The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-04
I T AND STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily

sLOre.
Dr.. F. A.. Atkisson is greeting his
friends'on the public streets today, !
after being conSued to his room by
sickness since New Years.
Adam tombstone, of the wool grow.
ing firm of McLeish & tombstone, is on
the sick list. The patient is under
treatment at the Sanitarium for kid.
ney trouble.
Declarations of intention to become
American citizens have been filed in
the district court by Richard Almond
and James Wheatman, of Oldham.
The applicants are natives of Eng.
land.
According to q deed received at the
county clerks Office, Agnes E. Sweet,
Of Chinook, has sold about 400 acres
OF ranch property located near Cleve.
land, to S. E. Cook, of Cleveland.
The consideration was %, $50.
An addition to the electric light
plant is in process of construction, to
accommoda ate new machinery that will
soon be installed. The company pro.
poses to supply q day and night serv.
ice when the p liant has been enlarged.
James E. Stevens, one OF the new
settlers located in the vicinity of
Clifford, was brought to the county
Jail today to await investigation as
to his sanity. The prisoner was com
mitted by Justice W. B. Piper, of
Havre.
John Henry, of Box Elder, who is
among the business visitors in town,
reports q lively time in that new town.
The prospective business institutions
include six lumber yards and several
other firms for which there are desir.
able openings.
A. S. Ktlroy, travelling representa-.
tive of the Great Falls Tribune, is
among the business visitors in town.
Mr.. Kilroy has just returned from the
northwestern part Of the county, and
reports great activity in the matter of
building new towns. Within the past
few weeks. the towns of Hingham,
Joplin, Galata and Concord have
grown to proportions that surprise
visitors who we're there only a few
weeks ago.
From Thursdays Daily.
A recent marriage at Great Fails is
that of Harry Green and Pearl Chap.
oton, both OF Big Sandy.
Otto Maurer arrived from Great
Falls today with a party of landseek.
ers, who are seeking homestead loca-
lions in this vicinity.
Arthur Forsyth. and George H.
Breckenridge, of Joplin, former resi-
dents of Canada, have filed ia the dis
trict court declarations of their in
tention to become American citizens.
Judge Tattan has appointed John
Buckley, of Chinook, as receiver in
the Lenahan Casey suit for dissolu-
ton of partnership, which was com.
menced 10 the district court a few
weeks ago. The receiver is required
to furnish a bond Of S., 200.
Great Falls Tribune: Ira Hickory
yesterday sold his ranch of 500 acres
on the Truly bench, l44 miles south Of
Great Falls to Fred G. Young of Pull
man, Wash, the transaction involv-
ing a cash outlay of over Sl8, 600,
which also included all of the i'm
provements and about Is head of
mixed cattle. Every foot of the ranch,
. it said, can be plowed and the price
paid to Mr.. Hickory was $50 per acre.
A suit for divorce has been com.
menced in the district court Of Lewis
and Clark county by Mary G. Oar.
ling against M. S. Darling, who was
county surveyor of Chouteau county
in the nineties. The couple were mar
ried in Fort Benton, November Z,
1898, and are the parents of one child,
a daughter, Gladys, eleven years of
age. The plaintiff alleges her hus band
il worth fifty thousand dollars. She
asks for the custody of the child, ali
WOuy Ii oVVOl ICY . 1000
From Fridays Daily
For painting and paper hanging,
see S. Alderman.
Born, to the wife of William Witt,
of this city, a SON.
For sale, eight head of work horses.
Can be seer at La Barre's barn.
For sale, o Percheron stallion, two
years old. weight 1850 pounds, at
Buck & Kennon's feed yard. n
A marriage license has been issued
at Great Falls to Henry S. Gerow and
Jessie Carmack, of Chester.
Those who have rooms that can be
placed at the disposal of. visitors at
tho o~tcckmen's meetinp. are ~reOuested