The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-19
I T AND STATE.


From Tuesdays Daily.
o. a. Hove, OF Hawardeu, is among
the business visitors in town.
James Stillwell, OF Lonetree, arriv.
ed today on q short business visit.
T. O'Leary, OF Anaconda. demo-
cratic candida t for clerk of the su.
preme court. is here today on q visit
with political friends.
Chas. 81. Montgomery, of Carter, q
member of the Button colony that
located on the Teton last spring, lie
among the visitors in town.
1t is reported from the Sweet Grass
hills that Jacob Fey has purchased
the Stark ranch property near Gold
Butte. 1t consists Of about $500
acres.
Word has been received from Iowa
City, 1a.,7 announcing the death OF
Mrs. M. c. Foster, who recently lived
on Q ranch near Square butte. The
deceased went east q few weeks ago.
A large delegation of local fans left
today for Great FALLS with the high
school football boys, with q view to
supplying necessary enthusiasm dur.
ing the game with the Great Falls
team.
W. T. Cowan, Of Box Elder, who
vat among the arrivals today, reports
that settlers are still locating In the
country around Box Elder. Five car.
loads of immigrants outfits arrived
there last week.
In view of the prevalence Of typhoid
fever In various parts of Montana, the
local health authorities advise that
all drinking water be boiled before
use. This is q precaution that should
be generally observed.
J.. W. Lenning, superintendent OF
the Fort Benton public schools, has
received notice from Chinook that the
exhibits of school work from this city
received several swsrds at the county
fair. The awards included four fret
prizes and elk second prizes.
Articles of incorporation have been
fled in the county clerks Office by the
Peoples Creek Sheep company, OF
Chinook, with q capital stock of $50,
600. The incorporators are Frank
Taylor, S. Fitzgerald, Frank Browne
and F. n. Roberts, of Chinook; and
E. Browne, OF Morrell, Ohio.
Great Falls Leader: Going directl,
from the court DON where Judge h
h. Ewing had signed q decree divorc
ing him from his wife, George Stoke
of Havre went to the Office of Clerk o
the Court Harper and procured q Ii
q to wed Fannie Ludlow OF Havre
Mr.. Stokes sued his former wife, Mar.
L. Stokes, for q divorce severe
months ago. His wife failed to ap
pear in the case and this morninl
Judge Ewing signed the decree of sep
aration.
A news item from Glasgow say
Mrs. Charles Shufelt, of that city
drank an ounce or two of laud anuu
with the supposed intention of com
hitting suicide, but DR.. Aronsohl
with the assistance of neighbors save
her life. It is supposed that she ha'
grown Respondent Y e. recent trou
bles, as her husband was drowned il
the Missouri river q short time az
and her father, Mack Hunter, ha
lust been committed to the state peni
Tertiary for one year, as q result G
conviction in the last term OF court.
From Mondays Daily.
Attorney Il. M. Lewis, OF Glasgow
arrived today on district court bus;
ness.
Frank MCGOWAN and wife, OF High
wood, are among the business visitor
in town.
F. A. Carnal, register Of the Havl
land Office, was visiting yesterday wit
Fort Benton friends.
Chas. Brinkman, of the Marias,
former resident of this city, is visitin
here with oldtime friends.
Victor F. Griggs, secretary OF tt
Havre chamber of commerce, Ia anon
the business visitors In town.
T. a. Larkin end a party Of frient
arrived from Great Falls by autom'
bile yesterd ay, on a short visit.
w. J. Minar, who accompanied
mutton shipment to Chicago, WI
among the arrivals from the east t
day.
Capt. Geo. H. Stevens returned t
day from Minot, N. OAK, where
has been looking after his busine
interests the past few weeks.
The Junior Guild is arranging
give q grand ball at the opera hou'
Thanksgiving eve, November %. II
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