The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-05
CITY N STATE.

From Saturdays Daily.
Edward Moe, of Big Sandy, was
among the srriva ls today.
Paul Hensen, OF Chinook, arrived
today on q short business visit.
j. A. Howell, OF q den, is
among the business visitors in town.
Attorney j. A. McDonough, of
Great Falls, Is il town tod ay on pro.
fessiona | business.
Mre. Murray Deaton. OF Judith, ar.
rived today on q visit with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w Frields, of this
city.
Declarations of intention to be-
come American citizens we're dled in
the district court today BY George Fl.
Walker, of Clifford, and Andrew r.
Bergum, of Harlem.
A deed received for record At the
county clerks Office transfers title to
. portion Of the townsite Of Dunkirk,
the purchaser being Charles 81. Clos.
terman, of Lansford, N. Oak. The
consideration named in the deed is
e9,cco.
Sheriff Bickle returned today from
Zortman with James r. Dewar, w. T.
Wimberly, Logan Davis and Fred
Becker. four defendants against whom
charges of violating the anti.gambl.
ing law are on file in the district court.
The accused will probably give bonds
for theiriappearance for trial.
Steamboat service on the upper Mis-.
souri, river during the coming season
is announced by Isaac P. Baker, of
Bismark, N. OAK, manager of the
Benton Packet company. Light
draught boats will be used for freight
between Fort Benton, Judith, Rocky
Point, Lismas and Washburn. N,
Oak.
Carol M. Ridenour, the Gospel
Singer, who has been secured by the
Baraca.and Philsthea Glasses to give
an entertainment at the Methodist
church Monday evening will be pres
ent At the church services tomorrow.
At the evening service he will sing and
illustrat ''Jesus Lover of My SOUP
and "Abide with me-" Everybody
invitedsto these services, and strang
ere especially welcomed.
From Monday Daily.
D. b. Waite, of Oberlin, o., II
visiting with Fort Benton friends.
James3Brownlie arrived direct from
Scotland yesterday, with the intention
of making his home in this vicinity.
E. M. Kennedy and Thomas Dowen
county commissioners. arrived today
to attend an adjourned meeting of the
board.
At the election of school trustee
held Saturday in this district, Charle'
Lepley and G. w. Morrison wer'
chosen as the new members OF thu
board.
Phil Grennap, adju,ant general O
the Montana national guard, arrived
from Helena today, and will muster.il
the local company of the guard thi
evening, at the court house.
The April term OF district court TO
Chouteau county will begin tomorrow
when applications for naturalization
and other matters will be heard. Th
jury term will begin Wednesday.
Declarations of intention to becom
American citizens were filed in th
district court today by K. M. Hansen
of Ada; A. Niesteregger. of BIZ
Sandy; A. j. Stein, of Fort Benton
and Peter r. Clark, of Harlem.
Among the tax deeds received at th
county clerks Office is one from Levi
Mumper, of Chester. to Conrad Helm
bigner for about III acres of ranc
property near Chester. The dee
names 50, 900 as the consideration.
F. A.. Carnal, register of the U. S
land Office at Havre, was among th
arrivals yesterday. Mr.. Carnal re
ports 1856 filings in the Havre Ian
district the past month, these filing
amounting to a total of about $500
acres.
The March weather report issued b
Observer G. w. Ling, of Havre st'
ton, shows a higher mean temperatur
last month than the average of forme
seasons. The precipitation was onl
O.l6 inches-about one-third the ave-
age for the month of March.
Sheriff Bickle arrived from Glasgo
today with Charles Clark, formerly {
Big Sandy, who is wanted on
charge of horse stealing. The pri'
oner has been a fugitive from justit
for sometime past, and was recent
located and arrested at q ranch abo,
thirty miles south of Glasgow.