The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-14
CITY N STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.


Louis Ubelman announces that he
expects to have his steam laundry
ready for business by the 18th inst.
Jesse Strswbridge and wife, Of
Highwood, left yesterday on q visit to
their old home in Devonshire, Eng.
1t is understood that W. S. Towner,
county attorney, has received the offer
Of q position rs assistant in the attor.
ney generals Office at Helena, and
has the matter under consider alton.
Ward g. Morrison made q change
in their businesses location today, their
stock OF clothing and mems furnishing
goods being removed to the new Lock.
wood store building on Front street.
This will give them increased accom-.
modations and afford better oppor.
tunity for the display OF their goods.
Crest Falls Leader: A freight wreck
ct Lake Wilder on the Montana Cen.
trail road delayed the local and
through passenger trains for q mum.
Der of hours last evening. The Great
Northern through train due to leave
at 1890 last evening did not arrive
until ! o'clock and the local train due
at ESQ yesterday afternoon arrived
at 12:45 this morning. The freight
wreck was caused by q broken axle,
six heavily loaded cars going into the
Ai%oh and rho<v,,ntio~ tho lioo Mana
was injured.
From Mondays Daily.
L. M. Fishbaugh, OF Pleasant Val
ley, Is among the visitors in town.
Ira Brown. a we'll known resident of
Gold Butte, was among the arrivals
today.
Lost, between Fort Benton and head
of Bird c%oulee, q leather suit case. A
reward of s5.0 will be paid for its re-
turn to the River Press ofice.-W.
Briere.
Marriage licenses have been Issued
by the clerk of the district cout to Le-
Roy Keir, of W%hitlash, and DAME
Walker, Of Kennebeck, S. Dsk.; and
to Charles N. Pratt, of Havre, and
Renate Sheppard, Of Glasgow.
The Benton State bank opened for
business today with temporary quar-.
ters in the store building vacated Sat
urday by Ward & Morrison. The
bank will move into it's handsome new
building in a few days, as soon Do the
interior finishing has been completed,
Most Of the Fort Benton delegates
to the republican county c%onventios
at Havre returned home yesterday
and report satisfaction with the gener
al result. While there was q division
Of opinion as to the merits of some o.
the candidates., the choice of the con
vention will be respected as worthy o.
their endorsement and supper,
throughout the campaign.
The various business houses in towr
we're closed this afternoon during the
funeral services of the late William
Davis, which took place at the Metho
dist church with a large number o.
%neighbors and friends in attendance
The pail bearers we're Messrs. G. w
Morrison, Chas. H. Boyle, Malcolm
Morrow, w. J. Minar, II. J.. Wacker
lin and Otto Soeberg. The casket wal
covered with handsome floral wreatht
contributed by old time friends of thu
deceased.
From Tuesdays Daily
Fresh arrivals of seasonable frui
daily. T. G. Power & Bro. Ltd. +
l.. F. Churchill, of lippard, i:
among the business visitors in town
A 2l.pound box of luscious peaches
for $l.0O, at T. G. Power & Bro
Ltd.
Born, at the Fort Benton Sanitar
ium, to the wife Of Roland Ragland
q daughter.
Attorney B. L. Powers, of Havre
the republican nominee for county at
torney, was among the arrivals to
day.
The services of John Windangel
an expert laundry man, have BEEF
secured by L.. Ubelman for his ne,
steam laundry.
A marriage license vas issued b
the clerk of the district court today t.
Clyde r. Cory aud Margaret l.. Nor
gan, both of Havre.
Mrs. w. M. Davis and family de
sire to return thanks for the kiudnes
and sympathy shown by neighbor
and friends during their recent be
reavement.
According to the Lewistown Argus
q 200. acre wheat field will be amons
the agricultural exhibits of Fergu'