The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
j. r. Bowen, livestock agent Of the
Burlington railroad, is among the
visitors in town.
A trial jury venire of fifty names was
drawn in the district court yesterday |
the jurors to report for service Thurs.
day, November 10.
A marriage license has been issued
by the clerk Of the district court to
Lewis L. Hewitt and Miss Bertha Nj.
Charles, both of Harlem.
Peter Taarland, who recently trans.
ferred his sheep interests to q newly |
acquired location neat Virgelle, lie
among the business visitors in town.
Another beef shipment was loaded
At the local stocky ards today by the
Shonkin Stock association, the con.
signment consisting of twenty-five
cars.
A party Of local republicans left for
Havre this afternoon by automobile,
to attend q republican rally in that
city. Senator Carter is to be the
principal speaker at the meeting.
An automobile party from Great
Falls, consisting of E. Il. Cooney,
editor of the Great Falls Leader, A.
w. Kingsbury and others, arrived to.
day on their way east OF here.
Articles of incorporation we're filed
in the county clerks Office today by
the Havre Loan and Investment CON-.
psny, with q capital stock of $50, 600.
The incorporators are ]. S. Carnal,
II. G. Delaney, K. E. Dooley and
E. c. McVean, of Havre.
II ia announced that q civil service
examin alton will be held December IA
for field clerks in the reclamation ser.
vice at Missoula, Billings, Bozemsn,
Butte, Great Falls. helena, Kalispell,
Miles City. Huntley, Glendive, Malta,
Family, St. Ignatius. Fort Shaw and
Oswego.
Voters in the Fort Benton precinct
. register at the River Press Office.
N. T. Chemidlin. the regis r alton
agent, will be at Marias precinct TO-.
morrow; at Ragland precinct October
%, at Carter precinct October 26, and
at Floweree precinct October q. On
all other days, up to and including
Saturday, October %, he will be at
his home Office.
F. N. Utter, who vas recently ap.
pointed TO fill the unexpired term of
W. S. Towner as county attorney,
has decided to seek election to that Of
fee as an independent candidate, and
has filed the petition necessary to Sc
cure q place on the official ballot.
Mr.. Utter has been engaged 10 the
practice of law for several years past
at Havre, and vas at q time in the
banking business.
From Thursdays Daily.
P. j. thinner, of Lonetree, Ia among
the business visitors.
D. E. Hadlock, Of Big Sandy, was
among the arrivals today.
Charles Lippard, of Lippard, ar
rived today On q short business yisit.
A marriage license has been issued
at Great Falls to Edward Karel and
Eva Black, both of the Sweet Grass
hills.
NJ. G. Morrow, of the Shonkin, has
purchased q ranch near Cascade, and
will move with his family to the new
location next week.
Voters whose names are already on
the registration list should see that
their neighbours also are registered.
They may wish to vote at the election.
A special meeting of the CONNER.
cial Club will be held at the council
room this evening, at 8 o'clock. Every
business nan is>requested to be pre-
sent.
An application for a marriage Ii.
cense was received by n clerk OF the
district court today from Shawlee
Khan, a native of Afghanistan, and
Helen Lackaer, both of Havre.
j. w. Woodcock, of the Shonkin,
returned today from an eastern tril
that included a visit with friends al
St. Joe, Mo. Mr.. Woodcock reports
q big yield of corr and other farm
products in that locality.
It is reported from Dutton, near the
western bound airy OF Chouteau coun-
ty, that natural gas was struck by
men who were drilling for water.
Upon reaching a depth of 2lO feet
there was a rush of gas from a five
inch pipe to which q match was
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