The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
w. F. Waters, of Chester, Is among
the business visitors In town.
j. G. THAN and wife, OF Highwood,
are visiting with Fort Benton friends.
Joseph Hsmm, of Nine Mile, has
been received at the Sanitarium for
medical treatment.
George B. Bourne. Of Hill, is re.
newing acquaintance with a large cir
Gle Of friends in this vicinity.
W. o. Dexter, public administrator,
has applied to the district court for
letters of administration in the estate
Of Henry Berger, of the Marias, who
died about q week ago.
Walter Matthews, United States
commissioner At Culbertson, has been
removed from Office by Judge Rasch,
of the federal court, for alleged wrong.
full conduct in the discharge OF his Of.
fetal duties.
A trans action in Harlem real estate
is recorded in . deed received at the
county clerks Office by which Chas.
A. Smith conveys title to part of lot
o, block g., in the Smith addition to
Harlem townsite, to J. M. Rsntschler.
The consider alton named in the deed
is $1,000.
John Jacoby and wife, of Nine Mile,
we're among the arrivals today. Mr..
Jacoby is elated over the changed
weather conditions, the melting snow
having filled q large reservoir that he
constructed last fall and which will
furnish an abund AMI water supply for
irrigation.
w. r. Leet, county treasurer, 10 in
receipt of q remittance of S13, $50 from
the state treasurer, as the amount due
Chouteau county from an %apportion-
ment OF state school funds. The re.
mittance represents % for each child
of school age, and will be apportioned
by Miss Blackstone among the sew.
eral districts upon that basis.
Advices from Chester report tina,
the Chester Trading company, the
largest mercantile establishment iu
that town, has made an assignmen,
for the benefit of it's creditors, L
Crichton being named as trustee. A
too liberal extension of credit to 1T
patrons is said to be the cause OF tn,
financial condition of the firm.
Patrick Walsh, who has been under
treatment At St. Glare hospital th'
past week, for pneumonia, died las
night at that institution. The de-
ceased, who was about 36 years old
had been employed as a herder by the
Northwestern Live Stock company
and other sheep outfits, during recen
years, and was we'll known among
local residents.
Lewistown Democrat: Dave M
Frields, manager of the Shonkil
Stock association, with headquarter
in the Dog creek country, vas in tn
city yesterday. Mr.. Frields says tn
statements that have been published
relative to the condition Of stock il
his section of the country were grossl.
misrepresented, that there had bee
no losses to date in range cattle. Th,
people on feed grounds will not los
yer 20 per cent, while the range cat
tie will come out with q loss not to ex
coed S per cent. If the present condi
lions hold till the Goth. and ii th
weather breaks before there will b
only normal loss.
From Mondays Daily.
G. r. Kee and wife, of Hawarder
are among the business visitors i
town.
Mrs. Moor, OF Havre, has been RI
ceived at the Sanitarium for needles
treatment.
B.. J. O'Hanlon, of Chinook, arrive
yesterday to look after his ranch an
livestock interests In this vicinity.
A suit for divorce has been filed i
the district court by Anna E. Gibso
against Harry r. Gibson, formerly
Havre, the complaint alleging desel
ton.
Tony Henebrink was plotting a bi
gasoline traction engine through tow
this afternoon. 1t will operate
blowing outfit on the Shonkin IL
coming season.
Edward N. Scott, a we'll known re
ident of Big Sandy, and Nellie Sutl
erland, of Billings, were married
this city y~esterd ay, the ceremony b.
ing performed by Judge Kinder.
g. Hokanson, of Warrick, who
amonp the visitors in town. brinl