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

From Wednesdays Daily
j. l.. Peacock and wife, Of Medicine
Hat, were among the arrivals today.
Charles Lippard, Of Lippard, is
among the business visitors 10 town.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Attorney John W. Stanton and wife
Of Great Falls, are among the visitors
in town.
The weather bureau prophets IN.
nounce the probability OF q frost in
this vicinity tonight.
A declaration OF intention to become
an American citizen has been filed in
the district court by Mike Lukesh, OF
Big Sandy.
Nj. Lavanwon, of Flat creek, who is
suffering from q broken arm and other
injuries, is under treatment at the
S%anitarium.
For sale, one Superior disk drill.
One Star disk harrow, both new; also
one second hand disk. All bargains.
G. E. Sheldon.
William Evers and wife, of Everson,
are visiting with Fort Benton friends.
Mr.. Evers reports the sale of an outfit
of prime steers to an Iowa purchaser,
who will gather the cattle and pay $50
per head for them.
The Benton State bank, of this city,
makes an excellent report in response
to the call of the state bank examiner.
The exhibit shows q healthy business
growth since the institution was estab.
lished twelve months ago.
An outfit of beef cattle owned by
Highwood residents arrived last even.
ing for shipment to the Chicago mar.
ket. Another herd of about $50 head,
in which Messrs. Patterson, Wilson
and Kingsbury are interested, was
forded across the Missouri river this
afternoon, and driven to the loading
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A hearing was held in the district
court this afternoon, in the matter Of
the application of John White, of Big
Sandy, a prisoner in the county Jail,
for q writ of habeas corpus. The de-.
fendant is serving a sentence of sixty
days for assault in the third degree,
and demands release from custody
because of alleged irregularities in
the trial proceedings in the justice
court at Big Sandy.
A telegram received from Boston
last evening brought news OF the
death OF Mrs. Elizabeth G.. Crutcher,
formerly of this city, who removed to
an eastern home about five years ago.
Mrs. Crutcher had been In i'll health
for several months, and recently un.
derwent an operation in a Boston
hospital, for a cancerous affection.
The news of Mrs. Crutcher's death
will be received with regret by a large
circle of Montana friends.
Prom Thursdays Daily.
Paul Fey, of Gold Butte, is among
the business visitors in town.
Miss Margaret Patterson left today
on a visit with relatives in Minneapo-
lis.
J. o. Patterson and Fred Thies, OF
Lost Lake, are visiting Fort Benton
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nesbitt, OF Montreal,
Can, are the guests of Mrs. A. E
McLeish, of this city.
A decree of divorce was granted il
the district court today, in the suit o
Caroline Moeller against August G
Moeller, in which defendant "a &C
cused of desertion.
An apportionmeut of road fund
was made by the county commission
ers today, each of the forty district
receiving amounts ranging from $40
to $500 for necessary road ork dur
ing the ensuing quarter.
According to the weather burea,
records kept by II. >. Culbertson, O
this city, the rainfall OF the past tire
days aggregated 1.S5 inches. This i
largely in excess of the average tota
precipitation for the month of Sep
TENDER.
William Boyer, Jr., vas brought t
the county Jail today from Dodson b,
Constable John Bridges, to avail
trial in the district court on q charg
of horse stealing. The accused wa
bound over by Justice Geo. W. Hall
of Dodson.
From Fridays Daily
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Cooper
of this city, q daughter.
Mrs. M. Murray, OF Big Sandy
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