The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-12
CITY AND STATE.

Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
VIM. Evers and wife. Of Everson,
are the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hans
Rudolph, OF this city.
j. Vischer, Of Carter. is under treat.
ment at the S%ani'ariun for a broken
arm and other injuries.
Joe Streng, q we'll known Boston
wool buyer, arrived today and will
probably do some business with local
sheepmen.
w. II. Beard, chief clerk at the B.
& M. smelter At Great Falls, IL the
guest Of Rev. J. N. Chestnut at St.
Paul's rectory.
Declarations OF intention to become
American citizens were filed in the
district court today by Knute R.. Juvet.
of Chester, and I. L. Jacobsen, OF
Hsvre.
A recent marriage at Great Falls 10
that of B. B. Ryan and Edith NJ.
Sutherland, both of Havre. The cere.
mony was performed by Rev. J.. A.
Martin, of the Methodist church.
n. S. MCKINLEY and wife arrived
Monday from Great Falls. and will
make their residence here. Mr.. Nc
Ginley has opened q law Office In the
Cummings block, on Bond street.
George Stewart and George Carlson,
two men convicted OF petit larceny in
the justice court at Harlem, were re.
ceived at the county Jail today. Each
will serve q sentence Of sixty days.
A unique Fourth of July celebration
has been in progress the past three
days It the Buck ranch, about five
miles north of Carter, at which music
was furnished by the Fort Benton
band. The residents Of that vicinity
are 80 patriotic that 1t required q three
days. program Of sports, dances, etc..
to dispose of their surplus enthusiasm.
Herbert Holderbaum, son of Mr..
and Mrs. M. S. Holderbaum, who
had been under treatment at the SAM.
tarium for typhoid fever, died from
that complaint Monday evening. The
deceased, who was about thirty years
of age, had lived in this vicinity with
his parents since childhood, and had
q large circle of friends. The funeral
services were held at St. Paul's church
this afternoon under the auspices OF
the local lodge OF Odd Fellows, of
which Mr.. Holderbaum was a mem.
Der.
Prom Thursdays Daily.
c. A.. Turner, of Big Sandy is visit
ing with Fort Benton friends.
The members of St. Paul's auxiliary
will meet this evening with Mrs. D.
G. Browne, at 1870 o'clock.
o. G. Clay, q former railroad man
who is now ranching near bingham,
was among the arrivals today.
W. M. Ryan was received at the
county Jail today from Big Sandy, to
serve thirty days for vagrancy. The
prisoner was committed by Justice r,
E. Cowan.
The county commissioners are in
regular monthly session today, with
all members of the board present. The
auditing of claims against the county
is the principal business before the
board.
Chas. Crepeau returned today from
q trip down the Missouri river with q
big cargo of general merchandise.
The shipment was distributed among
various points, as far as the mouth OF
the Musselshell.
Mayor A. j. Arthurs aud wife, and
A. G. Strobe and wife OF Chester, were
among the arrivals today. The crop
conditions around Chester, according
to Mr.. Strobe, give promise of q
bountiful yield.
A petition for letters of administra'
ton in the estate of the late Maurice
Thuerk, of Dodson, who was recently
drowned in Milk river, has been filed
in the district court by Frances
Thuerk, wife of the deceased.
A representative OF the Boston WOO,
firm of Hartley & Co. purchased the
McLeish & tombstone and G. w,
Buck clips in the local market yester'
day. The price in each case is moi
made public, but is said to be better
than Is cents.
In Justice Kinder's court yesterday
Attorney H. S. Mckinley made ap'
plication for the release of Walter
Bowman, who has been held In jai,
over two months without q hearing
on q charge of robbing sheep camps
The application was granted by tn
court.
A news item from Havre says the