The river press., 1911-02-08
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily
Cord wood for sale at my ranch.
Mrs. Margaret Rowe.
W. E. Hiles and wife, of Chinook,
are among the visitors in town.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Dr.. J. a. Fairfield, of Great Falle,
who was resident of this city in the
early eighties, was among the arrivals
today.
John Collins, sheriff of Cascade
county, is attending district court as
Q witness in the Freeze. G ilmore mur.
der case.
The arrivals today included q large
number of residents of the Milk river
and Bear Paw country aud the Sweet
Grass hills, who have been summoned
ss Jurors and witnesses in the district
court.
A Washington dispatch says the
senate has psssed the house bill pro.
viding that any homestead or district
land entryman who failed to secure
title to his fret entry otherwise than
because of fraud may make . second
entry.
A meeting of stockmen will be held
at the court house this evening, com.
mencing 8 O'Clock, to discuss matters
relating to the estray fnnd scandal.
Visiting stockmen who are interested
in this subject are requested to attend
the meeting.
W. A. Taylor and wife, OF Medicine
Hat, Cau., are visiting with Fort Ben.
ton friends. Mr.. Taylor, who is large.
ly interested in cattle and Is one OF
the best known stockmen of the Medi.
cine Hat country, is reported to be
contemplating the purchase of q large
sheep outfit and taking It across toe
line.
Prom Thursdays Daily.
D. G. Lockwood and wife left today
on trip to the Pacific coast.
Miss Byzantine Bessette. OF Havre.
arrived today on q visit with Fort
Benton friends.
Mrs. A. L. Daulton, who has been
on the sick list for some time past,
was taken to the Sanitarium today for
medical treatment.
L. D. Pugsley, of Chester, who was
among the arrivals today, reports an
unusually heavy snowfall In that part
Of Chouteau county.
F. N. Wild, q former Chouteau
county newspaper man who Is on the
reportorial staff of the Great Falls
Tribune, is among the business visi.
tors in town.
A suit has been commenced in the
district court by A. D. Monson
against M. B. Kortgaard, of Dun
kirk, to recover a balance of about
1888 alleged to be due on certain pro-
missory notes.
The clerk of the district court is
making report to the state authorities
upon the amount of court business
trans acted during the past year. The
data show that l22 marriage licenses
were issued during the twelve months,
ten divorces granted, and q appli.
cants admitted to citizenship.
The funeral services of the late Mrs.
G. E. Sheldon were held at the Metho.
dist church yesterday afternoon, q
large number of neighbors and friends
paying last tribute of respect to the
memory of the deceased. The pail
bearers were W. J. Minar, Malcolm
Morrow, Otto Soeberg, G. W. Nor.
rison, H. J. Wackerlin and r. S. Cul'
bertsOu.
From Fridays Daily
Mani s,tan shirts at the Toggery.
Mani hattans cost more than the aver
age shirt, and there's q reason.
Remember the dance and suppe,
February 81, by the Football club.
Just received, a carload of shellec
corn, $3.50 per 100 pounds. SharE
Bros.
Petitions for natur aliz alton wer,
filed in the district court today b,
Shebel Rehal, of Chester, and Jackol
Camenisch, OF Lyle.
The Fort Benton Brass Band an
nounces its last dance of the season
to be given Friday evening, February
3, at the Baker opera house. Tht
boys assure their patrons q good time
on that occasion.
C. E. Sheldon and family wish tt
thank their friends and neighbors fo1
kindness and sympathy extended dur
ing their recent bereavement; also fo1
the many floral offerings and othel
tributes of respect.