The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-12
I T AND STATE.

W. E Barrows, wh cam in To-Day
from Pleasant Valley, brings word of
satisfactory crop conditions IN thai
locality. !.
L. NJ. Fishbaugh, Of ke.i.'- G ,,s.
who 10 among the visitors IN town,
reports som damage TO grain rr"Is
from q hail storm in that vicinity q,
few days ago.
B. II. Vaudeville, OF the upper
Shonkip, who vas among the arrivals
today, reports the finest grass and
grain crops he has ever seen in tha,
part Of the country.
Marriage licenses were issued by
the clerk Of the district court tod ay to
T. S. Topper and Mabel Moore, of
this city; and A. Bedding and Chris.
usns Belland, both Of Havre.
The big houseboat that has been IN.
der construction the pact two weeks
left today on q trip down the Missouri
river. The passengers consist OF
two families that include q number Of
children.
Judge Frank N. Utter arrived from
Glasgow today, on q visit with Fort
Benton friends. Soon after his ar.
rival here, Judge Utter officiated at q
wedding ceremony. the cOntr acting
parties being w. P. Koenemau, of
Havre, and Anna Fader, of Great
Falls.
The Old Fort park grounds are now
equipped with q band stand OF tasteful
design, the expense OF construction
being met by voluntary donations
feom local residents. Another ap-
propriate addition is q muzz!e load.
ing cannon obtained from the war de.
partment, which ia mounted on a gun
carriage and located near the old
fort.
An important arrest was made to-
day by Bruce Glenn, deputy sheriff,
the prisoner being Peter Hoffman,, who
is wanted on q charge OF grand
larceny. Hoffman is alleged to have
stolen q team, harness and buggy
from different parties at Havre several
days ago, and the authorities have
been following his trail through the
Bear Paw country since the time OF the
robbery. He was located on the fat
just below town this morning and was
Immediately placed under arrest.
From Mondays Daily.
L. K. Devlin, of Havre, is a bust.
ness visitor in the city today.
Attorney Juo. G. Duff, is up from
Chinook on business before the dis.
trict court.
Born, at the Sa~nitarium, on Sun
day, July 9, to the wife of Harry
Wolff, a son.
Judgement by default was rendered
in the district court tod ay in the sui
of Julius Lehfeldt against Henry Mad
dux on note for 1857. 80.
o. A. Bergeson, who is in the city
today from Chinook, reports the out
look for the fax crop in that section
to be exceedingly good.
A deed was filed in the county
clerks Office today transferring Ia
acres of Highwood property from
Robert l. Cook and wife, of Highwood
to Frank Glab, OF Great Falls.
In the district court today the case
of Chas. Staheli, sent up from Chi
nook, charged with fraudulent die
posal of property, and Amos Elkins
sent up from Harlem, charged Wit
resisting an officer, were dismissed b.
order of court.
The Stockmen's National bank j
today distri buting to its s%tockholder
dividend checks OF 8 per cent. for th
past six months, which, with 10 pc
cent. paid 10 January last, makes th
gratifying showing OF Is per CEN
paid in dividends during the pas
year.
Sunday evening about IL o'clock a
attempt was made by two men, givin
the names of j. Long and Ale
Stewart, to burglarize Sharp Bro:
store, which they would have succeede
in doing but for the timely arrival
Mark Maddocks, driver OF the Gree
Northern express wagon, who We
passing through the alley on his wa
to the depot. The men had broke
through the zeal door of the vestibu
at the back OF the store and we're tr.
ing to gain admittance into the sto'
when discovered by Maddocks, VII
recognizing them, called to them, d
manding to know what they were d.
ing there. The men NJ Jade their escal
but were arrested this morning
Deputy Sheriff Bruce Glenn. The
were given q hearing before Justi
Kinder, who bound them over to Il