The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-23
CITY N STATE.

PoCEs oSIASCu sOOoy W Opeu las siaOlO
on Bond street.
Robert Thomson, of the Teton, who
is in town today, reports an increase
in his family by the birth of a con.
Rev. j. N. Chestnut is attending the
Episcopal diocesan convention at
Bozeman, and will return Tuesday.
A party Of twenty young people re-
turned today from Highwood, where
they attended a very enjoyable dance
at the Frank MCGOWAN place.
An application for letters of admin
stration in the estate of Mary Reich
ers, deceased, was fled in the district
court today by w. o. Dexter, public
administrator.
Fishing without the license required
by the new game law 10 apt to be quite
expensive. Offenders at Dillon and
Kalispell have been arrested and fined
$3.50 in each case.
Announcement has been made of the
prospective marriage of Miss Lottie
Walton, of St. Paul, q former resi-.
dent of this city. and F. E. Benedict,
OF Rock Island, Ill.
Otto Hohmer. who had q more or
less pleasant interview with Justice
Kinder, on charges of disturbing the
peace and resisting an officer, was
assessed $50 by the court a. the price
OF such diversions.
Jere Sullivan, of this city, will be
q member of the Montana delegation
to the Missouri River Navigation
Congress, to be held at Yankfon, S.
Dak., notice of the appointment hav.
ing been received from Governor
Norris.
The eclipse of the sun last evening,
as see from this locality, was q
somewhat tame aft air. In the matter
of spectacular effect it did not ap.
proach some of the features planned
for our Fourth of July celebration,
which will be held Saturday, July 3.
Declara atoms of their intention to
become American citizens we're fled
in the district court today by David
Gillespie, of Lloyd; Per Nilsson, of
Lonetree; and Jonathan Bateman,
of Shonkin. A declar alton was also
fled by Synneva Rasmusdtr Svor, q
lady resident of Lonetree, who is q
native Of Norway.
G.. w. Gilbert, an inmate of the
county Jail, has commenced habeas
corpus proceedings in the district
court, his application alleging that
he is illegally detained by the sheriff.
The applicant a committed to Jail
by Justice G.. w. Vennum, of Har.
lem, to await trial in the district court
on a charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses.
The county board Of educational ex.
aminers completed its work last even
ing, the result OF the markings being
the award of diplomas to So pupils of
the public schools who took the eighth
grade examinations. The list consists
of "a from the Havre schools, Is from
Chinook, ter from Fort Benton, six
from Harlem, two from Dodson and
q from Chester.
From Mondays Daily.
Otto Soeberg and bride returned
Saturda y evening from a brief visit
at ALEXANDRA springs.
a recent %postofflce appointment is
that of Mrs. Juda Alshouse, to Be
postmistress at Phillips.
The Ladies Aid society will serve ice
cream and noon lunch at the Fourth
of July celebration in this city.
The population Of Teton al in
creased Saturday by the arrival of
baby boy at the home of Postmaster
Nels Olsen.
Sheriff Bickle left yesterday for
Deer Lodge with William Swink, the
youthful horsethief. who was recently
given a sentence of eighteen months
in state prison.
Attorney B. L. Powers, of Havre,
was among the arrivals today. Mr.,
Powers was accompanied by his daugh'
ter, Miss Annie Powers, who wi
teach school on the upper Shonkin.
Rev. w. A. Morgan, who returned
Saturday evening from a n eastern
visit, states that northern Montana
looks better tn an any locality east oil
here. In Iowa and other states the
cold spring and heavy rains have
been unfavorable to the corn crop
and other vegetation.
The hail storm that struck this vi.
entity Saturda y evening appears to
have been a local disturbance, reports
from nearby points stating that it did
not reach them. The precipitation
&c.,. ~ - hail cp1 uoSo c,o