The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
CITY AND STATE.

From Saturdays Daily. i
George Crane, Jr., has gone to Bill.
lings for . short visit.
Mrs. G. E. Duer left this morning
for Helena on a short visit.
Herman Mescher made declaration
OF his intention to become IN Ameri.
can citizen in the district court tod ~. !
Final citizenship papers have been
issued In the district court to Joseph
Ventura and Ferdinand II. Petersen.
Miss Katherine Kelly left on the
west bound train today for Missoula,
where she will attend school In that
city.
Miss Agnes Atkinson, county super.
iutendeut Of schools, returned this
morning from q two weeks visit in
Livingston, Helena and Cascade.
Mrs. NJ. Houser, of Missoula, who
has been the guest Of her daughter,
Mrs. John Harris, for several days
past, returned to her home this mor
ing.
Dr.. F. Atkisson left today for Great
Falls, from which place he will 60 to
California on q short visit. At San
Francisco he expects to meet his old
friend DR.. Kneedler, who is leaving
for the Philippines.
The Great Falls land office has re.
ceived notice that the surveys of six
teen townships north of Culbertson
have been approved by the Washing
ton authorities. Plats will be filed
February Is. and entries thereon will
be received after that date.
Suit has been commenced in the dis
trict court by the Havre Electric COM
pany against w. E. French, E. Smith,
and others, to determine the owner.
ship of the sum of $l31. "a to which
there are several claimants. The
money has been deposited in court,
pending a settlement of the dispute.
The dance given at Green's hall last
evening was attended by a large mum
Der Of residents of this city and vicini-
ty, and dancing was continued until
an early hour this morning. Supper
was served about midnight. 1t was
one of the most pleasant and ~enjoya.
bic functions aver given here, and the
young men who arranged the aft air are
TO be congratulated upon its success.
Montana led the Dakotas in sheep
shipments last year. North Dakota
came second and South Dakota, for
the first time, In last place. South
Dakota led in cattle shipments, with
Montana second and North Dakota
third. The figures announced by
Chief Cattle Inspector Ramsey, Of
Fargo, N. D., for the three states are:
S~heep-Montana, 1906, ITO; North d.
kota, 49,, 1892; South Dakota, It's, 1888.
Cattle-South Dakota, 1895; Mon.
tana, 263, 30S; North Dakota, l0l, 280.
From Mondays Daily.
Dr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Taylor lef,
this morning for q two weeks visit in
Chinook.
A dispatch from Washington says
Senator Carter has introduced a bill
for the survey and disposal of q part
of the Fort Belknap reservation bord'
ering on Milk river and south of Har'
lem.
1t Is reported from Butte that Jerry
Flanagan, the we'll known passenger
conductor on the Montana Central II
seriously sick at his home in that city
having been stricken by partial pa
ralysis.
Claude Wallace, colored, was
brought In from Havre this morning
and placed In the county Jail, to await
trial on q charge of mayhem. He 60
into q free fight at q breed camp neal
Havre, and is alleged to have bitter
off the ear of his opponent.
One of the county newspapers hav
ing stated that the car Of county po0l
was included In contracts recent!
awarded to physicians located at vari
Gus points, it should be explained
that such contracts apply to medica
services only. The care of the count.
poor was the subject of q contrac
with St. Glare hospital.
Miss Atkinson, county superinteu
dent. is sending q circular letter 4
the teachers of Chouteau county, mott
flying them that eighth grade examina
lions will be held January II and II
The questions will be prepared by tn
state superintendent, but there will b
no diplomas issued from his Office, a
has been the custom heretofore.
A thirsty burglar entered the saloo
Of John J.. McGraw at 10 early hou
Sunday morning and appropriate
three bottles of liquor and q few do