The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily,

From Saturdays Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Il. Fish left this
morning for q visit with relatives in
Chinook.
A heavy rain storm was a feature
Of midwinter weather conditions in
this locality this morning.
Mrs. Merritt Flanagan and children
left this morning for q visit of several
weeks at their ranch near Chinook.
Earl Sedgwick entertained about
thirty OF his friends last evening at q
photograph party, the occasion being
his birthday anniversary.
W. E. Chase is having a stairway
constructed from the eide window in
the opera house to the ground IN the
outside Of the building, to be used as
Q means OF escape in the event Of fire
or other dangers.
An order has been made in the dis.
trict courtSconfrming the sale Of ranch
propertySbeloaging to the late Mary
Howe aud!Emma V. Howe. Each owned
aranch OF 160 acres, the properties be-
ing purchased by O. D. Tibbits for
about 81, 1850.
A dispatch from browning reports
IN Iudianlmurder and suicide at Cut
Bank q few days ago, as the result OF
q drunkeniquarrel. An Indian named
Harry No ChiefIfirst shot his wife aud
then killed himself. Four other In.
dams, wholwere witnesses of the trag-
edy, have:beenIplaced under arrest
In response to protests regarding
poor mail service at this point when
westbound!trains on the main line are
delayed 1.-THE River Press ia advised
by CharlessD .:Wilson, chief clerk OF
the railway service, that the matter
shall receive proper attention. He
has given instructions that the mail
clerks.Imake Sup an emergency mail
pouchlfor Fort. Benton when the train
service is disarranged, and thus ia.
cilitateidelivery at thistpoint.
From Mondays Daily.
1t will be difficult at first to write
it 1907.
Porcelain dentistry. DR.. Stephens
over Lockwoods.
Go toUM. j.. Joyce Il Co. for fresh
groceries, vegetables and fruit.
The River Press wishes its many
friends a very happy and prosperou:
New Year.
District:court wass adjourned tod ay
withoutsd ate. The new term will be-
gin January L..
Howell: Harris, of Lethbridge, ar
rived in the city this morning on q
visit with relatives.
c. w. Buck aud family have re
turned fir ON q two weeks visit with
relatives at Clifford.
]. F. Bradford and wife, of Medi
cine Hat, were among the arrivals IL
the city this norning.
w. O.IDickinson and wife, Of sGrea
Falls, are the guests Of his sister
Mrs. p. w. Haynes, for a few days.
\ marriage license has been ISSUED
to j. +. Rhoads and Polly NJ. Wat
kins, both OF Harlem This makes 81
marriage licenses issued 10 'Choutea,
county this year..
An excursion to Billings, for thu
purpose of inspecting the new bee
sugar factory IN that city, has beer
arranged by the Harlem Industrial
association. The excursionists vii
leave Harlem on Wednesday.
AT the annual meeting of the Con
rad Cattle company, held a few day
ago, the following officers were elected
President, w. G.. Conrad: vice-presi
sueH.t, Harfield Conrad: secretary an(
treasurer, James L. Stanford: gen
eral manager, John Harris.
Upon his retirement from che offic'
of county attorney mex week, Charlet
N. Pray will engage in the practice o
law in this city during the time hi
presence in Washington is not ueces
sary. He has secured offices in tn
Stockmcn's national bank bsildio.
for that purpose.
There have been nine application
for citizenship in the district eour
since the new federal naturalization
law went into effect. Eight of thes'
may be heard on the first two days o
court at the term which begins Marcel
10, the necessary ninety days notice
having been given by the applicants
F. B. Linield, who will be 10 charg'
of the farmers institutes that will b'
held ia northern Montana the coming
month, sends word that Miss Lucille
Brewer will be one of the speakers a
the institutes. Miss Brewer will die
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