Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-01-16
RECORD
FOR THE YEAR
OVER FOUR HUNDRED CIVIL
CASES FILED DURING PAST
TWELVE MONTHS.
TWENTY-FOUR DIVORCES
Activity in the Marriage Line, How
ever, Made Up for These Matri-
monial Msfits-One Hundred and
Eighteen NaturaIizations - Clerk
Ritch Gives Some Information.

'NNS SotiS
During the past year the office Of
lie clerk OF the district court shows
much larger business than has ever
cen transacted in any previous year.
For the year 425 civil cases were
led, which is an increase of n cases
YER the year 1910. The month Of De-
ember, 1911, was the banner month
or civil business, Sc cases having
cen filed. The highest record for
ny previous month was 40 cases.
Forty-eight probate proceedings
ere begun during the year, which in
pdes estates, guardianships and
,optons.
Marriages and Divorces.
The marriage records show an in
testing increase since the fee for
Z marriage license has been disal-
lGd. One hundred and seventy five
ctples ventured out upon the uncer-
ta sea of matrimOny, while "a
cOples made landing and decided
touit, the decree Of the Court being
scored to make the contract perma
net
Naturalization.
Aongst the aliens not quite SC
mud anxiety to become citizens was
shoN as in the preceding year. This
maybe accounted for from the fact
that large part of the best land OF
the bunty has been taken up and
there's not quite SO much financial in
Gently to acquire citizenship as there
was tree or four years ago, when sc
muchf If the public domain was still
open 4 appropriation. However, III
NorweAans, Armenians, Bulgarians
Turks, Awedes Scotch, Irish, English
Welsh, Germans, French, Danes
Luxemboli,ger' and Canadians re
nounced thsir allegiance to the var
ious potentate and sovereigns tha
have heretofoe governed their des
tinies and aplied for their first pa
pers, and 29 Rtitions for naturaliza
tions were filf. The present yea
Will probably sic a big increase in tn
petitions for naturalization, as tn,
election year sually is the best il
that line.
Clerk Giles Information.
The clerk of he district court, hay
ing received numerous inquiries dur
ing the past twdmonths regarding tn
proceedings in naturalizing aliens
Clerk John B. Hitch has prepared tn
following institutions for the benefi
of those who dsire to become cit
ZenS:
The applicant for citizenship mus
file petition fQ' naturalization wit
the clerk of the district court whe
he desires to tale out his second pa
perS."
Before filing slch petition he mus
have been a resident Of the Unite
States for five f,A. years immediatel
preceding the fling of said petition
He must have declared his intentio
to become citizen at least two year
before filing his petition for naturaliz;
ton.
He must bring two witnesses, ci
izens of the United States, with hil
to prove his residence of five years
the United States.
II he has lived in the state of MOI
tana less than five years he mus
prove his residence in the state fC
the time he has lived here by the te
timony of his two witnesses and h
can prove the remainder of his fiv
years residence in the United State
by the dispositions of two witnesses !
the state where he formerly lived.
He must bring certified copy c
his declaration of intention with hiI
when he files his petition for natura
ization.
When he has filed his petition fo
naturalization the clerk of court sets
date certain for the applicant and hi
witnesses to appear in court for e.
T his date is at leas
ninety days after the filing Of the pet
ton.
The court will give the applicant a
examination at this time that wi
cause him to break out in libers
sweat, but will give him much II
testinal relief when it is over.
Princess Vaudeville Delayed.
Owing to the delayed trains on tn
Great Northern, Rose Fox and He
African Knights, who were schedule
to appear Sunday evening, did not e
in in time to put on their act. How
ever. they showed last night to iarg
and well-pleased audiences. Theirs
an act that has played for some tim
On the Orpheum circuit and is reco,
nized as the best of its kind that
touring the country today.
The picture plays are all up to tn
usual Princess standard and are we
worth seeing. There will be an entir
change of vaudeville and picture