The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-08
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Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store. + =
Farmers should get their discs
sharpened By G. E Sheldon, who has
a regular disc sharp-ner. II
John Barkcsdale, OF the Shonkin
country, was received 1t the S4ritar-
ium yesterday afternoon for medical
treatment.
A declaration of his injection to be-
come an American citiz n was fled in
the district court today by Reinhact
Bolt, of Big Sandy.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
F. E. Williams aud Marguerite B.
Morrell, both OF Iona.
George Williams, q county patient
who originally came from Chinook
and who was suffering from heart
trouble, died Sunday night at St.
Glare hospital. The deceased, it is
understood, was formerly engaged in
railroad work.
The increasing use OF fuel oil for
power purposes in this vicinity has iu-
duced the Continental Oil company TO
make this point a supply station.
The company proposes to put in large
tanks for the storage of gasoline and
coal oil, one of the reservoirs having
already arrived at the Great Northern
depot.
A press dispatch from Salt Lake
City the death of Gray W.
Richardson, q we'll known newspaper
man who formerly lived in Montana.
Mr.. Richardson was associated with
R. X. Lewis in starting the Havre
P~laindealer several years ago, and
was also engaged in newspaper work
in Helena and Butte.
Thomas Dowen, chairman of the
Blaine county board of commission
ers, and D. G. Kenyon, treasurer of
Blaine county, arrived today as mem.
bers of q jury commission to compile
q list OF district court jurors from the
Choutea u county records. This meth
Cd OF securing a list Of Blaine county
citizens for jury service was adopted
under legal advice.
At q meeting Of the Shonkin Stock
association, held yesterday afternoon
at the Office OF Secretary T. A. Cum
mings, a board Of directors was elect
ed, consisting of Jno. v. Carroll,
Malcolm Morrow, Chas. E. Green; A.
O. DeLorimer and w. T. Morrow.
The officers of the association are
Geo. L.. Overfeld, president, Chas.
II. Green, vice-president; T. A.
Cummings, secretary and treasurer.
D. M. Frields was appointed captain
of the roundup, which will work in
conjunction with the Pm outfit, com
mencing about June l in the vicinity
of Judith.
From Thursdays Daily.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. J.. Shomka.
OF tnls Guy, q sou.
Ed. N. Scott, of Big Sandy, is
among the business visitors IN town.
Sharp Bros. have a lot of clean
Montana grown alfalfa seed at Is
cents a pound.
A postofice bulletin that
.. P. Andrews has been appointed
postmaster at Landusky.
Rev. G. M. Donaldson, of the Meth
ist church, left today for Great Falls
to attend the state Sunday school
convention in that city.
A declaration of his intention to be-
come an American citizen has been
filed In the district court by Gustav
Lombardini, of Graceville.
j. O. Patterson reports a heavy
rainfall in the Lost Lake country last
night, the precipitation taking the
form OF snow in the mountains.
Chouteau county mines contributed
over 1924. 900 to the gold receipts of the
44CIOo0 0oooy VLANO 4ooC AuOusAS ~
cording to the official report of that
institution.
The remains OF Mrs. Zachary, of the
Teton, who died yesterday, were
brought to town last evening for
burial. The death Of Mrs. Zachary
was due to Pneumonia.
Suit has been brought in the dis
trict court by D. G. Lockwood against
Harry T. Jones, of the Teton, to Sc
cure right of way for an irrigating
ditch through lands owned by defend.
ant.
A revision of the city license ordi.
nances was made at q meeting of the
city council last evening, the new
regulations covering several classes
OF business that have not paid a H.