The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
CITY AND STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily

CITY AND STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Mrs. h. A. Nottingham and daugh.
ter, Of the Shonkin, are visiting with
Fort Benton friends.
o. E. Peppard, the Missoula bridge
man, is t%rausacting business with the
county commissioners.
L. K. Devlin, Of Hsvre, deputy
humane officer for this district, arriv.
ed today On business connected with
the state bureau Of child and animal
protection.
Sheriff Bickle, who returned todsy
from . trip 10 the northwestern part
of Chouteau county, reports . break
In the winter conditions In the Sweet
Gsass hills and the country along the
high line"
S. J. Tracht, of Joplin, who also
represents several residents Of that
locality, has brought suit In the die.
trict court to recover money deposited
in the First Bank Of Joplin, which
closed Ito doors some time sgo. The
bank property has been attached by
some of the creditors OF the institu.
ton.
The final chapter in q Chouteau
county road controversy that has
been in progress the past twelve years
was written in the county records to-
day. the county commissioners declsr-
ing that what is known as the "Flana-
gan change to East Havre road"
shall henceforth be q public highway.
A board of appraisers recently report
ed the value of property condemned
for road purposes, and their report
was accepted as final.
A news item from Havre reports
that H. G. Delaney, the we'll known
banker, has been placed IN der arrest
in connection with the closing of
the Farmers and Merchsnts' bank
at Culbertson, Montana, last week.
Mr.. Delaney q president and in
fact.he organized the bank, but It is
reported that he sold his interest Ia
it some time ago. His name still ap.
pears, however, in their advertise.
ments and stationery and it is alleged
that he can be held responsible to the
creditors of the bank.
From Thursdays Daily.
w. P. Davidson, of Chinook, IL
among the business visitors In town.
G.. j.. Ringwald, q we'll known resi-
dent of Harlem, was among the ar
rivals today.
A p~ostofice bulletin announces the
appointment of Charles W. Allen tc
succeed S. E. Henderson as postmas'
ter at Clear Creek.
A declaration of intention to become
an American citizen was filed in thu
district court today by Joseph Mar
ion, of Gold Butte.
A petition for naturalization was
filed in the district court today by
James Clossford, of Havre, who is ;
native of Scotland.
l.. A. Neibauer, of D%odson, who II
among the visitors in town, reportI
that the mild weather conditions ex
tend to that part OF Chouteau county
J. W. Roberts, the Great Fails il
surance man, is in town on q shor
visit. Mr.. Roberts served in tn
twelfth assembly as one of the repre-
seutatives of Cascade county, ant
made q creditable record.
The mild spell of the pact few day
resulted in the breakup OF ice in th
Missouri river at this point last night
this incident of the winter aso com
ing about q weak later than the break
up of q year ago. The freezeup of th
past winter took place January 2.
John Collins was received at tn
county jail today from Gold Butte
to serve one hundred days for OF
tanning money under false pretenses
The prisoner was committed by Jus
tic John Mcdowell, who imposed
fine OF $500 for the ~offense, an amour
the defend ant was unable to produc,
The suit of P. F. Dowd against th
Great Northern Railway compan!
which was tried before Justice I
Minugh at Harlem, has been appeale
to the district court. Judgment to tt
amount of Sl40 in favor of plaintiff
for q mare killed on the railroa
track, was rendered in the justit
court, and the defendan nj appeal
that decision.
A news item in the Great Fal
Toodor opooupcoo tho 6oath 0f p. T