The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
CITY AND STATE.
Fto0 Oaturday's Daily.

3BO0 COS01VoS DoSVs /
Mrs. r. P. Williams, of Great Falls,
is visiting with Mrs. Frank Lell, of
this city.
E. r.. Russell and wife, who have
been visiting on the Pacific coast,
were among the arrivals today.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
Louis Lavell and Sadie Dowty, both
Of THE city.
A local steam laundry will be in
operation in . few weeks, Louie Uebel-
man having placed an order for the
necessary machinery and supplies.
Another wool sale was made in the
local market yesterday afternoon, the
George E. Bsrkley clip Of about TO-.
600 pounds being purchased BY Alex
Livingstone, OF Hecht, Liebmann &
Co. It sold ct 10 cents.
A Chicago market report notes the
arrival OF . few range beef shipments
the past week, . train OF Montana cat.
tie being among the receipts. The
Montana shipment averaged 1900
pounds and sold at e8.1O.
A suit for divorce has been com.
menced in the district court by Bertha
Thormahlen against Peter Thormah.
len. Of Chinook. The complaint al.
leges cruelty, and recites various acts
on the part of defendant to eustain
that charge.
Harry Sommers, superintendent OF
the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company, 10 authority for the state.
ment that the new line between this
city and Ravre will soon be complet-
ed. The company is said to be using
the railroad poles to string the wires.
The newspapers Of Sioux City, Iowa,
announce the death Of "Uncle Davy"
Campbell. an old.time Missouri river
steamboat pilot, who made several
trips between Sioux City and Fort
Benton In early days. He came up
the river on the General Grant stesm.
boat in 1855, and was pilot and cap.
tain of upper Missouri river steam.
boats when hostile Indians incre ased
the dangers of that occupation.
E. E. Lyle, . lineman in the employ
Of the Rocky Mountain Bell Tele.
phone company, was knocked out by
electric current last evening. While
working on ZONE telephone wires on
Power street, Mr.. Lyle inadvertently
grasped an electric light wire. the re-
cult being painful burns or his hands
and q shock that threw him down from
the pole. He was badly bruised and
shaken up, in addition to the burns.
From Mondays Daily.
A. c. Oder returned today from an
eastern purchasing trip for T. G.
Power & Bro.
Mrs. Ed. Jones and son, of Mime.
apolis, arrived today On a visit with
Mrs. E. Frank Sayre.
Mrs. j. W. Lenning returned yes.
terday from q visit to her old home
in the Bitter Root valley.
The infant child OF lack Larson, of
the Marias, died Saturday evening,
the funeral taking place yesterday.
A. j. Schmidt returned today from
Bozemsn, where he attended the an
nual meeting of Montana newspaper
men.
Sam Williamson and John Monroe,
OF Big Sandy, we're among the arriv.
ais today.
W. A. Rsgsn, justice of the peace,
and Constable Ed. N. Scott, of Big
Sandy, are among the business visit.
ore in town.
A marriage license has been issued
by the clerk OF the district court to
James McC. Reid and Mary A. Nc.
Hattie, of Inverness.
DR.. E. M. Porter, who returned Sat-
urday night from Highwood, reports
the birth of twins at the home of H. G.
Nancy, of lower Highwood.
G. S. Clarke, advance agent OF the
John q. Sparks circus, was among
the arrivals today. He is making ar.
engagements for circus day here on
August 5.
Charles H. Green. who has returned
from q trip to the lower Judith coun-
try, reports some fine grain crops in
that locality. The best yields are gen.
orally from the rolling bench lands.
G. H. Coulter, of Culbertson, a well
known newspaper man of eastern Val.
ley county, was among the arrivals
today. Mr.. Coulter has been attend
ing the meeting of the Montana Press
association at Bozeman.
Public wool sales will be held at
p;c ca,av y Thursdav. .lnlv 22 ar.