The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
CITY N STATE.

AVIAN SNASou0 N0AAy
j. r. Fuller, Of Tunis, was among
the arrivals today.
See Sheldon before you buy tina,
e wagon or farm truck.
Mrs. Arthur Pnrger Of Snorkin, is
visiting with Fort Benton friends.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jawelry
store.
G. A. McCarter, a we'll known resi-
dent of Galata, is among the business
visitors in town.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court tod ay to
John E. Miller and Clara c. Winch,
OF Chinook.
A declaration of intention to be-
come IN American citizen vas filed in
the district court today by Hilmen M.
Westrum, of Lothair.
A suit has been brought in the dis.
trict court by F. G. Nelson against
A. L. Gesche, to recover an indebted.
ness OF about $500 alleged to be due
on a promisory note.
The Homestead Land and Townsite
company has filed q suit in the district
court in which the First bank OF Hing.
ham is made defenda The plaintiff
seeks an order of the court to deter
mine the rightful ownership OF some
real estate.
From Fridays Daily
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Earl, of Carter, a son.
Henry Robinson, of Chinook, was
received at the Sanitarium today for
medical treatment.
Mrs. e. B. Wilson and Mrs. N. J..
Anderson, of Big Sandy, we're among
the arrivals today.
Mrs. W. J. Hart, of Harlem, il
visiting with her sister, Mrs. Phil
Buckle y, of this city.
A. j. Broadwater, a we'll known
business man of Havre, is among the
business visitors in town.
A carload of oats and q few thous.
and pounds of potatoes for sale. APP.
ply to John Muir, Fort Benton.
A declaration of his intention to be.
come an American citizen was filed in
the district court today by George
Vennesland, Of bingham.
Notices OF two quartz claim loca'
tions we're filed il the county clerks
Office today by James Ferguson and
Charles F. Chamberlin, of Ian.
dusky.
The basketball championship of this
vicinity vas won yesterday by the city
team in q game with the Barracks, the
score being 80 to 16 in favor of the
former.
An examination for teachers certi.
ticates was held at the court house to.
day by Miss Blackstone, county su-
perintendent, with several applicants
in attendance.
John Dineen, a farmer living neal
Havre. has filed a petition in bank.
ruptcy in the federal court at Helena
His liabilities are estim ated at 81, $50.
with assets valued at about S55.
A prisoner who gives his name a.
Alfred Razenberg was received at The
county Jail today to serve thirty day:
for petit larceny. The commitment
was made by Justice Brooks, of Chi
nook.
A Washington dispatch says the
secretary of the treasury has asked
congress for an additional aapropria.
ton of S1S5, 900, to be paid the Black
feet Indians for lands granted tht
state for school purposes and for
lands reserved by the government for
agency and school purposes.
Residents OF Dutton, Teton county
and vicinity, have filed with the state
railroad commission a complain,
against the Great Northern railroad,
asking that q station with an agen,
in charge be established at that place
This is the second time within a month
that residents of northern Montant
have applied to the commission fol
station facilities because the railroad
officials refused their request.
County Division Carries.
The elections upon the question o
forming the new counties OF Hill ant
Blaine resulted f%avorably to the pro
nnsitions hv An nverWhelminp vote IL