The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-17
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily,

From Saturdays Daily.
W. L. Weaver and wife, Of Chinook,
we're among the arrivals today. !
w. M. Cox and D. D. Push, Of
Nezperce, Ida we're among the arriv.
ais today.
81. c. Delaney and James s. Csrnal,
OF Havre, are amoupg the business
visitors in town.
A marriage license was issued at
Great Falls yesterday to Oscar N.
Nelson and Ida Split, both OF Garter.
Mrs. Chas. Lepley was hostess to .
number Of young people yesterda ~
afternoon, who we're pleasantly enter.
tanned 1t . n%eedlework party.
Declarations OF intention to become
American citizens we're died IN the
district court today by Stanley D..
Adams and Thomas Adams, of Big
Sandy, and M. Henig, OF Ravre.
Two handsome Rambler sutomo.
biles we're today added to the number
Of horseless vehicles in town, D. G.
Lockwood and II. j. Wackerlin be-
ing the owners OF the new machines.
Phil Greenan, sdjutant general OF
the Montana national guard, and Cap.
tain Tucker, Quartermaster, arrived
today to instruct members of Com.
pany M in some of their military du-
ties.
The trial of A. J.. Bolstad, on q
charge of forgery, was to have
been commenced In the district court
today, but the absence of an impor-
tant witness caused q postponement
OF the proceedings until Monday.
A Washington press dispatch says
orders have been issued for the estab
lishment, July /, OF a city mail deliv-
cry service in Havre, with two letter
carriers, one substitute carrier, ten
street letter boxes and other necessary
equipment.
The prospective abandonment Of
Fort Assinniboine as q military post
is indicated by the announcement Of a
big auction sale of government prop
erty at that place May %. The list OF
articles that will be offered for sale
includes practically all the tools, sup.
plies and general equipment of the
past.
There has been q steady procession
of settlers outfits leaving town the
past few daye, the wagons being load
ed with household furniture, agricul'
tural implements and general ranch
supplies. Most of the outfits belong
to settlers who availed themselves Of
the extension of time within which tc
establish residence on their claims.
and which expires Monday, May Is.
From Mondays Daily.
w. W. Thorne, OF. alata. is amone
the visitors in town.
]. A. Mahood, OF Big Sandy, was
among the arrivals today.
Mrs. Glen Lauer returned yesterda!
from a visit with friends in Helena.
Attorney L. V. Beaulieu, of Ravre
is among the visitors attending dis
trict court.
F. A. Carnal, register Of the Havr,
land Office, spent YESTERDAY with For
Benton friends.
Approximations of q dry season wer
dispelled by q liberal rainfall IN thi
vicinity today. The moisture is wei
coined as an assurance of q good GRO
season on the bench lands.
The Big Sandy baseball boys ha
Q pleasant time here yesterday , bu
failed to score in their game with th
Fort Benton team. The result of tn
game was 16 to 0 in favor of tn
locale.
The Junior class of the Fort Bento
high school is issuing Invitations 70
q dance to be held in the opera hous
Friday evening, May rs. The invita-
tions are being distributed among th
friends of members of the class.
A news item from Washington say
the comptroller of the currency hs
approved the application of Thoms
O'Hanlon, Chris D. Miller, Paul M
Cam, Henry Kremer and j. Kuhr
organize the Farmers National bar
of Chinook, Montana, with a capt.
of $1,000.
The track team of the Fort Bentc
high school returned Saturday mig
from the inter.scholastic meet
Missoula, where they were very ho
pitsbly entertained. The boys wi
always have pleasant recollections
of their visit to Missoula and the sta
university.
Articles of incorporation we're fill