The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
CITY AND STATE.


Fssn Saturdays Daily.
A. Bickle, Of Havre, is visiting with
here.
Born, to the wife of C. w. Morri.
son, of this city, . son.
Born. ). Havre. Montana, to the ..
wife Of Wm. WcdekinR, OF Big Sandy,
q daughter.
A. H. Stew art, Of Carter, arrived
tod y with q number of his neighbours,
to attend the Farmers Institute.
James S. Carnal, csehier Of the
Citizens State bank at Ravre, is
among the business visitors in town.
Mrs. johannes Lehfeldt, OF Big
Sandy, was received at the Fort Ben.
ton Sanitarium today, for medical
treatment.
v. Smith, who had . hearing in
Justice Kinder's court yesterday on
charge of committing . %nuisance, was
sdjudged guilty and assessed . PEN
atty of twenty-five dollars.
Among the receipts At the county
treasurer's Office yesterday was o
check for S1l4, 563. q, which represents
the amount of taxes paid by the Great
Northern Railway company upon
property in Chouteau county for the
current year.
At . recent meeting of the directors
of the Stockmen's. National bank, .
dividend of ten per cent. for the elk
months ending December 81, 1910, was
declared, payable January S, 1911.
This makes an 18 per cent. distribu.
ton of profits for the current year.
From Mondays Daily.
Born, to the wife of H. N. Raeland,
of this city, . son.
Among the pensions recently award
ed to Montana veterans is one of Sl2
per month to Daniel Dutro, formerly
Of this city.
John Iuman Was received at the
county jail yesterday for . thirty.day
term, the prisoner having been given
that sentence by Justice Brooke, OF
Chinook, for petit larceny.
Judge W. A. Rsgan. of Big Sandy.
has heen appointed United State com.
missioner At that place, the appoint.
ment having been made. Saturday by
Judge Rasch, in the federal court q,
Helena.
Charles Kacir, q resident of Cascade
county, has been arrested On Q charge
of perjury in securing q marriage Ii
cense at Great Falls. He represented
that the prospective bride was 18 yeart
old, whereas che was only Is years Of
age.
r. E. Cowan and wife, who arrived
from Big Sandy today, recently me-
with q cad bereavement in the death
Of their baby daughter. The little
one, who vas only two years old, died
Thursday night from 10 attack o,
pneumonia.
A dispatch from Washington sayt
Montana will receive $50, 678.38 fol-
school and road purposes, this being
its share of the venue from national
forests during the last fiscal year
This is rs per cent Of the timber sales
on Montana national forests, and Il
an Offset to the loss of income the
state would have received from taxa
BILE property, which IL Withdrawn and
put into forest service. The amour
will be distributed among the severa,
counties in proportion % the area o
forest reserves within their bounda
ries.
From Tuesday's Daily.
Mrs. 81. F. Schwartz, OF Clifford, Il
visiting with Fort Benton friends.
Judge Tattan and E. r. Russell lef
yesterday for Glasgow, where distric
court will be iu session this week.
Mrs. ]. 81. Green and Miss France
Green returned today from a visi
with relatives at Maple Creek, Can
ada.
Mrs. Ewing, who has been visiting
with Mrs. F. E. Strsnshan the pas
few weeks, left toda ~ for her home il
California.
Congressman Charles N. Pray an
wife left today for Washington, wher
Mr.. Pray will begin the work of tn
short session next week.
Work has been commenced on tn
embankment Of the public skatinI
rink, where healthy recreation will b
available for adults and young folk
during the winter.
Declarations of intention to become
American citizens were filed in tn
district court today Edward E. Bark
lev. Of Weat Rntte. A. r. TrOxler. n