The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-30
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

of this city, is the guest of Miss Grace
Carroll.
Mrs. Tattan and daughter, Mrs. C.
w. Morrison, left today on q visit
with friends in Great Falls.
John LaFontaine, the halfbreed ar.
rested yesterday on a charge of abus.
ing his wife, was fined $50 by Justice
Kinder this afternoon.
}. W. Larsen, the blacksmith, was
badly used up this afternoon, while
shoeing a fractions horse. He was
kicked in the chest and sustained
other injuries that will place him un.
der the car of a physician.
Harry Anderson, who wal arrested
upon complaint of w. l.. Spaneler on
a charge of assault, was fned $40 in
Justice Kinder's court this afternoon.
The offense is said to have resulted
v a mixup of two bands of sheep.
The clerk of the district court is in
receipt OF Official notice from Justice
W. B. Piper, Of Havre, that William
Stevenson has been bound over on q
charge of forgery. The defendant is
alleged to have raised q check for
$3.50, given by Andy Moore, to sl3 SO
and cashing it for that mount.
II. O. Lying, of Highwood, who is in
town today, states that the range and
rancheslnever looked better than at
the present time. Mr.. Lying has been
q resident Of Montana over forty
years, and refers to the seasons of
1877 andj1891 as those in which the
conditions we're similar to those of
today.
Railroad men who are in town today
report that the stringing of wire for
telephoning has been completed be-
tween Havre and Butte, and instru.
ments r now being installed at all
stations. 1t is expected that this work
will be completed within q week, at
which time the entire division will be
ready for operation by telephone.
1t is reported from Havre that the
city coucil is having q warm time of
1t in the matter of q referendum vote
on closing the saloons of Havre at
midnight on Saturday night and
leaving them closed till Monday
morning at 6 o'clock. The saloon
men have asked for q vote by the
people, the voters allowed to cast a
ballot on the matter being only those
who voted at the last election; and as
the last election was the spring cleo.
ton for one alderman in each ward,
the vote was very light, and the sa-
loon men expect to carry the question
in their favor.
From Mondays Daily.
William Davis, Jr., aud Mrs. Chas.
Kellam arrived Saturday evening, on
a visit with their parents.
L. K. Devlin, of Havre, who is a
deputy of the state humane depart
ment, is among the visitors in town.
Local sheepmen who propose ship.
ping wool to the Chicago warehouse,
can obtain bills of lading, etc., at the
River Press office.
Word has been received from Maple
Creek, Alta, announcing the birth of
q son to the wife of William J. Green,
formerly of this city.
Location notices for the Sass and
Snider quartz claims, in the Little
Rockies, were fled in the county
clerks office today by E. L. Williams.
r. S. Culbertson, who keeps a rec.
ord OF the stage of water in the Mis-.
souri, river, reports a fall of about
four feet from the highest point Of the
season.
Harold Hoover, who recently grad
uated from Worcester university, ar
rived last evening, and will study
law iu the Office Of Attorney F. E.
S%tranahan.
Nelse St. GODDARD, who arrived yes.
terday from Edmonton. N. W. T..
brings word that Geo. B. Mclaughlin,
formerly sheriff of this county, is
located at that place. Mr.. McLaugh-
lin ia suffering from eye trouble, and
is said to be nearly blind.
Constable j.. II. Miewald arrived
from Chinook yesterday with William
Stephenson, who had been bound over
to the district court by Justice Brooks
on a charge of forgery, the complaint
lalleging that he raised a check for
1915 given by Geo. w. Dut1leld, to
$l3.15, This is the second charge of
a similar nature against the accused,
who was bound over last week by
Justice Piper in a Ease in which he is
alleged to have raised a check for
80. so given by Andy Moore to S13. so.
County Attorney VS.. Towner, who
returned yesterda y from Havre, re.