The river press., 1910-05-18
CITY AND STATE.

From Saturdays Daily.
W. K. Harber left this morning on
q business trip to Big Sandy.
The pupils OF the Fort Benton high
school are preparing for the COM
mencement exercises, which will take
place Friday, June 3.
c. J. Waller. who for some time
past has conducted the Benton Cafe,
on Main ST., has sold his interest in
that esta ablishment to Messrs. Tanner
& Feargue, former residents OF AL
berts, Can.
A complaint has been filed in the
district court by julius Lehfeldt
against Henry Jepsen and Mary Jep'
cen. This is suit for collection on |
q note for $500 due the plaintiff by the |
defend ants.
The Dodson Herald is the title of .
new journalistic venture At the pro-
eressive Milk river town OF Dodson.
The Herald is q neat and uewsy shee',
and is cordially welcomed to our ex-
change table.
G. D. Miller will leave in . few days
for Missouls, to take charge of the
George L. Tracy company accounts
for western Montana. The above firm
is an old established brokerage house
with headquarters at Helena.
It is announced that q session OF the
U. S. district court will convene in
Great Falls on Monday, May %,
Judge Carl Rasch presiding. There
are q large number of cases on the
docket, majority of them being suits
against the Great Northern railway.
John Hughes Miller, of Havre, to-
day made declaration of his intention
to become an American citizen before
the clerk of the district court. Mr.. Mil
Ter is a native of Illinois, and some
years ago removed to Canada, where
he took up some land. In order to
prove up on the land he became q
citizen of that country. And now on
resuming his residence on this side o1
the line he Is desirous of returning &c
his former allegiance.
A novelty in Booster bric.a.brac Is
being distributed by the Great North
ern Railway company, the device be
ing large campaign button bearing
the legend, "Montans for Me-" II
the center of the button is q picture o
sheaf of Turkey Red wheat, appar
emily representing specimen OF tha
cereal that was grown on the bencl
near Fort Benton last year, belo'
which is the inscription, 1920 acres.
The design is in colors. making
quite an attr active emblem.
From Mondays Daily.
Born, to the wife of w. II. Counts
recent arriv al from Missouri, son
Thos. A. Hays, Jr., of Baltimore
Nd, is visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
F. Churchill.
J.O. Patterson and family, VIII
have been visiting in California. re
turned today.
John w. Haigler, deputy Unite
States marshal, is here on fedora
court business.
Attorneys w. G. Downing and J
A. McDonough, of Great Falls, ar
among the visitors in town.
Miss Haas left today for her HON
in Iowa, in response to the news the
her mother was seriously sick.
W. S. Chemidlin, of the Great Me-
thern claim agents Office at Gre'
Falls, is among the business visitor
in town.
r. A. Luke, of Helena, a form
resident OF this city, was among d
arrivals today. Mr.. Luke repor
quite heavy snowfall in Helena ye
terdsy.
Reuben Godfrey. formerly resi-
ent of the Bear Paw country. arriv
today from Missoula. Mr.. Godfr
proposes to engage in bench la
farming on the Marias.
Sheriff Bickle arrived from B
Sandy today with James A. Freems q
against whom a complaint has be
filed, alleging that he has unlawful
killed beaver and sold the skins.
Arrivals from Big Sandy rept
quite crowd of landseekers at Il
place, many of whom will make hon
stead filings in the Marias country
lands that will be open to entry Il
week.
Articles of incorporation were FL
in the county clerks Office today
the Floweree Townsite company, I
oan;AaI sfoclx of which ia $50 600. 7