The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15

air concert of the season yesterday
afternoon 10 the city park. The mem.
bers of the band, as q result OF con.|
slant practice, are becoming expert
musicians, and provided excellent en-
tertaiument 1T yesterdays concert.
All who are Interested in baseball
matters are requested to. meet At the
band practice room Wednesday even
ing, 1t 8 o'clock, for the purpose OF
preparing plans for the coming sea.
son. With al abundance OF baseball
talent, the new Fort Benton team
promises to be the best ever organ
lied In this city.
From tuesdays Daily.
1t Ia announced that the Merton en-.
tertainment, billed here for March 81.
has been Cancelled.
Roy Gallagher, OF Pleasant Valley.
has been received at the Saoitarium
for medical treatment.
The building season opened this
week with preparations for q new COT
tage that will be built by Otto Soc.
berg, on his residence property on
upper Main street.
Declarations OF intention to become
American citizens have been filed IN
the district court by Henry Morrow,
Edward Morrow and Archie Morrow,
three recent arrivals from Canada.
According to data received by the
state board of health, the largest fam.
lily in Montana is that of q married
couple in Valley county. A careful
count shows they have nineteen chill.
dren.
Suit for divorce has been commence
ed 10 the district court by Maggie
Crawford against r. L. Crawford, de-.
fend ant being accused of failing to
provide plaintiff with the necessaries
Of life.
Miss Blackstone, county euperin-
tendent, who returned today from the
northwestern part of the county, re.
ports the public schools of that sec.
ton to be In excellent condition, with
a constantly increasing attendance OF
pupils.
1t is expected that primaries for the
nomination of candid ates for alder
men will be called by the several ward
committees in q few days, there being
vacancies in each of the three wards.
A city convention will also be held,
to nominate candidate for city treas
urer' and police magistr ate.
In the district court yesterd ay, the
charge of burglary against Thomas
Cook was dismissed on motion of the
county attorney, and defendant re-
leased from custody. The %defendan,
was arrested with Thomas Rutledgt
several weeks ago, on q charge O
burglarizing a store at Joplin.
A news item from Havre states tina
all the troops stationed at Fort AS
sinniboine have been sent south, ani
three military prisoners at the pos
transferred to Fort Harrison. Thu
movement 10 regarded by come as thu
final abandonment of Fort Assinni
boine, and residents of Havre are be
ginning to realize that permanent oc
cupation of the reserve by settler,
would be of more benefit to the gener
al community.
Several new township officers wer,
appointed at the recent meeting of tn
county commissioners, A. w. lie
barth being named as justice of tn
peace for Chinook township. On petit
ton, the township of Clifford wa
created, with w. H. Kelley and D. N
Young, as justices of the peace, an
J. R. Critics and George Erickson
constables. A petition to create tn
Concord justice townehip was ais
granted, while q similar application
from residents of Joplin failed to re
ceive favorable action.
With the winter practically over II
most of the range country %throughou
northern Montana, the latest report
indicate a comparatively light los
among livestock considering the Ion
= spell of unfavorable weather. In son,
cases there has been practically q
g loss at all, compared with former sci
sons. The firm of Bourne & Hamil
. ton, in the Sweet Grass hills, for IL
e stance, provided themselves with Is
600 pounds of corn for winter feed
but their supply of old hay "a suff
cient to winter their sheep withov
!, drawing upon this corn reserve.