The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-17
CITY N STATE.


Fren sas.sday's Daily.
Cecil Kinder arrived home today
from Portland, Ore, on q visit with
his parents.
F. A.. Carnal, register of the Havre
land Office, is q business visitor in the
city today.
Postmaster and Mrs. Geo, W. Crane
left this morning for q days visit in
Great Falls.
Attorneys Jno. G. Duff and w. B.
Sauds, Of Chinook, r In the city TO-.
day on probate matters before the die.
trict court.
A complaint was fled in the district
court today BY Henry Cuerth and
Minnie Cuerth against John Arbogast.
alleging wrongful possession Of GER.
tain cattle, and asking DAMAGE 10
the cum Of e1,400.
John Nelson, the Great Northern
engineer, who was brought to the
Ssnitsrium yesterday and operated up
on for injuries received In the recent
wreck west of Kalispell, 10 reported
TO be doing ss we'll % could be ex.
pected.
Harry Anderson was arrested yester.
day and brought before Justice Kin.
der, charged with stealing . harness
from Hilmsn Anderson. His trial wss
set for today and his bond placed at
$50, which he forfeited by not appear.
ing At the appointed time.
Articles Of incorporation of the
Armstrong Livestock company, of
Great Fslls, were fled in the county
clerks Office today. The incorpora.
tors r Barton W. S. Armstrong,
Harry Armstrong and j. N. Booth,
and the purposes of the corporation
are to carry on q general livestock
business.
In the district court today, James
r.. Dewar, charged with violation of
the wine room law, pleaded guilty
and wss fined 600. Buster Moran,
whose true name is Feadore Haenal,
charged with burglary, pleaded guilty.
In the case Of the Holmer. Flagler Live
stock Co., against VIM. H. Burgess, .
decree was Issued quieting title to
land.
It is reported that q number of the
Bear Paw sheepmen have petitioned
Congressman Pray to use his influence
to nj permission from the govern.
ment for sheep to Craze on the Fort
Assinniboine military reservation be-
cause of the shortage of the range
this year, says the Chinook Opinion.
The reservation overs q large area
of good grazing land that is of no
particular use to anyone at present
and would furnish sustenance for a
large amount of stock If the stockmen
we're allowed to take their bands on
to it this season, when range il 60
scarce.
From Mondays Daily.
E. ]. Hirshberg, a we'll known bust
ness man of Choteau, Is among the
visitors in town.
Mrs. G. H. Crawford, of Helena,
arrived today on a visit with Mrs.
Charles Crawford, OF this city.
Mrs. w. J. Hart and Miss Alice
Murray. of Harlem, are visiting with
their sister, Mrs. Phil Buckley.
August Heidi, of Warrick, has filed
in the district court q petition for
naturalization The petitioner Is q
native of Germany.
A petition for letters of administers q.
ton in the estate of John Highly, OF
Big Sandy, has been filed In the dis.
trict court by Margaret Highly, widow
of the deceased.
The Carter baseball boys filed an
engagement with the Fort Benton team
yesterday, and will have cause to re-
member the experience. The score
vas % to l against the visitors.
j. NJ. Armour. of Browning, one oil
VIC Cory Ooy ICSAOCuVo VI VuAS POAO VI
Montana. is among the visitors in
town. Mr.. Arnoux vas q levee clerk
here In steamboat days, and in the
early eighties was one of the county
commissioners of Chouteau county
and had q wide acquaintance through.
out northern Montana.
Major w. r. Logan, supervisor OF
industries Of the Indian service in
Montana and superintendent of the
Fort Belknap Indian reserva alton, has
been appointed by the interior depart.
meut as supervisor in charge of con-
struction of roads and trails in the
Glacier national park in Montana,
which was created at the last session
Of congress. 1t is believed that Major
Logan may be appointed superiuten.