The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-18
CITY AND STATE,
From Wednesdays Daily

oOTus 10 Sne vile "a Dr. r. w.
Cotton. OF su.s city, "a daughter.
Send Jour watch aad jewelry repair
work to u, G.. Lcckwood's jewelry
store. \
W. E Leary and J. A. Howells, of
Hawarden, are among the business
visitors In town.
A ~postofice bulletin announces the
re-sppOintment OF l.. Minugh as post.
master at Harlem.
Mrs. H. j. Boyer, of Chester, has
been received at the S%anitarium for
medical treatment.
Andrew hagen, q native of Norway,
was admitted to citizenship In the dis.
trict court today, At the morning ses.
zion.
A declaration of intention to be.
come an American citizen was filed in
the district court today by Bertha
Balm, Of Chinook.
A cult has been commenced in the
district court by Sidney J.. Collier
against Thomas w. Kenney to re-
cover . balance alleged to be due on
. promissory note. The complaint
ssks judgment for about 81, 100.
An application for q retraining or.
der against the city council of Chi.
nook al heard in the district court
yesterday, the petitioners requesting
that the municipal authorities be for.
hidden to issue saloon licenses in ex-
cess OF the number provided in the
city ordinances. The desired order
was made by the court.
The clerk of the district court has
received the list OF Chouteau county
taxpayers selected by the jury com.
mission as subject to call 90 district
court jurors during the present year,
the list containing about 1850 names.
Each name will be transcribed on q
separate clip of paper, the clips placed
in the jury box, to be drawn by lottery
whenever q call for jurymen is neces
essary.
From Thursdsy's Daily.
Among the business visitors In
town are George johnson, Fred Rob.
inson and .. Valleaux, of Carter.
John G, THAN, of Highwood, who
has been visiting with friends At Box
Elder, al among the arrivals today.
Jere Sullivan, voluntary weather
observer at this place, reports q min
imum temperature of % below zero
last night.
An information has been filed in the
district court by the county attorney
against George Hoffman. the defen.
dant being charged with grand lar
ceny.
a list of sixty Chouteau county tax.
payers was drawn in the district court
today. for service as trial jurors at
this term of court. Their attend ance
is required on February l.
At a special election held at Cas-.
cade recently, the residents of that
town decided to incorporate as a
municipality. The first mayor and
board of aldermen will be chosen
February IA.
A Washington dispatch says q bill
granting SO, 900 acres of land to Mon
tana for the establishment and main.
tenance of a state insane asylum has
been introduced in the senate by Sen
ator Carter.
The report OF the sheriff's Office for
the past two years shows there were
403 prisoners received at the Chouteau
county jail during that time. OF this
number about 100 were short term
prisoners from the police court.
Several local stockmen are taking
active interest in the matter of recov.
ering as much of the money as posi-.
BILE that vas stolen from the state
estrsy fund, and will endeavor to as.
sist any investigating committee that
may take the matter in hand. Parties
who failed to received estray money
to which they we're entitled are re.
Quested to send particulars to the
Shonkin Stock association. Of this
city.
From Fridays Daily
Manhattan shirts at The Toggery.
For rent, six.room house, hot water
heat and electric light and bath. To-
quire of Hans Rudolph.
W. r. Embleton, of the Teton, who
is among the visitors in town, reports
q snowfall of about fourteen inches in
that locality.
A declaration of intention to be-
come an American citizen has been
filed in the district court by Hans F.
Siert, a native of Germany.
A decree of divorce has been enter.
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