The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-27
CITY AND STATE.

CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.
W. T. Cowan, the we'll known mer.
chant of Box Elder, is in town today
on q business visit.
A party of Great Falls visitors ar.
rived from that city by automobile this
morning, to boost for the Great Falls
boys in the football game.
George F. Lewis, who came in today
from his ranch near Floweree, reports
the arrival Of large numbers of new
settlers in that locality. There we're
"a homestead entries made near Flow
cree last week.
1t lie rumored that q new passenger
schedule on this division OF the Great
Northern will 60 into effect In q few
days, the west bound train arriving
here about thirty minutes later than
at present., and the eastbound about
midnight.
Harry E. iced, of Whitlash, who is
among the visitors in town, brings
word of some big grain crops in the
Sweet Grass hills. One of the best is
that of John Fromm, of Gold Butte,
whose oat crop on unirrigated land
averaged 81 bushels per acre.
A notice Of the appointment of Har-
ry E. iced as deputy sheriff in the
Sweet Grass hills district, was fled
in the county clerks Office today by
Sheriff Bickle. The appointment was
authorized by the county commission.
ers in response to q petition presented
by residents of that district.
An inventory and appraisement of the
estate of the late Alonzo Smith,o o Har.
lem, was fled in the district court to-
day by G. W. Vennum, H. M. Morris
and G. G. Catron, who we're appoint
ed az appraisers some time ago. The
gross value of the estate is estimated
to be s72. 242. with an indebtedness Of
about s32, 1000.
A prospective increase in the num-
Der of new settlers on the bench west
of town, Is indicated by the arrival Of
q special car at Carter, q station
about fifteen miles west of here. The
car contains q delegation OF IS home
seekers from Wisconsin, who are in
specting locations along the line o.
The Great Northern.
The football team of the Great Fallt
high school arrived from the west last
evening, and is being entertained BY
the high school boys Of this city
The two teams we're engaged In {
desperate struggle for gu premacy THU
afternoon, at the grounds near th'
old fort, a large number of SPECTATOR
being in attend ance.
Great Falls Leader: With his lef
wrist slashed by q razor, letting GU
his life blood, and with q silk neckti,
tied about his throat, hanging him tt
the head of the bedstead until VIII
little life remained in him was chOket
out, the dead body of Allen McPhail
violinist at the. Bijou family theater
was found in the bed in his apartment
in a Central avenue lodging nous
last night about 11:3O O'Clock. Tn
was at once notified and tn
body was removed to Georges under
taking rooms pending an inquest.
From Mondays Daily.
J.. W. Somervill, OF Saco. l
among the business visitors in town.
Rev. John Hennessy left for tn
east last evening, on a visit wit
friends in St. Paul.
A marriage license has been issue
in Cascade county to David Simmer
of Havre, and Isabelle Brown,
Box Elder.
A declaration of his intention
become an American citizen was file
in the district court today by Abe,
W. Travis, q native of Canada.
Several parties of homeseekers wei
visitors in town the past few day
one of the delegations coming fro
Idaho and another from Pennsylvania
A series of farmers institutes wi
be held in northern Montana ne!
mon tn, a meeting in this city havin
been arranged for Frid ay, Novembe
49,.
Three marriage licenses were issue
by the clerk of the district court t.
day. The applicants were Fred ]
Arnold and Sophia A. Young,
Havre; Edward Cikanek and Ann
Wreger, of Fort Assinniboine: az
James A. Boyle and Lena Cooley,
Havre.
Sam Frazier, a we'll known residel
of Zortman who is generally Gale