The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-16

NSACH 0VIOu VI ucIuOcCS Vi tu0
club interviewed the
commissioners today regard.
ing a protest against performing road
work in this vicinity which had been
sent to each member of the board by
q Havre Chamber Of Commerce COM
mittee. The protest was discussed with
the board, the Fort Benton visitors
assuring the commissioners that they
we're expected only to be fair and
square in the matter, and calling at.
tention to the fact that the Havre
Chamber of Commerce takes a posi-.
ton that would forbid ex penditures for
roads and bridges in any part of the
From Fridays Daily
DR.. james Murphy, of Harlem, was
among the arrivals today.
Ben Vaudeville, of Looetree, is
among the visitors 10 town.
Walter Brown, the we'll known Box
Elder stockman, is among the bust
ness visitors in town.
|. F. Church i'll aud wife arrived to-
day from their ranch near Lippard,
on a visit Of a few days.
A. H. Barsh. of Billings, and Ed
Fogarty and wife, OF Sand Cliffs, ar
rived today 10 complete the formal.
ties connected with the purchase of the
Fogarty ranch and stock interests.
Charles Ltppard, OF L%ippard, who
is among the visitors 10 town, is con.
templating the purchase of a traction
engine and blowing outfit, with which
to engage In farming on an extensive
scale.
George L. King, OF Bozeman, ar.
rived today to close the sale of his
residence property on Bond street to
George L. Over6eld. The property ia
said to have changed hands at abou,
81, 500.
The fret mutton shipment of the
season from this point was made yes
terda y afternoon, when the outfit re-
Gently purchased from the Northwest,
ern company vas loaded at the stock
yards by William Aud, of South st,
Paul.
Several declarations of intention &c
become American citizens were filed
in the district coura today. The ap
plicants were Thomas Sterling an6
James Fitzpatrick, natives of Ireland
Fred Stevenson, of Sweden; Otto E
Sorvick, of Norway; aud Jens Chris
t~iesen, of Denmark.
The Chouteau county treasury wat
enriched yesterday by a deposit o.
81, 784.43, representing interest or
county funds during the past 81,
months. Referencet to the records shows
that MIR. Hudson has deposited inter
est money to the amount of s3,462. 3:
since March 1909, q feature of count!
finances that will be appreciated b.
the taxpayers.
Great Falls Leader: James Travis
the we'll Known and Old-time rancher
who is in the city from Cascade, ha.
just completed arrangements for tn
sale of his 1870. acre ranch near tina
place to North Dakota parties, wht
will take charge of the place in abou
a month. Mr.. Travis sold the land
together with all the stock and nipple
ments, to Oscar G. Brady for $28, 900
r.. E. Cowan, of Big Sandy, who
was recently arrested on a charge o
extortion preferred by Peter Taarland
had a hearing yesterday afternoon
before Justice Kinder, and after con
siderable evidence was given for tn
prosecution and defense, the charg'
was dismissed. The defend ant wa
subsequently, arrested on a charge o
assault in the third degree.
Bids for road grading work on th,
Shonkin hill, for which tenders hat
been asked, were opened by the count,
commissioners this afternoon, ant
were found to be as follows: McCon
nell & Broderson, of Harlem, 10 cent
per cubic yard; George Kemper, o
Minot, % cents: JOS. Braithwa ate, O
Highwood, "a cents; Chas. Crepeau
l8t cents to sl,50, according to tn
kind of material to be excavated ant
removed. The county surveyor esti
mates the work at not to exceed ZOO
yards.
A movement to start a new banking
institution in this city took deinit
shape yesterday, when it was an
nounced that F. A. Flanagan, assist
ant cashier of the Stockmen's Nation
al hank had resigned his position Il
take charge of the new enterprise
The latter, it is understood. will b.
a bank and trust company, in which
G.. r. Power and G.. + McNamara ~