The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-04-14
CITY AND STATE.
From SATURDAYS Daily,

Fret Methodist church, of Chinook,
we're fled in the county clerks Office
today. The incorporators are A. E.
Nelson, Edwin Mitchell and q. D.
Riegel, of Chinook.
A number of residents of Great
Falls nave secured seats for the play
to be given by the Fort Benton ANA.
teurs on Monday evening, and have
arranged to make the round trip in q
special from Great Falls.
The volunteer fire department re.
sponded to an alarm about 5 o'clock
last evening, when q blaze was dis
covered among some ou%tbuildiugs in
the rear of the Western Union tele.
graph Office. The trouble was quickly
subdued.
A deed was filed for record in the
county clerks Office today, in which
Florian A. Carnal conveys to w. G.
Broadwater title to his residence pro-
perry in Decelles second addition to
Havre. The consideration named in
the deed Is $1,000.
A crew of four ship carpenters ar
rived from Tacomalastevening, to take
charge OF the work on Charles Gre.
peau's new steamboat. 1t is proposed
to hurry the work of construction, and
have the boat ready for Missouri river
business in about six weeks.
Among the cases before the federal
court in Helena is that Of Percy De.
Wolfe, of Browning who is charged
with stealing cattle from his father in
law. Theedefendsnt is said to have
been in Isimilar trouble some years
ago, when he eluded arrest by hiding
in q big stove that escaped search by
the officers.
Several ranchers of this vicinity
have commenced a war of extermina-
ton against the prairie dog nuisance,
which has caused them considerable
damage and annoy n Part of the
ammunition used in the work consists
OF grain treated with q poison formula
prepared by the U. S. department of
agriculture, which is said to be dead
~ dope for the pest.
John E. Epperson, of the River
Press Office, left for Helena today on
a vacation of about two weeks. Mr..
Epperson has aroused the suspicious
of his bachelor friends of late. by
renting and furnishing a comfortable
residence on upper Main street, and
they have reason to believe he will re.
turn with a partner to share the CON-
forts of his new home.
From Mondays Daily.
Lew Williams and wife, of Lone.ree,
arrived today on a short visit.
Miss Florence Morrow returned
yesterday from a visit with rel a a,
Zortman.
D. A. Smith. Of Hinsdale, arrived
today OF an official visit as sheep in
spector for this district.
V. F. Blankenbaker and wife, Of
Virgelle, and Charles Lippard, Of
Lippard, were among the arrivals to
day.
Sheriff Bickle, who returned today
from an official trip to the Bear Paw
country. reports a heavy snowstoru
in that locality.
A marriage license was issued BY
the clerk of the district court today tt
Marshall Simmons and Alice L
Stratton. both of Whitlash.
A suit for divorce was filed in tht
district court today by Inez Edna
Edsall against Robert NJ. Edsall, ir
which the latter is charged with deser
ton.
Word was received from Lostlak.
yesterday morning, announcing tn,
death of the youngest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. o. Patterson, following
severe attack of whooping cough
The funeral of the little one took place
this afternoon.
Peter Kroone and H. G. Eversmeyer
of Chester, who were among tn
visitors in town yesterday, report tn
arrival of a number of new settlers il
that part of the county. About fifteel
German families have located in tn,
vicinity of Inverness.
Judge Tattan and E. r. Russell
court stenogrspher, left Saturda.
evening for Glasgow, where distric
court was in session today. The cal
dars will be called and cases set fol
trial, and a jury drawn for service
commencing about May 4.
A large party of visitors from Grea
Falls, consisting principally of mem
bers of the Elks lodge, will arrive thii
evening on q special to attend tn,
perform ance to be given at the oper,
house by the Fort Benton Amateurs