The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-17
CITY AND STATE.

Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Born, on Tuesday, April 9, 1907, to
the wife of John j. Tattan, of Havre,
q daughter.
Glen King left yesterday for Boze.
man, where he has secured employ
ment during the GUNNER months.
Mrs. Geo. Il. Taylor and Mrs.
Daniel Dutro arrived from Helena
this morning. and are the guests of
Mrs. w. S. Towner.
The trial of Lewis Green, on a
charge Of grand larceny, will be the
principal business before the district
court tomorrow.
Notices of location for three quartz
claims in the Little Rockies have been
6led in the county clerks Office by E.
l.. Williams and L. Nj. Guthrie.
A new quartz location in the Bear
Paw district has been recorded by
Theodore May, Clarence Graver and
Chris Measel. It is known as the
''Old Joe" claim.
It is announced from Great Falls
that the B. and NJ. smelter resumed
work this morning, the striking EN-.
ployes having agreed to submit their
claims to arbitration.
Chas. H.:GreenIhas shipped in about
twenty head Of Polled Angus cows,
from two to four years old, with a
view to establishing a herd of that
hardy andFpopular breed of cattle.
From Thursdays Daily.
QuiteIa number :.of residents of the
Sweet Grass hills country are in town
today, in connection with business be-
fore the district court.
A marriage license has been Issued
by the clerk of the district court to
Charles NJ. Kicker and Mary Law
renee, both of Zortman.
Charles W..Warner, Of Gold Butte
has made application for citizenship
in the district court, under the new
federal natura lization law.
1t is reported from.Havre that rail.
road traffic is temporarily suspended
by mud slides in the west, and foods
in Milk river valley east of Malta.
The trouble will probably become
worse aslwarm weather sets in.
Hon. Sam L. Potter, of Shelby, rep.
%resentative from Teton county in the
state legislature, is among the visi.
tors in town. Mr.. Potter is an old
time resident of northern Montana,
and has many friends ia this locality
The date OF Arbor day was changed
by the tenth Legislative assembly to
the third Tuesday in April, which this
year falls on the 10th day Of the month
Residents of Silver Bow county wan,
a special Arbor day for that locality
because the frost is. not out Of the
ground there at the time set.
From Fridays Daily
Berlin enamel filling by DR.. Ste
phens, over Lockwood's.
c. w. Price and wife arrived from
the north this morning, on a brie
business visit.
Miss Mable WofforG, OF Grea
Falls, arrived in the city today ant
is the guest OF Miss Jessie Hadiey.
VIM. S. McCord and Joseph Braith
waite, Of Highwood, were in town yes
terday after supplies. They repor
spring work we'll under way in tina
locality.
A. G. Station, Of Havre, who is a,
tending court, expresses the belle
tha. considerable development wor
will be done the coming season o
claims in the Bear Paw mining dis
trict. Mr.. Station is interested 10 som
OF the properties for which locatio
notices have been filed.
The members of the Christian Ell
deavor held a successful social las
evening, at the residence Of Mrs. "
J.. Minar. During the evening, Rev
Chas. Reed, of the Pres byteria
church, was presented with q hane
some gold watch fob as a token Of es
TEEN from his Fort Benton friend.
Mr.. Reed will leave for the east in
few days.
John Haigler. 7ho returned toda
from a "trip to Chinook, brings wor
tha. various points ia the Milk rive
valley are meraced by floods. Th
waters from Red Rock coulee threate
trouble on the fat west Of Chinook
and at Saco and other points the raj
road people are taking measures I
protect the track against the fresh'
that is expected at an early date.
Great Falls Leader: The woole
mill at Manchester will resume oper;
tiors next Mondy, after a two week
shutdown to make certain repairs an