The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-09
CITY N STATE.


w. q. Culver and wife, of Lewis
town. are among the visitors in town.
Mrs. 81. B. Lewis, of Great Falls,
a former resident OF this city. is visit.
ing With Fort Benton friends.
Miss Rowena Chestnut left today
for Sand Coulee, to accept q position
as teacher In the high school at that
place.
JOS. Sullivan add Jos. S. Brown
left today for Helena, to attend q
meeting of Montana dealers in agri.
cultural implements.
Jos. A. Stott, OF Clifford, is under
treatment At the Fort Benton Santa
rum for injuries resulting from his
horse falling on him some time ago.
A recent deal in Highwood ranch
property 10 the sale OF about GAO acres
by William Kirchen to Helen L.
Smith, the purchase price being Is, 120.
Herman Brinkman and family wish
to return sincere thanks to members OF
the Odd Fellows Lodge and other kind
friends, for sympathy extended in
their recent bereavement.
The public dance given at the opera
house last evening by the Kings
Daughters vas largely attended, a
number of visitors from the country
being among those present.
A test examination Of applicants
for census enumerators in this district
was held at the school house today by
Postm aster Geo. W. Crane. The ex.
animation was taken by four appli.
cants.
]. q. Erdmsn, of Havre, has filed
in the district court Q declaration Of
his intention to become an American
citizen. The applicant was born in
the UnitedlStates, but lost his citizen.
ship by locating in Canada.
The Great Falls newspapers repor,
the desth..of Dr.. Menniger, of Glas.
gov, who was under treatment at the
Deaconess hospital for blood poison
ing. The fatal illness resulted from
scratch received while performing q
surgical operation about q week ago.
Advices from Washington state tina,
q bill has been introduced in the SEN
ate by Sen ator Carter, proposing to
negotiate an agreement with the In.
dians on the Fort Belknap reserva'
ton for q transfer to the governmen,
OF their water rights in Milk river,
and all the land in the reserv alton
which can be watered from Milk river
Great Falls Leader: According tc
the records in the Great Falls land
Office the filings upon public land ir
this district during the month of Jan
uary amounted to 944. For a quie,
winter month the record is a mos,
unusual one and shows that the Office
is in the midst of a rush for govern,
ment lands in spite of winter weather,
Figuring upon the average which it Is
thought has been maintained consid'
ering that many of these filings have
been upon 320. acre homesteads and
which average has been placed at 2OC
acres per filing, last months appro
priations Of public land in this distric,
will aggregate 1873, 800 acres.
From Monday Daily.
A. w. Kingsbury arrived fron
Great Falls YESTERDAY to attend to
his business interests IN this vicinity
The meeting of the Old Fort I'm
proyement society, announced for this
evening, has been postponed to next
Monday evening, February IA.
A recent transaction 10 real estate i:
the purchase of the McLeish residence
property on upper Front street by
Charles Smith. the purchase price be.
ing about 81, 1000.
The application of James W. Lind.
sey, of Clifford. for q retail liquor
license, was approved by the county
commissioners today, the petition Of
the applicant being 10 proper form. o
The county commissioners met il
regular session today, to dispose OF
road matters and other business.
Commissioners Skylstesd and Kennedy
arrived this morning, to attend the
meeting.
Among the visitors ia town today
is a delegation of twenty.seven lanu.
seekers, most of whom come from
Bluffton and Huntington, Ind. They
are investig ating conditions along
the Teton, with a view to establishing
an Indiana colony in that locality.
Declar ations OF their intention to
become American, citizens were filed
in the district court by today by two
women applicants, who propose max
ing land filings. The applicants were
Mini Schunzel, q native of Germany;
and Eliz q beth NJ. Puppy, formerly of