The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-13
CITY AND STATE.

Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelr1
store. =
Jack Frost frightened his grip or
this part of Montana last night. the
government thermometer registering
"a below zero.
An outbreak of measles is reported
from Fort Assininibeine. aud most of
tne troops have been forbidden TO
leave the post.
The new forms of quartz location
blank required under the new law car
be obtained at the River Press Office.
The new form must o be used in
making quartz locations.
A notice of location for the Gold
crown quartz claim, in the Little
Rockies district, was filed in the coun-
ty clerks Office today by T. j. Tubb
and Oswald Lehman, of Zortman.
A deed filed in the county clerks
Office records the sale of about 300
acres of Highwood ranch property by
John Connolly to Mamie Keaster.
The consideration named in the deed
is $4,000.
John S. Cook, a we'll known resi-
lem OF Belt, is among the visitors in
town. Mr.. Cook is searching the pub.
TIC records with a view to segregatipe
the Highwoood district form Chouteau
county In connection with a Belt
county division scheme.
The coroner's inquest in the case of
Frank Foster; the colored man who
was recently shot at Havre by D. E.
Osborne, night Waterman, returned
an open verdict. 1t was declared that
deceased met his death at the hands
OF the officer while in discharge of
his duty.
The civil suit of William Haywood
against the Benton Sheep company,
which was recently decided in Justice
Kinder's court in favor of the plain
till, has been appealed to the district
court. The plaintiff brought suit to
recover about 800 alleged to be due
for wages, and the defendant company
presented an Offset in the form of a
claim for damages and other debts. |
A judgment for about $40 in favor of
plaintiff was rendered, against which
an appeal is made by the defendant.
From Thursdays Daily.
Frank Shanahan, of Yale, S. OAK.
arrived yesterday on a visit with his
sister, Mrs. j. j. McGraw.
G. W. Frields, who arrived todav
from Judith, reports a touch of winter
In that part of Chouteau county.
A postofice bulletin announces the
appointment OF Rose Lafrantz as post.
mistress at Lloyd, to succeed F.. M.
Brechbill, resigned.
Jere Sullivan. voluntary observer
at this point for the weather bureau,
reports a minimum temperature of rs
below zero last night.
Advices from Malta and other local.
lties in Valley county, report the
arrival of a cold wave in that part OF
Montana. The temperature
night ranged from Sc to 40
below zero.
The Installation of officers by the
local lodge of Odd Fellows, which was
TO have taken place last evening, was
postponed to a future meeting. The
of the lodge held d social
at which luncheon was served,
about fifty guests being present.
a marriage license was issued bv
he clerk Of the district court today TO
T. Andrews, of Zortman, and
lda Seiders, of Great Falls. A Ii.
'ense was also issued in favor of
B. Clatchey and Mary Man ,
both of Fort Assinniboine. :
from Fridays Daily
For bargains in real estate enquire s
1T Sayre's Real Estate Agency. t
". S. Towner, county attorney, left
;ooay for Chester on official business. |
The CHASE STORE white goods sale {
on Monday and continues one =
week. X c
The Fort Benton orchestra will give '
l grand ball on January Is, 1909, 10 !,
Which the public is cordially invited. X !,
Last night brought another fall in ;,
emperature in this vicinity. he COW
'rnmen5 Thermometer registering 30 n
zero. =,
A marriage license was issued by q
he clerk If the district court today in
of Sherman Jackson and AHA
ioins, both of Havre.
Do not forget the white goods sale
i THE CHASE STORE beginning Mon b
ay, January 4th, and continuing tt