The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

OCCAAuS W tuC pISAAS so~A
up the river. On the return trip late
in the evening, the wind drove the
boa. on a sandbar a short distance
from town, where most of the passen.
gers we're landed. but some of them
were so we'll pleased with the accom-.
! mod ations of the boat that they en-.
gagged state rooms and spent the night
on board. About $50 persons. adults
and children, took par, in the excur.
| sion.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. F. W. Humphrey and family
left today for Spokane. on an extend
ed visit.
It is reported that the Jones resi-
denc. property on Washington street
has beeu purchased by John Neubert,
of the Teton.
l will buy COWS and calves for o.
tober delivery. Write, stating price,
number, quality and location. Jos.
A. BAKER, Benton, Montana.
Rev. P. W. Haynes, of this city,
and Rev. j. A. Martin, of Lewistown,
returned today from Anaconda, where
they have been attending the Metho.
dist conference.
Notice Of location for the Never
Sweat quartz claim has been filed 10
the county clerks Office by j. A.
Blevins, for the Little Rockies Elk.
ploration company.
The corner stones of the new Catho.
lie church will be laid next Sunday,
September l, with appropriate cere-
mony. II is expected that Bishop
Lenihan will be present.
Thomas Coatsworth and H. B.
Getty will represent this city a,
the state convention Of Montana fire.
men, which begins at Havre today,
The convention will be 10 session four
. days.
Declaration of their intention TO be-
{ come American citizens has been made
, before the clerk of the district court
by Sigurd Belland and Torris Bel
land. natives Of Norway; and Henry
Gaida, q native of Germany.
An inventory and appraisement o
, the estate of Richard Quinn, deceased
} has been filed in the district court, thu
i estate being valued at 1851. Thu
v appraisement was made by Henr.
Gries bach and John Muir, in accord
ance with an order of court.
A suit has been commenced In tn
. district court by the johnson Printing
company, Of Chicago. against the Har
D lem Mining and Investment company
to recover 1924 80. alleged to be du
K for certain goods, wares and merchau
disc sold and delivered to the defend
ant corporation.
A new form of blank for taxing tn
school censIs is being sent out by tn
state superintendent of public instrut
u tion to the clerks of the several schot
districts. The latter are required I
repor, the name of each child, ag'
a da.e of birth, sex, name OF father
IS name Of mother, and p%ostottice adore:
(. of parents.
The sui. Of Theodore HillstronG VI
Herman Eruns, which vas tried b.
is fore a jury 10 Justice Duff's court
J, Chinook, has been appealed to tt
distric, court. The plaintiff brougl
=, suit to recover the value of some sa
" logs alleged to have been removed
ID the defend ant, and the jury returned
2r verdict 10 favor of the latter. II
- plaintiff appeals against this judI
ment.
, The public schools Of this city wi
no open Tuesday. September 3, for Il
regular nine months term. An ado
tional teacher has been engaged +
"a the commercial course that will
taught in the high school, for WIFI
typewriters and other AIRY equi
ment have been secured. The FC
- Benton high school is 90 the accre
tied list, q rating which ranks 1t wi
y the best schools in the state.