The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-03-12
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According to sdvices received in
Great Falls, the Montana head.
quarters of the government reclama.
ton service will soon be moved from
Helena to that city. The more central
location of Great Falls to the irriga.
ton projects under way, is given as
the reason for the change.
A declaration of his intention to be.
come an American citizen was filed In
the district court today by Karl b.
Pinoke, a native of Germany. The
applicant ~ admitted to citizenship
several years ago, but later moved TO
J Canada and became y British subject.
He now seeks restoration to his former
statue as an American citizen.
The county attorney of Chouteau
county may be called upon to prose-
cute himself on q charge of defacing
the landscape. While making an
automobile trip along the Teton yes.
terd ay the machine bumped against q
cutbank. the force OF the impact eject
ing Mr.. Mckinley into the roadway.
According to reports OF the occurrence,
the two hundred pound human pro.
jectile plowed q furrow through Ihe
mud that was deep enough to be used
as an irrigation ditch.
From Fridays Daily
Miss Rheams, of MCGOWAN, is visit.
ing with friends In this city.
Geo. D. Patterson left today for
Great Falls, on district court business.
Martin Hansen. of this city, was
received at St. Glare hospital yester.
day for medical treatment.
Mrs. T. E. Crawford, who has been
visiting with Mrs. F. E. Str an ali an,
of this city. left yesterday for her
home in Helena.
Albert Shanahan. who has been
spending the winter with his parents
At Yale, South Dakota, was among
the arrivals from the east on yester.
days train.
The adjourned meeting Of the Chou.
teau county fair association will be
held this evening at the city hall. at
500 O'Clock. The general public is
invited to attend.
James Mcdonald was arrested ves.
terdsy on q charge of robbery, and
taken to the county jail. The prison.
er ts accused OF stealing q watch from
= man who is also named Mcdonald.
The number of automobiles In this
locality was increased by a shipment
of eight Ford machines received BY
Joe Miller yesterday. Mr.. Miller has
disposed of most OF them to local
residents.
Attorney Vernon E. Lewis, of Great
Falls, arrived today to interview The
county commissioners regarding the
issuance of . saloon license against
which several residents OF Floweree
have made protest.
F. b. Camp, who ia interested in the
newspaper business at Wsterloo,
Iowa, 10 among the visitors in town.
Mr.. Camp represents q party of Iowa
land seekers who propose to locate in
northern Montana.
b. 8. Holt, cashier of the Stock.
mems National bank, accompanied BY
Mrs. Holt, returned today from . trip
to Missoula. They will occupy the
Hans Rudolph residence on Front
street as soon rs their household eff.
fects arrive.
The county commissioners went out
to the Teton today to inspect the
bridge recently built by o. f. Pep
pard, and which was badly needed by
residents OF that locality. The COM
m%issioners are required to inspect and
accept such work before allowing pay
ment for it.
C. w. Vaughan and wife, of Nine
Mile, are among the visitors in town.
Mr.. Vaughan states that the local
telephone system at Nine Mile has
been installed, and is q great con.
v%enience. The line covers q distance
OF about twelve miles, and serves
nineteen patrons.
A news item from helena says the
supreme Our has made an order
directed to the county clerk of Valley
county, requiring him to put the towns
of Bainville and Medicine Lake on the
official ballot as candidates for the
county seat OF Sheridan. The county
clerk had refused to put the names Of
the towns named on the ballots for the
reason that they were unincorpors.ed.