The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
CITY N STATE.
From Fridays Daily

From Fridays Daily
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
M. B. Casey arrived today from
his ranch near Ravre, to get acquaint.
ed with his baby son.
An order issued by the postofice
department calls for the discontinue
C of the Whitcomb postofice, mail
for which will go to Zortman.
Freight traffic on this division OF the
Great Northern railway was suspend.
ed today, owing to the general strike
of switchmen which went into effect
last evening.
At the close of business hours at
the county treasurer's Office last ven
ing taxes for the current year became
delinquent. a few belated remittances
were received today, and these will
probably escape the delinquent pen.
atty of 10 per cent.
The two Hattie boys had a hearing
in Justice Kinder's court yesterday
afternoon, on the charge of stealing q
roll Of bedding. 1t appeared that the
younger Of the two boys was not guilty
OF the crime, but his brother, Stephen
Hattie, was given q sentence of sixty
days in jail.
The Great Falls newspapers report
that H. E. Baker, q sheepherder, was
stabbed and probably mortally wound
ed in the Anaconda saloon in that
city. Monday evening, by William
Stewart, another sheepherder, after
the two men had some words over a
game of dice. Baker received q nasty
cut in the abdomen and it is feared bis
death from peritonitis will follow.
Father J.. M. Vermaat, formerly
for several years stationed at Red
Lodge, where he was in charge of the
Catholic parish and who retired near
~ q year ago to 60 to Europe, has
returned to the state and been assigned
to the Chinook, Malta and Harlem
parishes with headquarters at Chi
nook. Father Vermaat is we'll known
throughout the state, having for sew.
eral years filled the position of chief
ranger of the Catholic Order of Fores.
ters Of the state.
Prom Thursdays Daily.
D. A. Smith, of Hinsdale, arrived
today on a short business visit.
Herman c. Evers, the we'll known
Big Sandy sheepman, Is among the
business visitors in town.
Walter Brown, of Box Elder, who
is in town today, reports that several
new settlers are locating homesteads
in the Bear Paw country.
DR.. F.. W. Cotton, who recently ar.
rived from the east, has decided to
locate here, and has opened an office
over the Lockwood drug store.
Declarations of their intention to
become American citizens were filed
in the district court today by Frank
Kubiack and Herman Rohde, natives
of Germany; and Aaron Hadwin, a
native of England.
One of the rooms at the Choteau
House was entered last evening by
some unknown person and a quantity
OF women's clothing stolen from the
apartments. James Sullivan was
taken into custody by the city mar.
shall, as q suspect.
The report of the U. S. assay Office
at Helena shows large receipts OF
gold during the month of November.
Chouteau county stands second on
the list of contributors, the amount
OF gold received from this county
being valued at s5l, PA.
According to the Great Falls news.
papers, continuance of the railroad
~switchmen's strike may compel the
Boston and Montana smel.er to sus'
pend operations. The closing of the
smelter would deprive several hun.
dred men of employment.
The report of G. w. Ling, of the
weather bureau station at Havre,
shows a mean temperature of &c
degrees during November, which CORE
spends with the average for thai
month during The past thirty years.
The total precipitation was 1.Ol inches
An amount about so per cent greater
han the average for November.
Great Falls Tribune: Register }.
NJ. Burlingame of the Great Falls land
office, stated last evening that the fl.
logs on land in the local land office
for the month of November numbered
l,4ll. which breaks all records in the
Great Falls land Office, as we'll, prob
ably, as any other land Office in the
country. The number of filings in