The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
CITY N STATE.

lie visiting with her sister, Mrs. DR..
Murphy.
Miss Iva Boland came down from
Great Falls this morning for a visit
with friends in this city. She is the
guest of Mrs. D. G. Lockwood.
A declaration of intention to become
an America an citizen was made in the
district court today by Hans Peder
Jensen, of Whi.lash, a native of Den.
mark.
The dance given last evening by the
ladies of the Old Fort Improvement
society was fairly we'll attended, the
storm undoubtedly prevented many
from going who would otherwise have
done 60. Excellent music was fur.
nished by the Fort Benton orchestra,
and all who participated report en-
joying themselves to the utmost. The
net receipts will add something to the
Old Fort Improvement fund.
A complaint was filed in the district
court today by the Rogers Lumber
Co. against G. I. Reckman and others
of Chester. alleging a balance OF 10.
debtedness on the part Of the defen-
dants of e63S. 05, for lumber and other
building material furnished by the
plaintiff for the erection of certain
buildings in the town of Chester, and
asking judgment In the above sum
with interest, attorneys fees and costs
of suit.
Great FALLS Leader: Several iso.
lated tracts of the public domain, ag-
gregating over 600 acres, were sold at
auction at the land Office yesterday.
Those who secured tracts were:
John S. Mclean, Conrad; John B..
W~allenstein, Bynum, L. NJ. Fish
baugh, Carter; ]. V. Carroll, Fort
Benton; Albert Pitman, Cascade; S.
M. Huselid, Choteau; Henry Jensen,
Dupuyer. In all sales the price paid
was $1.2 per acre, the minimum al
lowed by law.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. Geo. D. Johnson, of Beatrice,
was among the arrivals today.
Mrs. Chas. Crawford returned today
from a visit with friends In Helena.
Attorney Harold H. Youell, OF Ches'
ter, arrived today on district court
business.
Miss Bernice Bickie left yesterday
for Spokane, Wash, on q visit o.
several weeks.
Mrs. Mayn, of White Sulphur
Springs, is the guest of Mrs. Chas
Lepley, of this city.
q. j. O'Hanlon, the we'll know
Chinook merchant, arrived yesterday
to look after his business interests IL
this vicinity.
w. H. McRoberts, of Bozeman, WHIT
has been making purchases of cattl'
in this vicinity, is among the business
visitors in town.
Miss Helen Sherry, who has beef
visiting with rel atives here the pas
few weeks, lett yesterday for her HON
in Spokane, Wash.
Mrs. r. L. Walton, of St. Paul
who has been spending the summe
months with Fort Benton friends, va
among the departures for the cas-
yesterday.
A plat OF the High School add:tio
to the towasi.e of Havre was filed i
the county clerks office tod ay by Dr.
J. A. Wright, of that city. The add1
ton is located south of the townsit
and consists of about seventy lots.
j. W. Leuning, superintendent
the Fort Benton public schools, Re
turned yesterda y from q visit Of Sc,
eral weeks on the Pacific coast. Dul
ing his absence Mr.. Lenning has bee
taking q post graduate course
Berkeley, CAL, where there were abo'
two Thousand students in attend ance'
One of the finest exhibits of fla
grown in this vicinity is being d.
played by J. d. Savage. at the Gre
Northern express Office, the specimen
coming from Mr.. Savage's 5O-ac1
field in the Hollywood country. II
exhibits show q growth of about tw
feet with heads that promise q bount
full crop.
From Tuesdays Daily.
w. r. Craig, of Denton, was amor
the arriv ais today.
Housekeeper wanted on ranch. II
orsre at River Press Office.
F. Redick and wife. of Iona. a
among the visitors in town.
still have q small quantity OF NJ
/ Turkey Red wheat. Dr.. Taylor.
Victor Brown, of Button, Ind. q
rived today on q visit with G. \
Luce, Of this city.