The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-01
CITY AND STATE.
From Thursdays Daily.


A. d. Stewart. OF Carter, is among
the business visitors In town.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D.. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
Malcolm Morrow and wife returned
today from q visit with friends at
Cascade.
O G. Skylstesd and Thomas Dow.
en-, county commissioners. were am.
ong the arrivals today.
The dance given by the football
club Tuesday night was we'll attended.
and was q great success in every par.
ticular.
A marriage license was issued. by
the clerk of the district court today to
Henry p. Wiegand and Edith s. Hespe,
both OF Dodson.
News Of the death OF P. K%ennison, .
we'll known resident Of Hollywood who
had been in i'll health for some time
past, was received today. The funeral
took place At Highwood.
T. A.. Schmidt, q county patient
who was brought here from Chinook
last week, to receive treatment for
heart disease, died at the S%anitarium
yesterday. The deceased was about
forty years old.
DR.. j. B. McCollum, expert optician
and eye specialist, will be in Fort
Benton March 4, S and 6. Glasses
fitted for any defects OF the eyesight
and all eye diseases correctly dag.
nosed. Free examina alton.
q. 81. Benepe, q we'll known bust.
ness nan of Bozemsn, was among
yesterdays business visitors in town.
MIR. Benepe vas soliciting business
for feed stuff. for which there IL a
heavy demand among local stockmen.
John Harris and David G.. Browne
returned today from Helena, where
they attended the funeral services OF
the late Mrs. W. G. Conrad. There
was q large attend ance of representa-.
tive citizens from all parts of Mon.
tana.
Judge Tattan and E. r. Russell,
who returned today from Glasgow,
bring word of real winter conditions
in that part Of northern Montana,
There is deep snow, and the tempera'
ture the past few days has ranged az
low as 20 below zero.
Great Falls Leader: A verdict for
the plaintiff was rendered yesterda y
by the jury which heard the case OF
James Lenahan against M. B. Casey.
a suit over q receivership, which was
tried in the district court before Judge
Leslie on a transfer from Chouteau
county.
The Helena newspapers report the
death of Joseph Hall, q ranch hand
who was seriously injured on the
Great Northern track about twelve
miles north of Helena, by a passenge,
train running over him. A Chouteau
county poll tax receipt found on hie
person indicated that the unfortun ate
came from this part of Montana.
A large number of members of the
local company of the National Guard
met yesterday and perfected their Or
ganiz alton by electing F. e. Chittum,
captain; John V. Carroll, first lieu.
tenant, and W. F. MILFORD, second
lieutenant. All who have signed the
roll r requested to meet Thursday
March 2, to be mustered in the follow
ing day.
From Fridays Daily
Baled blue joint hay, s2l.50 per ton,
T. c. Power & Bro. Ltd.
Mrs. L. Helt, of Warrick. arrived
today on q short business Welt.
John Henry, . we'll known residen'
of Box Elder. was among the arrival'
today.
W. G. Mcclure and B. L. Wiley
OF tIoweree, are among the business
visitors in town.
Mrs. Berkenbile, of the Teton, wa
received at the Sanitarium today TO-
medical treatment.
Clothes cleaned and pressed. Also
two furnished rooms for rent. Mrs
Krohn, Main street.
A carload of shorts and middling,
just received, at $3.50 per 100 pounds
T. G. Power & Bro, Ltd. T.
Born. at Columbus hospital ir
Great Falls, to the wife of Martin
Kane, of Big Sandy, a son
F.. M. Kennedy, county commits
sioner, arrived today to attend
special meeting of the board.
E. Frank Sayre returned toda,
from Helena, where he attended {
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