The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-28
CITY AND STATE.

fHo0 SaeuFdayNs DAILY.
s. -Riswold, of Hill, was among the
today. |,
F. A. Carnsl, register Of the Havre
land Office, lie among the bushes visit
ore in town.
Mrs. Mary E. Ewing. of Los An
geles, CAL, is the guest of her son, F.
E. Stranahsn, Of this city.
G. Pennock, Of Harlem. q former
resident Of THE city, arrived today on
probate business before the district
court.
A marriage license was Issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
David Pickering and Alzire Lechien.
both Of Great Falls.
Declarations of intention to become
American citizens were fled In the
district court today by Wayne T.
Troxel, of Chester, and Alice Watts,
Of Chinook.
Rev. W. W. Van Orsdel. who arriv'
ed from the vest today, reports that
the residents OF Floweree have decided
TO build . Methodist church at that
place, the work to begin at once.
Rev. jan. Chestnut returned today
from Helena, where he represented the
Masonic lodge and Chapter OF the
Eastern Star. He val honored BY
being elected grand chaplain of the
latter organization.
Attorney F. N. Utter. Of Havre, who
wss recently appointed by the county
commissioners to fill the unexpired
term of County Attorney w. S. Tow
ner, arrived today to familiarize him
self with the duties Of that Office.
W. r. Leet, county clerk, and At.
torney F. E. Strsnahan returned yes.
terday from Helena, where they At
tended the hearing Of the county seat
removal petition matter in the supreme
court. Arguments upon various law
points involved we're made BY counsel
on each side, after which the court
gave five dsys in which to file briefs
anu proP0Te ouo"eS0'
A halfbreed named Frank Lafrom.
boise vas brought In from Dodson to-
day by Constable A. P. Wiegand. and
placed in the county jail to await trial
in the district court on . charge of as.
sault in the fret degsee. The prison.
er was bound over by Justice Geo. W
Hall, In the sum of $1,000. 1t is quite
. possible that the defendant may later
face q charge of murder, the assault
of which he is accused consisting Of
an attack upon another halfbreed with
an axe, the wounds inflicted upon the
victim being OF q serious nature.
From Mondays Daily.
The Junior Guild will serve supper
At the opera house Wednesday, Octo'
Der 5.
Melton Low, an old.time resident
of Box Elder, was among the arrivals
today.
J. Nj. Sampson, q we'll known Chi
nook business man, arrived today or
q brief visit.
Mr.. Willett Bronson, Of New York
arrived today on a visit with Rev. j
N. Chestnut.
Mrs. H. Rudolph, who has beer
visiting with friends at Everson, wa
among the arrivals today.
A. S. Kilroy, travelling solicitor TO
the Great Falls Tribune, is making
one of his occasional visits here.
Chas. Lepley left today for Chi
nook, to euperintend the loading OF
livestock shipment at that place.
Ed. Chappell. of the Marias, who II
among the visitors in town, report
exceptionally heavy rains In that Ia
cality.
DR.. Cotton is getting acQuainte
with the mechanism of q new Petre
automobile, which he recently pu'
chased from w. F. MILFORD.
A deed filed In the county clerks O.
fee records the sale of about 320 acre
of ranch property In the Sweet Gras
hills by Levi Cox to Harvey u. Pric'
of W%hitlash. The considerable
named in the deed is 81, 000.,
Local lumber dealers report a bris
demand for all kinds of building mt
terial these days, the new structure
in town and the large number of ne
buildings in the surrounding countr
calling for large quantities ofsupplie'
Jere Sullivan, Of this city, who a
tended the meeting of the Montan
pioneers at Deer Lodge, was electe
vice president of the society froI
Chouteau county: Major T. A. Gun
mings was chosen as state historic
for this county.
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