The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-03
CITY AND STATE.
Ffea esturaay,s Daily.

frsn Saturdays Daily.
J. G. Cronk, who is engaged In
horse raising and ranching at Coberg,
lie among the visitors in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Smith and
family, of Helena, arrived today on .
visit to the Rice ranch on the Shonkin.
]. A. Hatch. cashier of the First
National bank Of Harlem, and Attor.
ney John Collins, of Harlem, we're
among the arrivals today.
1. Hunsbereer has purchased two
lots in block No. 8 from the Conrad.
Stanford company. the property ad-
joining his residence lots on the south.
Judgment for plaintiff was given in
the district court today in the suit Of
q. II. Hedges W. w. D. Dodge and
others. The judgment is for s729 and
attorneys fees.
o. P. Lilly and . Grew af men, who
arrived . few days ago. + repair.
ing the government riprsp work on
the levee, and will later do similar
work at Judith.
Articles Of incorporation have been
fled In the county clerks Office by
Chinook Lodge No. so, A. F. and A.
NJ, the incorporators being L. v.
Bogy, a.. B. Brooks and James Grit
fin, of Chinook.
One of the best dry land crops In
this part Of Montana is that Of Cy
Buck, of the Shonkin, consisting of
an 80. scre field Of oats. It is we'll
headed, and is expected to yield fully
so bushels to the acre.
A big train OF beef, consisting of As
care, was shipped Wednesday by the
Shonkin Stock association from Big
Sandy, to be sold Monday on the
Chicago market. The shipment, which
comprised about 1.150 head. wal in
charge of George L. Over6eld.
In the suit of the First National
bank of Harlem against the News
Publishing company, which came up
for hearing in the district court today,
judgment for plaintiff was rendered
in the sum of s647 and costs of suit,
and Sl25 attorneys fees.
II. LaBarre returned yesterday from
. business trip to western Montana,
where fairly good crops of grain and
forage have been raised this season.
Mr.. LaBarre contracted for abou,
1000 tons Of hay, with which he pro-
poses to supply the local market.
o. G. Tingley, of Big Sandy. against
whom an information 81 filed by the
county attorney about three weeks
ago, charging him with permitting
gambling ia his saloon at Big Sandy,
appeared in the district court yester-
day afternoon and pleaded guilty to
the inform alton. The court imposed
a fine Of 500 which was paid by the
defendant.
Christmas Moran and Paul Lavalle,
two men against whom informations
we're recently filed by the county at.
torney, in which the defendants were
charged with horse stealing, were ar.
raigned in the district court this after
noon, each entering a plea of guilty.
Moran, an old offender, received q
sentence Of six years, and Lavalle a
sentence of two years and six months.
From Mondays Daily.
B. G. Olsen and wife, of Chinook,
were among the arrivals today.
Miss Julia Crane returned today
from q visit of several weeks with re.
latives at Missoula.
A large party of local residents re.
turned yesterd az from Highwood can
yop, where they have been camping
the past week.
o. G. Skylstead and E. M. Kennedy
county commissioners, arrived today
to attend q meeting of the county
board of equalization.
B. D. Philips, who is largely in
terested in mining properties at Fort
mar and Landusky, arrived today to
discuss his assessment with the county
board of equalization.
DR.. and Mrs. A. F. Roach, of Butte,
Miss Edna Earle Brock, L. l.. Ieno,
and Charles Best, of Great Falls,
were in Fort Benton today enroute tc
Big Sandy by automobile.
Declarations of intention to become
American citizens we're filed in the dis.
trict court today by David Frame and
Alling Haaland, OF Big Sandy, and
Edward j. Malberg, of Chester.
D. Nickerson, of Dodson, a we'll
known resident Of that locality, is
among the arrivals today. Mr.. Nick
erson reports that ranchers are still
waiting for the water that was to have
been supplied by the Dodson dam.