The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-02
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store. +
John Walkman, Of Dodson, was re.
ceived at the Fort Benton Sanitarium
today for medical treatment.
B. j. Boormsu, Of Kalispell, the
we'll known lumber dealer, Is among
the business visitors in town.
Lee Sedgwick returned today from
q trip to the eastern part of the county,
which included q visit to Dodson and
Zortman.
A marriage license has been issued
At Great Falls to James F. O'Loughlin
and Violet Rich, both of West Butte,
in the Sweet Grass hills.
Among recent arrivals are several
land seekers from Kansas and Okla.
homa, who expect to make homestead
locations in this vicinity.
Mrs. D. L. Ward left yesterd sy for
her home in Missouls, accompanied
by her daughter Abertine, who re.
Gently underwent IN operation at St.
Glare hospital.
A deed received at the county clerks
Office today records the sale of about
800 acres of ranch property In the
Sweet Grass hills by Maurice G. Price
to James c. Turner and G. F. Morris.
The consideration named in the deed
is $500.
Complaints have been made by
bench land farmers in various parts
OF the county that their cabins have
been entered during their absence and
part of the contents stolen. This con-
stitutes burglary, and the offenders
are taking chances on q long term in
penitentiary.
One of the Joe Morrison current
wheel motors 10 now in operation II
the Boyle ranch on the Missouri river,
about three miles above town. which
was recently purchased by r. E. Hunt.
The motor develops . large amount OF
power, part of which operates q large
force pump that elevates the water to
. point where it fills an irrigating ditch
about four feet wide.
Prom Thursdays Daily.
H. Fastje, OF Clear Creek, arrived
today on q short business visit.
A. ]. Bernard and wife, of Hing.
ham, are in town for a visit of q few
days.
J. A. Florence, postm aster at Ma.
rias. is among the business visitors
in town.
George W. Lovinger, a we'll known
resident OF Virgelle, was among the
arrivals today.
Mrs. Ever Nelson, of Box Elder,
was received at the Fort Benton SAM.
tarium today, for a curse OF medical
treatment.
The Junior Guild wishes to remind
the public that November % is the
date for their Thanksgiving ball, at
the opera house.
James H. Whitley, of Lothair, has
filed in the district court q declara.
ton of his intention to become an
American citizen. The applicant is q
native of England.
According to the Helena newspa.
pers, Wolf Solomon, q Havre mer.
chant. has been adjudged a bankrupt
by Judge Rasch, in the federal court.
His liabilities are listed At $23 1879,
with assets amounting to S13, $50.
The number of boarders at the
county jail was increased to twenty.
four today by the arrival of Mario
Cregouo, an Italian, who will serve
sixty days for petit larceny. The
prisoner came from Harlem, and was
committed by Justice Geo. w. Ven.
mum.
Geo. r. Marsh, OF Le%wistown, who
has q homestead about six miles north
Of Carter, is among the visitors in
town. Mr.. Marsh, who 10 familiar
with the conditions in the Judith
basin, predicts the development of q
big wheat growing country west OF
this city.
From Fridays Daily
B. G. Olson and wife, of Chinook,
are among the business visitors 10
town.
Perry Kline, livestock agent of the
Great Northern railroad, is making a
business visit with local stockmen.
J. Van Veen, of Irvine, Canada, a
former resident of the Marias, was
among the arrivals today.
Several local republicans left today
for Havre to attend a big political
meeting at which Congressman Pray