The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-10-01
CITY AND STATE.

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A. Vroon and G.. VanderWeerd, of
arrived last evening on a
visit of a few days.
Wanted, about 200 stock hogs. viii
pay the highest market price. Address
Geo. H. Stevens, Fort Benton.-Adv.
r. D. Moede, who is in town today
from Kelly's fiat, reports that the re-
rent rainfall will be followed by an
extensive acreage of fall blowing in
that locality.
Declarations of their intention to
become American citizens were filed
In the district court today by Joseph
L. Ahlberg. Of Kenilworth, and Frank
V. Peterson, Of Big Sandy.
George Campbell. deputy sheriff ar.
rived last evening from Big Sandy
with Thomas Clayton, who is under
sentence Of thirty days in the county
jail for vagrancy. The prisoner was
committed by Justice w. A. Raglan.
E. L. Crane and wife returned today
from Helena. where they attended
the state fair. They report. a fine
display Of exhibits and an excellent
amusement program, but unfavorable
weather conditions have discouraged
a large attendance of visitors.
Montana settlers will be interested
in a proposed amendment to the three
year homestead law, providing that
homesteaders, in lieu of cultivation,
may show improvements on their land
to the value of $3.50 per acre. The
bill was introduced by Senator Borah,
of Idaho, and has passed the senate.
Local residents who registered for
the Fort Peck land lottery are in
terested in the announcement of the
result of the drawing that is now in
progress at Glasgow. On the first
day the name Of Miss Julia Crane, of
this city, appeared as No. 80 on the
list Of successful applicants, a num-
Der that will enable her to select one
of the best claims on the reservation.
Petitions for naturalization are be-
ing filed in the district court by sew
eral applicants whose declarations of
intention may soon become invalid.
Petitions were put on record today
for Ole Karlsgodt, of Big Sandy: Al
bert A. Parker and John Rogndahl,
of Kenilworth; Rasmus Gorder, of Ju-
dith; and Anthonie Vroon, of Harvard
en-.
From Thursdays daily.
w. G. Keller and ]. L. Hughes, of
Poison, Mont, were among today's ar
rivals.
Coles Hot Blast Heaters make a
hig rduction in your coal bill-se.
their advertisement: and guarantee
Adv.
Mrs. George L. Overfield and Mrs.
M. J. Joyce left today for Long Beach,
CAL, where they will visit during the
winter months.
A special jury venire of ten men,
bers was issued in the district court
today, the jurors to report for duty
tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Constant, wife of Jay Constant,
the River Press linotype operator, ar
rived today from Harrington, Neb., to
make her home in this city.
W. H. Louther, an expert embalmer
who recently arrived from Kansas
City, has taken charge of the under
taking rooms formerly conducted by
the late James Nolan, in this city.
Five petitions for naturalization
were filed with the clerk of the dist
riot court today. The applicants are
John Mclean and Alexander Mclean,
of Lyle; Paul Boyer, of Fort Benton;
Julian Dumbr0ski, and Marinus Sor-
enson, of Big Sandy.
Michael Finnigan. who has been ser.
iously sick for some time past, died
at st. Glare hospital yesterday. Mr..
Finnigan was a former resident of
the upper Shonkin, having been en-
ployed in ranch work in that locality.
The funeral took place this afternoon.
The city and county authorities are
making an effort to suppress the gam
bling evil in Great Falls. In a raid
recently made upon some of the re-
sorts the officers placed eight sus.
poets under arrest and. ~confiscated a
large assortment of gambling devices.
A. E . McLeish, who went east with
a mutton shipment last week, return
ed today. Instead of marketing the
shipment in Chicago, Mr.. McLeish dis
posed of the outfit of about 1000 head
to a purchaser at South St. Paul, at
a better price than was promised by
the Chicago quotations.
T. J. Ward, of Anaconda, who left
here with his son IN a boating trip
down the Missouri river about a
month ago was among the arrivals on
today's westbound train. The trip
extended as far as Wolf Point, about
sixty miles east of Glasgow, and was
a pleasant experience for the excur-
sionists.
According to a news item from
Bozeman, the recent equinoctial storm
caused a snowfall of about fifteen
inohoc IN tho No11otir ~x,o11ou thu hoo,,