The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
CITY N STATE.

See Sheldon before you buy that
new. wagon or farm truck. \
John Norden, of Warrick, was
among the arrivals today.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store. +
c. A. Lovirgar aud wife, of Virgelle.
are spending a few days with friends
in this city.
Fred Westfall, of Clifford. was ad.
mitted to the Sanitarium today, for
medical treatment.
Julius Lehfeldt, the we'll known Chi.
nook merchant, arrived today on dis
trict court business.
Norvsl Wallace, OF Malta, q we'll
known stockmyn OF that locality, ar.
rived today on q short visit.
Attorneys W. B. Sands and r. f.
O'Keefe. Of Chinook, are among the
visitors attending district court.
A marriage license was Issued yes
terday afternoon to Frank G. Chittum
and Emma K. Krohn, of this city.
The wedding took place last evening,
Justice Kinder performing the cere.
mOny.
Decla ar atoms of intention to become
American citizens have been filed in
the district court by Frank Gurski,
Paul Gurski and Jos. Stacklowski,
of Big Sandy; and August Bruynicksa,
of Chinook.
Marriage licenses were issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
Leo A. Pogreba and Frances G..
Pogreba, both of Box Elder; and to
Thorgen Iveten and Clara Aaker,
both of Joplin.
David G. Browne left today for
Helena, to attend q reunion of the
trainers of the state constitution. Mr..
Browne vas one of the Chouteau
county members of the constitutional
convention of % years ago.
An outfit OF about 500 head of beef
cattle from the Shonkin was driven to
the stockyards today and loaded for
shipment to Chicago. Messrs. Kul.
age, Heydt, Woodcock. Connolly,
Vaudeville and other owners were in.
terested in the shipment.
Among the arrival today were
Profs. o. G. Gregg, T. A. Hoverstead
and M. L. Wilson, the corps of speak.
ers assigned to the farmers institute
in this city. A session of the institute
was in progress at the opera house
this afternoon, and another meeting
will be held this evening.
A brief telegram received this after
noon by Attorney h. S. Mckinley an
nounces that the supreme court render.
ed q decision in the Hill county case
this morning, in which the lower court
is reversed. In the absence of more
detailed information, it is assumed
that the decision will require the
canvass of the so.called Chester pro-
test. which was rejected by the county
commissioners At the Hill county hear.
ing of about three months ago.
From Thursdays Daily.
Lew Williams, of Shonkin, is among
the business visitors in town.
Attorney w. Chittick, of Chester,
arrived today on district court bust
ness.
A marriage license was issued today
to Arthur Walker and Mabel Tressler,
both of Landusky.
Mrs. P. G. Silk, of Great Falls, ar
rived this morning on a visit with
friends in this city.
The minimum temper AZURE in this
vicinity last night, according to the
government thermometer, was two be.
low zero.
The suit of Margaret Musselman
against the Milk River Coal company
was on trial before a jury in the dis,
trict court today. The plaintiff asks
damages of 8 $1,000 for action taken by
employees of the company.
The Great Falls newspapers report
that Phil Gibson, of that city, who
has a wide acquaintance in this part
OF Montana, is suffering from mental
arrangement and has been taken to a
sanitarium ia Wisconsin,.
The next regular teachers examina.
ton in Chouteau county will be held
on November "a and 25. Su pit. T. j.
Troy will conduct the examination at
Havre; Prof. E. V. Gray beal at Har.
lem; and Miss Blackstone at Fort
Benton.
The Fort Benton Amateurs desire
to announce q minstrel performance
on Thanksgiving eve, Wednesday,
November 20. The program is now
in rehearsal, and promises to present