The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
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y. - hOps, Vi 1red6 r8tls, Is V1Slt' |
ing with Fort Benton friends.
A. H. Thompson, Of Bax Elder,
arrived today on District court busi-
ness.
Send your watch AID j~ewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's j@welry |
store.
LOsT-A small satchel Feb. Goth, |
on Benton Sheep Co. road east of
O'Hanlon Coulee, finder please ad-
dress Chas. Howe, Iona, Mont. \
q. G. McCord, of the Teton, has
been taken to the Sanitarium for |
medical treatment.
D. A. Ring, of Harlem, one Of the
old time residents Of the Milk river |
country, is among the business visitors
in town.
J. P. Laswell. the Harlem town
marshal who prevented the bank
robbery at that place last July, is
among the visitors in town.
L. K. Devlin, of Havre, deputy Of
fcer of the state human III bureau, ar.
rived today to take charge OF " 10.
corrigible boys who are accused of
petit larceny.
Among the arrivals today were
several residents of Harlem, who have
been summoned as wittnesse in the
trial of Stanley Miller on a charge of
attempted bank robbery.
The monthly meeting OF the Old Fort
Improvement society will be held
Monday afternoon, at 2 O'Clock, at the
residence of Mrs. D. G. Lockwood.
All members are requested to attend.
81. L. Benton, editor of the Harlem
News, was among the arrivals today.
Mr.. Benton brings word that Major
Miller, Of the Belknap agency, has
taken q delegation Of Indians to
Washington to confer with the de-
partment officials regarding allotment
matters. This action is one OF the
preliminaries to opening the Belknap
reservation to settlement.
An order was made by Judge Tattan
at yesterdays session OF district
court, transferring the case of George
Klass to Blaine county for trial.
Similar orders were made in the case
of I. N. Floyd, accused of assault in
the first degree, and James Anderson
and Mary Anderson, charged with
murder, who will stand trial ia Hill
county, and Sheriff Bickle was in
structed to deliver the defendants to
the sheriffs of the respective counties
in which the trials will take place.
The Great Falls newspapers an
nounce that M. A. Strang has pur-
chased j. A. McDonough's interest in
the Floweree townsite and several
hundred acres of land adjoining,
Another general store, q meat market
and q blacksmith shop have been add,
ed to the many business enterprises
Of Floweree this spring. An up-to-
late newspaper plant has been our
chased and shipped to Floweree.
After about April Is Floweree will
have q newspaper.
From Thursdays Daily.
c. Hokanson and wife, of w arrick,
we're among the arrivals today.
Julius Lehfeldt. the Chinook mer.
chant, is renewing acquaintance with
Fort Benton friends.
l. N. Fleenor and Geo. NJ. Keller,
of Big Sandy, are among the bust
ness visitors in town.
J. r. Underwood and r. I. Slower,
OF Solid, are among the visitors at
tending district court.
Charles Schilling, who is among
the visitors in town, is reported to
have sold his stock cattle to Ed Kelly
at 1872. co per head.
David G. Browne returned tod ay
from Helena, where he attended the
funeral services Of the late John Neill,
one of his old-time friends.
George Klass was taken to Chinook
today by Bruce Glenn, deputy sheriff,
to stand trial in Blaine county on a
charge of murder. The transfer was
made at the request of defendant.
Herman Evers, who arrived today
from Big Sandy, reports a large part
OF the range in that locality under
water. The recent thaw is said to have
filled Lonesome Lake, which has been
practically dry the last three years.
A special venire of twenty citizens
was drawn in the district court this
morning, to fill vacancies on the
original jury list. The trial of Stan
ley Miller, Of a charge of attempted
bank robbery, was commenced at the
afternoon session, a jury being Sc
cnred with verv little trouble.