The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-16
son and w. l.. Walker, formerly of
0o0H1and

o Ano w. u. olker, formerly OF
Scotland.
News has been received at Havre
announcing the death of John Nc.
Nally. q former resident and mayor
Of that city in early days, who was re-
Gently under treatment In q Seattle
hospital. Mr.. McNslly had an extern.
stve acquaintance among residents In
this part Of Montana.
Ed. McGuf8n, q man about sixty !
years of age, who wss taken to jail
Saturday morning while In IN iutoxi-
Gated condition, attempted to commit
suicide Saturday evening by cutting
his throat. A physician was sum-
moned ~ soon ss the jailer discov.
cred what had happened, and it 10 be-
lieved no serious results will befall
the patient.
Great Falls Tribune: One hundred
and forty.seven tlings we're recorded
10 the local land Office yesterday by
homeseekers from every part OF the
country, the office being crowded to tie
utmost capacity from the time that 1t
opened until closing hours arrived.
no intermission being taken by the
clerical force or the ~landseekers dur
ing the noon hour.
Oscar Johnston, who recently re.
turned from eastern Montana, brings
news OF serious food conditions in that
section. The Yellowstone river is
blocked with ice At q point about %
miles east Of Glendive, and the water
has been diverted over ranches along
the river bottom through which it will
probably make . new channel. Mr..
Johnston states that ia many places
the food reaches to the top of the tel
ephone poles.
From Tuesdays Daily.
q Thos. W. Duke, OF Chinook, is am
ong the visitors Ia town.
. The vacancy in the position of road
t supervisor for District No. 81 hat
been filed by the appointment of Nei
/ G. Christensen, of Box Elder.
A recent deal In stock cattle is the
purchase of "a outfit of about seventy
head from M, s. H%olderbaum by Jur
Q gen Eugellsnt. The price was S28 pc,
bead.
In response to q petition signed b,
residents of Harlem, the county com
missioners recently appointed W. G
o MardeR Justice OF the peace for thu
q township.
The ladies of the Catholic churc
are making necessary prepar alton
for their public dance to be give
Monday evening, March %. Must
y will be furnished by Bergh's orches
a of seven pieces.
e St. Paul's church auxiliary viii
u give a social Thursday evening q
.e the residence of Mrs. j. v. Carroll
= commencing 1880 O'Clock. Coffee an
O cake will be served, and home mad
& candy on sale. Everyone is invited
Declarations of intention to becom
American citizens were filed in tn
district court today by Martin Bal
, ron, of Chinook, q native of ireland
Fred Butterworth, formerly of Eng
'e land, and David j. Smith, of Car
y ada.
-, A. Johnson, who was released fror
- jail Saturday after serving sentenc
for obtaining money ON WORTHLESS
checks, got into similar trouble th
next day at Havre. He was arreste
-, in that city Sunday 90 q charge
~ forgery.
"a Some of the new settlers who wei
out to their homesteads yesterday ha
a miscellaneous assortment of hous'
r. hold effects. One load contested i
ct part of q billiard table, and Others ha
,e q piano, photograph add other kind
il of instruments.
Evangelist Williams addressed q,
D. other large congregation At the Metl
N odiet church last night, his subje'
1e being 1.-THE Young Woman and HI
I'd 'Company." 1t was announced tn,
q the meeting tonight will be q hot on
with "Our Attorney" as the subje
IN of discussion.
ar Elmer Becker, who has recently bee
employed at the Devlin.B entzin stor
O. quarry nea Havre. had 40 examini
I'D ton 10 the district court yesterda a,
before a lunacy commission. The d.
~ tend ant was examined by DR.. ). Y
to Carroll and DR.. F. W. Cotton, an
IA was declared to be of unsound mind
P. John Raas has commenced suit
'rt the district court against Fred Ru'
yam and U. S. G. Sharp, to recove
a. damages of 1878, alleged to be Il
m value of four stacks of grain tn,