The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-25
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From Wednesdays Daily.
w. b. Duke, Of Chinook, is q bust.
ness visitor in the city today.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
The district court adjourned yes.
terdsy afternoon until Monday, Au.
gust %.
Mrs. D. G. Browne left this morn
ing for q visit al the John Harris
ranch, on Highwood.
Jno. j. Tattan and family arrived
last evening on q visit to his parents.
John Is now cashier of the Great Nor.
them. stationed at Helena.
Among the business transacted by
the district court yesterday afternoon
was the granting of q decree OF di.
vorce to Mrs. John Phoenix.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Allan Gray, Of Highwood, died early
this morning of convulsions. The
funeral took place this afternoon at
2:30 O'Clock from the Grand Union
hotel.
Joseph Gussenhoven, of Havre,
Mont, is arranging to import q herd
OF Holstein Fresian cows and bulls
registered, with an ancestry record of
over "a pounds of butter . week and
100 pounds OF milk q day.
It is announced from Great Falls
that the funeral OF the late A. G.
Gormley, whose remains were brought
from White Sulpur Springs Sunday
last, will take place tomorrow norm.
ing at 10 o'clock from the family resi-.
dence, 905 Fifth avenue north. The
funeral will be conducted under the
auspices Of the Elks' lodge. of which
he was an active member.
At the last quarterly conference of
the First Methodist church at Great
Falls resolutions we're adopted eulo-
giving Rev. W. w. Van Orsdel, the
dietrict superintendent and requesting
the annual conference, which is in
session at Havre, to reappoint him to
the position. Brother Van has hosts
Of friends in northern Montana who
would be glad to see him confined as
district superintendent of the Metho.
dist church.
Free scholarships given away in the
Fargo College Conservatory of Music
to the amount of $500. 90. The best
equipped musical scool in the north.
west, large faculty, all branches
taught. Pupils may enter at any
time. Send for inform alton regard.
ing scholarships. Fall term opens
Sept. IA, 1909. Large illustrated cat.
alogue of school sent on request.
Address E. Hepdeg, Secretary of Far.
60 College Conservatory of Music,
or W. w. George, Director. Fargo,
N. D.
Great Falls Leader: According to
word which has just been received in
the city from Valley county, it is
learned that the Great Northern is
preparing to put into effect the plan
of constructing branches from the
main line toward the intern atioual
bound airy for the purpose of develop.
ing and providing an outlet for the
rich farming lands now being taken
up north of Milk river. A party of
twelve engineers under T. Il. Benton
left Poplar yesterday for the purpose
of surveying q route up Poplar creek.
It is understood that the survey will
be extended as far as Scobey, q dis.
lance of sixty miles, in q northwest.
erly direction from Poplar.
From Thursdays Daily.
Ole G.. Osnes came ia from his
Knerville ranch last evening.
j. B. T%urton, of Dodson, is a bust
ness visitor in the city today.
NJ. P. Jones, of Chinook, is one of
the arriv ais on this mornings train.
Wallace Coburn, of Great Falls,
came down last evening, and is the
guest of his uncle, W. T. Morrow.
The Misses Grace Carroll and Cath
crime Crutcher left yesterday morning
for Helena where they will visit some
time with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Bright, Mr..
and Mrs. H. J. Thaxter and Mrs.
Frank Mcdonald are taking in the
sights at the Seattle exposition.
W. T. Merrill, the former we'll
known wool buyer, but who is now
located on a ranch about IS miles
south of Culbertson, is in the city.
Fred LaBarre, of the Marias, yes.
terday sold to Thomas Clary about
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