The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
CITY AND STATE.
Prem SATURDAYS Daily.

y. +. Tate, OF Carter, is among the
business visitors in towo.
Mrs. T. s. Craig was received q.
the Sanitarium today, for medical
treatment.
w. r. King. of Virgelle, and j.
Henniger. OF Iona, are among to.
days visitors.
o. A. Rergeson. Of Chinook, ar
rived yesterday on q visit with Mr..
and Mrs. w. r. Leet, OF this city.
A. K%loschinsky, a native Of Russia,
has filed In the district court q declar.
alton OF his intention to become an !
American citizen.
Hans Anderson arrived from Big
Sandy last evening to visit his daugh-
ter, who ia under treatment at the
Sanitarium for pneumonia.
Thomas Dowen and Chas. A. Rose,
county commissioners OF Blaine couu.
", arrived last evening on business
relating 10 the county records.
v. F. Blsnkenbaker arrived last
evening from Virgelle. to confer with
the county commissioners regarding a
ferry across the Missouri river at that
place.
Among the departures for Helena
today we're David G. Browne aud wife
and Jere J. Sullivan, who will attend
the opening of the Placer hotel in the
capital city.
An order made by the postofice de.
partment will give regular mail SER
vice between MCGOWAN and this city,
the route Of the Highwood mail being
changed for that purpose. The new
service will begin April 2l.
Miss Chemidlin left this morning
for Seattle for q visit with her broth.
er and family. At Great Falls she
vas Joined by Mrs. w. S. Chemidlin,
who is returning &c her home ia Sc.
attic after several weeks visit with
relatives 10 this vicinity.
Mayor Chas. H. Green has received
from Chas. L. Msgee. secretary of the
American Red Cross society, q re.
ceipt for the s225. so subscribed by the
residents of this vicinity. The con.
tribution will be applied to the Red
Cross storm and food relief fund.
The county clerk has checked up
and forwarded to the secretary of
state the Chouteau county referendum
petition against the Kiley boxing
commission law, which practically
legalizes prize fights in Montana. and
which it is proposed to refer to the
voters at the next general election.
The petition contains about 12O sigma
lures.
Robert Kennon, stock inspector for
this district, has been assisting 10 q
roundup of alleged cattle rustlers in
Fergus county, during which five sus.
poets we're arrested. Part Of the evil
dence against them was the discovery
of a branded + N hide that had been
hidden in a we'll. One of the defend.
ants confessed his guilt, and was Civ
en- a sentence of one year in state
prison.
A meeting of Montana owners OF
automobiles will be held in Bozeman
next week, to consider the matter OF
testing a law passed by the Thirteenth
assembly. The law imposes a grad
.,nAo1 1Sno~oo 700 oonnwS{N~ tho h0rao.
power of the car, ranging from IS for
motor driven vehicles of less than four
wheels, $40 for the em allest automo-
biles and @2O for autos Of more than
30.horse power. The auto owners do
not object to paying the license tax,
but the Legislature failed to omit
autos from the list Of property subjec,
to personal taxes. This, the machine
owoers contend. IL double taxation.
The state railroad commission re-
ports its 6ndings in the hearing call.
ed on the petition of residents OF Sa'
voy, Blaine county, for the establish.
mens OF q station and the placing Of
an agent in charge. The commission
directs the company. no later thar
June l, to provide q portable depot,
with q custodian in charge.
From Mondays Daily.
M. S. Elderman, of Big Sandy,
epent yesterday with friends In this
city.
Aug. Reydt and wife, Of Shonkin,
arrived today on q visit with friends
in this city.
A sou was born yesterday to Dr.
and Mrs. j. F. Murphy, of this city
at St. Glare hospital.
Mrs. Jno. E. Thompson, of Con
cord, Is visiting with her parents Mr.,
and Mrs. Jno. Ward, of this city.
Petitions for naturalizat 1 were
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