The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-15
county jail. who was recently given q
sentence of thirty days for petit lar.

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sentence Of thirty days for petit lar.
ceny. The prisoner left Chinook early
this morning in charge of a deputy
constable, and the latter was eating
breakfast when the train arrived here
and was carried about q mile past the
depot before he discovered where he
al at. The prisoner, however, got
of the train at the depot and made
his way to 20 wn without an escort,
and 10 expected to present himself at
the jail when he gets ready or is dis.
covered by the officers.
From Tuesdays Daily.
James Lamey, OF Clear Creek, and
T. L. Christian, of Ada, are among
the visitors in town.
Ed. Eldridge was received at the
county jail today from Harlem, to
serve 80 days for yagrsncy. The
prisoner was sentenced by Justice G.
w. Vennum.
Attorney r. E. O'Keefe, of Chinook,
who Is attending district court, brings
word that c.. E. Hinton, recently of
Glasgow. proposes to start q demo.
cratic paper at Chinook.
A petition for letters of administra.
ton In the estate Of the late Josephine
Kennedy. OF Harlem, has been fled In
the district court by E. M. Kennedy,
husband of the deceased.
Advice from Havre report the de-
struction OF the Hallway house by fire
Sunday morning. The resort was
located between Havre and Fort AS
s%inniboine, and al largely patron.
lied by soldiers from the post. The
loss was about a, 1000, partly covered
by insurance.
The funeral services of the late
Narcisse Vallesux we're held at the
Catholic church today, with a large
number of friends and neiehbors in
attend ance. The pail bearers we're
Joseph Sullivan, Thomas C~oatsworth,
John Rsrris. A. Lepine, Fred La.
Barre and N. St. Clair.
A transaction in valuable real co.
tate in the Sweet Grass hille 10 re.
rorded in q deed received at the coun-
ty clerks office, in which Thomas G.
Strobe conveys to Alfred c. Strobe q
one.half interest Ia about twelve acres
OF land located near Whitlash. The
consideration named Ia the deed ia
$500.
A news item from Chester reports a
fracas at that place Saturday, In
which Maurice Spangler shot at w.
G. Bielby, q local harness maker,
who was wounded in the left hand
A warrant of arrest has been issued
from Justice Pyper's court At Havre,
charging Spangler with assault 10 the
second degree.
The appeal case of Theo. Hillstrou
is on trial before a jury in the district
court today, and is making slow pro
gress. 1t is an appeal from Justice
Brooks court at Chinook, where de-
fend ant was declared guilty of steal
ing some timber logs from C. M
Sedgwick and others. and was as,
sessed a fine of $3.50.
We are going to give away a So
White sewing machine, the best and
most up to-date machine now before
the public, to some q just before
Christmas. II there is anything you
want that we have, it will pay you
we'll 20 trade here. One ticket is giver
away with every purchase of g. Lou
Coy House Furnishing Co., Grea,
Pale, Mont.
A s&it has been commenced in the
district court by c. II. Potter, Or
Chinook, against Robert Wallace, in
which the plaintiff asks % ,525 dam,
ages. The complaint states that plain.
tiff w&s arrested at the instance of de,
fendaot on a charge of stealing some
sheep. and hat he was acquitted Of
the charge at q hearing held in jus
tice Brooks court. 1t is claimed tina,
the arrest vas malicious and unius,
titled and caused damage to plaintih
ia the amount he seeks to recover.
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