The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
CITY AND STATE.
RO0 Saturdays Daily.

Saturday. Daily.
Miss Sartell, of Highwood, has been
received ct the S~anitarium for medi-
cal treatment. ,
Miss Matte Peudroy, OF Towner. N. !
Dakota, is visiting With Miss Be-
Stevens, of this city.
Elmer A. Smith, Of Gold Butte. ar
rived tod az OF probate business re.
lating to the es.a,e 0: the lac Joseph
Milligan.
Mark Cockrill, OF Nashville, Tenn :
Q former resident of the Mariss coun
try, was among the arrivsls from the
east today.
Declarations of intention to become
American citizens have been filed in
the district court BY Erick Leding, Of
this city, and Clarence A. Patton, OF
Chester.
The official call for bank reports.
made by the federal and state author
titles, enables the two financial institu.
tions of this city to present excellent
exhibits. Their combined resources
AMOUNT to the handsome cum of about
two million dollars, . showing that 10
equsled in very few towns OF this size
In the entire country.
According to the Great Falls Lead
or, about 5000 acres Of land in the
southern part of Cascade county are
involved in a real estate deal in which
Milwaukee railroad interests are sup
posed to be the purchasers. The
Colby ranch OF about 1000 acres,
which figures in the transaction. is
said to have been valued It 600, 900.
A sentence of four years in state
prison was imposed in the distric9
court today, in the cas- OF George
Klase, convicted of manslaughter.
The sentence was determined to some
extent by the recommend alton dor
l~eniency made by the jury that con
victed the defend ant, who was charged
with killing Herman Pagel at q ranch
near Chinook.
From Mondays Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Frields~ returned
Sunday morning from the Judith.
DR.. Murphy, of this city, and bride
are spending their honeymoon at LAX
Mcdonald.
Miss Chestnut, who has been teach
ing in one On the Great Falls SCHOOL,
the past year, is at home on q visit.
John Harris left Friday night To-
Faribault, Mimi, to attend the grad
uating exercises of St. Mary's school
which takes place on the 18th inst
His daughter, Miss Mary. is one of tn
graduates.
The Fort Benton ball team took al
automobile ride to Big Sandy yester
day for the purpose OF playing q re
turn game with the team of that place
The Benton boys WOE easily by
score of II to 0.
Professors T. j. Troy, of Havre
and E. V. Gray beal. Harlem, member
OF the county board of examiners, ar
rived this morning, and are busy to
day examining the papers written a
the eighth grade examin alton he'll
last week.
Messrs. Il. S. Flint, of Box Elder
and ]. E. Mahood, publisher OF tn
Bear Paw Mountsineer at Big Sandy
are business visitors in the city today
Mr.. Flint is making arr engagements t
start the publication OF q newspape
at Box Elder.
Notice OF location vas filed in II
county clerks Office today of Il
Cracker gold placer claim, stu ated
Deer Creek. in the West Butte Mimi
district. The claim consists of twen'
acres, and the locators are Jem'
Beattie, W. Il. Beattie and G.
Blevins.
It is reported from Neihart that
rich vein of silver ore has been stru'
in the old Gait Mine, upon whi'
work was started q couple of wee|
ago by the United States Smeltin
Refining and Mining company. viii
recently took hold of the propert
The ore is reported to run 400 In silv
to the ton. The strike has caused CO
siderable excitement in that old mi
ing camp, which has been practical
abandoned for a number of years.
From Tuesday's Daily.
Miss E. Embleton, of the Teton, ,
turned today from a visit with frien
in Great Falls.
Born, at Helena, Montana, to t
wife of J. E. Templeton, formerly
this city, q son.
Herman Evers, who has been Wis
ing here with his parents, left tod
for his home near Big Sandy.
Miss Sadie Jones, who has be
..hi~~ eohnol ~ tho rouufrv aov