The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
CITY AND STATE
From SstuIday'e Daily.

Hawarden, arrived today on q bust.
ness visit.
Henry Pump, Of Martinsdale, q for
mer resident of the Bear Paw country,
is among the visitors ia town.
Miss Daisy Conrad of Alabama, an
experienced trained nurse. arrived to.
day to take a position In the Sauitar-
ium.
j. H. Klepineer and Peter Thill, Of
the Boston and Montana smelter at
Great Falls, we're among the arrivals
tod y.
A suit for divorce has been filed In
the district court by Charles Lawson
against Estells Lawson, the plaintiff
alleging desertion.
A recent transaction in sheep trad
ing circles is the sale Of an outfit OF
extra good lambs by John Hoffman.
of the Msrias, to G. F. Morris at 81. 80
per head.
A postal service bulletin announces
the establishment OF q p~ostof6ce at
Kippen, s.about twenty miles south OF
Dunkirk, with U. S. Pettycrew as
postm aster.
The w alters theatrical company will
fill its third night engagement at the
opera house this evening. "The
Devil" q world famous play, will be
presented by the company.
There will be services at St. Paul's
church tomorrow as follows: Holy
Communion 8 a. 20. Sunday school
1000 q. m. Maths and sermon 1l:00
Q. m. All are cordially invited to
attend.
Butte Inter. Mountain: Mr.. and
Mrs. Max Waterman, pioneer resi-.
dents of.Montans, are in Butte today
on their way from Fort Benton to
Long Beach, CAL, where they propose
to make their home. They will leave
tonight for southern California over
the Oregon Short Line. Mr.. and Mrs.
Waterman have lived in Montana
nearly q third of q century.
A news item from Havre says Frank
Coukup, who was on his way from Chi
cago to bingham, to visit his father,
attempted to commit suicide in the
Havre depot Thursday evening. He
made the attempt by slashing his
throat, but prompt attention by ply.
sicians saved his life. A sudden i'm
pulse while under the influence of
liquor is the only explanation of the
attempted suicide.
From Mondays Daily.
r. l.. Thompson and w. S. Kings
bury, of Virgelle, are among thu
visitors in town.
Born, at Hagerman, N. Nj. to Mr.
and Mrs. A. z. Shepperson, formerly
of this city, a son.
J. E. Templeton formerly of thi'
city, arrived from Helena yesterda!
on q visit with old time friends.
James A. Perrine, of Cut Bank, wit
was q resident of this city in the nine
ties, was among the arrivals today.
Advices from Columbia Falls an
nounce the death of john Jerrwood
formerly of this city, who wac an In
mate of the old soldiers home at tina
place.
W. F.. Barrowe, OF Pleasant valley
who is among the business VISITORS l
town, reports q largely increased
acreage of land under GUILTY. alton i
that locality.
A large number of visitors. includ
ing baseball enthusiasts and Others
arrived today from the s%urroundinI
country. Most of them came to a,
tend the big baseball game.
]. W. Lenning. superintendent {
the Fort Benton public schools, r.
ports q large attendance of pupils fe
the first week of the term. The Ell
rollment numbered 226 today, with {
of this number in the high school.
The Butte baseball team of Il
Union League, under the manageme1
VI JUN MCSAOehOyS SAASSN VOu0y
fill an engagement with the Fort Be-
ton baseball club. The game WI
called at three O'Clock this afternoc
and is in progress at this writing.
The new sleeper service betwet
Great Falls and Havre on the Gre
Northern railway which went in
effect on September l, ia proving d
cidedly popular with travellers. o.
reason for the popularity is that Il
sleeper rate has been placed at .
which is q considerable reduction, b
the chief reason is that the service
incomparably better than the form
system under which the sleepers we
operated.
From Tuesdays Daily.
D. G. Peet, of Haw arden, is amo