The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

in town today, reports a heavy fall of
snow in Bear Paw country tn, last
day or two.
The dance given by the young men
at the opera house last evening was
attended by a large number of our
young people, who report having
spent q very pleasau, evening.
Jere Sullivan is installing a brand
new bank counter 10 the Office Of the
ChOuteau house. I, Is semi-circular
in shape and when completed will
add greatly to the convenience and
attr activeness of the place.
Arbor day this year is to be marked
in Montana by a o of the school
children for the selection of a state
tree. This Information is given in a
circular letter from State Superin-
tendent Harmon to the various county
superintendents. A vote was taken
last year for q state flower, and the
tree vote was 80 light and scattering
that the results were lot satisfactory.
According to q press dispatch from
Washington, the order of the secre-
tary of the interior designs ting lands
tha4will be subject to entry under the
320. acreIhomestead law, includes about
10, 500, 900 acres in Montana. Dia.
grams showing the lands subject to
entry will be furnished the local land
oficeslas soon as possible and appli-
cations to enter will then be received.
W. B. Piper vs.. The Great Northern
Railway Co. is the title of q complaint
filed in the district court today. This
action is brought by MIR. Piper and
others against the railway company
to recover damages for the refusal of
the company's agent at this place to
sell them tickets to Havre at the
scheduled rates, owing to the cavern
of the Teton tunnel. The aggregate
amount of damages asked 10 $500
and cost of suit. I. E. Brady, of
Great Falls, is attorney for the
plaintiffs.
The stockholders Of the Mackton
Coal company, whose mines are
located about four miles from Big
Sandy, r to hold a meeting at Big
Sandy May II, for the purpose Of
considering the question of increasing
the capital stock of the company from
$40, 900 to 5000, 600, and of changing
the assessable stock to worcestershire
It is understood that the officers of the
company are contemplating the con
struction of a spur line from the Great
Northern line to the company's mines,
which have been developed to a con-
siderable extent. A large area of coal
of a fine quality has been blocked out,
and the stockholders are anxious to
complete plans for marketing their
product on a big scale.
From Mondays Daily.
Jas. Murray, Of Big Sandy arrived
today OF a short business visit.
Paris Hughes, Of Great Falls, l.
sell known printer of that city, spert
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aud relatives.
W. p. Sullivan who is in town
from Square Butte, reports a cold
and backward spring in that locality.
1t has been q hard season for cattle,
and some of the herds are in Door
condition.
Arrivals from the east report that
the recent snowstorms extended over
a vast area of country. The country
traversed by the Great Northern in
Minnesota and North Dakota had a
heavy snowfall.
John johnson was received at the
county jail yesterday to await trial
on a charge of attempting to commit
robbery. The defend ant had a hearing
before Justice w. E. Piper, of Havre,
and was bound over to the district
court.
Jos. A. Baker and a representative
of the Lowery Engineering company
left today by private convey ance for
the Baker ranch at Judith, where a
big irrigation pumping plant is being
installed. 1t will be operated by
steam power.
The Great Falls newspapers report
a fatal family qurrel at Spionkop, a
settlement about IS miles south of
that city, in which w. Kivinen was
shot and killed by his son. The
latter, who is about Fl years OF ago.,
is under arrest. and will be tried on a
charge OF murder.
According TO reports from the
country east of the Bear Paws, the
past winter and recent storm shave
caused quite a loss of cattle among
the smaller stockmen of tha at locality.
They we're we'll provided with hay,
.