The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-24
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store. r
D. W. Bsteman and q party of
friends arrived from Great Falls to.
day by automobile.
Declarations of intention to become
American citizens were fled ia the dis.
trict court today by NJ. Farvolden
and N. J. Eilraas, of Lloyd, each of
the applicants being a native OF Nor.
way.
L. B. Taylor and M. F. Marsh ar.
rived from Chinook tod ay on q busi.
ness visit, the trip TO this city being
made by automobile. The distance
of over q hundred miles was covered
in about five hours.
The sheriff's Office is in receipt of
word that Frank Scott, n of the men
who escaped from the county jail
about elk weeks ago, was taken into
custody yesterday at Bismarck, N.
Dak., by the sheriff of Burleigh
county. The oficials here have been
using every possible method OF locat.
ing the fugitive, and we're highly graft.
fed to receive news OF his arrest.
A party Of government employees
under the supervision of Fred G.
Homan, Of Kansas City, left by boat
today for Judith, where extensive
riprap work will be done. The party
vas equipped with a gasoline launch,
Q powder boat and other craft, the
supplies including about q thousand
pounds of dynamite with which to
blast snags that interfere with river
navigation.
Fording the Missouri river in q
traction engine is q feat that was
accomplished today, much to the sur
prise OF old.time residents who could
scarcely believe it was possible. The
trip to the south eide of the river was
made by Carl Hammond's outfit, the
route being the old Indian ford Just
below the old fort. The traction en-.
CINE made the passage without trou-
bic, the ire.box remaining two or
three inches above the water line at
the deepest point.
The verdict of a coroner's jury in
the Ease of Aaron henderson, q mem.
Der of q Great Northern bridge crew
who was killed Monday near Chinook,
was received today by the clerk Of the
district court. From the testimony it
appears henderson vas in the act OF
cutting the wires which held the car
stakes on which piles were loaded,
when they suddenly gave way and he
vas carried to the ground and a num-
Der of piles passed over him, causing
instant death. The coroner's jury re.
turned a verdict of accidental death,
there being no evidence to show neg.
ligence upon the part of anyone excep.
the deceased.
S1UM thursday ( Oaly'
J. E. Trommer and wife, of Chester,
were among the arrivals tod lay.
r. f. Cowan, of Big Sandy, arrived
today on a short business visit.
Howard Price returned today from
an eastern trip of several weeks.
A big outfit of Miner beef steers was
brought in today from the south side,
for shipment to the Chicago market.
P. H. Scanlon, travelling represen.
tative of the Milwaukee railroad, is
among the business visitors in town.
c. w. Morrison, president Of the
Commercial Club, has called q special
meeting OF that organization, to be
held Monday night at the council
rooms.
A contract has been let by T. c.
Power & Bro. to Henry Wickhorst
for building a big lumber shed on
their property facing on Main street,
the structure to be SO by ITO feet. 1t
will have q capacity for the storage
of 400, 900 to 500, 900 feet of lumber.
Judge Tattan and E. R. Russell re.
turned today from Glasgow, where
district court was in session the early
part of the week. The trial of crimi-
nal cases was to have commenced
Tuesday, but owing to the sickness of
Thomas Dignan, the prosecuting at
:orney, the criminal calendar was
reset and the jurors notified OF the
postponement. The trial term of court
vas adjourned to September 8.
Charles Crawford, under sheriff,
left today for Bismarck, N. OAK, to