The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17

bitter q 8 wind blowing at the time.
The electric city bunch was q little
too swift for the Benton team, the
score standing % to nothing in their
favor, but the visitors put up q lively
defense. On Saturday evening, the
Benton boys and their friends were
entertained at q dance that closed
about midnight, returning home on q
special train with very pleasant rec
objections of the hospitality of Great
Falls citizens.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. John V. Carroll returned yes.
terd ay from q visit at Hunters Hot
Springs.
G. W. Morrison and wife, who have
been visiting with relatives in Mis-.
souri,, we're among the arriv ais today.
DR.. E. M. Porter left today for
Warrick, in response to word that his
services are needed at the Hewitt
home.
Word has been received from Keytes.
Vile, Mo-, announcing the birth of a
daughter to the wife of Dr.. Nj. W.
Taylor, of this city.
Walter Young, who has been held
10 jail on q charge of resisting an
officer. today pleaded guilty to assault
In the third degree and was given q
Jail sentence of ninety days by Justice
Kinder.
j. O. Patterson received word by
wire today that his beef shipment was
on the Chicago market yesterday, and
brought satisfactory prices. The tops
sold at s6 50, others at %. rs and the
bulk at IS. IS.
A Shonkin beef shipment that left
here a few days ago, is reported to be
snow bound near Minot, where the re-
cent storm was unusually heavy. The
shipment is expected to reach Chicago
for the Thursday market.
A fatal hunting accidentlis reported
from Great Falls, the victim being
George Beckman, q ~14-year.old boy
of that city. He vas pulling a shot.
gun from q boat, with the muzzle to.
ward him, when the weapon was dis
charged.
On Thanksgiving eve, November "a,
q fancy dress ball will be given at the
opera house by the Ladies Old Fort
Improvement society, to which all are
invited. Fancy dress will be optional.
Good music will be furnished for the
occasion.
Carroll Fish, of Highwood, who was
one OF the victims in the stock train
wreck near Rugby, N. OAK, is visit.
ing with relatives here. MIR. Fish
escaped with comparatively slight iu-
~juries, but is still lame from the effects
of the accident.
Tax payments at the county treas
urer's Office are not quite so numerous
as expected at this time, but there will
probably be a big lot of r%emittances
the coming week. Taxes become de.
%linquent, with a 10 per cent. penalty,
after Novemb:r 30. -
Rev. ]. A. Afford, state secretary O
the Intern ationai Sunday School IN.
ion, will give an illustrated talk to
the children next Friday afternoon,
at 4 p. m. in the Methodist church,
and will lecture in the evening at 1880
p. m. to the general public. These
services will be free, and all will be
welcome.
Some of the Boston wool dealers
are evidently becoming interested in
the northern Montana wool clip of
next season. Several local sheepmen
are in receipt of q circular letter from
q we'll known Boston firm, requesting
information as to the size of their clip
for the aso of 1910, and asking
them to quote the price at which they
are willing to contract in advance of
shearing.
Another fatal railway accident, in
which a northern Montana stockma an
was the victim, is reported by the
Hinsdale Homestead, word having
been received that Robert Thompson,
a we'll known Hiusdale sheepman, was
killed in the South St. Paul stock
yards by being crushed between the
loading chutes and q moving train.
Mr.. Thompson, who was on his way
to Chicago with d sheep shipment,
was an occasional visitor in this city,
his last visit here being about two
weeks ago.
Lewistown Democrat: Judge Max
Waterman and wife returned Sunday
evening from Fort Benton, where they
visited their daughter, Mrs. w. j.
Minar, for almost u month. Judge
W aterman informs THE Democrat that
the section of conntry adjacent to Fort