The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The first spring rain of the season
visited this locality this morning.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
A petition for naturaliz alton has
been filed iu the district court by
kaspar Hoffman, a native of Ger.
many.
Jos. Sullivan and j. S. Brown left
today for Helena, to attend a meeting
OF the Montana Implement Dealers
association.
Ii you want to buy pianos, organs
or graphophones, you a 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.
John c. Duff, who arrived today
from Chinook, is exhibiting some rich
samples of ore taken from claims in
the Bear Paw district in which several
local residents are interested.
George Ramberg, OF Lloyd, who
has been appointed administrator of
the estate of j. K. Greenough, de-
ceased, has applied to the district
court for authority to sell an outfit of
cattle belonging to the estate.
Archibald Campbell, a native of
Scotland, has fled in the district
court a declaration Of his intention to
become an American citizen. A
similar declaration has been made by
NJ. V. Vasconcellos, who was born in
the Azores Islands.
A deficiency judgment for s., 423 was
entered in the district court today, in
the suit of the Union Stockyards Ma
tional bank, of Omaha, against J lanes
w. Carter and others, the proceeds of
a recent sale of ranch property being
insufficient to satisfy the original
judgment.
Yellowstone Journal: The price of
wool for the coming season is
already becoming a topic of interest
ed conversation among sheep men and
commission men. One enthusiast has
already made a bet of the proverbial
Stetson that wool will reach the figure
of % cents for at least one clip, and
says he is now willing to wager
another that he will not lose the bet
by five cents.
The clerk of the district court is in
receipt of a document that purports to
be proof of heirship in the estate of
Joe S. Martin, who died some time ago
at Chinook, but as it Is written in
Portuguese the nature of its contents is
at present unknown 20 the court Off
Gals. The signatures to the docu-
ment are those of residents of the is
land of St. George, Azores Islands.
and their identity is affirmed in Il Ger
.ifcate signed by the United states
consular agent for that district.
From Thursday Daily.
Kindling wood for sale, by Fry Y
Hagen.
Z. B. Newhall, of Big Sandy. was
among the business visitors here to-
day.
DR.. Stephens is agent in this VIZ
entity for REQ and Ford automo.
biles.
Miss Pricie C~oatsworth, formerly a
resident Of this city, arrived from the
east today on a short visit.
G. H. Ragland, who has been con.
fined to his home for several weeks
with an attack of pneumonia, was
taking outdoor exercise today.
A.. l.. Lewis, who arrived from
Great Falls today, brings word thai
his father is slowly recovering from
the effects of recent surgical opera
tons.
Application has been made to the
district court OF CASCADE county Tor q
new trial in the water right suit Of c.
B. Toole VS.. Peter Wagner. of tbs
Sweet Grass hills.
Declarations of intention to become
American citizens have been filed ia
the district by James H. O'Reilly
formerly of Canada, and I. r.
Deptowicz, a native of Russia.
Considerable damage resulted from
prairie fires in the vicinity OF Cascade
a few days ago, the fires being caused
by sparks from railway locomotives.
y large area of range was burned
over, and hay stacks and ranch build.
ings destroyed.
Extensive improvements Oh its road.
bed will be undertaken by the Mon
soma C'aptral tho roripu CaaSCn The