The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-10-07
CITY AND STATE.

Sig. Smith, OF ShOnk1n, Is visiting
with Fort Benton friends.
Born, at the S~anitarium, to Mr.. and
Mrs. r. B. Hodgen, of this city, a
daughter.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's iewelry
store.-Adv.
c. H. Evers and wife returned today
from a three weeks visit with friends
in Fergus county.
Royal S. Wood, a former resident of
this vicinity, arrived today from Gala
ia on a visit with old-time friends.
District court for Chouteau county
has been adjourned to October II,
court business in other parts of the
district requiring Judge Tattan's at
tention.
Nomination papers were filed in the
county clerks Office today by Albert
Taylor, of Hawarden, as an indepen-
dent candidate for the Office of county
auditor. The filing of such papers
will entitle the candidate to a place
on the official ballot to be used in the
November election.
H. ]. Meili, deputy sheriff of Hill
county, arrived from Havre last even
ing with a colored man who was plac-
ed in the ChOuteau county Jail for
safe keeping. The prisoner is alleged
to have assaulted a little girl, and as
threats of %lynching had been made,
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him from Havre to some other locali-
ty.
Two defendants in criminal cases,
who admitted their guilt, received
sentence in the district court yester-
day afternoon. Philip Gavin, accus-
ed of assault with intent to commit a
crime against nature, a sentenced
to five years in state prison. Steve
Goodrich IA given a siX-months SEN
tence for burglary in the second de-
gree.
A big shipment of beef cattle was
made from the Shonkin country yes
terday, the consignment being routed
to Chicago over the Milwaukee line.
Part of the outfit was loaded at Shon-
kin, several cars were loaded at Mon
tague and others at Sfuare Butte, the
train to receive further additions at
Lewistown or Harlowton. The Green
Cattle company, NJ. Morrow, T. A.
Cummings, Cy. Buck. j. o. Patterson,
Miner Cattle company, B. H. Mande-
vile and other stockmen are interest
ed in the shipment.
A consignment of about 10000 trout
fry arrived here last night from the
government fish hatchery at BOZeman,
and was at once taken out to High
wood and ShOnkin and distributed at
various points by w. F.. MILFORD, A..
w. Merrifield, w. M. Ball and p. J..
Lemmer, who volunteered their SER
veces in this connection. The trip
was made about midnight, immediate
ly after the arrival of the train from
the west, the government fish experts
advising that the shipment be kept
constantly on the move until the fry
We're placed in the creeks.
From Thursdays daily.
Mrs. Il. ID. Keith, OF Chester, was re-
ceived at the Sanitarium today for
medical treatment.
E. E. Webb, OF the West Quincy
Granite company, arrived today from
LOnetree on a business visit.
l.. X. Devlin, of the state humane
bureau, is in town today on business
connected with his department.
A petition for naturalization was
filed in the district court today by
Scotland.
A number of their lady friends were
the guests of Mrs. Ezra L. Crane and
Mrs. John S. Culbertson at a whist
party this afternoon. at the Crane
residence on Main street.
G. Wilson, under sheriff, arrived
from Geraldine last evening with Pat
Carney, who will spend four months
in Jail for disorderly conduct. The
prisoner was committed by Justice
Phelan, of Geraldine.
A news item from Havre says E.. c.
Carruth, deputy game warden, made
a I'LL "SS VI . NoullS
sporting fraternity out in the Bear
Paw mountain district Sunday, and
found IS prairie chickens cached away
in their automobile. They were placed
under arrest and today they appeared
before judge w. B. Piper and paid
a fine of 500. Mr.. Carruth sold the
birds at public auction sale in front of
the Security State bank this after
moo The chickens were sold for so
cents apiece.
A number OF local residents left for
the surrounding country this morning
to celebrate the opening of he game
season. Under the law for the next
two months hunters may kill n elk
Tin certain sections of the state), one
mountain goat. one mountain sheep
(only grown rams), three deer Zone
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