The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03
CITY AND STATE.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. Geo. w. Crane left toda y for
Great Falle, on q short visit with
friends In that city.
B. ]. Boorman, OF Kallispell, the
we'll known lumber dealer, 10 among
the business visitors in town.
NJ. E. Miner returned today from
the east, where he has been spending
the winter months visiting IN various
cities.
G. q. Evers, who returned today
from . visit with friends on Peoples
creek, in the Bear Paw country, re.
ports y I've inch snowfall in that 10.
cslity.
T. J. Hagen and James Lynch we're
received At the county jail today. to
await trial In the district court on q
change Of abandoning . band Of sheep.
The prisoners were bound over by
Justice q. B. Brooks, of Chinook.
Several property owners on Main
street have formed . voluntary i'm.
provement league, and will boulevard
the frontage of their premises. The
improvements will add to the attrac.
tiveness and value OF their property.
The opinion of the attorney general
to the effect that marriage licenses
must be issued free OF charge, is not
accepted as final by clerks of the die.
trict court in several of the counties.
They are advised that q cour deci.
sion in the matter is necessary TO
establish the legal status of the propo.
sition.
The suit of Max Jess against 1. NJ.
Rogers, OF Cleveland, which was re.
Gently tried before a jury 10 Justice
Brooks court at Chinook, has been
appealed to the district court. The
plaintiff brought suit to recover an
alleged Indebtedness of e36, but the
jury returned q verdict awarding the
defendan $50 and costs. The plain.
tiff appeals against this judgment.
From Mondays Daily.
Charles Murray and wife, of Big
Sandy, we're among the arrivals to.
day.
L. W. Pierson, of the Havre Pro.
moter, arrived today on q business
visit.
Lew Williams and wife, OF the Big
Sag, are visiting with Fort Benton
friends.
Tom Mcdonald, of Malta, the we'll
known stock inspector, is among the
visitors in town.
Born, at the Fort Benton Sanitar.
ium, to the wife of Cortez Sedgwick,
of Ada, Q daughter.
A petition for naturaliza alton has
been filed in the district court by John
Nary, q native of Ireland.
c.. H. Evers left yesterday fol
Helena, In response to q summons &c
serve On the federal grand jury.
The county commissioners are ir
regular monthly session today, with
all members of the board in atten'
dance.
The baby daughter of Frank Dye
OF this city, died Saturday from com
plications following an attack o.
measles.
T. ]. Troy, of Havre, and E. V
GRAPHICAL, of Harlem, arrived yester
day to attend q meeting of the county
board of examiners, at which the pa
pers written at the recent teachers
examination will be marked.
Jos. Milligau, of Gold Butte,
former resident of this city, Is serious
ly sick at St. Glare hospital. Th
patient is suffering from ANGER Of tn
kidneys, an affection from which re
cevery is considered hopeless.
w. M. Bole and A. ]. Buell., of tn
Great Falls Tribune staff, we're anon
the arrivals today. Mr.. Buell. ha
made arrangements to enter the new
paper field at Geyser, the GROWN
town in eastern Cascade county, an
will soon launch the weekly Geyse
Times at that place.
The Fort Benton baseball boys wer
busy yesterday, arrangements havin
been made to play two games at Cal
ter-one against the Carter nine an
the other against the Floweree team
They won out in each game, by
score of 10 to 8 against Carter, an
IA to 2 against the Floweree team.
Sheriff Bickle, who returned toda
from a trip to the northwestern par
OF the county, reports q big storm i
that locality a few days ago. Til
wind blew with such force that mile
of telegraph poles between Gildfor
and Chester were wrecked, and tt
snow was piled up in drifts four c