The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-23
CITY N STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily

0enu your Waucn anu 1eWeIry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Attorney John Collins, of Harlem,
is among the business visitors in
town.
A local resident reports the arrival
OF robins tod ay, the advance agents of
early spring.
Born, at the Deaconess hospital in
Great Falls, to the wife of Henry Dun
bar, of Big Sandy. a daughter.
Recognizing the demand for an
employment Office, VIM. Kinder has
opened an institution of that kind at
his barber shop on Front street.
Mary Simpson. of the Shonkin, q
native of Norway, has filed in the
district court a decla ar alton of her in-
tention to become an American citizen.
Hagen & Fry have accepted a con-
tract from Jno. Lehfeldt, of Big San.
dy, to build q new 16.room hotel at
that place, the work to commence at
once.
Charles Shilling, who was arrested
by the city marshal last evening for
disorderly conduct, was assessed q
fine Of Is by Police Magistrate Kinder
today.
Charles Taylor, q young Scotch.
man who hae been employed as q ranch
hand by residents of the Sweet Grass
hills, is under arrest on q charge of
insanity. As the accused is said to
have been in this country less than
three years, he may be ordered de.
ported by the federal authorities.
Great Falls Tribune: A new record
was established at the local land Office
yesterday when 161 filings were offered
for recording purposes to the officers
in charge, and all records were broken
when 66 instruments were filed within
q space of 81 minutes. With q few
exceptions, all filings were of a home.
stead character and called for 320
acres. The entire clerical force was
kept on the jump from the time the
Office opened in the morning until it
closed late in the afternoon.
Articles of incorporation for q
banking institution at Big Sandy, to
be called the Northern Montana State
Bank, were dled in the county clerks
Office today by Edgar B. Newhall, S.
A. Miller, w alter Brown and Virgil
F. Blanken baker. The capital stock
of the bank is $50, 600, all OF which has
has been subscribed by the incorpo.
rators and G. j. McNamara and T.
A. NARROW. It is understood that q
contract has been let for the bank
building, and that the institution will
be ready for business at an early
date.
From Thursdays Daily.
W. E. Bennett, of Helena, a special
agent OF the federal land department.,
was among the arrivals today.
Phil Buckley, who has been on the
sick list the past few days, has been
taken to St. Glare hospital for medi.
cal treatment.
A suit for divorce has been com.
menced ia the district court by Ebert
H. Hoose against Gertrude V. Hoose,
of Havre, the complaint alleging in-
fidelity.
A notice of location for the "Blue
Ribbon No. l" quartz claim, in the
Sweet Grass hills, has been filed 10
the county clerks Office by Pearl AL
word and L. A. S.ott.
Declarations of intention to become
American citizens we're filed in the
district court today by Armund Pet.
erson and H. J. Hanson, natives of
Norway: and James Mcintosh, of Hill,
q native OF Scotland.
A p~ostofice has been established at
the new town Of Carter, located about
fifteen miles west of here, with Mrs.
Worth as postmistress. The town of
Carter is growing, several buildings
being in course of construction.
Evangelist Williams addressed az.
other large congregation at the Meth
odist church last night, on the subject
Of "Conversion," and made it plain
that forms of religion without action
will not save anyone. Tonight he will
preach on mo Room for Jesus"
This newspaper is issued from it's
own home today, the River Press
Publishing company having closed a
deal yesterda y with Mrs. S. A. David
son. of Helena, for the premises it has
occupied for some years past. The
purchase price was about 81, 500.
V. F. Blanken baker and r.. l..
Thompson, of Virgelle, are among
the visitors 10 town. Mr.. Blanken-
holxor anponnons IN a. VirppllP nrOm-