The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-06
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
George Dutro and wife, of bod son,
were the New Year guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. S. Culbertson.
Miss Byzantine Bessette arrived
from Havre yesterday, to spend New
Years with the home folks.
Joseph Sullivan returned today
from Dubuque. Iowa, where he spent
the holid avs with his daughters.
Lee Sedgwick would like to trade
hats with the man who appropriated
his headgear at the Opera house Fri.
day morning.
The New Year brought q cold snap
in the northern country. A weather
bureau bulletin reports 30 below zero
at Saskatchewan.
George Sherry, who arrived today
from Virgeile, brings word that the
Missouri river al that point was
closed by ice several days ago.
The farmers institute arranged for
this city will be held Monday, at the
court house. 1t is announced that
afternoon and evening sessions will
be held.
. The first freeze-up of the Missouri
river for the season 1t this point took
place yesterday, when the mas seq of
floating ice formed a jam that covered
the channel. The mild spell that fol-
lowed a few hours later caused q
breakup in some parts of the river.
The monthly meeting of the Old
Fort Improvement society will be held
Monday evening, January 4, at the
residence of Mrs. Geo. w. Crane, at
1880 o'clock. Mrs. N. T. Chemidlin
and daughter, and Miss Hortense
Chestnut will assist in receiving. All
members of the society are requested
to attend.
Word wal received today from the
Kelly ranch on the Teton, that Albert
Whitlock was killed this morning by
his horse falling on him. The un-
forum ate man was we'll known in this
vicinity, having been employed by
several local ranchers to break bron-
chos, and it is understood that the
fatal accident happened while he was
engaged in this occupation. Justice
Kinder went out t O the Kelly ranch
this afternoon as acting coroner, and
Will bring the remains to this city.
From Mondays Daily.
O. E. Peppard, the Missoula bridge
contractor, is among the business
visitors in town.
John Survant, the we'll known
Valley county %stockman, was among
the arrivals yesterday.
Harry l.. Drumm, deputy United
States marshal. arrived from Helena
today on official business.
An application for citizenship was
filed in the district court today by
Eheland Prosper, a native of France.
The plat of an addition to the town
site Of Dodson has been filed in the
county clerks Office by Luther L,
Cassidy. The addition ~adjoins the
original townsite on the east, aud
consists of about $50 lots.
The health authorities are taking
precautions against Ia epidemic of
scarlet fever, two cases having de.
veloped on the Shonkin and Teton.
The w. Morrow and John Muncey
ranches have been quarantined.
A deed filed for record in the county
clerks Office conveys title to about
200 acres of land from Albert Newman
to A. S. Lohman, of Chinook. The
land is located about five miles west
Of Chinook, and is said to be a de.
sirable piece of property. The n.
sideration named in the deed il 81, 300.
DR.. H. E. Wright, d dentist of
Adrian. Mich. and a recent graduate
from the dental department of the
University Of Michigan at Ann Ar.
Dor, will in q few days be In DR..
Stephens Office to take charge of his
practice during his absence. DR..
Wright comes well recommended from
the best authorities in the east as be-
ing a thorough and up.to-date dem
fist. y
The delegation of speakers for the
farmers institute in this city arrived
today, arrangements having been
made for afternoon and evening ses-
sions at the court house. The de.ega-
ton consists OF F. S. Cooley, super
intendent Of farmers institute in
Montana; NJ. l.. Dean, formerly
of The Michigan agricultural col
lege, an authority on horticultural
SUBJECTS: and Il. o. Buckman, dry
land investigator of the experiment
station at Bozeman.
An INQUEST held over the remains Of