The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-02
CITY AND STATE.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

F5en Saturdays Daily.
M. M. Jensen, of Lonetree. is among
The visitors In town from that locality. .
Judge F. N. Utter, of Glasgow, |
arrived today on q visit with friends
10 this city.
81. O. Lying, 9 we'll known resident
Of the Highwood country, is among
the business visitors In town.
Chas. E. Duer and wife, who have
been visiting with old.time Fort Ben
ton friends. left tod sy for Los Angeles,
Cal.
A suit for divorce was filed in the
district court tod ay by Nettie Mercer
against Charles Mercer, the defendant
being accused OF desertion.
A recent marriage In Great Falls 10
that of Thor Ritland and Christina
Lindli, both of Iona. The ceremony
wac performed by Rev. A. Lunde, of
the Norwegian Lutheran church.
Two automobile parties left today
for Castle rock, about thirty miles
east of town, to attend q farmers
picnic at that place. The deleg ations
included several political candidates.
John O'Neal, who has returned from
attending the state fair at Helena,
brings word that the Chouteau county
exhibit compares favorably with the
displays from other counties. Several
of the premiums already awarded have
been o by Chouteau county exhibits.
According to returns received by the
state board of health, the 'race sui.
csde'' cryIdoes not apply to Montana.
During the month of August 692
children were born in the treasure
state and of this number 377 were boy 9
and 315 were girls. During the same
period OF time 300 deaths we're report
ed in this healthful cline, making an
excess of the birth rate of 383.
Great Falls Leader: Giving further
evidence that the Milwaukee railway
people are hurrying their work be.
tween Great Falls and Lewistown is
the statement that early next week the
contr actors will start drill men boring
the first tunnel in the Belt creek
vicinity. By the middle of October
another tunnel will have been started
and by the close OF the month the com.
psny will have men working on all
the four tunnels that are to be bored
in the Belt district.
From Mondays Daily.
r. o. Buck, of Carter, Is among the
business visitors in town.
Geo. T. Hunnewell, OF Chester, is
among today's out of town visitors.
c. h. Evers left yesterday On an
automobile trip to Eversou, and will
visit with friends at that place.
John Fleming, the we'll known Pa.
cifc coast livestock dealer, Is visiting
with old-time friends in this city.
Thomas Dowen, of Chinook, q mem.
Der of the board of Blaine county
commissioners, spent yesterday with
friends in this city.
Any claim ant who has not received
q warrant for supplies furnished fox
transcribing county records, Is re.
quested to notify a. T. Grimm.
A list of appointments of United
States commissioners by Judge Bour-
quin, of the federal court, includes
David Dutro, of Dodson, q former
resident OF this city.
A large delegation of Fort Benton
visitors to the state fair returned from
Helena yesterday. They bring word
that the fair was the largest and bes,
ever held in Montana.
II. D. Wickhorst began work today
or q wo.story frame residence, con.
tanning eight rooms, for w. j. Minar.
The building is located fronting River
street, in the upper part of town.
]. E. Walker and wife, OF Hiehwood
we're among the arrivals today. Mr.
Walker reports that recent rains and
cool weather have prevented q large
acreage of late grain from ~ripening.
The open eason for big and feather.
ed game begins tomorrow. The limits
for big game are as follows: Deer,
three; elk, one; mountain goat, one;
mountain sheep, ~ For the feather.
cred game 1t is five birds each day for
prairie chickens, grouse, sage hen.
fool hen, cartridges and pheasants.
The open season for the big game ex'
tends from the lst of October to the
LIST of December. For the birds but q
month is allowed.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Roude'
bush, of the Teton country, q daughter.
W. M. Payne and wife, of Grace
vile, are among the visitors in town.