The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily.
W. 81. Beard, of Great Falls, Is the
guest Of Rev. Jno. N. Chestnut.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Jno. Lehfeldt, the Big Sandy hotel
man, arrived today on a short bust
ness visit.
Carl F. Hensen, of Zortman, and
Theo. D. Hensen. of Chinook, are
among the business visitors in town.
A declaration of HE intention to be.
come an American citizen was filed in
the district court today by S. G.. Re-
hal, Of Chester, who ia q natl e of
Lebanon.
Among the arrivals today were w.
H. Siberian, J. ]. Hennessy and Will
liam Michel, of Woodstock, MIMI,
who propose to locate homesteads in
this vicinity.
Word has been received from Kalis.
pell announcing the death of Gladys
Irene. the youngest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. David Morrow, formerly of
this city. Death was due to dropsy, fol.
lowing an attack of typhoid fever.
William Rowe is the latest aspirant
for local potato growing honors, and
presents q claim that is hard to beat.
Mr.. Rowe states that he recently dug
a hill of potatoes that yielded sixteen
pounds of tubers, and believes it is q
record that deies competition.
According to the Conrad Observer,
there is quite q colony of new settlers
in the vicinity of Dunkirk, q siding
on the Great Northern nine miles east
of Shelby. The new arrivals number
about one hundred, and are mostly
from Bothner county, North Dakota.
From Thursdays Daily.
Miss Mae Senieur arrived from Hell
ena last evening, OF q short visit.
G. w. Baird, Of Lime Springs, Iowa,
is among the eastern h~omeseekers who
are looking for . location in this part
of Montana. Mr.. Baird wishes to
secure q ranch suitable for dairy pur.
poses.
A deal in town real estate was closed
today, the Senieur carpenter shop
property on Main street being purch.
ased by J James Nolan to be added to
his undertaking rooms. The price
was 500.
A cattle deal involving the transfer
of about 5000 head is said to have
been closed in Helena recently, the
Mayn and Heitman outfit having
been purchased by the Butte Butcher
ing company. The purchase price is
reported to be S34 per head.
M. L. Freng, the Bozeman dry farm
ing expert who has had charge of the
several demonstration farms in nor
thern Montana, is among the visitors
in town. Mr.. Freng reports satisfac.
tory results on the various sub.sta.
tions in this part of the state.
John G. George, of the Marias, who
is among the visitors in town, reports
a large number of new settlers in the
country south of Chester. Some of
the recent arrivals are negotiating for
the purchase of improved ranches,
with a view of engaging ia the live
stock business.
Charles Crepeau started down the
Missouri river today with q big barge
loaded with about thirty tons of mer.
chandise billed to various parties at
Judith, Landusky, Wilder and other
points. AS it is somewhat late in the
year for river navig alton, this trip
will probably be the last of the sea-
son.
1t is announced that the winter pas
senger schedule on this division of the
Great Northern will go into effect
Sunday morning, October 81, the prin-
cipal change being a new time table
for the east bound train, which will
arrive here about midnight. The
west bound will arrive here about the
same time as at present.
From Fridays Daily
Girl wanted for general house work.
Apply to Mrs. J.. o. Patterson. Il
A decree of divorce was entered in
the district court today, in the suit of
Elizabeth Burton against Edward
Burton.
Thomas Murray Spencer. of Butte,
known among his friends as the
drummer poet' of the northwest, is
among the visitors in town.
Letters of administrator in the es.
state of Detmere Belbeff, deceased,
were issued ia the district court today
to James Holland, OF Havre.
Jos. Wall, who recently filed upon