The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
CITY AND STATE.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. J. G. Bsily and Mrs. T. E.
McDonough, of Havre, are among the
visitors Ia town.
William Sample, who removed with
his family to Kalispell last fall, was
among the arrivals today.
Rev. P. w. Haynes. OF Belt. for.
merly pastor of the Methodist church
in THE city, is visiting with Fort Ben.
ton friends.
Several carloads OF settlers effects
have been received Al the depot the
past few days, some of the shipments
coming from points in North Dakota.
The state land authorities announce
IN auction sale Of state land in Chou.
tesu county, to be held In this city
May Is. A similar sale will be held
at Glasgow on May 16.
Justice Kinder, acting coroner, left
today for the Eagle butte country,
about As miles east of here, to hold
an inquest upon the remains Of George
Hoffman. who Is supposed TO have
died from the effects of an accident.
An unusually large acreage Ia this
vicinity will be seeded to fax this
season. Local merchants have sold
about 100, 600 pounds OF fax seed the
past few weeks, an amount sufficient
to seed over five thousand acres.
Reports from the dry land farming
sections near town indicate q salts
factory condition in the winter wheat
fields. G. w. Morrison and J.. f.
Brown, who have about 100 acres in
winter wheat, have just completed the
work of narrowing, and are we'll salts.
fed with the crop prospects.
A partially demented Canadian,
named Victor Penberthy, was received
at the county jail yesterday from
Hsvre, to serve thirty days for ma.
licious mischief. The prisoner came
to Havre from Canada last week, and
as he is apparently of unsound mind,
the federal authorities will be re.
quested to deport him when his SEN
tence expires.
Great FALLS Leader: L. Newman,
president of the United Milk River
Valley association, returned today
from Havre, where he went on business
in connection with the beginning Of
construction work on the reclaim alton
project there. He reports that water
users are rapidly sending in descrip
tions of their lands and that the COZ
tracts for water will be signed uI
within q month. when actual work will
be resumed.
The business of the Havre land Office
for the fret quarter of this year Eas
been unusually large. Approximat ely
200. 600 acres of land has been flee
upon. During the quarter ending
March 81, a total Of 1888 homestead
applications were filed. OF this mum
Der 202 were filed during January, 30l
during February and 1856 during
March. During the quarter 81, 456. u
was taken in in fees and commission
and SIG, 900. 80 from sales of public
lands.
An attractive addition to publi'
street improvements is being made b.
some of our enterprising business
men, who are installing Ornamental
iron lamp posts in front of their es
Establishments, each bearing q cluste
of three electric lamps. Install alton
have already been made by T. G
Power g. Bro, the Benton Hardwar
Co., the Choteau House, Sharp Bros.
the S%tockmen's Notional bank an
Grand Union hotel, and others viii
coon follow.
From Mondays Daily.
Attorney A. J. M~cDonough, OF Ores
Falls, arrived yesterday on distrit
court business.
Samuel Frazier, of Malta, was RI
ceived at the Sanitarium today 70
medical treatment.
John Henry and Everd Nielsen, tw
we'll known residents of Box Eide,
are among the visitors In town.
A decree of divorce was entered /
the district court today, in the suit {
Carrie Morrow against William I
Morrow.
A recent press dispatch from VAST
ington says Special Agent Newto
will soon 60 to Seattle, Tacoma an