The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-20
CITY AND STATE.

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j. NJ. Simkins, of Chester, arrived
today on q short business visit.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D.. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
H. W. Hoffman, a we'll known sheep.
nan Of the upper Marias, is among
the business visitors in town.
Sam McBrady, of Livingston, and
James Deering, of Helena, we're am.
ong the arrivals from the west today.
G. G. Records, who has returned
from q trip over the bench lands west
Of here, reports two steam plows at
work in the vicinity of Carter.
Frank Scott was received at the
county jail today to await trial in the
district court on q charge of robbery.
The prisoner Is believed to have been
implicated in a recent holdup at Havre
in which q Chinaman was the victim.
Articles OF incorporation were filed
in the county clerks Office today by
the Thompson Lumber company, of
Box Elder, with q capital stock of
$25 900. The incorporators are John
Waite, Grover Waite, G. F. Thomp-
son and William h. Chase.
Four declarations of intention to
become American citizens we're fled
in the district court today. The ap.
plicants we're Frank A. Johnson, q
native of Sweden; Thomas Gosnah,
q native of Germany; Andrew Bir-
dahl and Carl O. Hsngerud, formerly
of Canada.
A suit was commeced In the district
court today by William S. Goodyer
against B.. B.. Weldy and Joseph
Gussenhoven, to recover an alleged
indebtedness OF about $500. The com.
plant asks for q decree of foreclosure
against real estate upon which de-
PENDANTS gave q mortgage.
Acommittee OF the Commercial Club,
consisting of local stockmen, was in
terviewing business men today with a
view to arranging for the entertain.
ment of visitors who will attend the
annual meeting of the North Montana
Roundup association. The meeting
will be held in this city Friday and
Saturday, May 6 and 7.
From Thursdays Daily.
Get ready for the census man, who
proposes to call on every householder
tomorrow.
Attorney F. A. Carnal, who arrived
today, reports quite a snowfall in the
Bear Paw country, about forty miles
east Of this city.
Location notices for three quartz
claims in the Bear Paw country were
filed in the county clerks Office today
by Edward Moe, of Big Sandy.
Another large delegation of land
seekers arrived today, many of whom
secured locations several weeks ago
and will begin to make residence on
their claims.
A hearing was had by alunacy com,
mission in the district our today, in
the case of John H. Ruhe, at which
the latter was committed to the asylum
at Warm Springs.
Declarations of intention to become
American citizens we're filed 10 the
district court tod ay by Joseph Schulz,
a native OF Germany, and Steven
Clancy, who was born in Ireland.
Sheriff Bickle arrived from High.
wood today with James A. Freeman,
who was placed in Jail to await a
hearing ia the justice court. The
prisoner is accused of making threats
against Frank MCGOWAN, Of High.
wood.
There was so much passenger traffic
on this division of the Great Northern
today, that the westbound train was
run in two sections. A large proper
ton of the travellers consisted of rail.
road laborers and land seekers from
the east.
Walter Barrett, a census enumera-
o assigned to this district by Super
visor Leon Shaw, arrived from Hell.
ena today. Mr.. Barrett will take up
the work in the country districts in
this vicinity for which John F. Muir
ply was originally appointed, the
latter having resigned the position on
account of i'll health.
A dispatch from Washington says
no immediate action will be taken by
the Montana senators in reference to
the appointment OF officers for the land
Office at Havre. 1t will take until
July to transcribe the records of the
Glasgow and Great Falls Offices, and
no funds will be available for the new
district until after the passage of the