The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
l IT AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Send your watch and iewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store. n
The Geyser Townsite company has
been incorporated by P. j. O'Hara
and others, with a capital stock of
$4,000.
II you want to buy pianos, organs
or graphophones, you can save money
by writing Stackhouse Music Store.
Great Falls, Mont.
The new forms of quartz location
blank required under the new law can
be obtained at the River Press Office.
The new form must now be used in
making quartz locations.
The marriage of William 0. Brach
and Lucy Silve, of Knerville, took
place last evening, the ceremony be-
ing performed by Rev. Father Hen.
Messy, of the Catholic church.
Mayor Chas. H. Green and wife re.
turned today from an eastern trip of
about three months, during which they
visited in New York, Washington and
other cities. They report q very en-.
joyable trip.
The apron sale and waffle supper
given by the Altar society proved to
be a most successful aft air. The pro-
ceeds, which amounted to about 1925,
will be applied to the purchase of fur
nishings for the new Catholic church.
F. D. Kingsbury, a former resident
of this city who has been engaged for
a number of years in the mercantile
business in Dupuyer, has announced
his retirement from busin ess and will
devote his time to his ranch and live.
stock interests.
The city council has passed a curfew
ordinance which applies to persons
under sixteen years of age. 1t pro.
vides penalties for offenders who are
found on the public streets after Ger.
tain hours, and it is understood its
provisions will be strictly enforced.
A suit has been filed in the district
court by the Goodyear Rubber COM
pany aginst George E. Hurd, of Glas-
gov, and others, to recover an alleged
Indebtedness of about $3.50, with in.
terest and costs of suit. According to
the complaint, the plaintiffs supplied
defend ants with goods wares and
merchandise to the value of the
amount claimed.
Great Falls Tribune: Great Falls
was visited yesterday by a large party
Of Odd Fellows from Fort Benton,
coming here for the purpose of at.
tending a meeting of Crescent en-.
campment, No. II, l. 0. O. F., held
last evening, at which the three de.
grees of the encampment were con-
terred upon seventeen candid ates from
that place and a few from Great Falls.
A ruling recently made by officials
a, Washington will be of interest to
those who contemplate the purchase Of
timber lands under the provisions of
the timber and stone act of 1890. The
ruling Is to the effect hat persons who
have already acquired 32O acres of
land are not permitted to purchase
timber land from the government, the
department holding that the purchase
would give them additional agricul-
lural land.
From Thursday s Daily.
Attorney r. E. O'Keefe, of Chinook,
arrived today on court business.
DR.. Stephens is agent in this vi
entity for REQ and Ford automo.
biles.
Advices from Washington announce
the re.appointment of L. V. Bogy as
postmaster at Chinook.
Attorneys John W. Stanton and
Ed. L. Bishop, of Great Falls, were
among the arrivals from the west to.
cay.
A stipulation was filed in the dis
:rict court today for the dismissal OF
the civil suit Of F. 6. Hopkins vs.. E.
c Carruth, of Havre.
DR.. J.. V. Carroll, who has been on
the sick list the past two weeks, is
rapidly recovering from an attack OF
congestion of the lungs.
A declaration of intention to be-
come an American citizen was filed in
.he district court today by William J.
Hilson, formerly of Canada.
The election of school trustees in
the several districts will take place
Saturday, April i. The election for
municipal officers will be held Mon.
Gay, April g..
In the damage suit of y. Nystrom
and others against the Great Northern
Railway company, which was before
tho S;ctriot ronrt today the mOtiOn