The river press., 1910-06-15
CITY AND STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily

Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Jos. A. Baker, who arrived today
from Highwood. reports soaking
rain in that locality last night.
A new postofice has been esta blieh.
ed At Joplin, about ten miles east OF
Chester. with j. E. Rehal in charge.
A June snowstorm in that vicinity
is reported by the Butte newspspers,
the unusual incident happening Mon.
) day evening.
Joseph Hirshberg, of Helena, one Of
the early day residents Of this city
who still retains business interests
here, was among the arrivals today.
A declaration OF her intention to be.
come an American citizen was filed in
the district court today by Margith
Skjoldhammer, . native Of Norway. \
A deed fled in the county clerks
Office conveys title to about 156 acres
Of bench land on the Teton from
George F. Flint to Katherine L. Stock.
ing, the consider alton being s1,200.
T. D. Williams. . we'll known real
estate man at Gslata, interviewed the
county commissioners today upon the
subject Of building bridge over the
Marias river near Beatrice. The mat.
ter was taken under consider alton by
the board.
A marriage license was Issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
Hans Rudolph and Miss Ida Irene
Evers. two we'll known young people
Of this city. A license was also is
sued in favor Of Charles E. Erickson
and Mary Ledeau, both of Box Elder.
In response to a petition signed by
q number of residents of that part of
Chouteau county, the board Of com.
missioners has created the township
Of Chester. The new township is
formed principally of the territory
within eighteen miles south and thirty
miles west of Chester.
Dan DutrO, of Helena, an old time
resident Of this city, arrived today on
Q visit with Chas. q. Green. Mr..
Dutro claims to be the pioneer dry
land farmer OF this locality, his claim
being based upon the record that he
filed homestead on the bench west
Of town in 1883, and raised good crops
without irrig alton.
An order made by the postofice de-
partment increases the salaries OF sew.
eral Montana postmasters, the receipts
from the business OF the past year
placing them in higher grade. The
increases include the postoffice at Chi.
nook, raised to 81 900 year, Conr ad,
81, 700; Culbertson, $1,000; Glasgow,
81, 800; Havre, $4,000; Malta, 81, 300.
From Thursdays Daily.
Fresh straw berries and other fruits
at T. e. Power & Bro.
O. c. Tingley, of Big Sandy, was
among the arrivals today.
George Patterson, Jr., who has
been attending school in Minneapolis,
is spending the vacation with the home
folks.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
Frank j. Allen and Mary A. Kend all.
both of Hsvre.
A petition for letters of administra.
tion in the estate of Timothy Whit.
comb, deceased, has been filed in the
district court by Charles Whitcomb,
of Zortman.
E. V. Gray beal, of Harlem, mem.
Der of the county board OF school
examiners, arrived today to take
charge of the examin ations in the
public schools.
"A decree of divorce has been grant
ed in the district court in the suit OF
Meta r. Donellan vs. NJ. ]. Donellan,
the custody of q minor child being
awarded to plaintiff.
Work was commenced today on q
neat 6ve-room cottage for Ezra Crane.
on lower Main street. A contract fol
the building was recently awarded &c
Henry D. Wickhorst.
The Fort Benton baseball boys lef,
this morning for Hayre, to play re-
turn game with the Pat Yeon team il
that city. They were accompanied by
delegation of local fans.
Permission has been granted by the
county commissioners to the Chester
Telephone company and the Northern
Montana Telephone company. to sci
poles along the public roads in Chou.
teau county.
A successful and interesting demon.