The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
CITY AND STATE.


o. L. Erickson, OF Joplin, is among
the business visitors in town.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
A declaration of bis intention to be.
come an American citizen has been
filed in the district court by h. J..
Nelson, of G:ldford.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
George McCau!ey and Alice N. Col.
lier, both OF Shelby.
The Missouri river is booming tod AZ
Is q result of q heavy rainfall in the
upper country. The rise since yester.
day is about ten inches.
Chas. Crepeau left port YESTERDAY
with q raft loaded with an assortment
OF general merch andise, which he will
float down the Missouri river to Judith
and other points.
Sheriff Bickle arrived toda y from
Floweree with Carl Sanford, who is
under rest on q charge of contempt
of court. The accused is said to have
removed part of a building that was
under attachment In Q civil suit.
A press dispatch from Standpoint,
Idaho, reports the recovery of the
body OF a man who was accidentally
drowned near that place. The
victim was an elderly mai who
vas identified as w. S. Thompson.
formerly of Glasgow, Mont.
Jos. Oker aud SOD, of Helena, were
among the arrivals today. Mr.. Oker
is deputy register OF the state land
Office, and is looking after matters
connected with the big auction sale of
state lands 10 Chouteau county, to be
held at the court house tomorrow.
The trial OF A. j. Bolstad, on a
charge of forgery. vas on trial before
q jury in the district court this after
noon. The defendant, who at one
time was engaged in the banking busi-
ness at Galata, il alleged to have
forged the name Of Martin Orenson
to q fictitious promissory note for
$500, which be then used as collateral
In the appeal case of Howe vs..
O'Neill, which was on trial in the
district court yesterday, the jury re.
turned a verdict for defend ant. The
suit related originally to the hire of a
COW, and at a trial in Justice Halls
court at Dodson, the jury found for
plaintiff in the sum Of S32 and costs,
amounting in all to $50. go. The de-
fendant appealed against this judg'
ment.
From Thursdays Daily.
A. J. Broadwater, of Ravre, arriv'
ed today on a short business visit.
W. S. Towner and wife arrived from
Helena today, on a visit with friends
in this city.
G. H. Evers returned today from
Helena, where he has been serving al
a mem Der of the grand jury in thu
federal court.
Carl Anderson, of Chinook, and
Mr.. Eide, of Lonetree, were received
at the Sanitarium yesterda y for medi
cal treatment.
F. B. Price. of Grown Point, Ind.
arrived today on a visit with his sol
who is located on a homestead nortl
of the Marias.
Mrs. j. H. Green entertained a nun
Der of her lady friends yesterda.
afternoon at a card party, the guest
having q most enjoyable time.
H. G. Matson, who has q HOMESTEAD
on the bench about twelve miles south
west of town, was brought in toda,
by Sheriff Bickle to await an examin
alton as to his sanity.
Among the arrivals today wer
George B. Bourne, of Hill, Joe. 7
Berthelote, of Gold Butte, G. F
Biggs, of Chester, and several res
dents of Galata, Concord, Dunkirk
and other towns on the high line
Most of them are interested in the pull
lie sale of state lands.
Further particulars regarding til
suicide Of Andrew Peterson, tn
hunter and trapper, state that the VI
fortunate man shot himself with
5000 Savage rife at the ranch of hi
father.in.law, Charles Brown, abo,
nine miles from Geyser. The Cascad
county officials did not consider q
inquest necessary.
The trial of A. J.. Bolstad, on
charge of forgery, ended in the di'
trict court today with a verdict of nc
guilty. The defendant was accuse
of forging q name to a promissor
note, but in t~estifying in his own b.
halt Bolstad maintained that the eli