The river press., 1911-03-01
CITY AND STATE.

Ong the business visitors IN town.
Attorney Jno. c. Duff. of Chinook,
arrived today on district court bust.
ness.
Chas. H. Montgomery, of Carter,
arrived today on short business
visit.
H. L. Shand. who H. eng aged In the
banking business at Windham, Mont,
was among the arrivals today.
Mary Loschy, of Chinook, who was
granted divorce In the district court
today, has filed q petition for nstur.
alizstion.
A marriage license has been issued
at Great Falls to G. A. Renuen and
Elsie e. Shultz, both OF Kremlin,
Chouteau county.
A suit has been fled In the district
court by A. J. Scott against O. J.
Hanson, to secure payment OF promis.
cory notes amounting to about d $50.
Judgment by default was entered In
the district court today in the euit OF
G. E. Knapp against A. B. Clarke.
The suit WAS brought to recover an
alleged indebtedness of about $3.50.
Among the arrivals today was q
party OF land seekers who wish to ee.
cure homesteads in this vicinity.
They come from Indiana and Penn
eylvania, and represent other resi-
dents of their localities who intend
to come to northern Montana.
Great Falls Leader: The land rush
is on at the local land office. Seven.
teen filings were made on land In the
Great Falls land district yesterd ay.
and the Office force was working at
quick time all day today. Receiver
c. A. Wilson conducted two auction
sales of isolated tracts yesterday and
today. The highest price paid today
for land was sl.70 per acre, while Sl.55
was the top price yesterday.
The consider alton of road petitions
and other matters relating to county
roads formed the principal business
transacted at a special meeting of the
county commissioners yesterday and
today. The board established new
county roads as follows: The Kelly
lat change in Lees lake and Teton
river road. The bingham change in
Burnham and Chester road. The
Chinook and Snake creek road to
Kerr's coal mine.
From Mondays Daily.
D. G.. Lockwood aud wife returned
today from an extended visit on the
Pacific coast.
Guy Quick is under treatment at
St. Glare hospital for 40 attack OF
appendicitis.
A declaration of his intention to be
come an American citizen was filed in
the district court today by E. Ander'
son of Chester.
Grant Sharp and Wm. DesLosier,
who have been on the sick list the
past few days. have been taken to the
Sanitarium for treatment.
R. r. Belcher has arranged pop
ularity voting contest in connection
with his moving picture show, prizes
being offered for the most popular
young lady, and for the most popular
child under two years OF age.
Sales of town lots owned by Chou
teau county, through non.payment o.
taxes, were held at the court house
Friday and Saturday, come OF the
property comm snding q price largely
in excess of the tax charges agains
it. The proceeds of the two days
sale amounted to about l,l00.
Miss Blackstone superintended th'
teachers examination for this dis
trict, held at the court house Frida!
and Saturday. The applicants were
Florence McDon aid and A. G. Brazee
of Highwood; w. G. Mcclure and b
L. Wiley, of Floweree; Frances Park
of Fort Benton; Adelaine L. Farrell
of Teton.
Bishop Brewer conducted confirma
ton services at St. Paul's churcl
last evening, with large congre
CATION in attendance. The contir
nation class consisted of Mrs. Ger
trude A. Peterson, the Misses Mar
garet Poulsson, Louise Sharp, Maud
Kraus and Anna Harris; and Clinton
Stranahan.
An apportionment from the publi
school land grant fund has been mad
by the state authorities, the sum o
1896, AIS being distributed among tn
several counties at the rate OF thre
dollars for each child of school age
The amount apportioned to Choutea
county is sl3, $3.50, which will be dis
tributed among the various districts