The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-02-26
called today, judgment BY default In
favor Of the defendan Was rendered.

J. Earl Darlington presents Tom
Lennon and his clever company at
the opera house tonight in Mary j..
Holmes greatest novel,, "Tempest
and Sunshine" This production has
been purchased complete with tie spe.
cial scenery and effects, just as 1t
played the eastern circuit last season.
1t broke over fifty house records last
year, and played to uustinted praiee
everywhere.-Adv.
Judge Tattan is In receipt of word
from Helena that . new law affecting
district court %jurors, which he has
urged for several years, has been
passed by the legislature and sp-
proved by the governor. 1t provides
that jurors attending court from .
distance Of more than ten miles shall
receive per diem for Sundays and
legal hold avs during their term OF
service.
From Tussday's Daily.
Miss Courtensy Morgan in roper.
toire at the opera house March L.
Adv.
Coming March l, the Courtsnay
Morgan company in plays that please
the people. Three nights. Price,, 25c
35c and 50c.-Adv.
A news item from Chinook reports
the shipment OF about 1000 head Of
mutton sheep the past week, to eastern
markets. The shipments we're made
by Roberts & Brown, Paul Hansen
and J. L. Sprinkle, and others may
soon follow.
Three defend ants in criminal csses
pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon.
when arrsigned In the district court.
One OF them, Jerry Wagner, was
charged with forgery: and the others,
Ira Layton and Alma Ovard, were
accused of burglary.
The trial OF Edward Mack, on Z
charge of burglary, was In progress
in the district court this morning
After the introduction of evidence thu
court stated there was not sufficient te
sustain the charge of burglary, and
instructed that defend ant be acquitted
Mack was later arrested on . charge
Of vaRrancy and returned to the coun'
ty jail.
Articles of incorporation of thu
Highwood State bank, with q capita
stock of S25, 900, were fled in the coun
ty clerks Office today. The incor
poration papers name the board o
directors for the fret three months q
follows: Sam Stephenson, q. o
Lying, M. w. Tobey, James L. Rice
Jas. G. Thatn, c. w. Vaughan ane
A. E. Allen.
The additional train service on thii
division of the Great Northern will q
into effect Sunday, March 16, instea'
OF the date formerly announced. Al
official notice issued by the stste rail
} road commission explains that Grea
Northern ofici als voluntarily offere'
! 10 begin the ley service March 2, bu
+ fnd that arrangements for the seized
ule will require more time.
Miss Flanagan, county s%uperinten
dent, announces that four new schoo
districts have been established, max
ing q total of 80 districts in Choutea,
county. One of the new districts, t.
be known al No. %, is formed iron
the Lyle district; q new district a
Virgelle will be No. %; the new dis
trict of Pondera, near Solid, will b
No. "a, and . new district at Lonetre
will be No. Is.
An amendment to the reeistr atioI
law BY the Legislative assembly, which
has been approved by the governor
and 10 now in effect. disposes of tn
necessity of registering voters TO-
school elections Ia districts ~contsinin,
less than 1000 inhabitants. Residents
Of oil school districts in Choutesy
county, except the Fort Benton dis
trict, csn vote at school elections with
out being registered.
The new Blaine county court house
At Chinook will be built BY Lease 4
Richards, of Great Falls, the contrsc
having been awarded by tho Blaine
county commissioners last week
The contract price is GA, 1916. th,
building to be completed about thu
middle Of November. The contrac
for plumbing and q heating plant TO,
the building was let to Miller &
Boyle, of Chinook.
Great Falls Leader: Deputy Game
Warden Cushman recently seized two
coneignments of brook trout from the
ice boxes of the Great Falls MeaI
market and the Hotel Rsinbow making
the claim that the ish were in
measure, contrabsnd. 1t is under,
stood that the fish were raised in pri.