The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-07
CITY N STATE.
Fron SATURDAYS Daily.

Prem Saturdays Daily. !
G. w. Hall, of Waller, arrived today
on q short business visit. ,
l. Hunsberger returned today from
. visit to the Boulder Hot springs.
DR.. F. A. Atkisson returned today !
from Do extended visit on the Pacific !
coast.
Fred E. Hoss, deputy state exam;n-
or, arrived from Helena to-day On
Official business.
Sam Spencer, of Lytle, an old time
stockman of that section, lie among the
visitors In town.
Lew Williams, manager OF the Big
Sag Sheep company, 10 visi,ing With
Fort Benton friends.
Geo. Donaldson and wife. of Tracv,
Miun., are visiting with their SOC,
Rev. c. M. Donaldson, of this city.
Thos Moser, of Great Fslls, repre-.
senting the Pure Oil company, lie
among the business visitors In town
A number Of ladies were the guests
OF Mrs. F. A. Flanagan and Mrs. Nj.
]. Joyce yesterday afternoon, at the
Flanagan residence on lower Main
street.
c. ". Vaughn, of Nine Mile, who
was among the arrivals tod ay brought
in some samples Of "a inch winter
wheat that chow promise of a bumper
crop this season.
Oscar Johnston, who arrived last
evening from his ranch on Arrow
creek, reports fine crop prospects 10
that locality: Mr.. Johnston has about
300 acres in grain and fax.
E. P. Sphinx, OF Carter, who is
among the business visitors in town,
is contemplating a newspaper venture
At the promising town of Carter, abou,
fourteen miles west Of here.
Three marriage licenses were issued
by the clerk of the district court today
The applicants were John Collins and
Harriet A. Russell, OF Harlem: w. N
Hulett, Jr. and Margaret Campbell
of Havre; Peter Presti and Lens
Rude, Of Havre.
The city authorities have made ar
rangements with Adjutant Genera
Greenan for the transfer of an OLE
government cannon from Helena Il
this city, and the purchase of q gu'
carriage for the weapon. The cannoI
will be added to the defenses Of tn
Old Fort park.
A news item from Helena says J
c. Koerner, OF Havre, pleaded guilt,
in the federal court to having mad
fraudulent census returns while EN-
ployed by the government last year a
an enumerator. Judge Rasch sentence
him to serve twenty.four hours in th
Jail and to pay a fine Of 500. The fin
was paid.
The report of Observer G. w. Ling
of the Havre station of the weathe
bureau, shows a normal mean temper
ature for the past month, and q toll
precipitation of LAS inches-the latte
being less than the average for Ma!
At Great Falls there was q precipit'
ton of 2.83 inches during the montl
and at Lewistown q total of 5 10 inche
Postmaster Geo. w. Crane is takir
q breathing spell after the extra wor
of the past month, when postma stel
we're required to make q daily coul
of the pieces of mail handled in the
respective Offices. Mr.. Cranes repo
shows that LAP, $50 separate pieces
mail passed through the Fort Bente
post Office during the past month,
average of about 4,6o0 a day.
The biggest mortgage ever pr
scented for record in Chouteau coun
was received At the county clerks Off
today, the amount involved bell
$500, 000, 900. The mortgage is Civ
by the Great Northern Railway col
pauy to the Bankers Trust compan
of New York, and consists OF
printed pages In pamphlet form.
will be filed for record in every cour
in Montana in which the Great Mort
ern operates
From Mondays Daily.
W. Williamson, OF Big Sandy,
rived today on q business visit.
Major A. A. Cabsniss and wife q
the guests of j. o. Patterson, of II
city.
h. B. Dickinson and 81. E. Dick
SOD, of Knerville were among the
rivals today.
NJ. M. Jensen and A. G. Jensen,
Lonetree, are among the business Y
itOrs in town.
A. P. Shepperson and wife left
day for New Mexico. where they "
make their future residence.