The river press., 1910-11-23
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Conrad Kul age and wife, of Shon.
kin, are among the visitors in town.
A small but nifty line of mems hats
and caps. at 1.-THE Toggery.''
Blank forms for making annual re.
ports of corporations on sale at the
River Press Office.
Among the arrivals today were
Murray Deaton. the Misses Deaton,
and c. L. Myersick, OF Lewistown.
just arrived, a nobby line OF ladies
waists. evening cloaks. Peter Thomp-
son suits and children's coats. For
few days only at 1.-THE Toggery
Mrs. Charles Murray. of Big Sandy,
who was seriously hurt In runaway
accident . few days ago. is under
treatment At the Fort Benton Ssnitar-
ium.
Declar ations of intention to become
American citizens have been filed in
the district court bv II. o. Bailey, Of
Chester, and E. F.. Toensing. of this
city.
Mics Blackstone, county school gu.
perintendent, announces that the regu.
lar teachers examinati will be held
Friday and Saturday, November 25
and 26
The expectation that the Chouteau
county vote this year would show .
large increase over that Of 1908, is not
sustained by the Official election re.
turns. The total vote At the recent
election was about 1900. an increase
OF lees than fifty over the total cast in
1908.
l.. R. Mckenzie, of Straw, who is
among the business visitors in town,
reports extensive farming operations
in that part of Fergus county. There
ore fourteen steam and gasoline plow
outfits at work At the present time,
preparing the ground for next years
crops.
Damage suits have beeh commenced
in the district court by William Skill
len, Edward Price and Minnie Skill.
len, OF Chinook, against the Great
Northern Railway company, to reoov.
ler compene alton for horses killed on
the railroad track. The several suits
aggregate about 2,250.
There is considerable local interest
/ IN "a ~
Countries. by Alice Hartman, cop.
les of which have reached this city.
The story centers in Fort Benton, and
several of the characters can be re.
cognized as pioneer citizens of this
part OF Montana who took q promin-
ent part In politics and other matters
of public nature.
Helena Record: Charles Whitcomt,
who was brought to Helena during the
early part Of last week, suffering from
Injuries received in q runaway sever al
months ago at Zortmsn. while return
ing to the Whitcomb ranch in com.
pany with Jack Farmer, had the lower
part of the injured leg amputated yes
terday at st. Johns hospital. Ampu-
tation was necessary in order to save
the injured mans life.
The residents of Floweree will open
their new Methodist church Thanks.
giving day, the new building having
just been completed. The minister OF
the new churh is to be the Rev. Brann,
who recently came from Minnesota.
In the work of securing funds and su.
perintending the building generally,
the Rev. G. M. Donaldson, of this
? city, was largely instrumental.
, Four defendants in criminal casea
appeared in the district court yester.
day afternoon for sentence. John
Smith, convicted of assault in the fire,
degree, was given a sentence of eigh,
, years. James McLaren, convicted oi
, robbery, six years. Nick Billin, who
pleaded guilty to q charge of robbery
twenty months. Clarence Bush, who
pleaded guilty of burglary, ifteer
months.