The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
CITY N STATE.
FHoK SatuIday'e Daily.

Elder merchant, i. among the business
visitors 10 town.
Thos. B. Magee. an old-time resi-.
dent OF Teton county who has many
friends here, has been appointed post
master at Browning.
Thomas Flagler, who arrived today
from Steele, states that the recent
snowfall i. just what was wanted oy
the ranchers aud stockmeu OF thai,
locality.
Attorney W. 5. Tower mas pur-
chased the Nj. S. Darling residence
property on Baker street, and will
make his home there At 40 early date.
The purchase price is not made public.
The list of recorded mining claims in
the Little Rockies was increased to-.
day by the receipt of eight location
notices at the county clerks Office.
Seven were filed by L. S. Goslin. OF
Zortman, and q by Alfred Warren,
of Dodson.
The report that troops will 5000 BE-
stationed at Fort Assinniboipe is con
frmed by a press dispatch from Wash.
ington, which tates that 9 battalion
Of the Second infantry now on the
way from the Philippines has been or.
dered to the post.
Word has been received At Harlem
announcing the death of John T.
Throop at Salt Lake City, while on
his way to California. Mr.. Throop,
who had been in poor health for some
time past, wac az old.time resident of
northern Montana. and before locat.
ing at Landusky was in the employ OF
7. c. Power & Bro. He had extensive
mining and other business interests in
the Little Rockies district.
Great Falls Leader: S. B. Rob.
bins, engineer in charge of the Sun
river irrigation project, is in the city
tod ay from Fort Shaw. Mr.. Robbins
states that Supervising Engineer H.
N. Savage spent two days at Fort
Shaw duriog the present week going
over the plans for the work OF the
coming season and he announced that
he expected to receive word from
Washington within q few days re.
garding the throwing open of the land
TO settlement under the Fort Shaw
unit.
Geo. l.. Over6eld, who has been
ncnin ated as a candidate for alder.
man in the first ward and committee
man in the second ward, is unable to
ascertain where he is at" HIS resi-.
dence is IN a strip of territory that
was added to the municipality a few
years ago, but which was not officially
districted into wards, and as the
dividing line between the first and
second wards would, if extended, pass
through Mr.. Overtie!d's property, he
is in dou BIT as to the ward ia which he
is a legal voter.
From Mondays Daily.
Wallace f. Chase returned today
from Il business trip TO the western
part OF the state.
p. Mitchell, who arrived from Great
Falls yesterday, has accepted a posi-
ton in the grocery department of 7.
G. Power & Bro.
Q. G.. Skylstesd and Alex Ross,
county commissioners, arrived today
to attend a special meeting of the
board. Road matters we're under con.
eideration at tod avs session.
c. H. Ragland and Geo. ID. Patter.
son left today for Helena. to confer
with the state authorities regarding
the appointment OF q sheep inspector
for this district.
Andrew Davidson, OF Malta, one Of
the Valley county commissioners, IL
Interviewing the Chouteau cosuty
board today in regard to road matters
in which both counties are interested
A deed recorded in the county
clerks Office conveys title to six lots
on lower Franklin street from C. PEG.
mock to Henry d. Wickhorst. The
latter, it is understood, will build a
new residence on the property.
The Great Falls police have 10 Gus.
.ody a nan named A. l.. Wrightson,
who is alleged to have forged several
checks for small amounts and cashed
:hem at Chinook. He will be taken to
Chinook for a bearing in tie justice
court.
The registration of voters for the
city election was commenced today by
A. E. Bjerring, registry agent at his
office in the Grand Union hotel, and
will be continued tomorrow. 1t is de.
erred that the name Of every qualified
voter shall appear on the registration
books.
David G. Browne, chairman of the
democratic state committee, has called