The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays daily.

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From Saturdays daily.
A declaration of intention to be.
come an American citizen was filed
with the clerk of the district court to-
day by James Cain of Conrad, a native
of Canada.
Frank Ryan, formerly manager of
Power & Bros clothing department,
but now a successful business man of
Big Sandy, made a flying trip to this
city, arriving OF last evenings train
and returning home this morning.
A news item from Chinook ammo n c
es the death of John Maddux, one of
the old.time residents of the Bear Paw
country. Mr.. Maddux was about "A
years old, and had been engaged in
ranching and the livestock business
in the Bear Paws since 1892.
Attorney j. N. Thelen, of the firm
of Freeman & Thelen; Great Falls, is
in the city today, having come in from
Highwood, where he represented the
administrator at the sale of live stock.
farm machinery, household furniture.
ect., belonging to the estate of Ernest
L. Schoberg, deceased. The sale net
ted about $1,000.
BENJAMIN Chaplin, as Lincoln" who
will close the present Lyceum course
on April 9Th, will be accompanied by
a moving picture outfit. 1t is pro-
posed to take views of different points
~ 3tNnnck to- <I~3~ y44Sn&kv &c. >,.lS
bition throughout the country. Ar
rangements are being made for hav-
ing the picture of MI. Chaplin, as Lin.
coin" taken surrounded by all the pu-
pills of the Fort Benton schools.
Great Falls Tribune: Accompanied
by his clerical force, R. M. Conner,
project engineer on the Fort Peck
Indian reservation, left the city last
night for Poplar where they will take
up the organization and begin work
of assembling an outfit for the con.
struction to be done on that project
this summer so that resumption of &C.
tual construction may be started at
the earliest possible date and pushed
to the limit during the working sea-
ION. There is $500 left in the fund
for immediate use in construction of
this project and it is expected that an
appropriation of at least $50, 900 will
be added by congress at it's present
session and made available during the
present year, thus enabling the active
prosecution of development work
throughout the season.
From Mondays daily.
Mrs. A. Belquist of Harlem, Mrs,
Goldhahm of Big Sandy, Grover Oils.
nap of the Goosebill, and David New.
eux of this city, have been admitted
to st. Clare hospital.
There will be a meeting of the Com.
mercial club at the city hall this ev.
ening at 8 O'Clock. A general attend
ance is desired as business of impor'
lance will come before the meeting.
Jere Sullivan, who has been spend
ing a couple of months in California
returned home yesterday morning. He
was accompanied OIL his return by his
son Eugene, who will spend the um
mer here.
At the city convention, held Satur
day evening at the city council rooms
F. E. Stranahan was nominated fol
mayor by unanimous vote. The con
vention then adjourned. No centra
committee was named.
Judgment by default was entered in
the district court today in the suit Of
the Benton Hardware company
against l.. d. Elburn, to recover the
sum of $1OS.67 due for goods fur
nished defendant.
A petition for naturalization was
filed with the clerk of the district
court this morning by William J
Koch, a native of Germany. Mr.
Koch is a resident of Prairie City
in the northeastern part of the coun
ty.
Jos. BARLEY, who has been a clerl
in the T. C. Power & Bro. grocery de
rartment for a number Of years, ha:
teen promoted to the position of man
ager of that department, vice B. M
Rartlett. JOe's many friends will b.
exceedingly glad to hear of his pro
motion, and are confident that he vii
make good in his new position.
Mrs. Jos. STREET. of Highwood wa
the victim of a yer accident yes
terday. She happened to be in range
OF a shot Mr.. STREET. was taking at {
cat he wanted to get rid of and re
ceived a few small shot in the arm
iEficting a painful wound. It is moi
believed the wound will be serious
unless complications shout set in.
News was received here today o.
the marriage at Moravia, a., recent
Iy, of Delbert T. Felt, of this city. and
Miss Edna Louise Jepsen, % Moravia
The groom was for a time last sum
mer a clerk in the Benton Drug Co