The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
CITY AND STATE.

See Sheldon before you buy that
new wagon or farm truck.
Send your watch and j~ewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
J. W. Woodcock, postn aster al
Shonkin, lie visiting with Fort Benton
friends.
John Laird, a we'll known resident Of
the Sweet Grass hills, is among the
business visitors in town.
Miss Blackstone returned today
from attend ance at q meeting OF the
county board of examiners at Havre.
John T. Sheath, who arrived horse.
back last evening from his ranch As
miles down the Missouri river, reports
bad range conditions in that locality,
the prairie being covered with crusted
snow.
G. ]. Trip and Martin Gravele, two
men held in jail on charges OF passing
forged checks, pleaded guilty and
we're sentenced in the district court
yesterday. Each received q term Of
one year in state prison.
Advices from Havre the
death of W. j. Murphy. proprietor OF
the Oakland hotel in that city, after a
long illness from cancer. Mr.. MUIR
ply formerly lived at Chinook. and
had an extensive acquaintance 10 the
Milk river country.
Great Falls Leader: Michael S.
Connolly was made the defend ant in q
divorce suit yesterday by Mrs. Alice
r.. Connelley, who charges cruelty
and non-support. Connolly formerly
lived in the Hiehwoods and in Fort
Benton and Is at present living in
Bozeman. Mrs. Connolly asks for
the custody of the minor children.
Otto Fisher and John Goodman
were under investig alton by a lunacy
commission in the district court yes
day afternoon, the result being the
commitment Of both to the ms zane
asylum. Among the delusions enter
tanned by Fisher was q belief that he
owed Sheriff Bickle S17 for his board
while in Jail and he insisted upon
writing q check for that amount,
signing q fictitious name to the order.
From Thursdays Daily.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Fox,
OF this city, q son.
c. Wilson and wife, of Lonetree,
are visiting with friends in this city.
L. A. Abel, OF Big Sandy, and A.
l.. Wilson, of Floweree, we're among
the arrivals today.
G. F. Morris, cashier of the Secur-
ity State bank, and E. T. Broadwater,
of Havre, arrived today on a short
business visit.
John Dedo, an Italian employed at
the Thrailkill coal mine, was arrested
yesterday and placed in Jail to await
trial on q charge of assault.
Suit has been brought in the district
court by the Benton Hardware com.
pany against q. L. Russell, to re-
cover q balance alleged to be due on
account.
The strong chinook of the past
"a hours is regarded by old-timers
as a sign OF an early spring. 1t may
caus q breakup of the ice in the Mis-
souri, river.
Declarations of intention to become
American citizens were fled in the
district court today BY James G.
Fouls, of Havre, and Jerom jon
son, of Dunkirk. The latter is q ma.
tive of Iceland.
The latest IN Chouteau county post.
Offices is called Lilacs, q %postofice of
that name having been established by
he department with Mabel E. Claviter
rs postmistress. Lilacs postofice is
located in the Lonesome prairie ~
try, about rs miles south of Clifford.
The Photographic will of the late w.
G. Broadwater, OF Havre, was fled
4OA pIOO0tC III lAC NV COu1 VOuoy
by G. F. Morris and E. T. Broad
water, who are named in the instru.
ment as executors. The will was
written by Mr.. Broadwater last Octo.
Der, and contains a number of pro-
visions in which requests OF various
amounts are made 10 relatives and
several personal friends of the de-
ceased.
From Fridays Daily
J.. K. Ebersole, of Lonetree. is
among the business visitors in town.
L. M. Fishbaugh, of the upper
Teton, was among the arrivals today.
VIM. J. Green arrived today from
Gull Lake, Alberta, On q visit with
relatives in this city.
A marriage license was issued today