The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-02
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

TUE Cos0budy . OoAAys
Chss. A. Smith, OF Harlem. il q
business visitor in the city.
Mrs. N. T. Chemidlin vent to Great
Falls this morning for q short visit.
A marriage license was issued today
by the clerk of the district court to
Alex Guynn, of Phillips, and Clemen-
tine Azure, of Dodson.
A petition for letters of a%dministra.
ton In the estate If Catherine O'Bry.
an, deceased, was filed 10 the district
court tod ay by Samuel E. Cook.
James Meldrum, q native OF Scot
land today made declaration of in
tention to become an American citizen
before the clerk OF the district court.
A delegation comprising about a
dozen of our prominent citizens left
this morning for Chinook to interview
its people in opposition to the pro.
posed county seat removal scheme.
The Great Falls creamery, which
has been in operation q comparatively
short time, 10 in financial trouble.
Upon the application of one OF its
creditors, q receiver for the oncern
has been appointed by the district
court.
A man badly wanted by the Free
mont, Neb., authorities is John L.
Butler, alias H. G. Fisher, for whom
there is q reward OF 5000. He is &C.
cused of forgery, and the general sup
position Is that he is engaged in the
real estate business somewhere in
Montana.
A Washington dispatch states that
the house committee on public lands
will report q bill on Monday next to
enable settlers to enter lands with
drawn on account of the presence OF
coal. Approximately ten million
acres in Montana will be available
for entry under the bill, having pre-
viously been withdrawn.
County Surveyor A. W. Merrifeld
returned this morning from the EN-.
bryo town OF Carter, about fifteen
miles west of this city, where he has
been engaged for some days in plat
ting the townsite. About one hun
dred lots were plated, and it is ex.
pected they will soon be taken up.
Application has been made for the es.
Establishment of q postofice At that
place, which will be q good accommo-
dation to q large number of new set-
tiers who are Aocking to that vicinity.
Lewistown Democrat: Billings par
ties have been in this county during
the past week trying to buy hay but
did secure any large quantity as
the prices offered did not meet the
demands of the Fergus ranchers. A
Miles City mar is in the city now
trying &c contract for potatoes but he
too, is somewhat shy with the price.
There are a lot of potatoes in the
vicinity of Milestown, but the growers
have q bunch that there will be a bet
ter price offered later in the spring
and are holding for the raise.
The secretary of the Fort Benton
Commercial club is in receipt of q
large number of letters daily from
lapdseekers in various parts of the
country, inquiriug about government
land open to homestead filing in this
vicinity, and other matters. Some OF
the letters betrsy a surprising lack OF
inform alton regarding conditions in
Montana. but response is made TO
every inquiry, giving a statement OF
actual conditions, q reply to each
question asked so far as is practica-
BILE, and suggesting that the applicant
make personal inspection of lands
open to entry.
From Mondays Daily.
J. c. Cronk. of Coberg, arrived to-
day on a short business visit.
c. W. Wilson returned yesterda y
from a visit of several weeks at his
old home In Virginia.
Mrs. G. j. Waller, of Minot, N.
OAK, arrived yesterday to join her
husband, who recently located here.
Walter Brown, the Box Elder
stockman, il among the visitors in
town.
Mrs. Claude E. Embletop, of Spo-
kane, a former resident of this city, is
the guest of Mrs. J. j. McGraw.
The Sharp Bros, new grocery store
will open tomorrow, with a complete
stock of fresh goods of all kinds.
Mrs. w. j. Green, of Maple Creek.
Can, arrived yesterday on a visit
with Mrs. Jno. H. Green and daugh-
ter.
r. q. Wright, the Great Falls loca-
tor, arrived today with another party
of ~landseekers who want homesteads
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