The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-02
CITY AND STATE.

A~ttOrneye JO0n -. DuH ana u. L..
Blackstone, of Chinook, are among !
those attending district court.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court tod az to !
Lester F. Bowe and Estella B. Dieter, !
both Of Hayre.
A declaration of intention to become
an American citizen has been filed in
in the district court by Weston M.
Herrick, of Chester.
A decree of divorce was granted in
the district court tod lay, in the suit OF
Mary A. Thompson against W. c..
Thompson, OF Chinook.
Yesterday was the hottest day of the
season, according to the records kept
by Jere Sullivan, voluntary observer
for the weather bureau. The maxi.
mum temperature for the day was "a
degrees.
Rev. G. M. Donaldson and family
and q party Of boy scouts left yester.
day for Highwood, where they will
spend q few days camping. The party
will receive several additions from
town before their return.
DR.. Jos. Murphy, veterinary sur.
geon, of Havre, will be in Fort Ben.
ton on August Is, 16 and II, and will
be prepared to do all kinds of work
in the veterinary line. Parties de.
string his services should leave call
at W. J. Minar's drug store. n
John Fleming, who operated extern
sively in this vicinity a few years ago
as a purchaser Of livestock for eastern
parties, was among the arrival from
the west today. Mr.. Fleming is I'm.
derstood to represent q Seattle firm of
packers, who propose to operate in
northern Montana.
Harlem News: G. D. Heysen, who
is in town from his homestead on the
Big Flat, relates an interesting fact
that came to his notice recently.
When Mr.. Hagen fret filed on his
claim about q year ago, located three
miles north by west from the expert.
ment farm, hardly q building was
visible from his place. Last week, on
an exceptionally clear day, Mr.. Hagen
assembled q slight hill on his ranch
and counted $50 buildings within the
range OF his unaided vision.
From Thursdays Daily.
H. B. Brooks, one of the proprietors
of the Chinook Opinion, is among the
visitors attending district court.
Mrs. Musson. who has been visiting
with Mrs. w. r. Leet the past few
weeks, left today for Grand Junction,
Col.
Attorneys Sam Stephenson,o of Great
Falls, and R. E. O'Keefe, of Chinook,
arrived today on district court bust,
ness.
A marriage license vas issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
Robert Russell and Wilhelmina Nc.
Intosh, both of Chester.
The marriage of Lester F. Bowe
aud Estella B. Dieter, of Havre, took
place yesterday afternoon, Rev. j.. N.
Chestnut performing the ceremony.
Miss Hortense Chestnut, who recent
ly underwent an operation at the
S%anitarium, for appendicitis. 10 re-
ported to be progressing favorably.
Peter LaDuc, an old offender, was
received at the county Jail yesterday
to serve ninety days for petit larceny.
The prisoner was committed by Jus.
tice Piper, OF Havre.
An automobile party from Helena
arrived today to meet the Twin City
tourists. The delegation consisted Of
Geo. W. Sproule, clerk OF the federal
court, DR.. G. B. Brooke, Ted E. Col
Inns and Luther Cook.
Great Falls Tribune: Mrs. Joseph
Progreba of Big Sandy, died at the
Columbus hospital yesterday after.
noon at 4. The body was removed to
O'Conner's where funeral arrange
ments will be made.
Leon Ellithorp and Miss Odell were
brought to town today from Shonkin
country, to receive attention for in
juries resulting from a runaway &C.
cident. They we're thrown from q rig
and sustained several bad cuts and
bruises.
The suit of Herman STREET. against
certain officials of the town of Chi
nook, q feature OF what is generally
known as the Chinook saloon case,
was on trial in the district court to.
day. A number of residents of Chi
nook are in attendance as witnesses.
A private telegram received from
Washington this afternoon states that
the Underwood wool tariff bill was
defeated in the senate today by q vote
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