The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-03-19
CITY N STATE.

0cuu yOuE WdtCu anu JeWelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.-Adv.
Among the arrivals today were q.
M. Averill and wife, and r. H.
Averill. OF Moscow, Ida.
For choice seed, Swedish select
oats and six-rowed brewing barley, see
c. w. Vaughan, Fort Benton.--Adv.
Judge Bourquin, of the federal
court, has appointed l.. R. Triton, of
Genou, a United States commissioner
for that part of Choutesu county.
Officials OF the Great Northern re.
port . big rush of land seekers to
northern Montana, as q result of low
colonist excursion rates that are now
In effect.
A petition for letters OF sdministra-
tion In the estate of Margaret Spahr
has been aled ia the district court by
Gottlieb Spshr, OF Genou, son OF the
deceased.
Home grown seed-Broom corn
millet, musk melon, early Ohio pc.
tatoes. Raised on drylsnd farm.
Apply at p%ostofice, or Geo. W. Tope,
Fort Benton.-Adv.
Miss Mabel Culbertson left yester-
day for Lethbridge, Can, in response
to news of the death of her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Robt. Culbertson, Jr., at
her home in that city.
A large number of bills that were
passed by the Thirteenth assembly
have been approved by Governor
Stewart, among them being q easu
providing for the restoration OF the
old fort. in this city.
Among the cases recently before the
federal court at Great Falls was that
Of Claud G. Watson, of Hill county,
who was charged with white slavery.
The defendant pleaded guilty, and was
given q sentence Of six months in jail
and q fine of $3.50.
A news item from Havre says a big
crowd of land seekers has arrived
there, to make homestead filings in
the local land office. Most of them
have selected locations in q tr act cover
ing about q townships north of Chi
nook, which became subject to entry
today.
Coroner w. F. MILFORD aud Dr..
Murphy went to Lostlake yesterda y
afternoon, 10 response TO a telephone
message stating that = railroad grader
employed by Walker & stickler had
met with sudden death. The name of
the unfortuna ate was Edward Carney,
Q stranger in this part of the country.
BE dropped dead yesterday noon, as
he was starting to work, the cause
apparently being disease of the he art.
The remains will be brought here for
burial.
A press dispatch from Washington
the appointment OF r. N.
Sutherliu, a. register, and Thomas
CORDIALLY, as receiver, o: the U. S. land
office at Great Falls, these positions
having been vacant since March 4.
Mr. Sutherlin ia a we'll known pioneer
who started the Rocky Mountain Hus.
bandman at White Sulphur Springs
nearly forty years ago, and has been
connected with that public alton up to
the present time. Mr.. CORDIALLY has
been holding q position as deputy In
the county t%reasurer's Office 1T Great
Falls.
From Thursdays Daily.
j. q. Beattte, of Chinook, is among
the business visitors in town.
j. 81. Flint, . we'll known resident
of Big Sandy, was among yesterdays
arrivals.
Thos. Roudebush and family return
ed today from Markle, Ind, where
they have been visiting the past few
weeks.
j. M. Spence, representing the Great
Falls Leader, is interviewing local
residents in the interes, of that newsy
publication.
A new p%OstOffice called Ashmoor has
been added to the map of Choutesu
county. Ashmoor 10 located about
eleven miles southwest of Lyle, in the
western part of the county.
The usual eQuinoctial storm reached
this part of Montana about q week
early, the snowfall Of the past "a hours
amounting to about ten inches. The
moisture is welcomed by farmers and
stockmen, 81 it insures q good start
for the growing season.
j. A. Adams, of Regina, Sask., is
among the visitors in town. Mr..
Adams is q member of the northwest
mounted police, and is cooperating
with Montana officers in efforts to To-
cate 9 gang Of horse thieves who are
IN have creased the inkarna.