The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-05
CITY AND STATE.
From Fridays Daily

From Fridays Daily
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Herman Wilson, of Bozeman, is
among the visitors in town.
Ole G. Osnes, the we'll known Kner-
vile ssockman, who was Ia town to.
day, reports good range conditions
In the Arrow creek country.
Among the documents received at the
county clerks Office are several annu.
al proofs of representation on mining
claims, most of them coming from the
Little Rockies mining district.
The suit OF the w. Johnston Print
ing company against the Harlem Min
ing and Investment company, which
was commenced in the district court
some time ago, was continued yester.
day for the term.
According to advices from Twin
Bridges, q fuel famine threatens that
town and vicinity, owing to q short.
age Of cars on the railroad. The state
orphans home is one Of the institu.
tions affected by the scarcity of fuel.
A deed received At the county clerks
office conveys title to about 800 acres
of ranch property located near Cleve.
land, from Henry Hofeldt. of Scott
county. Iowa, to Herman H. Hofeldt,
of Cleveland. The consideration
named in the deed is 81, 200.
A news item from Lewistown reports
the sale of ranch property owned by
the Winnecook Land and Livestock
company, consisting of 1000 acres, to
John Quincy Adams, who proposes to
divide the big tract into small farms
and sell them to settlers. The pur.
chase was about S75. 900.
Tax payments in most of the coun-
ties in Montana have been unusually
good, according to reports printed in
the newspapers. Chouteau county
makes an excellent record in this re.
spect, the delinquent taxes on this
date amounting to only s4,648, out of
q total tax of over s293, 600 at the be-
ginning of the season.
Prom Thursdays Daily.
W. M. Williams, of Harlem, is
among the business visitors in town.
Lester Buck and Mrs. O. Buck, of
Missoula, we're among the arrivals
from the west today.
John D. Harris, of Lloyd. has filed
in the county clerks Office a notice Of
location of q quartz claim in the
Bear Paws. The property viii! be re-
corded as the "Gopher'' quartz claim.
Declarations of their intention to
become American citizens were fled
in the district court today by M. W.
Rocks, of Chester, and Herman En-.
gelland, of Fverson. Each of the 40.
plicants is a native of Germany.
atch night services will be held at
the Methodist church tomorrow even
ing. They will consist of a New Year
sermon by the pastor at 8 O'Clock,
and a service of prayer and commun.
ion from IL to IL. to be held by Bro.
Van Orsdel. Between the hours of 9
and IL D. m. the Ladies' Aid will
serve oysters at the parsonage, the
proceeds to be used for the benefit of
the church.
The will of the late Narcisse Val.
leaux Captain Nelse was presented
at a hearing in the district court to-
day, but a notice of contest having
been dled by Attorney w. S. Towner,
on behalf of John Valleaux, the hear
ing was continued to February 81.
Pending further proceedings the court
appointed W. R. Early as special
administrator of the estate, under
bonds of $4,000. The contestant 10
the case ia q son of the deceased for
whom no provision is made in the
will, the testator alleging that be had
received sufficient from the estate
prior to the death of his father.
The special meeting of the county
commissioners was adjourned last
evening, most of yesterd avs session
being devoted 10 consider alton of mat
tiers relating to the care of the county
poor, sick and in6rm. Following the
custom of former years, q contract for
the care Of the poor was let at the
regular December meeting to Ambrose
PheIan. at 1925 per capita per week,
and the board proceeded to consider
other bids for the care of the sick
when a protest was filed on the ground
that only one contract could be made.
A legal opinion having been received
in which this view of the matter is
sustained. the board took no further