The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-05
CITY AND STATE.
From W0dnesday's Daily

from Wodneedaye DAILY
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Rev. John Hennessy arrived from
Great Falls today on q visit with Fort
Benton friends.
William Snow, of the Teton, was
received at the Sanitairum yesterday
for medical treatment.
A recent marriage In Helena is that
OF A. M. Kinbrough and Alice Watts,
both OF whom are residents OF Chi
nook.
A declaration OF intention to be.
come an American citizen wss filed
in the district court today by Nels
Engeland, OF Teton, q native Of Nor.
way.
The civil suit of Mrs. E. G. Crutcher
against G. D. Crutcher, two former
residents of this city, Is on trial 10 the
district court at Great Falls. It re.
lates to the legal ownership of some
Havre real estate.
A Washington dispatch says Con-
gressman Pray urged the department
of agriculture to establish q horticul'
tural station near Billings for the in.
structiou aud benefit OF farmers OF
that vicinity who have undertaken
fruit culture. Secretary Wilson
promised to consider the request and
determine whether the department can
take this step without legislative au.
thority.
Under q law passed by the Twelfth
legislative assembly, the coming city
election will be the last In this county
at which registry agents will oficiate
in the various precincts. Effective
July l Of this year, all who desire to
vote in either city or county elections
will be required to register at the
county clerks Office, provided the
voter lives within ten miles of the
county seat, otherwise registration
may be had before q justice of the
peace. Such registration will be suf-
fcent until the voter either moves
away or fails to cast his vote. In
this event it will be necessary to reg.
lister again.
Prom Thursdays Daily.
r. L. Thompson, of Virgelle, is
among the business visitors in town.
Mrs. Jos. A. Baker, of Highwood,
was among the arriv ais from the east
today.
Ed. A. Larock, of Harlem, q vel
known sheepman of that locality, ar
rived today on q business visit.
Frank Schultz, of Warrick, who was
among the arrivals today, reports {
light winter loss among his livestock
holdings.
Geo. L. Overfeld and family, who
who have been visiting In California
the past few weeks were among the
arrivals today.
A. w. Ziebarth, of Chinook, who il
among the visitors in town, report
several transactions in Chinook rea
estate the past few days.
A suit for divorce has been filed il
the district court by Mary A. Murph!
against Frank Murphy, the complain
accusing defend ant of failure to pro
vide the necessities OF life.
Marriage licenses have been issue'
by the clerk of the court to Evert S
Reser and Kathy M. Bowes, of Chi
nook; and to Eben Peterson an
Anna Kruse, both of Chinook.
Word has been received from Phi
Grennan, adjutant general of th
Montana National Guard, that he VII
BIZ here Monda y to muster in the locs
company. All members are requisite
to assemble at the court house Nor
day evening, at 700 O'Clock.
Charles Crepeau left today with
crew of men on the first Missou1
river trip OF the season, his feet col
sisting of q large fat boat and thru
rats loaded with about 80, 600 pound
of merchandise of various kind
The shipment is billed to various pa
ties at Judith, Wilder and Rock
Point and way stations.
Great Falls Leader: A verdi
awarding the five Havre lots in co
troversy to Mrs. Esther A. Crutche
one of the defend ants and prese
wife of G. D. C%rutcher, was return'
by a jury in the district court yeste
day afternoon after the testimony al
arguments in the case had been su
mitted to it. Mrs. Elizabeth G.. Cru
cher, the plaintiff, and former wife
the defendant, G. D. Crutcher, 10
her suit to gain possession OF the lot
which she complained her husbal
had defrauded her of, by erasing b