The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-23
CITY AND STATE.

Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
DR.. W. Nj. Williams and wife, Of
Harlem, are visiting with Fort Benton
friends.
Miss Florence Leary left today on a
visit with friends in the Highwood
country.
Miss Nj. G. Buckhouse, librarian OF
the state university at Missou|a, is
among the visitors in town.
Chss. Lepley and wife, accompanied
BY . party of about q dozen young
people, left today for Highwood on q
camping trip.
A marriage license has been issued
by the clerk OF the district court to s.
K. Alfstad and Margaret Nogales,
both of Chinook.
Christian Buechas, q we'll known
resident of Rsvre, has been received
At the county Jail to await examina.
ton as to his sanity.
N. T. Chemidlin. ar old.time men,
Der of the River Press staff, left today
for Butte to attend the annual conven.
ton of the Society of Montana Pion.
GERS.
Among the arrivals today were
Judge Tattan and wife and Mrs. c..
W. Morrison, who have been spend.
ing a vacation at Alhambra hot
springs.
If you are looking for a good time,
remember the grand ball to be given
at the opera house Friday evening,
August 25, for the benefit of the Old
Fort park fund.
Another death from lightning is re-
ported from Great Falls, the victim
being Henry Mitchell, q smelter EN-.
ploye. Mr.. Mitchell was on his way
to q barn to milk some cows when be
was instantly killed by a fash Of
lightning.
John Sleeman, q dry land farmer
located about fourteen miles southwest
OF this city, has purchased the Fisher
residence property on upper Front
street, and has let q contra act to q. D.
Wickhorst for building a ive.roomed
cottage. Another real estate deal is
the purchase Of the Senieur residence
property on Franklin street by Thos.
Coatsworth for 81, 200.
From Thursdays Daily.
W. E. Barrows, of Pleasant Valley,
is among the business visitors in
town.
Miss Mae Senieur arrived from
Helena yesterday, on q visit with Miss
Murphy, OF this city.
Orella Gesche, of Dunkirk, has petit
toned the district court to be author
lied to do business as a sole trader.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
Charles B. Pierce and Lydia A.
Smith. both of Harlem.
Mrs. Margaret Rowe was admitted
to the Sanitarium yesterday, to re-
ceive treatment for sickness that re.
quires a surgical operation.
John White was received at the
county Jail today, to serve q sentence
of sixty days for disturbing the peace.
The prisoner was committed by JUS
tice Raglan, of Big Sandy.
Among the early day residents OF
northern Montana who are attending
the convention of pioneers in Butte
are Jere Sullivan, John Neubert and
W. o. Dexter, OF this city.
A suit has been fled in the distric,
court by the Piper-Howe Lumber com
psny against Hardy Willis, to re.
cover an alleged indebtedness of sale
for building material supplied to de-
fendent.
The remains of A. NJ. Lewis, the
young man who was killed Sunday
by lightning, were exhumed last even
ing, relatives in Virginia making tele
graphic request that the body be
shipped to his old home.
A news item from Havre says an
other heavy rain and hail storm visit
ed that section Tuesday afternoon,
Considerable hail fell the size of small
marbles and the ground a. covered
The weather bureau records show 2.3
inches of rain having fallen so fa1
this month. There has heen q rainy
period for the pact IL days and the
farmers are having great trouble il
harvesting.
From Fridays Daily
Jos. A. Baker, of Hollywood, is Wis
ting with Fort Benton friends.
Mrs. F. M. Pugsley, Of Tacoma,
former resident of this city. ia the
quest of Mrs, L, D, Sharp,