The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-11
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily
John Crowley, of Chinook, was
among the arrivs ale today.
Ed. B. Thomas arrived today from
Havre on q short business visit.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D.. 6. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
j. L. Peacock, the we'll known Can.
sdiao livestock dealer, is among the
business visitors in town.
A marriage license was issued BY
the clerk of the district court today to
Alfred Herman and Mary r. Radlock,
both OF Big Sandy.
Mrs. Thomas, OF Aavre, and E. G.
johnson, q resident of this vicinity,
were received at the Sanitarium today
for medical treatment.
A declaration Of his intention to be.
come an American citizen was filed in
the district today BY A. c. Herman,
formerly . resident of Canada.
The receipts Of gold bullion Ut the
Helena assay Office last month from
Chouteau county had q value of esq.,
28S. 63-an amount which placed this
county At the head Of the list.
A county patient named Huff. who
was received at the Sanitarium about
. week ago, dropped dead from heart
disease today at that institution. The
deceased was q stranger here, and
nothing is known ss to the location OF
his relatives.
Edward Hodwin, OF the Teton, was
arrested and taken to Jail last even
ing. on q charge OF cruelty to animals.
According to . complaint made to the
authorities the accused, while under
the influence OF liquor, became en-.
ragged at . horse that could not pull .
load over an ice covered piece of
roadway, and after gouging out the
eyes Of the unfortunate animal killed
It with an axe.
From Thursdays Daily.
E. D. Nash, deputy state v~eterinar.
ian, arrived from Helena today on of.
fetal business.
E. Sklower, q we'll known resident
of Malta, is among the business visi.
tors 10 town.
c. B. Power, of Helena, arrived to.
day to look after his business interests
in this vicinity.
V. r. Lanestrem, of Great Falls,
district manager for the Rocky Noun.
tain Bell Telephone company, was
among the arrivals today.
DR.. j. V. Carroll received word
yesterday from Mrs. Carroll and
daughter, announcing their arrival
At Manila, Philippine Islands. Their
tour of the orient has BEEN q very
interesting experience,
In q bulletin issued by the census
bureau the density of population
in Montana is given at 90, CON-
pared with IL per square mile in 1900
Idaho is 3.9 per square mile. Wyo.
ming's density is l,5, compared with l
in 1900.
A New Year greeting, ia the form of
dividend checks, was received today
by stockholders of the Stockmen's
National bank, of this city. The dis.
tribution represents a dividend of 10
per GEM for the six months ending
December 81, 1910.
The property of the Hiehwood Tele-
phone company was sold at sheriff's
sale today to satisfy q judgment &c.
cured by T. C. Power & Bro, Inc.
The property was purchased by F. E.
Stranahan Is agent, for 50, 1922. 80, the
amount of the judgment and costs.
James Igoe, who was released from
the county Jail about six weeks ago,
was returned to that institution today
by Constable Ed. N. Scott, of Big
Sandy, to serve q sentence Of ninety
days for vagrancy. The prisoner "a
committed by Justice r. E. Cowan.
Miss Blackstone, county school gu.
perintendent, announces that the
eighth grade examina atoms will be
held in Fort Benton, Havre and Chi.
nook on January 13 and IA, and in
Harlem on January 10 and 20. Prof.
T. j. Troy will conduct the examina-
ton at Chinook: Prof. E. V. Gray
beal at Havre and Harlem: and Miss