The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-01
CITY N STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily

1hOmas SHERLOCK, or ZOrtnan, IL
among the business visitors ia town.
Send your watch and j~ewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store. +
T. H. Larkin, a we'll known resident
of Gre at Falls, is visiting with Fort
Benton friends.
Mrs. Ell N. Scot. of Big Sandy,
was admitted t. The Sail: arium tod ay
for medical reatmen'.
Farmers should get their discs
s%harpened by C. E. Sheldon, who has
q regular disc sharpener.
A Washington news item says a
patent has been granted to Victor w.
H%eydlauff OF Havre on q fire escape.
The members Of ST.. Paul's auxili.
airy will meet with Mrs. J. V. Carroll
tomorrow afternoon, at two o'clock.
A petition for naturalization was
fled In the district court today by
Jacob F. Hansen, of Hawarden. The
petitioner is q native OF Germany.
Advices from Chinook report that
the "progressive" wing OF the republi.
can party was successful at the Blaine
county primaries held q few days ago.
II is rumored, however. that a cor
testing delegation may be chosen by
the defeated faction, to challenge the
right Of the Blaine county progress
sives to be represented in the state
convention.
From Thursdays Daily.
Theo. Evers, of Floweree, is among
the visitors in town.
T. J. Connolly, OF Cut Bank, was
among the arrivals today.
A. L. Wilson, of Floweree, is among
the business visitors in town.
Herbert D. Gilkey, of the Shonkin
country, is under treatment at the
S%anitarium.
Miss Ella Rudolph, Of Milwaukee,
Wis, arrived today on q visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Rudolph, Of this
city.
D. M. Frields and wife, OF Kendall,
and Mrs. Murray Deaton, OF Lewis.
town, are the guests of Mrs. G. W,
Frields, of this city.
G. M. Roe, of Butte, who is in the
city in the interest of the Modern
Woodmen of America, was among the
arrivals from the east today.
Capt. w. F. MILFORD, commanding
Company M, announces that hereafter
the company drills will begin one.hal'
hour earlier-7:3O p. m.-every Wed
nesday evening.
Robert Kennon returned today from
Dallas, Texas. his visit there being ir
response to word that his father wal
seriously sick. The patient died, how
ever, before Mr.. Kennon's arrival.
E. G. Drake, an expert ~jeweler who
arrived from Glendive, Mont, a few
days ago, has concluded to locate
here, and has secured business quar-
tiers in the Benton Drug company
store.
j. j. Jerome, representing II. 7
Grimm, of Kalispell, who was award
ed the contract for transcribing tn
county records for Hill and Blain'
counties, arrived today to commenc'
the work. Mr.. Jerome was unawar
of the legal proceedings that hav'
been taken to annul the agreemen
with Mr.. Grimm, and has not beel
advised as the effect of such litigation
Further delay in the enactment o
the three-year homestead measure i
indicated in a w ashington dispatc,
which saye: Another conference be
tween the committees of the senate an
house on the three-year homestead bill
was held and came to nothing, tn
senate conferees holding out TO
amendments demanded by Secretar
Fisher. The position of the secretar
is regarded as certain to kill the bill
Good new has been coming to res
dents of Great Falls in lunches tn
past few days. First was the al
nouncement tn at work on the Milwa,
kee railroad will be commenced
once; following this was a statemel
that a power plant will be constructe
at the "big falls" of the Nilsson
river; and now comes the annOunc
ment that the B. & NJ. smelter is to |
replaced by a larger and more moder
plant. The later project is estim ate
to cost about 81, 500, 900.
From Fridays Daily
j.. N. Blankenbaker, OF Virgell
was among the arrivals today.
Jere Sullivan left today for Gree
Falls, on q brief business visit.
Judge Tattan left today for Helen