The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-17
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

Fren Saturday, Daily.
F. N. MCGOWAN, of Highwood, is q
business visitor In the city tod ay.
w. K. Harber, went down on
business trip to Big Sandy last night.
W. q. Reed, OF Harlem, is inter-
viewing our automobilists To-Day on
the rubber tire question.
VIM. Galbraith, q native of Scot
land, made declaration Of his inten-
ton to become an American citizen
today before the clerk of the district
court.
New postofices have been ordered
established at Frog Springs, Valley
county, with Peter Schumacher as post
master, and at Taylor, Lincoln coun.
ty, M. L. Taylor, postmaster.
Henry Hagen W. c. II. Rsgland is
the title of q a se brought in Justice
Ball's court, the plsintiff claiming an
indebtedness on the part of the defend
ant for work performed. The trial of
the case has been set for next Sstur.
day.
Chinook is to have q sewer system
at an expense of $50, 702. so, the con-
tracts having been let to L. w.
Schruth, of Fargo, N. D. Bids we're
received for the work at prices rang.
ing from CSC, 0O0 down to the success
full figure.
A report from Big Sandy states that
while drilling for water on the ranch
of Henry Hurd, near that place. q
flow of natural gas was struck q
few days ago at q depth of 500 feet.
The pressure of gas was SO strong
that when it was lighted it burned to
q height of fifteen feet and was not
extinguished by q strong gale which
was blowing at the time. The pres
sur is estimated at 300 pounds to the
square inch and the gas ia forcing its
way through 200 feet of water. Hun.
dreds have visited the we'll to see the
fame, and already options on land
are being snapped up.
. From Mondays Daily.
George Carr, q we'll known residen,
of this vicinity, Is under treatment al
the St Glare hospital.
Arthur Cook, who recently came &c
this vicinity from Spokane, was re-
ceived at the S%anitarium today for
medical treatment.
Among the departures today were
Mrs. l.. D. Sharp and daughter and
Mrs. J.. V. Carroll, who will visit
couple of weeks at Boulder hot springs
Declarations of their intention tt
become American citizens have beer
filed in the district court by VIM,
Sherle and VIM. Armbrister, former
residents of Canada.
II. T. Grimm, who has charge o
the work of transcribing the publ
records for Hill and Blaine counties
has made the first delivery of tran
scripts to Blaine county. The ship
ment was made Saturday
Benton MILFORD the fve-year oil
son of Mr.. and Mrs. MILFORD, of thi
city, had the misfortune to break hi
arm below the elbow Sunday evening
by falling from q coal shed. Dr.
Murphy set the limb and the littl
fellow 10 getting along nicely.
A marriage license was issue
Saturday afternoon to Floyd E. Ro
and May G.. Magsry, both OF Min
Mile. The wedding took place at til
Grand Union hotel, the ceremony b.
ing performed by Rev. J. N. Chesnu'
rector of St. Psul's church.
A delegation of members of Con
pany M, National Guard of Montan,
left yesterday for Helena, to a.teu
the military encampment at Fort Ha'
rison. The delegation, which consis
ed of about forty men, was accom-
panied by the Second Regiment
band, of this city.
G. W. Vaughan, Of Nine Mile, WI
is among the visitors In town, est
mates he will harvest about 100
bushels of grain from 400 acres tn
season. There promises to be q b
harvest in Nine Mile country, NJ
Vaughan estimating that grain GRO
are maturing on about TO- 900 acr
in that locality.
Word was received by the author
ties this morning that the body of
man had been found in the Nilsson
river at q point near the Green Gait
company ranch about three mil
above town, and Sheriff Bickle 81
VIM. Byers left at once In q mote
boat to investigate the matter. TT
remains were in such bad conditit
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