The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. Phil Buckley and family ar.
rived yesterday from Harlem, and
will take up their residence 10 this
city.
Mrs. w. J. Minar returned yester-
day from a visit with her parents, |
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Waterman, at
Lewistown.
John Harris and wife, accompanied
by their daughter, Miss Nell harris,
returned last evening from a visit of
several weeks in California.
Chas. Lippard, who is in Town to.
day, reports the arrival of 9 flock of
wild geese in the vicinity of Lippard,
the advance agents of spring.
Word has been received from Spo.
kane announcing the serious illness
Of Claude E. Embleton, formerly of
this city. The patient is not expected
to live.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Sherry wish to
thank their many friends for the kind.
ess and sympathy extended them
during the illness and death of their
daughter.
The name of the Steele p~ostofRce has
been changed by the department., and
will be known hereafter as "Lonetree."
The change was made to prevent con.
fusion of mail for another Montana
postoflce called STEEL.
Edward Davis. who recently under.
went an operation in the Mayo hos
pital at Rochester, MIMI, returned
yesterday greatly improved in health.
He was accompanied by his mother
and brother, Henry Davis. Cd
The reclamation service is securing
severaltracts of land for water storage
purposes, in connection with the Dod-
son dam. A recent purchase from I.
A. Neibaur consists of about fifty
acres, located southwest of Dodson.
The county commissioners have ap.
pointed A. F. Johnson, of Clear creek,
as road supervisor in place of Jos. P.
Phelan, the later being ineligible.
Ezra Ereaux, of Wagner, was ap-
pointed road supervisor of District
No. II, and Chas. Schilling of the
Fort Benton district.
The funds of each school distric,
Will be enriched to the extent of 1921
per capita for each child of school
age, an apportionment of state school
money having been made on thai
basis. l.. O. Hudson, county treas.
urer, has received a remittance of So,
OBS as Chouteau county's share in the
distribution.
According to the Great Falls news
papers, a brother of the late JOSEPH
Vanden Heuvel expresses the opinion
that HE death at Windham was no
due to suicide. The relatives of the
deceased do not accept the suicid.
verdict of the coroner's jury as cor
rect, but believe there il an unsolve(
mystery connected with the tragic oc
c%urrence.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. George L. King, of Bozeman
formerly of this city, was among the
arrivals today.
Henry Norden, of Warrick who il
among the basiness visitors in town
reports considerable snow remaining
from a recent storm in that locality.
John w. Luse has sold to Edward
O. Walters. of Chinook, about 49,
acres of ranch property located nea
Yantic, part of the consideration con
sisting of four town lots in Chinook
A news item from Glasgow state
that Jack Teal, q former deput,
sheriff of this county, was foun'
guilty in the district court on
charge Of assault, and was fined
500.
L. G.. Stocker, of Box Elder, ha
commenced suit in the district cour
against A. G. Bierly, to al
indebtedness alleged to be due on
promissory note given by defend an
about five years ago.
Miss Blackstone county schoo
superintendent, is sending out notice
of the approaching school election
which will be held Saturday, Apri
3. School trustees are to be cleo,
ed in each district on that date.
At a recent meeting of the new stat
board of sheep commissioners, he'll
in Helena, T. G. Power was electe'
president of the board; A. G. Logan
of Billings, vice president; and Geo
F. Joyce, of Helena, secretary.
A deed filed in the county clerk
office records the sale of three lot
in the Pepin.Demars addition tt
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