The river press., 1911-06-14
CITY AND STATE.


store.
Among the visitors in town today
are S. E. Crow and w. c. Montgom.
cry and wife, Of Carter.
Miss M. French, a former resident
OF this city, arrived from the west
yesterday on q visit with Miss Frances
Green.
Word was received from Saco today,
reporting several wool sales at that
place, the price ranging from III to
16 cents.
J. E. Ellis has been received at the
county jail from Harlem, to serve .
sentence of ninety days for petit lar.
ceny. The prisoner was committed
by Justice L. Minugh. Of Harlem.
The state board of education, at .
recent meeting in Helena, issued thirty
life diplomas and seventy.6ve state
teachers certificates. Several Chou.
teau county teachers were among the
successful applicants.
Mrs. J. G. Brooks, who was ad.
mitted to the Ssnitarium four days
ago to receive treatment for typhoid
fever, died last evening. The deceased
was the wife of one of the new settlers
on the Teton, and was about 25 years
OF age.
j. r. Patterson, the we'll known
Boston wool buyer, is interviewing
local sheepmen as to their view of
wool market conditions. Mr.. Patter-
son has succeeded in inducing F. A.
Flanagan and D. G. Lockwood to sell
their clips at 18 cents.
At meeting of the city council,
held last evening, contract was
awarded to Henry Hagen to enclose
the city park With an ornamental wire
fence. 1t was also decided to put in
more cement crossings in various
parts of the municipality
In the annual readjustment of post
masters salaries, made by the Wash.
ington authorities, the compens alton
of about thirty Montana postma asters
is increased to the extent of 800 a
year. The salary attached to the Fort
Benton postoffice, however, owing TO
the large increase in business, is in
creased 5000, to take effect July l..
Local residents are recalling the
fact th at today is the anniversary of
the big flood of 1908, when many of
them were compelled to seek tempor-
ary homes on higher ground. It was
memorable event with which many
amusing incidents were associated,
and "reminiscences of the experience
are more pleasant than the incon.
venience and property loss suffered
by some of our neighbors on the lower
river.
From Thursdays Daily.
E. V. Gray beal and wife, of Harlem,
were among the arriv ais today.
A. Kunkel, of Great Falls, arrived
today on a short business visit.
Found, near the school house, a
elk umbrella. Owner can recover at
River Press Office.
Several local ranchers are planning
additions to their granaries, to &C.
commodate the prospective bumpe,
grain crops.
A. declaration of intention to become
an American citizen has been filed ir
the district court by Louise Van am
bost, native of Belgium.
A suit for divorce has been filed ir
the district court by Caroline Moells
against August G. Moella, the defen
dant being accused of desertion.
C. W. Morrison, who returned today
from a business trip through the Ar
row creek country. reports recore
breaking grain crops in that section
In the district court today: the case
against T. J. Hagen aud James Lynch
were dismissed, and defend ants or
dered released from custody. The.
were accused of bandoning sheel
OOt0t near Cll0OOk.
In the civil suit of the American
Bedding company against G. A. Nc
Carter, Judgment by default has beel
entered in the district court agains
defend ant, in the sum Of S1187.75 an
costs.
Articles OF incorpor alton were flle'
in the county clerks Office today b,
the firm of Roberts & Browne, whicl
proposes to engage in the livestocl
business, with capital stock of $40,
900. The incorporators are Fran
Browne, Mary Browne and Geo. W
Roberts, of Chinook.
Several gambling cases that we're o.
the criminal docket of the distric
court have been dismissed withou
| nreiudice. on motion OF the county al