The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-15
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

Claus Kuehl, of Cleveland, a o alive
of Germany, has filed a petition for
naturaliz alton in the district court.
The last will and testament of the
late Mrs. Ellen Harvey, of Havre. as
been filed for probate in the district
court. The Instrument names Rose
L. Harvey, daughter of the deceased,
az %executrix.
A recent transaction 10 ranch prop
erty at Chinook is the sale of the E.
A. Marriott place on West Fork TO
Edwin Mitchell, the considerat IL be-
ing 81, $40. The property consists of
about Isl acres, and is located about
three miles from Chinook.
A man named Gleason, who has
been employed by Reginald Buck as q
sheepherder, was brought IN from the
Teton today to receive attention for
frozen hands and feet. With proper
care, it is believed the patient will
recover without smputatiou.
According to sdvices from the Milk
river valley, the rsnchers who made
contracts with the Amalgamated Sugar
company to grow q certain acreage OF
sugar beets the coming season, have
had their agreements cancelled, the
company stating that 1t has decided
not to build the sugar factory until
the year 1911. The reason assigned
for this change of program is that the
land upon which it was proposed to
grow the beets is mostly land that was
broken q few weeks ago, and will not
be in condition to produce the neces-
sary crops.
Residents of Box Elder who arest-
tending district court, state that much
inconvenience and discomfort is
caused by the absence Of q railroad
depot or waiting room at that place.
The only pretended convenience is an
old caboose which affords no more
shelter than the outside. and as it is
frequently necessary to wait some
hours for q delayed train the unfor.
tunate traveller suffers real hardship
during cold weather. The conditions
are 90 einexcusable and i%ntolerable
that they will be reported to the state
railroad commission.
The trial of James Dewar, on a
charge of resisting az officer, was con-
cluded int the district court today,
Judge Tattsn i~nstructing the jury that
al there was q variance between the
information and the proof presented
in court, the defendant was entitled to
acquittal. A verdict of not guilty OF
the offense charged in the informa-
ton was thereupon returned by the
jury. Some OF the evidence presented
in court led the jurors to believe tina,
the alleged offense was due to q quar-.
rel between the complaining witness
and the defendant, in which a woman
figured.
From Mondays Daily.
Born in this city Sunday, December
~ w Gue "Alc VI COiOCN WIN, VI
Ada, a son.
Mrs. T. E. Crawford, of Helena, ar
rived yesterday on q visit with her
daughter, Mrs. F.. E. Stranahan.
Among the visitors in town is a
party of land seekers from Idaho,
who are looking for homestead loca.
tons In this vicinity.
Victor Kolitsch, OF the Shonkin, a
native of Austria, has filed in the
district court q declaration of his in.
ttention to become 40 American citi.
zen.
A gang of laborers arrived from the
west today, to do riprap work on the
lower levee. The wock was started
today under the direction of W. j.
Maulding, of the United States en-.
.gineer department.
There has been quite q variety OF
weather in this vicinity the past "a
hours, q strong chinook having
caused an accumulated of snow &C
disappear. The springldke conditions
included q gentle rain lass night, fol.
lowed today by q threasened snow.
storm.
Attorney r. H. Jones, of Utah, has
fled in the district court Q motion for
a new trial 10 the case of Harry Whit.
aker, who was convicted about 4 year
ago in this court on q charge of as.
sault, and was sentenced to 25 years
In state prison. A hearing OF the ap-
~plication vas set for January 8, to
enable the state to prepare and file
Objections and afidavits relating to
the case.
According to the new postal regula.
tions the dne for sending any mail
matter under q lower classification
than belongs to it, will in the future