virgelle, who is
in town today. Is the owner of some
of the stolen horses that we're recov.
cred by the Northwest Mounted Police
at Medicine Hat. In the list of horses
being held by the Canadian authori-
ties for identification, Mr.. Churchill
finds the brands of five of his horses
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