The river press., 1910-08-31
CITY AND STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily

From Wedneeday's Daily
Attorney B. L. Powers arrived from
Havre today on q short business visit.
j. E. Brown, of Great Falls, is
among the business visitors in town.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
W. P. Sewers, of Malta, q we'll
known stockman of that locality, was
among the arrivals today.
A marriage license was Issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
Ezra L Crane and Miss Louise B.
Patterson, two we'll known residents
Of this city.
The rain storm of last evening de.
veloped into . snowfall in the Shon.
kin and Highwood country. the noun.
tsins being covered with q mantle Of
snow today. r
Congressman Pray returned this
morning from Browning, on the Black.
feet reserv alton, where he accompan.
led party of government irrigation
engineers to inspect the St. Mary pro.
ject.. A heavy snowstorm compelled
the visitors to make hasty trip.
1t is reported from Helena that Gov.
ernor Norris has ordered out four
companies of the Montana national
guard to assist in fighting forest fires
in various sections of the state. These
are the two companies at Kslispell.
one at Lewistown and one in Boze.
man. which together with the company
at Libby, makes total of five COM
panies thus engaged.
Alfred Peterson, against whom q
charge of grand larceny was preferred
In Justice Pyper's court at Havre. was
brought in today by constable E. B.
Thomas, to await trial in the district
court. Another new arrival at the
county jail is Peter Henry. under SEN
tence of IS days for disturbing the
peace at Dodson. The prisoner was
committed by Justice George Hall,
and brought here by Constable A. =.
Wiegand.
Prom Thursdays Daily.
W. f. Barrows, of Pleasant Valley,
is among the business visitors in town.
John Laird, who is heavily interest.
ed in livestock and ranch property in
the Sweet Grass hills, was among the
arrivals today.
Evers Nelson and wife, of Box FL.
der, and Mrs. H. F. Schw artz, Of
Clifford, arrived yesterday by auto
mobile on a short visit.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
James Il. Manley, of Niargara, N.
Dak., and Dora L. Lucke, of Kremlin,
Chouteau county.
A shipment of beef cattle owned by
II. o. Lying and other residents of
Highwood arrived from the south
side this afternoon and was forded
across the Missouri river.
A deed received at the county clerks
Office records the sale of about l6O
acres OF ranch property by George
W. Lyons, of Highwood, to Charles
The consideration named
in the deed is 1000.
Frank Adams, of Highwood, who is
in town today, reports heavy frost
in that locality last night, the ice in a
bucket of water being half an inch
thick this morning. There was snow.
fall of about six inches in hat vicinity
Tuesday night, the earliest date for
that occurrence during Mr.. Adams
thirty years residence on Highwood.
Advices from Havre report the ar.
rest Of Alfred Peterson, a young man
employed as Great Northern ticket
agent at that place, on charge of
railway funds. His
habits awakened suspicion,
and an investig alton of his accounts
showed an apparent shortage of about
sl60-the discovery resulting in his
arrest.
A transaction in city real estate
was made today, w. S. Towner sell.
ing his residence property on Baker
street to Mr.. ] Jackson, who came from
Sweet Springs, Mo-, last spring and
located homestead near Carter. The
was $1,000. MIR. Town.
sr, it is understood, contempt ates
building q new residence for himself
and family.
"A number OF young people who went
Q the depot late last night, to give
Nr. and Mrs. Ezra L. Crane a rous:
ng farewell as they left on the east.
'ound train, were badly "stung."
'he newly welded couple suspected a
Ons piracy. and lust before train time