The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-09

A. J. Schmidt, of the law, real es-
tate and locating firm of Schmidt
Bros., has purchased q printing plant
for the purpose of starting q newspa.
per in this city. Part Of the plant ar
rived today and is being installed in
the Great Northern hotel building.
James Griffin of Chinook, who is
among the visitors In town. is In.
t%erviewing the county commission.
ere upon the subject Of making
an appropriation for the Chouteau
county fair. The latter Is az excel.
lent institution, and deserves every
encouragement possible.
A land deaf In which a clear profit
of 925. 600 was made In elk months is
this week reported from Chotesu. says
the Conrad Observer. It is the sale of
the old Cowell & Mitchell ranch, con-
tanning 5000 acres near Choteau. The
land was sold about six months ago
by A. j. Cowell to s. A. Scott, of
Helena, at sl2 per acre and wss again
sold this week by Mr.. Scott to eastern
parties at sl9 per acre.
From Tuesdays Daily.
L. 81. Knu,son, of Concord, is am.
ong the business visitors in town.
A. A. Pickering and Ira Winey, of
Highwood, we're among the arrivals
today.
An inform alton charging murder
was fled in the district court yester-
day against Mark Cockrill by the
county attorney, the defendant being
charged with shooting Henry Brink.
man with felonious intent.
Chas. Crepeau, who arrived from
Judith today, brings word that his
steamboat, the Baby Rose, was not
injured by ice in the recent breakup,
! and will be brought up the river to
: this point at an early date.
Everyone is invited to q social to be
, held Thursday evening, March II, al
! the residence Of Mrs. j. V. Carroll,
. commencing at 8 O'Clock. Coffee and
:. cake will be served for IS cents pei
= couple, and there will also be q sale
Of home made candy.
! The first local mutton sale of the
season was made yesterday by thu
Northwestern Live Stock company
> the purchaser being William Aud, O
> South St. Paul. The outfit tha
. changed hands consists OF about 3.00t
three.year wethers, for which the pur
q chaser paid q. rs her head.
Miss Blackstone, county school gu
perintendent, announces TINT the sue
cessful applicants at the recent teach
ers' examination for second grad
were Lillian Nystrom and Anna Pow
ers, of Hsvre; Beatrice Moore, of Rel
del: Mabel Culbertson, of Fort Ben
~ ton: and Lillian Evans. of Butte.
At the close of an interview yester
day afternoon with James Griffin, {
Chinook. representing the Choutea
,~county fair, the board of commission
." ers decided to make an appropriate
y of $3.50 toward the expenses of ths
! institution. 1t was also voted to az
". propriate $500 for a Chouteau count
~ exhibit at the state fair in Helena.
-. Richard Jones, u colored man VIII
= had just completed a sentence OF 81
4 months in Jail for petit larceny, pre-
ceeded to celebrate his restoration
liberty last evening by imbibing to
u literally t local saloons. He wa
arrested by the city marshal, and I
:, q hearing before Justice Kinder t
~ day the defends ant vas given one mir
u ute to leave town. He immediatel
- took the trail.
;. An inquiry was held in the distri
-, court yesterday afternoon in the Cat
OF John Stocking, against whom Il
county attorney filed q complaint Sa
n. urday charging insanity. The q
~. cused was examined by DR.. J.
10. Carroll and DR.. J. w. Cotton, wi
agreed that defendant is insane, al
he was %thereupon committed to Il
asylum at Warm Springs. 1t is u
derstood that the proceedings do n
relieve the defend ant from the char
IL of manslaughter, upon which he W
he being held for trial in the distri
court, and in the event Of his di
vs., charge from the asylum he will be !
ro- turned to the custody of the sheriff.
it. "
Road Supervisors Appointed.