The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
CITY AND STATE,

CITY AND STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily.
j. A. .Ebaugh, OF Malta, was among
the arrivals today.
Charles Lepley, of Kalispell, ar
rived today on q short business visit.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Postmaster Crane has received q lot
OF Lincoln postage stamps, which will
be placed on sale Friday morning.
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.
Notices of location for the Bay
Horse and Rob Roy quartz claims, in
the Little Rockies district, we're filed
in the county clerks Office today by
James Lackie and John Volkensnd.
A recent marriage in Great Falls is
that of Charles Mccoy and Miss Tillie
Hanggi, both of this city. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. E. p.
Giboney, of the Presbyterian church.
The divorce suit of Charles Riegel
vs.. Laverne Riegel was to have been
tried in the district court today, but
In the absence OF the defendant and
her attorney the case was continued
until tomorrow.
A change In the land laws that will
be of benefit to settlers will probably
be made. A Washington dispatch
says the house of representatives has
passed a bill permitting q change of
entry In cases of mistake of descrip-
tion Of tracts OF land intended to be
entered under the public land laws.
Additional purchases of Montana
wool we're made at Helena a few days
ago by Jack Patterson, representing
Caverly & Co., of Boston. Among
the clips we're those of E. E. Leech
and Sam Potter, of Teton county,
both of which sold at 20 cents. Mr..
Patterson claims to have bought
twenty-three clips in Fergus county.
W. H. Davis, who was released
from the county Jail last week after
serving fifty days for petit larceny,
was returned to that institution today
to await trial in the district court on
a charge OF burglarizing the Hedges
grocery store at Havre. Frank
Griffin, who is wanted as a witness in
the case, is also being held in Jail be-
cause of inability to furnish a bond Of
$500 for his appearance.
From Thursday's Daily.
w. S. Towner, county attorney, left
today with his wife and family on a
visit with relatives in Helena.
Among the documents filed in the
county clerks office is a certificate by
the Security State bank, of Havre, in
creasing it's capital stock to S60, 900.
A decree Of divorce was entered ia
the district court today in the suit of
Charles E. Riegel against Laverene
Riegel, the defend ant failing to contest
the suit.
Postmaster Geo. w. Crane, whose
commission expired last week, is in
receipt Of word from Congressman
Pray that he has been recommended to
the president for re-appointment.
David Straup arrived from Big
Sandy TODAY and was taken to St.
Glare hospital to receive attention for
a broken collar bone. The injury was
caused by falling from a load of hay.
A meeting of the creditors of w al
lace E. Chase was held yesterd ay, at
which it was decided to place his bus
mess affairs in charge of a trustee.
H. j. Wackerlin, of this city, was ap-
pointed to the position.
1t is reported from Chinook tn at the
G. NJ. Jacobs wool clip has been on
tracted to Jeremiah Williams & Co.
at 20 cents. Another Boston firm is
said to have offered a similar figure
for several other clips, but no other
contracts, so far as known, have been
made.
H. J. O'Hanlon, the Chinook mer.
chant, is among the visitors in town.
Mr.. O'Hanlon states that a large am
onpt of land in tho Milk rivar va1lav
is being prepared for sugar beet cul-
ture, assurance having been received
that a sugar factory will be built the
coming season.
The Great Falls board of commerce
has started a movement for a beet
sugar factory, several of the more
prominent men of the industry in
various parts of the country having
a..