The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-27
| T AND STATE.


A very successful dance was given
at highwood hall last evening, the
proceeds being devoted to the purchase
OF an organ for the Highwood school.
Peter Kramer. who was adiudged
insane at an inquiry held IL The dis.
trict court. was taken to Warm
Springs Yesterday by Deputy Sheriff
|. NJ. Rogers.
Advice- received from St. Paul an.
nonpce the marriage of j. w. Wood.
cock. OF this city, and Miss Olga
Smith. the wedding taking place a few
days ago at Saltwater.
Charles Swartz and Berbell S.
Donovan, both of Cut Bank, were
married last evening at the Methodist
parsonage, the ceremony being per.
formed by Rev. P. w. Haynes.
G. c. Chambers is receiving large
quantities of grain from the Highwood
and Shonkin, for which he made con.
tracts several weeks ago. Mr.. Cham
bers has secured additional storage
facilities for the grain that is vet to
be delivered.
A suit for divorce vas commenced
in the district court today by Bertha
Thormahlen against Peter Thor.
mahlen, the plaintiff making allega-
tons Of cruelty. The complaint asks
for alimony and an equitable division
OF the common property.
Word comes from Babb tha a, work
has been suspended on the ST. Mary
canal until spring, all the men en-
p4oyed on the project having been
discharged. The machinery and other
government property has been placed
in charge of q Waterman for the vim
ter.
The following subjects will be con-
sidered tomorrow at the Methodist
church: New National Problems'
and the work of "Home M~issions''
at ii a. m. In the evening at $50 the
pastor will speak upon the ''Saloon
Problem" Sunday school 10 a. M.
Epworth league 6:45.
The report of the Valley county
grand jury. which was recently made
to the district court, says there 10
evidence that organized gangs of
horse thevies have been operating in
that part of northern Montana. The
report recommends that the board of
county commissioners spare no rea.
sonable expense in the matter of
securing the service Of detectives, or
in any other practical manner pro.
curing evidence tina. will rid Valley
county Of these felons.
From Mondays Daily.
Born, at St. Glare hospital, TO the
wife of George Miller, of Monda AXE. a
daughter.
NJ. +. Marsh, who is now located at
Alhambra Springs, arrived from the
west today, and is renewing acquaiut-
ance with many old-time friends in
This city.
The family of John Reynolds. of
.his city, was increased Saturday
evening by the arrival of a baby
daughter.
w. A. Frazier, of Helena, special
agent and adjuster for the insurance
companies, arrived from the west to-
day to ascertain the loss caused By
the recent fire in this city.
A large delegation of Havre and
Chinook residents arrived today on
district court business, having been
summoned to give testimony in the
Carl Gardiner murder trial.
1t is reported from Helena that
Ulysses Pleasant, a Chouteau county
boy who a sent TO the state reform
school about eight years = for IN.
corrigibiltty, has been pardoned by
Governor Toole.
Apple ations for naturaliz alton were
fled with the clerk of the district court
today by Thomas D. Keith, of Chester,
and NJ. l.. Hansen, of Chinook. The
applications are posted for ninety
days before citizenship papers can be
issued.
c. w. Morrison, who has returned
from a business trip TO Highwooc.
reports big grain crops on mos, of
The bench land farms in that locality.
y wheat crop of winter wheat that
averaged sixty bushels to the acre
was harvested on the Mansfield bench
land farm.
|. Nj. Rogers, who returned today
from Warm Springs, reports tina,
Peter Kramer, whom he was taking TO
the state insane asylum, caused him
considerable trouble at Butte. The
prisoner became violent while await.
ing transfer to the local train. and it
vas necessary to secure assistance to
place him in the Butte Jail.