The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-29
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily
See Sheldon before you buy that
new wagon or farm truck.
J. D. Holiday, of Cascade, vas
among the arrivals today.
L. NJ. Fishbaugh. of the Teton, is
smong the visitors In town.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Mrs. VIM. Mcleod of Havre, ar
rived tod y on q visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bickle, of this
city.
Among the visitors In town today
are Herman Brinkman and his two
sons, Charles and John Brinkman,
OF the Mariss.
Suit has been brought in the district
court by the G. H. Barton company,
of Harlem, against E. A. Larock, to
recover sn alleged Indebtedness OF
about 81, lao for merchandise supplied
to defendant.
A deed fled for record in the county
clerks Office today conveys title to
about 100 acres on ranch property on
the Marias from Herman Brinkman to
John G. Brinkman. The c%onsidera-
named in the deed is $500.
Mics Grace Carroll was hostess to
a large number of young people at a
card party given at the home OF her
parents last evening. Mrs. Harry G..
Sullivan, and the Misses Moore and
Fleming we're the guests of honor.
Remember the date of the Big Minis.
trel Show, on Thanksgiving Eve,
November 20. This promises to be
the best show the Fort Benton ANA
tours have aver attempted. The cos
tunes are more elaborate that ever
before. Seat sale opens Monday
morning at 10 O'Clock at the post Office
etore. Reserved seats $1.00; gallery
SO cents. Children between ages of 6
and IL years, % cents. The show is
for the benefit of the band stand fund.
Great Falls Leader: H. Earl Clack,
Of Havre, has been named by Judge
Leslie as the custodian Of the safe
which caused the suit to be brought
by the Great Northern naming the
Ely.Norris Safe company, Mike Head,
H. G. Delaney and j. H. Mead as de-
PENDANTS. The safe is now in Havre and
the claims of all four of the defends ants
who presented their claims OF differ
n grounds as purchaser, buyer,
mortgage holder aud consignee,
caused the railroad company to take
the matter into the district court to
settle the ownership of it before it was
surrendered to any one of them.
From Thursdays Daily.
H. Bamizfeldt and family, of Wal
nut. Kas., were among the arrivals to.
day.
Paul Hess and r. Meier, of Duval,
Sask., arrived today on q business
visit.
Mrs. M. tombstone left today for
Oklahoma, on a visit with rel atives in
that state.
James Thompson, who was arrested
last evening far disturbing the peace,
was assessed a fine of IS in the police
court today.
George Kirby, of Chinook, who was
admitted to the Ssnitarium last week.
died in that institution today. The
patient had q severe attack of appen-
dicitis.
According to the Conrad Observer,
the fall blowing in that vicinity covers
a much smaller acreage than that OF
last year. The early ~freeze-up is
said-to have stopped the work.
Sheriff Bickle and B. L. Powers,
county attorney, left yesterday for
eastern Montana, to ecure evidence in
criminal cases that will be tried at the
December term of district court.
A marriage license was issued yes
terd ay afternoon to James A. Mckenzie
and Annie E. Elliot, two we'll known
residents of this city. The wedding
took place last evening, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. G. NJ.
Donaldson, of the Methodist church.
A news item from Glasgow says
Judge Utter has filed findings of fact
and conclusions of law and a decree,
In the case of Harriet P. Jones vs..
Marvin P. Jones, the Chinook sheep.
man, finding the defenda ant guilty of a
technical desertion, and granting
plaintiff the sum of 5000 as a first
payment and $65 per month as per-
manent mainten ance money, includ-
ing attorneys fees and suit money.
From Fridays Daily
Thos. O'Hanlon, of Chinook, is