The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
H. j. O'Hanlon, the Chinook mer.
chant, was among the Christmas visi-
tors in town.
T. q. Larkin and wife. of Great
Falls, arrived yesterday on q visit
with relatives here.
An enjoyable impromptu dance was
given by the young men last evening,
at the opera house.
O. A. Bergeson arrived yesterday |
from Chinook, on a visit with Mr..
and Mrs. ". r. Leet.
Miss Viola Bjerring arrived yester.
day morning from Great Falls on a
visit with her parents in this city.
Miss Minnie Klitzke proved to be
the best guesser and the ate
winner of "Hattie," the big doll at
the Chase store, on Christmas eve.
Frank B. johnson and wife, former
ly of this city, arrived from Great
Falls yesterday and spent Christmas
with some of their old.time friends.
Alex Barley il temporarily on the
retired list a. the result of an accident
Thursday afternoon. He was thrown
from a load of hay, the fall breaking
three ribs.
A bountiful Christmas dinner was
provided for the prisoners in the
county Jail by Sheriff Mcdonald.
The feast was enjoyed by q guests
who are serving sentence or awaiting
trial.
The exceptionally high wind which
prevailed in this locality yesterday is
said to have caused quite a little
damage on some of the ranches. 1t
wrecked fences and buildings and
carried away portions of haystacks.
W. C. Mcmahon was given q sen-
tence of ten days for vagrancy in
Justice Kinder's court today. J.. 6.
Mcpherson and W. w. White, who
had been arrested on a similar charge,
were ordered 20 leave town before to.
morrow morning.
The Christmas eve exercises at St.
Paul's church developed an incident
that was not on the program. John
Patterson, who impersonated Santa
Claus and who wore a long Goa,
literally decora ted with cotton bat
ting, took a position too near a candle
on one of the lower branches of the
Christmas tree, and the fluffy stuff
caught fire. Santa Claus vas at once
enveloped in flames, and before they
could be extinguished he suffered
several burns on the hands and head,
From Mondays Daily.
John H. Ruhe, of Chinook, wa
among the arrivals yesterday.
NJ. Montgomery. Of Chinook, ar
rived yesterday on a short bushes
visit.
Attorney John w. Stanton and DR.
\. F. Longeway. of Great Falls, ar
attending district court.
r. W. Buckland. who came in fror
Highwood today. reports wind,
Christmas weather in that locality.
Oscar Johnston, who Is visitin
with his family here, is reported t
have added an automobile to tn
equipment Of his stage line betwee
Monda ak and Glendive.
J. Il. Miewald, OF Chinook, VIII
arrived today on district court bus
ness, brings word of a fatal shootin
near Havre last evening. The polio
had been asked to watch out and al
rest a man who was supposed to b
on the incoming train, and made al
raugements accordingly. AS tn
train pulled in, a man stepped o
and rs he appeared anxious to avoi
the crowd, he was hailed by David
O. Osborne, night Waterman. The stral
ger, however, refused to stop, an
upon being pursued by the officer
turned and took u shot at the latte
Mr.. Osborne returned the fire wi,
five shots, one of which struck tt
mans arm, and another entered u
DOuS, luulCbtUS "udt ! y =
a fatal wound,
From Tuesdays Daily.
J. d. English, of Big Sandy, a
rived today On z business visit
A tine Inns of the !ates. in ueckwe;
aud lace, for .he women a1 he CHAs
STORE, .
Mrs. j. H. Green and daughter &c
today for san Diego, Cal, On a Wis
of several months.
DR.. y. r. Robertson. the Gre
Falls dentist, viii be at the Graf
Union hotel January 4, ) and 8. !"
District court for this county w
adjourned today for the term. III
next term will commence Tuesna
January ~