The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-31
CITY AND STATE.

CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.
Chris Ruhe, q we'll known resident
Of Warrick, was among the arrivals
today.
Born, at the Fort Benton Sanitsr.
ium, to the wife of George Evers, Of
Floweree, q daughter.
Mrs. Mayn and daughter, Of White
Sulphur Springs, arrived today on q
visit with Mrs. Chas. Lepley, Of this
city.
W. P. Wren, city clerk Of Great
Falls, and q former resident of this
city, arrived today with an automo.
bile party Of iriends.
Il. LaBarre has purchased the coal
business Of Charles Crepesu, and will
supply the several grades of fuel here
tofore handled by Mr.. Crepeau.
John Harris, chairman of the Chou.
teau county democratic committee. has
called q meeting Of that organization
to be held In, this city Wednesday,
August 81.
Howard Price and wife, who have
been visiting with Fort Benton friends,
left today by automobile for their
home at Maple Creek, Canada, q trip
Of about 225 miles.
About q dozen applicants are taking
the regular teachers examination at
the Office of Miss Blackstone, county
school superintendent. Examinations
for this county are also held at Havre
and Harlem, the result of which will
be announced in due ourse
Work has been commenced on a new
two story warehouse for the Benton
Hardware company, the structure to
be of brick and about SO by AZ feet in
size. and which will cost about %, ZOO
when completed. The work will be
done by Lease & Richards, of Great
Falls.
George Smith, Of Santa Barbara,
CAL, a professional hunter and guide,
arrived yesterday on q visit with his
cousin, Fred Smith, of this city. MIR.
Smith has just completed q tour Of
Glacier park in the capacity of guide
for the Osborne party, of which Miss
Ethel Roosevelt is q member.
A call for the 9th annual meeting
of the Society of Montana Pioneers
has been issued by the executive com.
mittee. The meeting place is to be
Deer Lodge and the date of that i'm.
portant event has been placed at Sep.
TENDER 1924. The expectation is that
there will be a large attendance Of
pioneers at the little town of Deer
Lodge and that the meeting will be
of unusual interest.
Great Falls Leader: W. S. Frary
this afternoon received a telegram
from Zortman informing him that the
power plant of the Ruby Gulch Min
ing company had been destroyed by
fire. No particulars were given. The
loss will reach at least $1,000 which
amount of insurance was carried upon
the plant. The power plant was locat-
ed a distance of four miles from the
other mine buildings.
Great Falls Tribune: Joe Streng,
a we'll known wool buyer, represent.
ing Eisemann Bros, of Boston, re.
turned from Sweetgrass yesterda y,
where he purchased the clip of p. Il.
Buckley, amounting to $4,000 pounds,
for III cents a pound. He also sc.
cured the J. E. Fitzpatrick clip of
3d. 900 pounds, for which he paid II
cents, together with 10000 pounds
from j. A. Malcolm and j. w. Sum.
mer, which was bought at l64 cents.
Ever Nielsen, who arrived from Box
Elder today, brings news of what was
almost q fatal occurrence at Big
Sandy. G. w. Hutchinson, a we'll
digger, descended into a 45-foot we'll
Thursday and was overcome by foul
air al the bottom of the shaft. His
condition was discovered by men at
the top of the we'll, but they hesitated
to attempt rescue under such condi.
lions until T. H. Hamilton volunteered
for the work and was lowered down
the we'll with rope around him. 1t
was a heroic act, and vas rewarded
by saving the life of the unconscious
victim-a purse alec being raised by
appreciative Big Sandy citizens.
From Mondays Daily.
A. D. Smith, of Havre, arrived to-
day to interview local residents upon
the political stu alton.
A large party of young people left
touo SotnrAav for a camninp trim Of