The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays daily.
The Chicago Store is selling out at
a great sacrifice.-Adv.
County Commissioner G. C. lhmsen
is up from Big Sandy on a visit.
Fresh mich COW for sale. Inquire
Of John Jacoby, Fort Benton.-Adv.
Charles %Schwandt, of Geraldine, is
a business visitor in the city today.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
stOre.-Adv.
In the district court yesterday F. G.
Stranahan was appointed by the court
as administrator of the estate of Chas.
H. Boyle, deceased.
Money to loan on farm lands.
Prompt and satisfactory service. Write
stating your wants and giving full
particulars and description in first let
ter. U. w. Hammaker, Floweree.
Mont.-Adv.
Claude S. Curtis returned today
from st. Louis, where he has been TAX
ing a our at the St. Louis School
of Embalming. He expects to leave
for Great Falls in a day or two, where
he will probably locate.
Deputy U. S. Marshall Morgan, ar
rived from Great Falls this morning
and was engaged today in subpoena.
ing witnesses in the case of Humsie
Barnes, which is set for trial in the
U. S. district court at Great Falls on
the 14th inst. This afternoon Marshal
Morgan left for Geraldine, accompan-
led by County Attorney Mckinley, on
the same errand.
VIM. G. Conway, of Washington, D.
c., superintendent of the northern d.
vision of Federal Good Roads associa-
tion, arrived in the city this morning,
accompanied by w. M. Award, field
organizer. M. Conway is interviewing
our citizens in behalf of a system of
good roads to be built and main
tanned by the federal government
without increasing our present taxes.
A Washington dispatch states that
the president has nominated Jacob A.
Meyer, of Havre, for appointment as
receiver of the Havre land office to
succeed l.. w. Pierson. The appoint
ment of Meyer, was recommended by
Senators Walsh and Myers, who we're
called upon by Land Commissioner
Tallman to select a candidate for the
place. Pierson was displaced because
he was reported devoting more time
to private business matters than the
department deemed proper.
Great Falls Leader: On Sunday
night the Great Northern depot at
Gilman was broken into and consid-
cradle property taken. A large num-
Der of express packages are missing
and a trunk was broken into and some
of it's contents stolen. The cash draw.
er was broken open but no money was
found in it. A report reached here
last night to the effect that the depot
safe was blown up, but this statement.
according to Great Northern officials,
is untrue.
1t having been announced that the
land bureau had designated Poplar as
a sub-land office for the purpose of Sc
lection of lands of the Fort Peck res
ervation this spring, the citizens of
Glasgow held a meeting of protest,
which expressed the feeling that it is
an injustice to the town, as much
work has been expended to prepare
for the large number who will come to
select their hOmesteads. A committee
was appointed to draft a petition of
protest and take up the matter with
the land bureau at Washington.
From Thursdays daily.
F. c. Hilbig, of Big Sandy, is among
the visitors in town today.
Deputy Sheriff L. NJ. White, Of Car
ter, is a business visitor in the city to.
day.
Born, at St. Glare hospital, March
II, 1914, to Mr.. and Mr.. J. G.. Elliott,
of Big Sandy, a daughter.
Born, at St. Glare hospital, March
IL, 1914, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Schwandt, of Lonetree, a son.
The cas- Of Chas. G. Sampson,
charged with assault, came W in the
district court this morning, and the
trial was set for the 2lst inst.
\ deed transient II, the house and
lot in block 26. the property Of Mrs.
A;nes A. Smith, to Chas Thompson
was filed in the county clerks Office
to-day.
County Clerk Sedg wick reports that
when the registration books closed for
the county high school election, 500
new names had been added to the vot-
ing population of the county.
Declarations Of intention to become
American citizens were tilel with the
clerk Of the district court today by
Frederick O Schuman, of Iona, a ma.
tive of Germany, and Alo;s Skerik, of
Big Sandy, a native of Bavaria.
F. J. Sherry, brother of Geo. Sherry,
of this city, and family, arrived in the
city this morning from Owen. MINI.
MI. Sherry was in the newspaper bust
ness at Owen until recently and may