The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-19
CITY AND STATE.

A postof1ce bulletin announces the
appointment of Martha E. Ellis as
postmistress at Cleveland, to succeed
j. W. Farquharson.
Major T. A. Cummings, who has
been visiting in Helena since the ad.
journment of the legislative assembly,
was among the arriva ais today.
Two location notices for quartz
claims in the Little Rockies have been
fled in the county clerks Office by
James Lackie and John Volkenand.
J. M. Davis, the land locator, re-
turned today from q trip to Robson.
in Fergus county. Mr.. Davis reports
deep snow in that part of Montana,
causing a blockade on the railroad.
Charles E. Mills, q native Of Can
ada, has fled in the district court q
declaration of his intention to become
an American citizen. The number of
declarations filed in the Chouteau
county court last year was 122.
A press dispatch from Washington
states that q new congressional cam.
paign committee has been chosen by
. joint republican caucus OF the sen.
ate and house, Hon. Charles N. Pray.
of Montana, being made q member OF
the new organization.
An addition to the picturesque
names of p~ostofices in Montana is
that of Seventynine in the northwest
part of Yellowstone county. The new
Office is located at the Jno. T. Muir.
ply cattle ranch, and the name was
suggested by the brand "79" adopted
by the outfit.
The state association of county com.
missioners will meet in annual session
at Billings on Tuesday, to consider
various matters relating to their off,
cial duties. GeorgeR r. Brown, of Butte,
is president of the associatioe, and
Jere Sullivan, OF this city, secretary
and treasurer.
More trouble for northern Montana
etockmen is indicated in q dispatch
from Washington, which says q rigid
quarantine on cattle ia four counties
in Montana-Dawson, Teton, Valley
and Chouteau-has been ordered by
Secretary Wilson, of the department
Of agriculture, because of the outbreak
there of the scabies disease in cattle.
According to the district court rec.
ords of Cascade county, there we're
1856 declarations of intention to become
American citizens fled in that court
last year. These declarations were
filed to q great extent by natives of
Canada and other foreign countries
who are now in this country and are
desirous of becoming citizens in order
that they may take up government
land.
From Mondays Daily.
G. w. Lovinger, of Virgelle, was
among the arrivals today.
DR.. G. j. b. Stephens, of Choteau,
is among the business visitors in
town.
George Evers and wife, of Portage,
arrived yesterda on a visit with rel
atives here.
Jere Sullivan LETT today for Billings,
to attend the annual session of county
commissioners to be held in that city.
The Montana statates require that
the annual statements of corporations
be filed with the county clerk on or
before January 90 BLANKS for this
purpose can be obtained at the River
Press Office.
The local chariVa ri band, which
claims to produce more discord ant
music than auy similar organization
in Montana, rendered 9 seren ade Sat.
urday evening to q newly married
couple on Washington street.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed in the county clerks Office by the
Moore Bros. Sheep company, of Mad.
dux, with q capital stock of $50, 900.
The incorporators are John j. Moore,
Richard j. Moore and Albert Moore.
Grant Sharp, accompanied by his
wife and family, arrived from Chi.
nook yesterday, to take charge of the
Chase store which was recently pur.
chased by himself and his brother,
L. D. Sharp. The store villa be open
TOR business in q few days.
Hon. w. G. Conrad, the we'll known
banker and business man, was among
the visitors in town yesterday, and
was the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. David
G. Browne. Mr.. Conrad was one Of
the pioneer, merchants and stockmen
of this part of Montana, and still re-
tame extensive business interests in
this vicinity.
A deal was closed today by which
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