The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13
CITY AND STATE.

From Saturdays. Daily.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Miss Flora Senieur retur ned this |
morning from a visit of several days
in Helena.
Mayor H. H. Ewing, of Great Falls, |
was among the business visitors in
town today.
Col. j. II. Rice, state treasurer,
was among the arrivals from the west
this morning.
L. N. Beaulieu, cashier of the First
National bank at Chinook, was among
the arriv ais today.
j. e. Templeton returned today
from Helena. where he has been filling
q petition as an employe OF the state
legislature.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Sexton, &C.
companied by Miss Alma Morrow, left
yesterday for q short business visit in
Great Falls.
Frank Beede, charged with carrying
concealed weapons, was before Justice
Kinder this morning, and after a brief
interview was fined s25 and costs.
A. L.lLewis writes from Leedy that
the snow in that locality has disap.
peared from the ridges, but OF the
level it is still from eighteen inches to
two feet deep.
Theodore and George Evers, who
came in yesterday from their ranch
thirty miles up the Teton, report sat.
isfactory representations in that To-
cality. AZ a result of the recent warm
spell, a large area'of the range is IN.
der water.
Chas. H. Boyle may soon start q
steamboat line from this point to his
ranch aboutlfour miles up the river.
He has had q 20-foot boat built by
Gus Senieur,( land is considering plans
for fitting it with . propeller and mo-
tive power. OThe river route to the
ranch is much:shorter than by road,
the latter! being circuitous and din.
cult to travel.
The Forto Bentonl Amateurs have
commenced rehearssls of another
minstrel performance which will be
given for the benefit of the building
fund of theS new Catholic church on
Easter Monday night, April l. An
innov alton is.Ipromised this time, q
number Of ladies taking part in the
entertainment which is promised ia
be q genuine, old.time black face
minstrel performance in q novelty
form, and of which details will be
given later.
Major TIA. Cummings, who has
been assisting inl. representing Chou
teau county in the state Legislature
during the past two months, returned
from Helena today. MIR. Cummings
brings word that the bill appropriate
ing $500 for restoring and preserving
the old fort became a law on the las'
day of the session. 1t was introduced
a. the request of,the Daughters of the
American Revolution, who have in
terested themselves in the preserva
ton of historic buildings, and who
propose to contribute additional fund.
toward the purpose in view.
From Mondays Daily.
John Harris left this morning on
business trip to Helena and Other
points west.
c. D. Forgey returned yesterda!
from Asotin, WASH, where he ha'
been spending the winter.
Among the births reported in Grea
Falls is that Of daughter to the wife
of H. B. Lewis, of this city.
Gus Senieur left today for Mondak
on the eastern border of Valley coun
ty, where he has a building contrac
to fill.
Clara A. Pefsur has applied to tn
district COURT for letters of admins
tration in the estate OF Mary Pefaur
deceased.
Two location notices for quart
claims in the Little Rockies were 6let
in the county clerks Office today b,
David Cline, j. G. Emerson and L. A
Doores.
John Carroll, who is cow alescin)
from an attack Of typhoid fever, ha
gone to Hunters Hot springs. 81
was accompanied by his mother, Mrs
John V. Carroll.
Congressman Chas. N. Pray write
that be 10 making . pleasure trip t,
Cuba instead of Panama, IS recent!
reported. The trip will occupy abou
two weeks. and be expects to return
home early in April.
Wonderland, or Yellowstone Ma
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