The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
CITY AND STATE.

store.
j. Il. Weeks, Of Great Falls. ar.
rived in the city this morning 70 take
q position with D. G.. Lockwood's
drug store.
Sheriff Frank Mcdonald and family
returned today from Highwood, where
they have been visiting with relatives
for the past ten days.
Roy A. Blyth has filed quartz loca.
tions notices in the county clerks Of
fee for the Golden Sunlight and Lula
May claims, in the Little Rockies.
Arrangements are being made for u
dance and supper to be given at
Green's hall on Friday, October 18th.
for the benefit of the Fort Benton
ochestra.
The directors Of the Benton Sheep
company have declared a dividend of
4 per cent. upon its capital stock,
making a total dividend of 10 per
cent. for the current year.
Judgment by default has been en-.
tered in the district court ia the civil
suit of the Thomas O'Hanlon company
vs.. John D. Winter. The judgment
amounts to about 1895 and costs of
suit.
A recent tran action ia ranch prop.
erty near Landusky is the sale of 16O
acres on Rock creek by Julia Ian.
dusky to j. r. Morrison, the we'll
known sheepman. The purchase price
was about $1,000.
Three outfits of beef cattle belonging
to John Harris, Jos. A. Baker and A.
Nottingham and others, arrived on
the south side of the river shortly at
ter noon today. They will be driven
to the stocky ards for shipment to east.
ern markets.
A deed recorded in the county clerks
office completes a mining deal ia the
Little Rockies that was negotiated sev.
eral months ago. It conveys three
quartz claims formerly owned by
Thomas S. Carter to the Ruby Gulch
Mining company, the consideration
being $4,000.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Crawford, OF
Mexico, Missouri, arrived from the
east today, and will leave for Lost
Lake, on a visit.
Judgment by default has been en-.
tered in the district court in the civil
suit Of Bogy Mercantile company vs..
John D. Winter, of Chinook.
j. H. Gillett, of Belt. is among the
visitors in the city today, looking at
ter a shipment of beef cattle, which
has been delayed by the shortage Of
cars.
". F. MILFORD, an expert %clectri.
clan, arrived this morning from
Owatona, MIMI, to take charge of
the electric light plant. Manager Fry
having accepted a position at Liv-
ingston.
4Advices from Havre report the death
OF Chris Holein who a seriously in
jured in a recent runaway accident at
the Schwartz ranch. The deceased
was buried under the auspices of the
Havre aerie of Eagles.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Thomas
Lacy was held this morning from the
Catholic church, and was attended by
a large number of the relatives and
friends of the deceased. Interment
vas made in Riverside cemetery.
Messrs. Baker and Harris loaded
twenty-five cars Of cattle from the Ben.
ton stocky ards this afternoon for the
Chicago market. Messrs. Bright,
Thaxter and several other Highwood
stockmen will make a shipment to-
morrow.
The clerk of the uistric. court has
received from the federal bureau of
immigration a full set Of records and
blanks required by the naturalization
law enacted at the last session of con-
gress. The new regulations make
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securing the privileges Of American
citizenship. Persons desiring to be-
come citizens now file petition. to that
effect and can take Out declaration of
intention papers, bat they cannot be.
come citizens until 80 days notice has
been given.
\ suit has been commenced in the
district court by Morgan Williams
against Donald Bell and others, to
recover an allee ed Indebtedness Of
about 81, 80, with interest and attor-
neys' fees Of $500. the complaint also
asking that the court set aside liens
given to other parties. The same
plaintiff brings suit against the sher-
if Of Choutean county to the