The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-11
CITY AND STATE.

CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.
Lew Williams and wife, of Lone
tree, are visiting with Fort Benton
friends.
A Washington dispatch states that
the census bureau announces the
population Of Chinook 10 be $50.
A. ]. Buell., representing the Great
Falls Tribune's book binding depart.
ment, Is u business visitor 10 the city
today.
Notice Of location of the Bobca.
placer mining claim, in East Butte
mining district, Sweet Grass hills,
was filed in the county clerks Office
today by Alfred G. Bragg and Axel
Fink.
A number of Chouteau county stock.
men. charged with unlawfully fencing
and maintaining fences on public land,
appeared in the federal court at Hell.
ens yesterday and entered pleas Of
not guilty, with permission to change
the plea At q later date. Some of the
defend ants we're indicted several
times.
A complaint fled in Justice Kinder's
court by Adolph Hattie against
Stephen Potter, alleging that defen.
dsnt vas indebted to the plaintiff in
cum of S159.s3 for labor performed,
came up for hearing yesterday after.
loon and the case was decided in favor
OF the plaintiff for the full amount,
with costs.
A news item from Bozeman says the
midwinter horse school At the Agricul.
tural college will take place from ] Ian.
q to 90, 1911. This year the forenoon
will be given to lectures on horse
Judging, feeding. breeding and the
treatment of diseases, and the after.
noon to practical exercises in the live
stock pavilion in judging horses. and
ia demonstra atoms 10 the treatment of
common diseases.
An interesting and beautiful atmo.
spheric phenomenon was witnessed in
the western sky last evening, when an
excellent exhibit Of mock moons was
given. At come distance from the
moon was . halo or circular streak OF
light, intersected At the four points OF
the compass by reflections of the
moon. The exhibit, which lasted
about thirty minutes, 10 explained by
scientists as due to minute crystals OF
ice that are suspended in the air in
the form of clouds.
From Mondays Daily.
Edwin A. Palmer. q prominent At.
torney Of Williston, N. OAK, is q
b%ussines visitor in the city today,
Mrs. j. w. Bentsen and family,
who have been visiting relatives in
Kansas City for some time past, re-
turned, home this morning.
Among the business visitors in town
today are County Commissioner
Skylstead and H. G. SCHNEIDER, of
Havre, and Attorney John C. Duff, of
Chinook.
In compliance with law, the jury
commission, composed of the chair.
man Of the board of county commits
sioners, treasurer and assessor, met
this morning, and selected the names
of persons who will be liable for jury
duty during the ensuing year.
A Washington dispatch states that
Montana lands experimenting 204, 900
acres have been designated by Secre-
tary Of the Interior Ballinger under
the enlarged homestead act, as being
not susceptible for successful irriga.
ton. These are located in the north.
western part Of the state. The total
designation in Montana under the en-.
larged homestead act to date is 3d..
405 ISL acres.
1t is announced from Helena that
Henry Neill, who has held the posi-.
ton OF state land agent for q number
Of years, has resigned, and that Gov.
ernor Norris has appointed in his
place former State Senator Charles A.
Whipple, of Broadwater county, who
has been connected with the state land
department for several years. Mr..
Neill placed his resignation in the
hands of the governor some time ago
on account of the stress Of personal
business.
Havre Promoter: A fire which was
hard to get at threatened for a few
minutes Friday afternoon to destroy |
quarters No. 2 used as the officers
club at Fort Assinniboine. The fire |
was in the basement behind the fur.
mace and was discovered by a senti-
mel at 2 o'clock. Several officers and
soldiers were rendered sick for q short
time from the effects of the smoke, but