The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29

ing at the Fort Benton Sanitarium.
The deceased had been seriously sick
with bladder trouble.
Great Falls Leader: The report for
the month of May as given out by
Register Burlingsme and Receiver
Wilson, OF Great Falls land Office,
elbows that 1407 filings were made dur.
ing that month, and that the total
amount OF money taken In for fees and
and commissions was S41, 1911 Is.
Applications for retail liquor Ii.
censes we're considered by the county
commissioners today, the county
treasurer being instructed to Issue
licenses to the following: Vonwold
& Somere, of Chester; Edward Chris
tian. of Gold Butte: H. c. Sprague,
of Clifford; o. Narveson, OF Galats;
Watson & Mcpherson, OF East Rud-
yard; John p. Swaugster, of Kennedy
coulee coal mine.
A large delegation from Chester and
vicinity appeared before the board OF
county commissioners today. to urge
the matter of building . bridge acres
the Mariss river south Of Chester, q
such point q may appear most desir.
able. The delegation included A. G.
Strobe, B. B. Weldy, Jno. A. Arthurs.
81. E. Lorsnger. Jno. McRae. Thos.
Snuffer, Frank Baker, Jno. Berglin.
Jno. B. Schiltz, Jos. Renal and E. s..
Albright, Of Chester; Jno. G. George
and J. Florence, Of Msriss. Az no
expensive bridge facilities have been
provided in that part of the county,
and Of the proposed structure would
benefit q large number of citizens, the
proposition has merit that will un.
doubleday command recognition.
From Tuesdays Daily.
John Anderson has been received at
the county jail to serve ninety days
for petit larceny. The prisoner was
committed by Justice w. B. Piper,
of Havre.
Peace officers have been provided
for Big Sandy by the county commits
sioners, who appointed w. A. Raglan
justice of the peace and Ed. M. Scott,
constable, for Big Sandy township.
Eugene John, who vas arrested al
Big Sandy q few days ago on . charge
of assault preferred by Contrscto,
Silvernsil, pleaded guilty in Justic'
|, Kinder's court today and was assessed
q fine of $25. 90.
J. F. Kavanagh, proprietor of thu
Galata Herald, and r. L. Calkins,
we'll known business man Of Galata
arrived today to interview the count,
commissioners upon the Maria
I bridge proposition.
Next Monday will be the great day
the celebration of Independence day
, in this city, and our neighbors ar
, cordially invited to come and enjo,
: themselves with US. The committee
on parade, races and sports have bee
. advised of quite a number of entire
t for the several events.
' Declarations of their intention t
become citizens of the United State
: were fled in the district court toda
by four natives of Russia, who ar
now located in the vicinity of Bi
Sandy. Their names are Adam Schid
lowsky, Alex Murkowski, johann
Murkowski and Johann Zubol.
According to reports from Grea
Falls, the big wool clips of J.. B
: Long, Rea Bros. and Charles BAR
: of Billings have been sold to a Boston
dealer, but the N fails to nam
It the price. These clips will ageregat
9 about $500, 900 pounds, and it was RI
Gently announced that they we're to +
shipped east on consignment at al az
}. vance of II cents per pound.
. John McCabe arrived from the Ber
ton Sheep company ranch today I
receive treatment for q rattlesnah
q bite. He was picking up some board
in q patch of tall grass when the email
struck him on the back of the rigl
10 hand, and as that member began I
d swell be lost no time getting to towl
The patient was given proper after
.s ton by DR.. Porter aud no serious r
II sult is anticipated.
d The matter of building a publ
Sc bridge across the upper Marias ".
discussed by the Chester delegation
% the Monday afternoon session of tt
board OF county commissioners. ar
~ the matter taken under consideration
20 Ia order to arrive at a better unde
standing of the situation. the member
=. of the board decided to go to the M
~ rias country on July 6, and inspe
the various sites recommended for tt
proposed bridge.
Bids for the construction of a ia