The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-30
CITY AND STATE.

F. A. Prosser, Of Chinook, was
among the arrivals today.
Henry Norden, of Warrick, and q.
Fastje, OF Chinook, arrived today on
q short business visit. !
w. n. Hoover, city marshal, who
under went an operation at the SAM.
tarium today for appendicitis, is re.
ported to to be progressing favorsbly.
Jos. A. Baker aud wife. who have
been spending the winter months at
Great Falls, arrived from that city
today to take up their summer resi-
dence at Highwood.
An application for letters of admin.
istration In the estate Of the late
Maria L. Brinkmsn has been filed In
the district court by Herman Brink.
man, husband of the deceased.
Declarations OF intention to become
American citizens were fled in the
district court today by James G..
Crawford, of Vireelle; and Ernst W.
Nortensou and Christine Lindeli, OF
this city.
Easter services will be held in St.
Psul's church tomorrow with cele.
brstion Of the Holy Communion, at
Z and II q. m. Holy baptiam 3 p. N.
Evensong 1880 p. m. A cordial invi.
tation is extended to attend these
services.
It is announced that the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone company will
soon extend its system by building q
line from this city to Havre. This
will give long distance telephone SER
vice to most of the towns in the Milk
river valley.
Great Falls Tribune: A contract
Involving q million dollars. and
which will result in the complete irri-
CATION OF about 10000 acres of the
Conrad. Taller project was signed in
this city last evening by the Conrad
Land and Water company and Ken.
mick & Russell, . big contracting
outfit of Kansas City. The contract
ors are one Of the biggest 6rms In the
country, in fact it was the lowest bid
der for the construction of the Pana.
ma canal, and has q number Of other
big Jobs on hand at the present time,
Its contract at Waller calls for the
completion OF certain work by the
fret of July, aud the finishing of thu
whole job during the present season.
From Mondays Daily.
DR.. M. E. Knowles, state veterin
arian. arrived yesterday on q shor
business visit.
M. E. Miner, who has been spend
ing the winter months on the Atlantic
coast, was among yesterdays arrivals
Jere Collins, of Helena, who is in
terested in land investments in thi'
vicinity, is among the business visi
tors in town.
Among the arrivals today were sew
eral visitors who will attend the pub
lie dance to be given by the Catholic
ladies this evening at the Opera
house.
w. M. Williams, of Harlem, who il
. among the visitors IN town, is ap
praising several tracts of state LAM
that will soon be offered for sale b,
the authorities.
Hugh Mcconnell and Theo. Brod'
Q arrived from Harlem toda.
with teams and grading outfits, Il
commence work on reducing the grad
On the county road south of town.
Andrew Forstenbo, of bingham. ha
fled In the district court q declaration
of his intention to become q Ameri
can citizen. The applicant is a forme
resident of Canada.
The latest addition to the list q
postofices In Chouteau county /
Floweree, the new town located sbou
twenty miles west of here, with Arthu
P. Martin Is postmaster.
A. E. Bjerring, city registra alto
agent, opened his Office today for th
tex IStC 0ttOu Vi VOtOIo III ~ u
election. Voters may register tomor
row or Saturday, the latter being tn
last day for registration.
There promises to be a lively mi
nicipal election in Havre, q secon
ticket headed by Louis Newman, q
candid ate for mayor, having bee
nominated by a number Of citizens
Dr.. D. S. Mackenzie is the mayoralt
candidate of the citizens party.
Advices from Helena state tn at tn
judgment OF the district court of Teto
county in refusing to admit to proba,
q will of John Hobbins, in which h
devised all his property to Matild
Tremblay, known as Sister Maj
Julian, has been reversed by tn