The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-27
CITY AND STATE.

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c. N. Frisbee, of Floweree, is among =
the business visitors in town.
I. F.. Churchill, Of Iona. is visiting
with cid time friends in this city.
Mrs. George Hebert, Of Havre, is
under treatment ut tie Sanitarium.
Mre. Geo. w. Crane lef; today for
Great Falls, on q visit with friends in
that city.
Chas. Lindblom, of Harlem, was
received at St. Glare hospital today
for medical treatment.
Frank McLeish, Of Geyser, and Fred
McLeish, OF Spokane, are visiting
their brother, A. E. McLeish, of this
city.
Chas Thompson, a former resident
of this city, arrived tod y from the
east to look after business interests in
this vicinity.
c. r. Drake, who is engaged in the
newspaper business at Charleston,
WASH, arrived tod ay or a land seek.
ing trip, and may locate a homestead
in this vicinity.
W. r. Leet, county treasurer, re.
ports tax collections as fairly good,
about one half the number OF Chou
teau county property having
paid their dues for the current year.
This leaves over a thousand taxpayers
to be heard from, and as taxes become
delinquent after November 80, aud
incur a penalty of 10 per cent, a rush
OF payments prior to that date is ex.
pected.
Instructions have been issued by the
commissioner of the general land
Office in which former rulings that
affect homestead cultivation and com.
mutation proofs are modified. OH.
cials of local land offices are advised
that in the matter of accepting com.
mutation proof on homestead entries
this proof may be accepted if the entry
was made by a native born or fully
n%aturalized citizen before June 6, 1912.
Covering a new ruling which affects
entries made since June 6, 1912,
the commissioner says the claiman,
must show the cultivation of at leas,
one sixteenth of the homestead area.
From Mondays Daily.
F. E. Brunskill, of Hawarden, was
among today's arrivals.
o. G. Osnes, the K%nerville stockmap,
is among the business visitors in town
Cal G. Shuler, of Chinook, an old
time resident of the Milk river valley
is visiting with friends in this city.
Frank Strouf, of Stanford, q vel
known business man of that localit.
and a live booster for Montana gener
ally, ia among the visitors in town.
The county commissioners we're il
session today, the consideration O
bids for care of county poor and othe
services being the principal bushes;
transacted.
H. G.. Stevens, of Big Sandy, inter
viewed the county commissioners to
day in regard to issuing a retail
liquor license, his application being
granted by the board.
The 500 line surveyors were at wor
within the city limits today, runninI
lines through the military reservation
addition just beyond the Old For
park. 1t is believed that depo
grounds will be located in that part @
town.
A marriage license was issue
Saturday afternoon to W. V. James
of Belt, and Lois A. Gray, of this city
The wedding took place at the cou1
house soon after the Issuance of th
license, Justice W. M. Ball perform
ing the ceremony.
Advices from Chinook state that tn
trial of Loren Tolbert, in the distrie
court, resulted In a disagreement
among the jury, and the case was cor
tinued until the next term. The dc
fendant is accused of stealing a bunc
of horses neal Harlem, and trying t
dispose OF hem
A letter received today by a locs
business institution made record tim
in transportation from England to thi
city. The distance of nearly 6,OC
miles was covered in 81 days-th
u postmark showing that the letter cross
ed the Atlantic on the fast steamshi
Mauretania-while the usual time
from ten to twelve days.
From Tuesdays Daily.
V. F. Blankenb baker and wife,
Virgelle. are visiting with friends i
this city.
Wanted, q cookie for survey party
s35 per month. Apply to Nj. Roy,
Choteau hOuse.-Adv.
B. II. Vaudeville returned toda