The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-08
CITY AND STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily

VIII AA~O S17
From Wednesdays Daily
D. H. Ruhe, OF Warrick, arrived
today on q short business visit.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Attorney A. j. McDonough and
M. A. Strang, Of Great Falls, were
among the arrivals today.
Several residents of Chinook ar.
rived tod ay, to give testimony in the
trial of civil suits in the district
court.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk OF the district court today to
Richard Ekblad and Amanda Torkel.
con of Chester. The wedding took
place at the Choteau House, Justice
Kinder performing the ceremony.
George Miller has been received at
the county jail to await trial In the
district court. The prisoner, who is
alleged to have stolen q suit case and
other articles, was bound over by
Justice Maurice Spsugler, of Chester.
The civil suit of Elmer E. Riegel
against Sheriff George Bickle was de.
cided in the district court this after.
noon In favor of the defend ant. The
suit was brought to secure damages
from the sheriff for selling certain
property under an execution.
Articles of incorporation were filed
in the county clerks Office today by
the Chouteau County Abstract com.
pany, Of this city, with q capital stock
of s10, 200. The incorporators are
Lottie M. Upham, w. T. Greedy aud
A. J. Schmidt. Of Fort Benton.
Charles Crepeau received his com
mission as q Missouri river pilot TO-
;. day, from the federal authorities
Mr.. Crepeau, having satisfied the de-
partment that he is familiar with river
conditions, now has authority to nav.
igate the Missouri in his own stea M
boat.
q Shelby News: "Uncle Dan" Sulli'
van was out to Great Falls, Fort Ben
ton, Havre and other points over
Sunday, and Gays it ia wonderful the
way this country has settled up. II
every direction are to be seen hun
. dreds OF houses and claim shacks and
towns are fast building up every 81,
or eight miles. In 1883, when be hi
the Marias there was not q habitatiol
between that and the Missouri river
From Thursdays Daily.
James Lackie and J. G. Emerson, o
Zortman, were among the arrivals to
day.
Dire. A. L. and j. NJ. KRONER, tn
Helena eye specialists, arrived toda!
to fill an appointment at the Crane
Union hotel.
j. II. Lehfeldt, of Big Sandy, who
is engaged in the sheep business il
the Bear Paw country, is among thu
visitors ia town.
A notice of location for the "Rar(
Tines quartz claim, in the Little
Rockies district, was filed in tn
county clerks office today by William
W%orthington and others.
= Julius Lehfeldt, of Chinook, ha'
commenced suit in the district cour
against August Miller, to recover al
indebtedness of about $405 alleged t
be due for merchandise supplied tt
defend ant.
The Fort Benton baseball boy
have accepted az invitation to play
return game with the Havre team
Thursday, June 8, at Hsvre. Their,
will be q large meeting OF Elks a
Havre on that late.
The Commercial Club has taken il
hand the matter OF improving the rea'
to the depot, and has secured volun
. tsry contributions for that purpos
amounting to about 81, 900. A delega
ton of citizens discussed the subjec
with the city council last evening, al
agreement being made that the munich
pality will appropriate as much none
for the project as is raised by privat
subscriptions.
A news item from Chinook says tn
remains of Frank Dartman, a youn
man about 30 years old, who had bee
missing from Chinook for two weeks
were found about seven miles north
west of the Empire ranch, near Yves
Fork. He left Chinook on horsehac
to hunt horses two weeks ago, and
is thought that az he was crossinI
West Fork his horse became mire
and threw him.