The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-18
CITY AND STATE.

frOr7 saturdays daily.
Jos. H. Barth, a well known resi-
dent of Iona, is among the business
visitors in town.
Mrs. o. Lindberg, of Minot, N. Oak,
is visiting with her son, Louis Lind
berg, of this city.
Mrs. D. C. Peet, of Geraldine, was
received at st. Glare hospital yester-
day for surgical treatment.
E. E. Webb, who has acquired an
interest in the West Quincy Granite
company, left today for his home in
Minneapolis.
After a severe illness of several
weeks at st. Glare hospital, Mrs.
John Peterson left yesterday for Har-
lem on a few weeks visit with her
sister before going home.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today
to George L. Murray, of Big Sandy,
and Anna Lohse, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hartwig Lohse, of Judith.
Judgment by confession was enter
ed in the district court today in the
civil suit Of A. D. johnson against
Frank Nelson, in which the plaintiff
sought to recover payment for build.
ing material supplied to defendant.
There is considerable soreness
among the young people of Lewis
town because of an order of the state
board of health requiring that all
school children Of that locality be
v~accinated. The order was due to
the discovery of some cases of small
pox in Lewistown.
Charles D. Elliott, who was engag-
ed in the livestock business in the
Willow creek country, several years
ago, arrived from Great Falls today
on a visit with Fort Benton friends.
MI. Elliott is interested in a large
acreage of ranch property north of
Carter, that was formerly owned by
VIM. F. Woods.
A dispatch from Havre reports the
trial of Ladimer Chadek on a charge
of murder, for killing Adolph Schu-
dar at a ranch ear Chester, resulted
in a verdict of guilty of murder in the
second degree. Judge Matthews, who
is presiding at the present term of
court in Hill county, sentenced the
defendant to thirty years in the state
prison.
From Mondays daily.
R. E. Cowan is in town today from
Big Sandy, on a business visit.
Mrs. G. Jagerson, of Highwood, is
visiting with friends in this vicinity.
DR.. A. L. Kroner, the eye specialist,
arrived today on a professional visit
of three days.
w. H. Rimel, who is engaged in
the mercantile business at Shonkin, is
among the visitors in town.
A declaration of his intention to be.
come an American citizen was filed
in the district court today by Neil NC
Isaac, of Carter, a former resident of
Canada.
Glare hospital are Mrs. r. w. Nc.
Crea, of Floweree; Mrs. ]. r. Morrow,
OF Big Sandy; and Mrs. T. Murray and
little daughter, of this city.
Several residents of this city left
yesterday for Great Falls, to serve as
members of the federal grand jury
which has been called by Judge Bour-
quin. The delegation includes JOS. S.
Brown, Henry Evers, Ed. J. Kelly,
Charles Lepley and l.. D. Sharp.
Petitions for naturalization were
filed in the district court today by
Robert Krause, Gottlib Christmann
and John Christmann, three residents
of Aznoe. in the northwestern part Of
this county. The applicants are ma
tives of Russia.
According to advices from Meagher
county, Harlowtown has taken the in.
itiative in the removal of the county
seat from White Sulphur Springs to
that town and has committees at work
securing signatures to a petition to be
presented to the county commission.
ers.
From Tuesdays daily.
B. v. Brent, of Hawarden, is among
the visitors in town.
Attorney w. S. Towner arrived
from Great Falls today, on district
court business.
A petition for naturalization was
filed in the district court today by
Richard Elke. of Genou, who is a ma.
tive of Russia.
Application was made in the dist
riot court today by H. S. Mckinley,
county attorney, for leave to file an
information against Joseph Moody,
charging murder in the first degree.
j. Foster Creelman and wife, who
have spent the winter in Spokane, WIS.,
tied Pierce Watson last week and
have now returned to their home
stead nea Iona.
A. l.. Sutherland, who is in town
from Colony Bay, reports that a dele
cation of fifteen land seekers is en-
route from Oklahoma, to take up
hOmesteads in the country north of