The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-06-11
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

w. K. Harder went down to Big
Sandy this morning on a business
trip.
A decree of divorce was entered In
the district court yesterday in the suit
OF Rose Beckmau against William
Beckmau. The defendan ant was charged
with desertiOn.
Among the patients recently ad-
mitted to ST.. Glare hos pital for medi.
cal treatment were b. L. Powers and
Jack Whittle OF this city, and Mrs. J.
A. Johnson, Of Carter.
Declarations of their Intentions to
become American citizens have been
fled in the distrit court by Frank b.
Seacoy and John Eskestrand. OF Big
Sandy and Reginald Imbert, Of this
city.
According to records kept by r.
s. Gulbertson, of this city, the Mis-.
souri, river has been gradually rising
the past few days. The stage today
is about nine feet above the low water
mark.
The city council held . meeting last
evening, At which the proposition Of
the paving of Front street came up for
action. A sufficient number OF pro.
tests to comply with the law regulating
such matters having been filed, the
council declared the proposition de.
feated.
w. F. Sherle, the Marias home.
steader, who vas recently placed
under arrest by Sheriff Rogers. At the
request of Canadian authorities, wss
this morning taken to Canada by Ser.
gesnt N. w. Green of the Northwest
Mounted Police, who came here for
that purpose.
According to an order just issued
by the secretary OF the interior, lsnds
In the Sun river project district, which
have just been Withdrawn from It, will
be subject to settlement on and after
July q, 1918, and to entry fling or
selection on August 20, 1913. This
land includes many acres of valuable
tilling and grazing property, and the
indications ore that there will be keen
competition among the prospective
settlers.
Figures completed by w. J. Swindle.
hurst. commissioner OF labor, show
that there are published in Montsns
303 papers, and of that number 10 are
issued daily. There are two dailies
published in Great Falls, Butte. Liv'
ingston, Miles City, Helena, Missoula
and Billings and one in Anaconda,
Lewistown. Kalispell. Bozeman and
Fort Benton, In two of the newest
counties there are the largest numbers
OF papers printed, Hill and Sheridan,
each having 16 publications. Dee,
Lodge, among the Oldest counties IL
the state, has but n paper.
From Monday = Daily.
D. l.. Blackstone and wife arrived
from Chinook yesterday, on a visi
with Fort Benton friends.
A marriage license was issued Sat-
urday afternoon to Otto Boles, q for
mel resident of this city, and Nora
Bell, OF Selma, Mont.
Letters OF administration in the
estate of the late George W. Crane
have been Issued In the district court
to Ezra L. Crane, son of the deceased
A meeting of the Commercial Club
will be held a. the city hall tomorrow
(Tuesdsy) evening, at 500 O'Clock,
All business men are requested to At
tend.
George B. Bourne and wife, who
are making ~ automobile trip from
Livingston to Havre, arrived here
Saturday evening, aud resumed thei'
journey YESTERDAY
Word has been received from Battle
Creek, Mich, that the burial of the
late M. E. Miner will take place q
Davenport, Iowa. The body will be
cremated, in accordance with in
structions left BY the deceased.
Fast driving over county bridges
may get the offender into trouble,
Frank Beede, who was arrested yes
terdsy for exceeding the speed limit
on the Missouri river bridge, was as.
sessed q fine Of s12. so today 10 Justice
Kinder's court.
The baseball game between the Fort
Benton team and the city clerks team
of Great Falls was witnessed by q
good-sized crowd yesterday afternoon,
1t was q somewhat one-sided contest,
the Fort Benton boys winning by a
score of II to 5.
Arrivals from Big Sandy report ar
interesting baseball game at thai
place yesterday between the smelter
team from Great Falls and the Big