The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-04
CITY AND STATE.
Prom SotuYday'e Daily.

A warrant Of arrest has been Issued
by Justice Kinder against L Caehinr,
who left town yesterday, the detenda ant
being charged with the offense of de-
fraudine an i,rkacper.
The New Yesr dance sicpn by The
Eastern Star las, evening was a very
enjoyable ard successful fair, the
attendance Including several visitors
from the surrounding country.
A cold wave reached this vicinity
last night, the Thermometer register.
ing five below zero. The large guam.
tity of slush ice in the Missouri river
indicates a freezs.up at an early date.
Julius Lehfeldt, the we'll known Chi
nook merchant, is among the business
visitors in town. Mr.. Lehfeldt states
that the work of installing al electric
light plant at Chinook is progressing
satisfactorily.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk Of the district court today to
William H. Mcbride and Melvina
Jarvis, both of Havre. This makes
1913 marriage licenses issued in this
county during the year 1910.
E. E. Roddis, OF Helena, represent
ing the government reclamation ser
vice, is compiling data from the water
right records in the county clerks Of
fee. The data, it is understood, ap-
ply particularly to the Milk river pro.
ject.
Attorney B. L. Powers arrived from
Havre today to take charge OF the
county attorneys Office, to which he
was elected last November. All the
new county officials, with the excep.
ton of treasurer, begin their terms the
first Monday in January.
A decision OF general interest in re.
gard to public roads vas rendered by
the supreme court yesterday, in q suit
appealed from G allatin county. The
court holds that q public highway
may be established by prescription,
proof of travel v it as q public
road for a period of FIVE years being
sufficient to establish 1t as such with.
out further proceedings.
Officers of incorporated companies
are reminded that the Montana laws
require them to file an annual fnan.
cial report in the county clerks Office
on or before January 20 OF each year.
These annual statements are described
in section 1850 of the Revised Codes,
amended by the eleventh assembly,
and are designed to protect the direc-
tors OF the corporation. Blanks for
reports can be obtained at the River
Press Office.
From Tuesdays Daily.
j. Griffin and T. E. Rome, of Chi.
nook, were among the arrivals tod ay.
The recent cold snap brought q TEN.
p%erature Of 80 below zero at Havre,
according to the weather bureau re.
ports.
Frank Demars, OF Big Sandy, who
"a badly injured by a kick from a
horse, is under treatment at the For,
Benton S%anitarium.
W. NJ. Williamson, OF Big Sandy,
who is in town today, brings news OF
the death of the daughter OF George
Porter, of that place, from an attack
of pneumonia.
Mary E. Robinson has filed in the
district court q petition for letters OF
administration in the est ate of George
Robinson, deceased. The estim ated
value Of the property is about %, 600.
A cold snap arrived in this locality
Sunday night, causing the irst freeze
up of the Missouri river this winter,
This is about the average date for the
freeze.up, according to the records Of
former seasons.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Baker Opera House
company was held last evening, wher
the board of directors was reelected
dS LIZ. JuO. v NoIIOAIS OAAl
Harris, Geo. L. Overfeld, A. E. NC
Leish and D. G.. Lockwood. A vote
OF thanks to the directors was adopt
ed, also to Jere J. Sullivan and other
members of the Fort Benton amateurt
who have assisted the opera house
management in it's work.
A review OF weather conditions fol-
the past twelve months by Observer
G.. W. Ling, Of the weather bureau
station at Havre, from which it ap
pears that the mean temperature fol
the year 1910 was about As degrees.
compared with with an average of IL 4
degrees for the past % years, The TO-
tai precipitation for the past twelve
months was only S.l4 inches, q def
cheney of $50 inches, compared with
the average annual precipitation ir
that 1Ocalitv.