The river press., 1911-05-10
CITY AND STATE.


From Wednesdays Daily
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work TO D. G. Lockwood's jewelry !
store.
Miss Eglantine Bessette arrived
from Havre today, on q visit with
relatives here.
Mrs. o. A. Bergeson, of Chinook,
arrived today On q visit with Mrs.
W. r. Leet, OF this city.
A shipment OF J. I. Case separators
was received by the Benton Hardware
company today, in anticipation of the
demand suggested by promising crop
conditions.
Declarations OF their intention to
become American citizens were filed in
the district court today by John
Burckhartsm and Ben Jund, Of
bingham, and Jeus Skjerven, of Jop.
lin.
Favorable weather conditions are
being followed by . fine growth of
vegetation in this locality. Samples
of winter wheat from the Captain
Stevens ranch, measuring foot high,
we're received at the River Press Office
today.
Great Falls Tribune: Maj. E. L.
Barnes, of the local U. S. land Office,
reported yesterday that the filings on
homesteads at the Office in April num-
bered 1856, covering approxim ately
1900 acres. This was at the rate of
sixteen filings day, while last month
the filings averaged only ten day.
According to David Hilger, a we'll
known resident of Lewistown, there
are about 400 steam and gasoline
plowing outfits, representing an ag-
gregate investment of S2,00O,00O, en-.
gagged in plowing land in the Judith
basin. He says that so per cent more
winter wheat is planted and will be
planted this year in the Judith coun.
try.
Postmasters throughout the country
are exception ally busy these days, the
Washington authorities having issued
an order that they count and report
the number of letters and other pieces
of mail handled in their respective
Offices each day during the month of
May. For Monday and Tuesday of
this week, the count made Postmaster
Geo. W. Crane showed about 5000
separate pieces of mail handled in the
Fort Benton postoffice.
From Thursdays Daily.
Found, bicycle. Owner can re.
cover by proving property and paying
charges. Apply Fred H. johnson,
Fort Benton.
The county commissioners have
appointed j. W. STAN, of Chinook,
as the Chouteau county member of the
state fair advisory board.
Attorney J. Collins, of Harlem, ar.
rived today on district court business
Mr.. Collins reports heavy rainfall
in that part of Chouteau county, with
excellent prospects of a good crop
season.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court yester'
day afternoon to Clyde c. Roper and
Eglantine L. Bessette, both of Havre
A license was also issued today il
favor OF Henry E. Wood, of Chester,
and Clara Whelcher, of Joplin.
Frank Stephens, OF Lewistown, ani
Charles O'Donnell, of Billings, who
are large operators in livestock, wer'
among the arrivals today. Their visi
is understood to be in connection will
proposed purchase OF cattle in which
local stockmen are interested.
A petition requesting that Galat'
township be created for judicial pur
poses, has been granted by the count.
commissioners. The board appointed
Charles F. Brown and John II
Divine, as justices for the new town
ship, and James S. Alsup, constable
The report of the government assa
Office in Helena for the month of Apr
shows Chouteau county in the lead il
the matter of gold shipments to tbs
establishment. The gold receipts fror
this county during the month had
value of S45, 800, which was more tha
one-third of the amount received fror
all parts of Montana.
Eight applicants for certificates wer
successful at the recent teachers e.
amin alton, the markings of these az
plicants being sufficient to entitle thel
to certificates: First grade-Hazl
Putnam, Poplar. Second grade-Id
M. johnson, of Galata; Mrs. NJ. 3