The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-28
CITY AND STATE.

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Helena is 4,OS3 feet above the level
of the sea. The exact altitude of the
capital city has been in dispute for
some time.
Suit has been brought in the dist
riot court by the ROgers-Templeton
company against Noel Gray, to re-
cover an Indebtedness alleged to be
due for building material.
Sheriff Rogers has completed the
semi-annual inspection of places in
Chouteau county in which liquor is |
sold, a duty required by the Montana
law. His report enumerates rs licen-
sed drink emporiums in this county.
Word was received from Havre
last evening that the Chouteau coun-
ty high school team won the basket
ball game with the Havre team by a
score Of Is to IL. The Chouteau
county boys will play the Chinook
high school team this evening.
According to advices from Lewis
town, about 1875 county and state Off
Gals are expected to attend the con-
vention of assessors, county clerks
and county commissioners to be held
in that city next week. The conven-
ton will open Monday and will be
in session three days.
A. H. Weber, of Helena, public ad-
ministrator of Lewis and Clark coun-
ty, vas among today's arrivals. MI.
Weber is an old-time printer, and is
renewing acquaintance with N. T.
Chemidlin, of the River Press Office,
with whom he worked in the Helena
Herald shop in the early seventies.
An alleged bad check artist named
Frank Baker is under arrest in Great
Falls, on a charge of passing worth
less paper at Chinook, and will be
taken to Blaine county for trial. Pass
ing worthless checks appears to be
an easy way of obtaining oney in
various parts of the state, numerous
cases having recently been reported
in the newspapers.
From Mondays daily.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. S. p. Mog-
stad, of this city, a son.
Born, at the Sanitarium, to Mr.. and
Mrs. w. D. Elder, a son
Mrs. Herbert Schwartz, of Havre,
was received at the Sanitarium today
for medical treatment.
j. Engellant, who arrived yester-
day from the Hawarden country, re-
ports that range conditions in that
locality are in excellent shape.
Mrs. R. Buckland, of Highwood,
and John Morris, of Iona, were re-
ceived at St. Glare hospital yester-
day for medical treatment.
Advices from Havre report that A.
B. Livermore, who al recently ar
rested at Box Elder on a charge of
cattle stealing, entered a plea of gull
ty when arraigned in the district
court. The defendant was given a
sentence of n year in state prison.
The members of the Chouteau
county high school basketball team
returned yesterday from Chinook,
where they won the game played
against the Chinook high school team
Saturday evening. The score was IS
to Is in favor of the Chouteau coun.
ty boys.
Among the documents received for
record in the county clerks office to.
day were U. S. patents to the North.
ern Pacific Railway company for
about 6,525 acres of land. The tracts
are lieu land selections for other
lands relinquished by the corporation
and are located in various parts OF
the state.
There were large congregations at
the service in St. Paul 8 church yes
terday, to hear Bishop Brewer. 4
class of ten members was confirmed
the class consisting of Mrs. Vivian
Wilson, Mrs. Cora SHARP, Mrs. Amy
Patterson, Misses Alice Stranahan
Ruth Hohlfing, Marian Wackerlin and
Catherine Wackerlin and Morris
Crane and Ernest Rohlfing.
The sheriff's Office is in receipt OF
word that a bad check artist who OBJ
tanned money here and at Carter by
signing the name J. A. Gordon tc
worthless checks, is under arrest al
Deer Lodge. The prisoner is said tc
have operated in Butte under the
name of Jos. Grant, and also circulat
ed worthless paper in Powell county
on which he signed the name of J. A
Wallace.
Butte Miner: c. o. Vowel of Butte
one of the best hotel men in the state
has purchased outright the Crane
Union hotel at Fort Benton, and will
shortly move to Fort Benton to as
sumo charge. 1t is Mr.. Vowell's pur
pose to add new fixtures and to thor
oughly %renovate the hotel. MI. Vow
ell formerly managed the Leonard no
tel in Butte and has had a wide ex
perience in the hotel field.
From Tuesdays daily.
Ike Hunsberger returned this morn
ing from a business trip to Great
Falls.