The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The Eklund Photo Studio at B.
will be open June 19-2O-2l.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
G. W. Frields arrived today from
Browning on the Blackfeet reserva-
tion. where he recently delivered a
shipment Of cattle.
A declaration of his Intention to
become an American citizen was fled
in the district court today by William
G. Bielby, of Chester. ;
Charles D. Eliot, of Great Falls,
who recently acquired an interest in
the William Woods ranch on the Te.
ton, is among the visitors in town.
The report Of the United States
assay Office in Helena for the month
OF May shows the receipt of Sl33, 222
in gold from the Montana mines dur
ing the month. OF the total amount,
over $4,000 came from Chouteau
county, which is second on the list of
contributors.
w. S. Towuer, county attorney, has
filed ar information in the district
court against William Swink, who is
charged with grand larceny. The &C.
cueed, who is under arrest, Is alleged
to have stolen a horse from Jesse
Giles, of Dodson, and q saddle be-
longing to another party.
The total precipitation in this vicin-
ity during the recent rain storms was
about two inches, according to the
record kept by Jere Sullivan, volun.
tary observer for the weather bureau
at this point. Since the first day of
April, the total precipitation has been
about eight inches, which is an un-
usually large amount.
E. NJ. Kennedy, OF Harlem, who is
attending the June meeting of the
county commissioners, reports that
hay shipments from the Milk river
valley to the Pacific coast are affected
by an increase in freight rates that
vas recently made. Most of the hay
supply of that section, however, has
already been cold in local markets in
which there is a good demand.
According to the Great Falls Lea.
der, it is proposed to utilize the Mis-.
souri, river as a method Of transpor.
tation between that city and Cascade.
The Leader says that within a few
weeks a passenger service will be in.
stalled which will undoubtedly prove
a great pleasure feature for the people
of the city. There is now under con.
%struction near the water works pump.
ing station a passenger boat greatly
exceeding in size any boat which has
been maintained on the river in many
of 80 passengers. The boat is being
built by D. H. Yetter INC the work is
under the supervision of q boat
builder from New York.
From Thursdays Daily.
G. Wilson, of Lonetree, is among
the business visitors in town.
Mrs, e. Morris arrived last evening
from the west on a visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. D. G. Browne.
E. V. Gray beal, of Harlem, a men,
Der of the county board of educational
examiners, arrived today to take
charge of the eighth grade examina-
tion in the public schools.
Attorney F. E. Stranahan, who re.
turned today from a business trip to
the Milk river country, reports gen.
erous rains in that part of Chouteau
county. The ranchers, however, COM
plain that the moisture is not sufficient
to guarantee a good hay crop in the
blue joint districts. e.
Marriage licenses were issued by the
clerk Of the district court today to
several residents OF DodsOn, the ap-
pllcants being r. P. Minnick, Of Sa-
co, and Evelyn Perkins, of Dodson;
Thomas Stevenson and Rosa Ouch
arme, both of Dodson; Peter Eastman
and Angelina Ducharme, both of Dod-
son.
a suit to adjudicate water rights on
Duck creek, in the Bear Paw country,
has been commenced in the district
court by r. w. Mack against w. Will
Hanson, F. Laursen and others. Each
Of the parties has water rights on
record, and the court is asked to set.
tie the relative priorisies and rights
of the several claimants.
A list of lands in this district that
have heen DESIGNATED as subiect to the