The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-22
CITY AND STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily

From Wednesdays Daily
T. Mallet, of Concord, arrived today
on q short business visit.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Work on q new residence building
has been commenced by Kirk Myers,
the location being lear the Methodist
church on Franklin street.
Declarations of intention to become
citizens we're fled in
the district court today by Raymond
L. Smith and E. Garsfells, OF Havre:
and Alexander Young. of Chinook.
Among the arrivals today vas q
party Of ho~mesteaders from North
Dakota, who brought q carload Of
moveables with them. Locations had
already been secured in this vicinity.
A decree OF divorce has been grant,
ed in the district court OF Cascade
county In the suit Of Lutelia Murray
against Morgan Murray, of High.
wood, In which defendant was accused
OF cruel treatment.
A suit has been filed in the district
court by the Security State bank of
Havre, against W. G. Lemon,i in which
defend ant is charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses. A bench
warrant for the arrest of the defendan
was issued by the court.
A full membership of the state
board of sheep commissioners has
been appointed by Governor Norris
for the ensuing two years. A.. S.
Lohman, of Chinook is the Chouteau
county member Of the board; Alexan-
der Elliott, of Malta, the Valley coun.
ty member; and G. M. Coffey, OF BY.
mum, will represent Teton county.
A condemnation suit has been insti.
tuted in the federal court by the gov.
eminent to condemn 131 acres of land
lying four miles west of Dodson,
which will be flooded by the Dodson
dam OF the Milk river project. The
defendsn is Daniel Nicholson. He
wanted go per acre for the land and
the reclamation service offered him
Oh.
Livestock losses in this vicinity the
past winter will not be entirely due to
weather conditions, according to Viii.
liam Collins, OF Teton, who is among
the visitors in town. Mr.. Collins re-
ports that during the past three
months he has had over fifty cow and
calves killed by wolves, and several
neighboring ranchmen have also suf.
fered heavy loss from the wolf pest.
From Thursdays Daily.
J.. W. Woodcock, postmaster at
Shonkin, is visiting with Fort Benton
friends.
A. tombstone, mayor of Dugout
c%oulee, is among the business visitors
ia town.
Mrs. Adams, of Havre, was receiv-
ed at the Sanitarium today for medi-
cal treatment.
W. j. Maze and family returned
yesterday from a visit to their former
home in Missouri.
G. W. Hay, of Great Falls, q we'll
known agricultural implemnnt dealer
of that city, was among the arrivals
today.
The city marshal is notifying
bicycle owners that there is q city Or
dinance which prohibits riding on the
sidewalks.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
August Strom and Christena Houan,
both of Galata.
Chas. Crepeau is building q fla
boat for . trip to Judith by the Mis-
souri river route, the craft furnishi ne
accommod atoms for elk occupants
and q quantity OF supplies.
The west bound train brought in an
other party of settlers today, thu
visitors forming part of q trainloai
that left St. Paul the early part OF th'
week for various Montana points.
The Fort Benton Baseball club wa
reorganized last evening, at q meet
ing held for that purpose at which
there was a good attend ance. j. Rit
ter was elected president of the club
c. W. Morrison, treasurer; and Will
Eckhart, manager.
L. O. Hudson, formerly count,
treasurer, left today for his frui
ranch near Spokane, which he pur
chased several months ago. MIR
Hudson will set out q large number
OF fruit trees, and make various i'm
provements IN the property.
Charles Schilling, who ia among
the visitors in town, brings news tina