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


son as soon as the necessary railroad
facilities are completed.
County Commissioners o. G.. Skyl-
stead and Alex Ross arrived today to
attend the regular March meeting Of
the board. The consideration Of road
eaters was the principal business at
! tooay's session. a large number of
road supervisors being in attendance.
From Tuesday's Daily.
There will be daily Lenten services
at ST.. Paul's church, at 10 II. M. aud
4 p. N.
The Lenten season begins tomorrow,
which A. Ash Wednesday. The season
closes Easter Sunday, April 10.
Jus, received, u shipment of genuine
Navajo rugs. Come early and make
your selection, a. they won't last long.
T. c. Power & Bro. =
\ location notice for the Dreadnot
quartz claim has been filed in the
county clerks Office by Robert Kyle
and Robert Cloves, Of Zortman.
Roy S%lothern, who was arrested on
a charge of stealing as overcoat,
pleaded guilty in Justice Kinder's
cour, last evening, and was given a
Jail sentence of sixty days.
According TO advice- from Aortman,
the recent cleanup of Sl5, 600 from the
Alabama niue was the result of a %
days run at the mill. which treated an
average of 70 tons per day. The gold
product averaged about Sill per ton,
Some of the road districts 10 Chou.
teau county having proved to be toe
large to receive proper attention, the
board of county commissioners is di.
viding them by creating six new dis
tric.s. The new arrangement makes
IS road districts in the county.
Walter Brown. who arrived today
from Box Elder, brings word that dry
farming on an extensive scale will be
undertaken by residents Of that 10
cality. They will secure a ste am pillow
ing outfit aud propose to break abou'
1000 acres the coming eeason.
1t is reported from Havre that S. A
Walker, superintendent of the Mon
tana division of the Great Northern
has rendered his resignation to. th,
company and expects to be relieved
about the middle of March. F. E
Gerrish, Mr.. Walkers assistant, hat
also resigned and win return east a
soon rs relieved.
. The Dillon newspapers report tina
: several Pacific coast beef buyers ar
= operating in the Big Hole valley
where between 10000 and 1900
head of cattle have been on feed dur
ing the winter. Most Of the purchase
are being made at $500 to 81. so pc
100 pounds, the cattle being weighe'
at point of shipment.
1t is announced from Helena tn
the superintendent of the school in
L come fund, recently made by the stat
superintendent, will soon be distribu,
ed among the several counties. TIL
1 sum of s227 OIL is to be distributed a
the ave of $40 for each child G
school age. The apportionmen
A credited 1858 to Chouteau county an
: 81, 749 to Valley county.
. Under the new naturalization Law
it will De necessary for foreign-bor
+ citizens TO make application to tn
district court at an early date, if the
e wish to vote at the general election i
November. The first two days {
court on August 25 and q, will be tn
n last opportunity to secure citizenshi
papers ia, Chouteau county before reg
istration Begins, and ia order to OF
tain them OF that date, the applicar
must file notice with the clerk of tn
court not later than May 26.
A DKsam-Just a Dream.
When first ; heard of this female EOp,