The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
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See Sheldon before you buy that
Dew wagon or farm truck.
o. G.. Clay, of Hingham. is among
the business visitors in town.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to d. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
Mrs. Jno. q. Green and Mrs. Il. G.
Sullivan we're among the departures
for the west today.
G. J. Bonnie and wife returned to-
day from Q two months visit with
friends at Balfour, N. Oak.
A marriage license has been issued
at Great Falls to James B. Ewing, of
Dunkirk, and Clara Hegland, OF Great
Falls.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
John II. Harmon and Freda Rochler,
of Chester.
Arthur Mckay, who was recently
given q p~enitentiary term of one year
for horse stealing, was taken to Deer
Lodge today by Sheriff Bickle.
There will be q joint installation OF
officers Of the Masonic lodge and
Eastern Star this evening, at the
Masonic hall, commencing at 1880
sharp.
Several of the teachers in the public
schools are in attendance at the an
nual convention of the State Teachers
association, which meets today in
Great Falls.
Robert Moore. charged with assault
in the third degree, was found guilty
today al a trial in Justice Kinder's
court, and was fined twenty dollars.
The defend ant will serve out the fine
in jail.
Officers of Montana corporations
are reminded that annual reports
should be filed in the county clerks
Office before January 20 of each year.
Report blanks are on sale at River
Press Office.
Colin Ward, county surveyor of
Teton county, and Miss Jeanette
Ward, who has been teaching school
at Galata, are spending the holidays
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ward, Of this city.
There was a more or less spectacular
Wedding ceremony in front of the
Methodist parsonage today, when
Garrett j. Van DeRiet and Frances
Handwerk, of Clear Lake, were united
in marriage, with Rev. P. w. Haynes
officiating. The bridal couple we're
on horseback during the ceremony-a
novelty in marriage services that ap-
peared to give exceptional pleasure to
the participants.
Prom Thursdays Daily.
D. A. Cromley, of Chinook, arrived
today on a business visit.
Chas. Lippard, of Lippard, is visit.
ing with Fort Benton friends.
L. NJ. Fishbaugh, of the Indiana
colony on the Teton, is among the
visitors In town.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court tod ay to
William Thackeray, of Havre, aud
Anna G. Engleberg, of Kremlin.
A declaration of his intention to
become an American citizen was fled
in the district court today by John
Bittner, of Big Sandy, a former resi-
dent of Canada.
A cold q warning for this vicin.
ity was received from the government
weather bureau today, in which a fall
of about twenty degrees in the temper
ature was predicted.
A suit has been filed in the district
court by the Rex Manufactu ring COM.
pany against Charles A. Dautermand,
to ecover the sum of $945 alleged to
be due for merchandise supplied to
Maud Robinson, ar 18.year old
girl living with relatives on a ranch
near G~raceville, was examined by a
of physicians in the dis.
trict court yesterd ay, on a charge of
insanity. The commission declared
her of unsound mind, and she will be
sent to the Warm Springs asylum.
A wedding that was of general in
terest among residents of the Arrow
creek bench took place yes terday at
the Ballard ranch, when Otto P. Hoge
and Erma Ballard were united in
marriage. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. c. M. Donaldson, of
this city, with q large number of rela.
tives and friends in ate nd lance.
From Fridays Daily
w. n. Duke, q we'll known busine ss
man of Chinook. is among the visitors
in town.