The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
CITY N STATE.

Dr.. Murphy, OF Harlem, was among
the arrivals today.
B. H. Taylor, of Chinook, is am
ong the business visitors in town.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
A declaration Of intention to become
an American citizen was filed in the
district court today by Peter Olson, q
native of Sweden.
For sale, about 500 mixed two.year.
old sheep, grade Merinos, heavy
shearers. Address David v. Dutro,
Dodson, Montana.
Mrs. W. J. Green. who has been
visiting with relatives here the past
few weeks, left yesterday for her home
ct Maple Creek, Alberta.
A plat of Pepin's first addition to
the townsite of Havre was fled in the
county clerks Office today. The ad.
dition contains about $50 lots.
Work was commenced today on the
removal Of the old postoflce building
to q new location on Main street, to
make room for the new bank building.
Mrs. I. A. Turner, of Eldora, Iowa,
is among recent arrivals from the east.
Mrs. Turner has q homestead loca-
ton northeast of Lonetree, in the
Arrow creek country.
Notices of location for two quartz
elaine in the Little Rockies district
were filed in the county's Office today
by j. P. Branhan and j. T. Sperry.
The claims r called the Hudson
and Alliance quartz claims.
The Helena and Butte newspapers
report an earthquake sensation in
those cities Monday night, an expe.
rience that caused CONSERVATION Am.
ong local residents. The quake was
noticed in this part OF Montana, but
the vibration vat so email that it was
given but little attention.
A. S. Lohmsn, of Chinook, arrived
today to attend q meeting of directors
Of the Stockmen's National bank.
Mr.. Lohman brings word OF q dis.
tressing fatality near Cleveland, the
little daughter of George w. Duf1eld
being burned to death in q prairie
fire while her father was fighting the
flames. The little girl was left sitting
in q wagon, and the Are was carried
in that direction by a fierce wind.
From Thursday's Daily.
For sale, q Percheron stallion, two
years old, weight 1850 pounds, at
Buck & Kennon's feed yard.
Mrs. Downing arrived from Great
Falls today, on a visit with Mrs. W.
S. Stocking.
Alphonse Martin arrived from Con-
rad today to visit his daughter, who
is a patient 10 the Sanitarium.
Ans Lekgas, q native of Germany,
has fled in the district court a decla-
ratioh of his intention to become an
American citizen.
A notice of location for the "Scrau.
ton" quartz claim, in the Little Rock
les, was filed in the county clerks of
flee today by James Williams.
A good sized horse trade was closed
this week, by which Gilbert Embleton
purchases the Ed. Chappell outfit on
the Marias, for a round sum Of sl0, 600.
The dry spell Of the past few weeks,
according to q local weather expert,
will Don be followed by copious
spring rains. April is usually de-.
fcient in rainfall, and the unusually
small precipitation last month has
given quite an arid aspect to the stu.
alton.
The Fort Benton Baseball associa.
tian vas organized last evening, at q
meeting held 10 the Hilmen Lying store,
with c. w. Morrison AZ president,
and W. S. Towner secretary and
treasurer. The boys have chosen
W. H. Hoover as manager of the
team, aud will arrange games with
the teams of neighboring towns.
James Freeman, who was recently
arrested on a charge of making threats
against Frank MCGOWAN. of High.
wood, had a hearing before Justice
Kinder today and was placed under
$500 bonds to keep the peace. 1t de.
veloped during the hearing that some
ranchers are in the habit of giving
permits to trap beaver on their prem
ises-a custom for which there Is no
legal authority.
A good supply of clear, soft water
has been obtained at the j. w. Len.
ming bench land farm, about six miles
west OF town, where we'll drilling op-
e rations have been in progress the