The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-09
I T AND STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily

From Wednesdays Daily
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
r. Il. Hennigor, of Big Sandy, was
received at the Fort Benton SAM
tsrium today for medical treatment.
A declaration of intention to become
IN American citizen has been fled in
the district court by George NJ. Dew.
ar. q native Of Canada.
A recent arrival at the county jail
is Charles Porter, who is under sem
tence of ninety days for unlawful
cohabitation. The prisoner was COM.
mitted by Justice Geo. W. Vennum,
of Harlem.
The judges Of election formerly ap.
pointed for Solid precinct being in
eligible, the county commissioners
have design ated Adolph Dryud, An
ton Dryud and Albert Dover as cleo.
ton judges at that place.
L. o. Hudson, county treasurer, is
sending out the usual tax notices to
all owners Of assesssble property.
Any owner who fails to receive such
q notice should make application to
the county treasurer's Office.
George Dewar is under arrest and
will have q hearing in Justice Kin
der's court Saturday, on q charge of
defrauding an innkeeper. The latter
is said to have q claim against the
defendant to the amount of e127.
Compl amt has been filed Ia Justice
Kinder's court against George Hof.
man, charging defendant with posses.
sion of twenty nine head of sheep be-.
longing to another party. The hear.
ing will take place November 9, de-
PENDANT having given bonds to the
amount of $500 for bis APPEARANCE on
that date.
Charles Tucker was arrested by the
city marshal yesterday and placed In
the county jail to await hearing on q
charge of grand larceny. The prison.
er 10 alleged to have stolen q purse
from q man in Coatsworth's saloon,
the goods being found among his be-
longings after his arrest. As the purse
contained e61, the theft becomes grand
larceny.
Prom Thursdays Daily.
b. E. Lorauger, of Chester, arrived
today on q short business visit.
A. ]. Schmidt returned today from
Q visit of several weeks In North Da.
kota.
Tickets are now on sale for the grand
ball on Thanksgiving eve. Get yours
early and avoid the rush.
Mrs. g. l.. Hammond, OF Ovando,
who was a resident of this city in the
early eighties, is visiting with old.
time Fort Benton friends.
An alleged crazy man. named Will
liam Rogers, was received at the
county jail today to await examine
ton as to his sanity. The suspect
vas committed by Justice George W.
Vennum, OF Harlem.
The monthly report of the United
States assay Office at Helena shows
receipts of gold from Montana mines
to the value OF about $3.50, 900 during
the month of October. The receipts
included s26, PIT from Chouteau coun.
ty mines.
la. Neibauer, of Dodson, who was
among the arrivals today, brings
word that the Ruby Gulch mine at
Zortman resumed operations a few
days ago, after a shut down of several
weeks. The resumption will give EN-.
ployment to q large number of men.
A peculiar find was made by Chas.
Goetlich, Of this city a few days ago,
the discovery consisting OF q white
pebble or piece of rock that was an
exact duplicate of q human toe. The
toe.nsil vas in perfect form, and on
the reverse side of the rock there was
. rough projection that resembled a
lump of callous skin. The specimen
has been added to Justice Kinder's
mueeum of curios.
According to the monthly summary
of weather conditions, prepared by
Observer G. w. Ling, of the Havre
station, the past month had a mean
temperature of 40 degrees. The pre-.
c~ipitasion was only eight ne.hun.
dredths of an inch, the smallest Octo.
Der rainfall, with one exception in
fourteen years. For the past ten
months there is a shortage of more
than five inches in precipitation, com
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