The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
CITY N STATE.

John King, formerly OF this city,
arrived last evening from Bozeman,
on q visit with relatives here.
Mrs. ]. II. Green and Miss Frances
Green returned last evening from q
visit OF several months in California.
Sheriff Bickle left today for Deer
Lodge with Charles Daley, who was
) recently sentenced to the %penitentiary
tor one year for forgery.
Today is the anniversary OF the big
food OF twelve months ago, when the
Missouri river overlooked its banks
and took possession Of most of the
streets in town.
Ole G. Osness, the we'll known
Knerville stockman, is among the
visitors in town today. Mr.. Osnes
10 closing up . deal in which he sells
q good sized outfit of stock cattle to
Dsnielsen & soeberg. the purchase
price being e27 per head.
A party of settlers from Fergus
SV~~Vy "ON0 . VSAP OVSE VIC OSuCu
lands west of town yesterday, and
three OF them so we'll pleased
with the conditions that they made
homestead flings 10 Carter, q sta.
ton about fifteen miles west of here,
formerly called Sidney.
The divorce suit of Fairy Thomas
against E. B. Thomas, of Havre.
which was transferred from this coun.
ty to the district court of Cascade
county, has been dismissed by Judge
Leslie, of that court. An order was
made that the custody of the two Sons
Of the parties be awarded to defendant
and that of the daughter to the plain.
tiff, the order being subject to change
at the discretion of the court.
Among the documents fled in the
county clerks Office today was q con.
tract for q deed which records the
sale of the William F. Woods ranch
property on the Teton to Thomas
Shannon and Charles d. Elliott, Of
Great Falls. The ranch consists oil
about 1900 acres, and brough,
$4,000. Mr.. Shannon has alec
bought the Myron Brown ranch on
the Teton, the property comprising
about $40 acres. I
From Mondays Daily.
Attorney F. A. Carnal, of Havre,
arrivod TO-DAY nm distrint oo,,st h,,ai,
ness.
O. E. Peppard, the we'll known Mis-
soula bridge builder, is among the
business visitors in town.
Henry Kremer, OF Chinook, one O
the old-time residents of the Mill
river valley, vas among the arrival
today.
II. Rudolph, a former resident o.
this city who is 10Y located at Wal
lace, Idaho, is visiting with Fort Ben
ton friends.
James Townsend arrived Saturday
evening from southern California, to
look after his business interests il
this vicinity.
o. G. Skylstead. of Havre, and E
NJ. Kennedy, of Harlem, arrived toda,
to attend the regular June meeting o.
the board of county commissioners.
Maurice G. Price, of the Sweet Grass
hills, who recently disposed of hi.
ranch interests in that locality, i.
among the business visitors in town
Wallace E. Chase, who has beef
conducting q successful wool buyine
campaign the past two months, as 10
cal representative of Koshland Bros.
was among the arrivals Saturd q,
evening.
Several of the married men of thit
city r feeling somewhat lonesome
their families having gone east on az
extended visit. Among the departures
Saturday evening were Mrs. j. P
Williams, Mrs. j. D. Savage ani
Mrs. &. D. Miller.
1t is reported from Havre that E. l.
Stevens, a we'll known insurance mar
of that city, was arrested Saturday OF
a charge of ENLIGHTENMENT. The &C
cused is said to be short in his &C
counts with insurance companies, tt
the amount of about $40O.
A suit has been filed ia the distric
by Frank S. P. Lindsay, treasurer O
the Episcopate Fund of Montana
against John T. Mansfield and Rober
w. Lowery. The complaint allegel
that plaintiffs are indebted to defend
ant in the sum of about 81, 500.
w. Stephenson, of Cleveland, {
young fellow about 10 years of age
has been bound over to the distric
court by Justice w. B. Pyper, on {
charge of raising a check. He is sale
to have changed the figures on a check
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