The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-04-14
CITY N STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily.

0S"N yOuA "oeSu ouu JC"CAiy repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
Mrs. Grant Sharp, of Chinook, is
the guest OF Mrs. L. D. Sharp, of
THE city.
Born, on Tuesday, April g., 1909, to
the wife of S. F. Allen, Of this city, q
ten-pound daughter.
Elmer E. Briggs, of Highwood, who
ls among the visitors in town, reports
a late spring ia the Highwood coun.
try.
A suit for divorce was commenced
in the district our today by Richard
A. Jones against Lille Jones, the de-
PENDANT being accused of desertion.
The new forms of quartz location
blank required under the new law can
be obtained at the River Press Office.
The e form must now be used in
making quartz locations.
George Wackerlin. who has just
returned from q trip to the upper
Marias, reports winter conditions in
that locality. The Marias river is
still frozen over in places.
John L. Martin, who has been rep
%resenting himself as a dealer in live
stock, was brought in from Shelby
last evening by Sheriff Bickle and
placed in Jail to answer to q charge
OF obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. The prisoner is alleged to
have swindled several victims by in.
ducing them to cash worthless checks.
Helena Independent: F. D. Parker,
who has large sheep interests in north.
ern Montana and also q fruit farm at
Hover, on the Columbia river, return.
ed yeeterd ay, having been at his fruit
farm since Christmas. BE says east.
tern Washington and Oregon ex.
%perienced an unusually severe winter,
but that spring is TO- on with all the
charm incident to that country.
The public authorities at Great
Falls have finally decided that the
scarlet fever situation in that city re.
Quires more attention than it has re.
ceived the fast few weeks. An order
has been made that the public schools
be closed for q period of two weeks,
and that theaters and churches shall
ne be attended by young people un-
til the epidemic has been suppressed.
From Thursdays Daily.
Charles Rove, who underwent an
operation at St. Glare hospital sew
eral days ago, is able to be about.
A suit for divorce has been COM
menced in the district court by Lillian
Lyons against Walter A. Lyons, the
complaint alleging that defend ant has
been false to his marriage VOWS.
A. H. Jess, of Chinook, who is
among the visitors in town. has just
closed q sheep deal with w. W. Sheetz
by which the latter becomes the owner
of an outfit of coming yearlings that
we're wintered by Mr.. Jess. The our.
chase price vas 81 per head.
Robert M. traitor has commenced
suit in the district court against Ira
A. Hartig to secure correction of an
error in a deed given by defendant in
1905. The deed purports to convey
title to some ranch property near
Coberg which is enormously described
in the instrument.
A new crew of workmen has CON-
menced operations at the Teton tun.
mel. which appears to be in worse
condition than was realized when it
caved in. The former crew was unable
to make much progress with the work
of removing the debris and putting in
new timbers, but it is hoped there will
be better results from more expert
labor.
Lawrence Black, who was the
aggressor in a somewhat heated argu.
ment in which a poker played a lead
ing part, was before Judge Kinder yes
terday afternoon, and having been
found guilty of assault and battery
was assessed a fine of $50. Charles
Battling, who was also implicated in
the affair to a minor extent, was given
a fine of ten dollars.
One of the results of the municipal
election in Great F alls was the adoption
of an ordinance which prohibits dogs
from running at large in that city.
The ordinance, which will go into
effect in a few days, requires that all
dogs running at large shall be i'm.
pounded, and if not redeemed by their
owners the unfortunate animals will
be executed by the poundmaster.
From Fridays Daily
Jos. STREET., of Highwood, is among
the visitors in town.
Watershed overcoats, an ideal