The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-18
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

among the arrivals today.
Miss Belle Bowling is the guest OF
j. o. Patterson and family.
Advices from Chcteau the
death of "Uncle'' Nat Collins, one of
the we'll known and old-time residents
of the upper Teton country.
The High School Literary society
will meet this evening in the assembly
room at the school house. An inter.
esting program of entertainment has
been prepared.
A news item from Culbertson re-
ports that Moses Stein, q homesteader
in that vicinity, vas frozen to death
a few days ago. He was hunting rab-
bite and was overcome by q blizzard.
AT the Methodist church tomorrow
morning the theme will be IA Noble
Desire." In the evening the pastor
will DISGUISE the world old. the world
wide question, "Am l my Brothers
Keeper" The attend ants and visit
ors at the court house especially in
vited.
Shelby News: The exploration we'll
is now down about 400 feet and pro.
crossing nicely since q break has
been mended. At 248 feet q flow of
water, vas struck which lifted the g..
500 pound tools to within so feet of
the surface. A flow of gas was Oh.
tanned early in the week but was of
little value. The drill has been in
sospstone and black slate for several
days, and yesterday in the black
slate, q pretty fair flow of soft water
was encountered.
The residents of Rudy ard and vi.
entity, who recently applied to the
etate railroad commission to compel
the Great Northern to establish and
maintain q depot at that place, will
obtain partial relief from the present
conditions. The commission orders
that by April l, 1911, the railroad
shall provide q suitable platform and
station for the convenience OF passen.
gers, and . freight depot. It is fur.
Their provided that q custodian shall be
employed to heat and light the build.
ing when necessary, and to open the
station at least half an hour before
train time.
From Mondays Daily.
c. M. sedgwick, OF Ada, is visiting
with his family in this city.
T. E. Buckley, of Harlem, is visit.
ing with his brother, Phil Buckley, of
this city.
Mrs. John Jacoby of Nine Mile, has
been received at the S%anitarium for
medical treatment.
Ed. Fogarty and wife, former resi-
dents of Sand Cliffs. arrived today
on q short business visit.
Judge Foley, of Helena, q we'll
known travelling man, is among the
business visitors in town.
Phil Buckley, county assessor, LEI,
today for Helena to attend q meeting
of the state association of county as.
essor
Two prisoners who were committed
for vagrancy were received at the
county Jail yesterday. James Durrell,
q former offender, will serve ninety
days, and Charles Gallagher SIXTY
days.
A deed received at the county clerk
Office records the sale of two lots ir
block 9, townsite OF Havre, by JOSEPH
Gussenhoven to H. Earl Clack. Tht
consider alton named in the deed II
$1,000.
1t is reported from Butte that the
Boston and Montana mines have beer
temporarily closed, owing to con g es
ton of ore at the Great Falls smelter,
The severe cold weather at the latter
place has frozen up the ore supply
and made it very difficult to handle.
According to recent advices from
Glasgow, the Rev. l.. J. Christler ha'
quit the newspaper business at tina
place, where he has been publishing
the Montana Citizen. The plant o
that newspaper has been acquired b,
H. w. Franklyn, formerly of Saco.
Think of the Inconvenience and los
If your deeds and other valuable pa
pers are destroyed or stolen. Fir
and burglar proof safety deposit box
es for rent at the Benton State bank
Each box is absolutely private, a,
you will have the only key that will
open it.
Among the arrivals today were o
G. Skylstead, E. M. Kennedy ans
Thomas Dowen, county commission
ers, who are attending a special meet
ing of the board. The hearing of ap
plications to purchase ONE town lot
held by the county for delinquent tax