The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06
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Jos. STREET., Of Highwood, is among
the business visitors in town.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D.. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
A postof1ce bulletin announces the
appointment of Mary NJ. George to
succeed J. p. VanVeen as postmaster
at Marias.
The state board OF examiners has
awarded the contract to Mitchell g.
Mussigbrod for the care of insane pa
tients for " years beginning May 6
next al 10 cents q day, this being .
renewal of the old contr act.
Some recent arrivals from Indiana
report that their household effects and
farming Quite, together with those OF
several other settlers from the same
locality, are en- route. The vari.
Gus outfits will make q train of about
q cars.
Another suit for damages from a
prairie fire has been commenced In
the district court, Hiram F. Smith, of
the Sweet Grass hills, bringing suit
against the Great Northern Railway
company. The complaint asks judg.
ment for the sum of q, $40.
Fred Rolf, of Sheath, ie building q
large fat boat on the lower levee.
which will be added to his outfit OF
similar craft that is now In dock near
the H~olderbaum ranch. Mr.. Rolf is
freighting . large shipment Of merch-
andise by the Missouri river route to
his ranch about 100 miles down the
etream.
DR.. E. M. Porter made q record
automobile run over rough roads
yesterday. in q trip to the Oscar
johnston ranch N. Arrow creek,
where Press Lewis, the we'll known
old.timer, was awaiting medical at.
tention. The round trip of about ITO
miles was made In i've hours and five
minutes, this including the time spent
in opening several farm gates.
Great Falls Leader: Sam Stephen.
son, Of the Great Falls Board of Com.
merce, has published q notice in the
local papers calling attention to the
alleged %defrauding of landseekers by
certain locators, requesting that per.
sons who have been swindled in this
oonoo S,,ur;oh him rri<h ;o&o.u,o;o-
in order that legal action may be tax.
en- against those guilty. For some
time rumors have been circulated to
the effect that certain land locators
have take a advantage of the rush and
have located homeseekers on land
that had already been fled upon.
From Thursdays Daily.
Dan Hudson arrived from Havre to.
day, on d visit with his parents.
Born, at the Fort Benton Santa.
rum, to the wife of A. E. WamsIey, q
daughter.
Frederick A. Johnson, of Box Elder,
has filed in the district court a decla-
ration of his intention to become an
American citizen.
William Moore vas brought in from
Havre today to serve sixty days in
Jail for vagrancy. The prisoner al
sentenced by Justice W. B. Pyper.
Work has been commenced by j.
W. Lenning on a six room residence
on his property on Franklin street.
The work is in charge of Contractor
William Koch.
Among recent arrivals are several
q. dseekers from Indiana, Idaho and
North Dakota. Some OF them brought
camp outits, and are making their
temporary home in tents south of
town.
An increase in the number of auto.
mobiles having called for better &C.
commod atoms, Captain Stevens is
building an addition to his garage to
be used for a storage room and work.
chop.
Advices from Landusky report that
Sam Deni6, who vas recently arrest.
ed on a charge of shooting up the
town of Landusky, vas assessed 800
in the justice court for his little d.
version.
DR.. E Nj. Porter has received word
from the Mayo hos ital at Rochester,
MIMI, that John Neubert, OF the Teton,
was operated upon Monday at tn at
institution. The patient is reported
to be progressing favorably.
Ever Nelson and G. A. Brogh, of
Box Elder, are among the visitors in
town. Mr.. Nelson recently purch.
ased the L. C. S:ocker ranch at Rox
Elder. and will plat about twenty
acres of the property as q townsite.
Marriage licenses we're issued by |