The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-25
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays daily.
The Chicago Store is selling out at
a great sacrifice.-Adv.
B. V. Brent, of Hawarden, is a bust
ness visitor in the city today.
Geo. A. Jones and wife, of Big San.
dy, are visiting in the city today.
Fresh mich 20 for sale. Inquire
of John Jacoby, Fort Benton.-Adv.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelrv
store.-Adv.
W. understand that w. R. King, of
Virgelle. has taken charge of the legal
and collection business of the Hart
Par Tractor company with offices in
Great Falls. =
A complaint was filed in the district
court yesterday by T. c.. Power & Bro,
Ltd, against Joseph Faucher asking
judgment in the sum of $66.66 for var
ious goods, wares and merchandise
sold to defendant.
The jury trials for this term of the
district court were begun this morn
ing, the first case on the docket be-
ing that of the state VS.. Jos. A. Moodv,
charged with murder. he having shot
and killed a Japanese section boss, a.
the Great Northern depot, last month.
The case is still OF trial.
Rev. G.. E. Haynes returned this
morning from Geraldine and Highwood
where he has been conducting services.
He reports that these towns are boom
ing in every line and are helping
~splendidly in pushing the church en-
terprises, as we'll as all other lines of
activity.
An alarm of fire was sounded last
evening about 8 o'clock, when the gale
then blowing was at it's height, and
a crowd of citizens was soon gathered
all anxiously inquiring where the fire
was. 1t was finally located at the res
idence of Chas. Goetlich on lower
Franklin street, but was put out with
a few buckets Of water before much
damage had been done. The damage
is estimated at about $50.
Articles of incorporation of the
Portage Land Co., were filed in the
county clerks Office today. The Of
flee of the company is. located at
Great Falls, and its business will he
to purchase and otherwise acquire
farming and other lands and to en-.
gage in agriculture and stock raising.
The capital stock is $250,OOO divided
into $4,000 shares of the par value Of
$40 each. The incorporates are CIV.
Goodale, A. E. Wheeler, James O'Gra-
dy, B. Asemann and Ransom Cooper.
c. w. Morrison, L. D. Sharp and ].
F. Murphy, who have been appointed
appraisers of the estate of the late DR..
F. Atkinson, met yesterday afternoon,
and completed the appraisement. The
estate was valued at $3.50, and con-
sists of real estate and improvements,
and shares of stock in different cor
porations. The estate of Charles H.
Boyle, deceased, was also appraised
yesterday afternoon, the appraisers be-
ing l.. d. Sharp, Jno. F. Murphy and
H. O. Phelps. This estate was ap-
praised at $13,355 and consists of real
estate and improvements and mort
gage.
From Thursdays daily.
w. E. Leary and wife If Hawarden
are visitors in the city today.
Miss Ruth Greene of Big Sandy has
been received at st. Glare hospital for
surgical treatment.
Have you heard about the St.. Pat
rick's lunch on March 21st at the
Armory? Homemade ice cream and
other good things to eat, as well as
homemade candy for sale.
After exhausting the regular jury
panel and two special venires in the
case of the state against JOS. A. Moody
on trial for murder, district court was
adjourned this afternoon until $3.50
o'clock tomorrow morning to allow
time for the securing of another panel.
A meeting of the directors of the
Fair association a held last even
ing at the Office of H. F. Miller, but
owing to the fact that there vas not
a full attendance the only business of
importance transacted was the MAX
ing of arrangements for building a
board walk from the end of the side.
walk on upper Front street to the fair
grounds. The lumber to be used for
this purpose will be the old boards re.
Gently taken off the bridge.
Judge William H. Hunt, formerly a
resident of this CITY and later Judge
of the U. S. district court resident in
Helena, has been permanently assign
ed by the supreme court of the United
States to service on the bench of the
circuit court of appeals including states
of Delaware, New Jersey and Penn
sylvania. The court sits at Philadel-
phia, and as soon Is Judge Hunt con.
cludes the trial of cases in the federal
district court, he will be Joined by his
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