The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-12
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Send your watch and iewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
Benz. Rumney, q we'll known resident
OF Cascade, is among the business
visitors in town.
W. O'Neil, Of Elroy, Wis, who ar
rived from the east yesterday, is the
guest of his sister, Mrs. L. O. Hud.
cd n.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
Frank E. Swain, of Box Elder, and
Madeline Card, of Havre.
Fl. E. Ecklund, OF Havre, who is
among the business visitors in town,
Is endeavoring to secure q business
location for opening q Photographic
studio.
Bishop L. r. Brewer, of Helena,
will administer confirmation to q
large class at St. Paul's church to.
morrow evening, at 8 o'clock. All
are invited to attend.
A suit for divorce has been filed in
the district court by Anna Christen-
son. OF Havre, against August Chris
ten son, the defendant being accused of
cruelty and desertiOn,
According to the Helena newspapers,
hay and other feed stuffs are scarce
q nd high priced in that city. Hay is
selling at s17 and s1s per ton, and
oats at 1926 q hundred-the highest
price in that market for Is years.
DR.. ]. K. Stauffer, the veterinary
Official employed by the federal bureau
OF animal industry in this district,
is reported to be seriously sick at
Columbus hospital in Great Falls.
There is said to be very little hope OF
his recovery.
M. L. Freng, the Bozeman dry land
farming expert, arrived yesterday to
look after the Commercial Clubs
demonstration farm neal this city.
The work of seeding was in progress
today, portions of the farm being
seeded to oats and hulless barley.
Stephen O'Malley and Miss Nellie
O'Brine, of Big Sandy, to whom q
marriage license was issued by the
clerk of the district court yesterday
afternoon, were married today at the
Catholic church. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. John Hennessy.
The weather report of Observer c..
W. Ling, of the Havre station, for
the month of April shows the lowest
mean temperature for the month i u 20
years. The precipitation during the
month was 0.92 inches, an amount
slightly in excess of the average for
April.
From Thursdays Daily.
. According to railroad men who are
in town today, the work of repairing
the Teton tunnel is progressing salts
factorily, and it is believed through
trains will be rnning within ter days.
A large delegation of local stock
men left today for Havre, to attend
the annual meeting of the North Mon.
tana Roundup association, which will
be in progress tomorrow and Satur.
day.
A press dispatch says another new
posta &c stamp will soon be in our
midst. 1t will be a two-center only in
red, and is to commemorate the
ka-Yukon-Pacifc exposition. The
issue will be made on June l.
Several of the male residents of the
first ward propose to observe Arbor
lay by improving the appearance of
the public streets as we'll as their own
premises. In addition to planting
trees and shrubs, they will organize
as a garbage brigade for the purpose
Of making the first ward the neatest
and most attractive part of town.
The county health authorities are
in receipt of advices that scarlet fever
is prevalent 10 Harlem and vicinity,
there being about sixteen cases under
treatment at the present time, seven
Of the patients being adults. The
trouble is said to have originated
with a recent arrival from Kansas,
who was suffering from the disease.
The question OF closing the saloons
Of that city on Sunday il the subject
Of q lively discussion among residents
OF Havre, the city council having re-
Gently passed an, ordinance that sus.
ponds the liquor business on that day
of the week. The board of aldermen,
to which two new members have been
added since the adODtiOn of the Ordi.