The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-19
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. Glenn Lauer has gone to Hell.
ena on a visi. with relatives in that
city.
Miss E. Bessette has gone 10 Glas.
gov, where she expects 10 remain for
several weeks.
Charles j. Harbeck, a native Of
Canada, was admitted 20 citizenship
in the distric, cour. today.
Miss Florence Morrow left tod ay
for Galata, to resume her duties as
teacher in the school at that place.
Judge ". Y. P~emberton lef. this
morning on a business visit y Butte.
The judge expects to be absent several
weeks.
Miss Fay Adams. Of S%unnyside, who
has been the guest Of her cousin, Miss
Frields. for several days past, re.
turned to her home this morning.
Mrs. L. Hendricksen. the Chinook
milliner, announces that she will he
In Fort Benton on September p. %
and %, with a fine line of millinery.
According to advices from Fort As.
s%inniboine, the military authorities
have ordered the transfer of four COM
panies Of the Seventh infantry from
that post to Fort Wayne, Michigan.
The dance given at Green's hall
last night by the members of the
Junior Guild was attended by q fair
sized crowd, and dancing was con-
tinued until an early hour this morn.
ing.
A number of homestead entries in
this district have been Cancelled by OF.
fcials OF the Great Falls land Office,
the entrymen having failed to comply
with the law. The homestead entries
of Hugh Wilson, Harvie Wildman
and Oscar Olson, in this county, are
among those affected.
Sheriff Mcdonald and Jere Sulli-
van. acting deputy coroner, returned
late yesterday afternoon from High
wood, where they went to investigate
the cause of the death Of the late E. j.
Dillingham;. The coroner's jury re.
turned a verdict to the effect that the
deceased came to his death by falling
from the front Of his wagon, which
passed over his body.
Lewistown Democrat: John Crow
ley, whose ranch adjoins the city Of
Lewistown on the north side, has just
threshed a crop of oats which bids fair
to be the bumper crop slightly less
than % acres in size produced some.
thing over 2. 700 bushels of oats, maxi
ing an average yield OF about 100
bushels per acre. Last year this same
piece of ground yielded about 60
bushels per acre.
On account Of the convention of Pa.
cifc Northwest Commercial clubs, to
be held at Spokane on Sept. 25th the
Great Northern will sell first class
round trip excursion tickets TO
Spokane and return at one fare for
the round trip. Tickets will be on
sale Sept. % and -, with the final re.
turn limit on Oct. I. The Great
Northern has also made excursion
rates TO the north Montana fair, which
begins at Great Falls on Sept. 25th.
The rates will be one first class fare
and one.third for the round trip. The
date of sale will be Sept. "a to %, in.
elusive, with final return limit on Oct.
LIST.
From Mondays Daily.
District court has been adjourned to
Thursday, October 1.
A marriage license was issued 10.
day to John J. Judd and Alma Hag.
land both OF Havre.
DR.. F. A,kisson left this morning by
way Of Helena. on a visit to his old
home in Louisville. Ky.
Miss Bretta McClelland returned
this morning from Grea. Falls, and
Is the guest OF Mrs. w. Il. EARLY.
John Nottingham, accompanied by
bis mother, Mrs. Mary Nottingham,
arrived this morning from Mis,ouia,
on a short visit.
j. p. Williams and family have
moved into their new residence On St.
John street, which was recently con
struc.ed by Henry Hagen.
Judge Tattan and Z. r. Russell,
court stenographer, left today for
Glasgow, where the September term Of
district court in Valley county con.
venes tomorrow.
Geo. +. Lewis * Son, who have
been the proprietors of the Benton
Stables for several years past, have
leased the property TO w. NJ. Sexton,
who will hereafter conduct the same.
The Chouteau county delegates to
the republican state convention elected