The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-20
CITY AND STATE.

oeno your watch n lewelry repair
york to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
The cold spell in this vicinity mod.
Grated to some extent last night, the
thermometer registering about zero.
A jury venire of fifty members was
drawn Ia the district court this after.
noon. the jurors to report for duty
February 2.
Mail service to the new Shonkin
postoffice was commenced today, Gus
Heydt acting as voluntary mail car.
rier on the fret trip.
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.
The civil calendar in the district
court was reduced at the session held
yesterday afternoon, about twenty
cases being dismissed by Judge Tat.
tan-most of them by stipulation of
parties to the suits.
The minimum temperature at Great
Falls during the recent cold spell was
A below zero, the lowest temperature
on record in that locality. The
public schools were closed two days
because OF the unfavorable weather
conditions.
The criminal calendar was called in
the district court yesterday afternoon,
the following cases being set for trial:
l.. E. Parks assault, February 2.
Wade G. Hart, murder, February 3.
Nose Anderson, assault, February 6.
A number of civil cases we're set for
trial up to February Is.
The public schools were closed this
afternoon at the suggestion of the
local health authorities, a case of scar.
let fever having developed among the
pupils of the primary grade. Parents
are requested to keep their children at
home as much as possible, and if no
further cases develop within, a few
days, school will be resumed next
week.
From Thursdays Daily.
Bert Davis, of the Shonkin, re-
turned today from Hunters Hot
Springs, where he has been visiting
the past two weeks.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
Loren A. Tolbert and Maggie Bird
we'll, both of Harlem.
There was another sudden fall in
the temperature in this vicinity last
night, the government thermometer
registering 81 below zero.
D. G.. Lockwood, who returned yes
terday from a business trip to Cody,
Wyo., reports a spell Of exception ally
cold weather in that locality.
Sheriff Bickle returned today rom
Havre with D. E. Osborne, the night
Waterman of that city against whom
an Information charging manslaegh-
ter was filed in the district court by
the county attorney a few days ago.
The defendan was arraigned in court
this afternoon and, waving the ststu-
tory time to plead, entered a plea of
not guilty.
According to reports filed with
w. E. Harmon, superintendent of
public instruction, Montana has q
school population of rs, 900. One
county-Jetferson-has not reported, |
aud in lieu the figures of a year ago
are substituted. According to these
figures. Silver Bow is the most popu-
lous county in the state, Cascade Sec
Ond and Lewis and CLARK third.
Great Falls Leader: r. j. Nc
Derm and, the we'll known we'll digger
of this city who was SO terribly iu-
jured a couple of months ago in the
accidental discharge of dynamite at
the Great Northern rock quarry near
has been removed from
SNS hoo PtpoA ~ Aio uabG1c
west of the city and is slowly regain
ing his strength. 1t is now believed
he will partly regain his hearing,
although there are nc hopes that he
will be able to see.
From Fridays Daily
For bargains in real estate enquire
at Sayre's Real Estate Agency. =
y telephone message from Highwood
8 chinook in that section this
afternoon.
Nose Anderson, a we'll known resi-
dent Of Chinook, was among the
arrivals today.
Mrs. G. II. Evers and daughter,
Rose Eyers, returned today from
a visit with friends in Great Falls.
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