The river press., 1912-06-26
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily
Aug. johnson, of Iona, is among
the business visitors in town.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Farmers should get their discs
sharpened BY c. E. Sheldon, who has
a regular disc sharpsner.
Miss Margaret Patterson, who has
been attending school in Minneapolis,
returned yesterda ay from that city.
Mrs. Nels Skaias, of Highwood,
and Mrs. Peter Freeman were received
at St. Glare hospital today for medi.
cal treatment.
Among the arrivals today we're Jere
Collins, of helena, and Sam Nc.
Brady of Livingston, who have ex-
tensive land and livestock interests
near Lonetree.
Chas. Brinkman an and Fred La b ARE,
who are in town from the Marias
country, report an unusually low
stage of water in the Marias river.
A heavy rain Saturday was of great
benefit to grain and forage crops in
the Martss district.
Coaches for sale. Three Abbott
Downing seven passenger, spring
perch, thoroughbrace gear jerkers.
used only short time, at barg ain
prices; and four passenger Guerneys
nearly new at sl25.00 each. Apply T.
G. Power Company, Helena. \
Sheriff Bickle and B. L. Powers,
county attorney, went to Highwood
yesterday in response to a telephone
call stating that a gun play had been
made by dry land farmer in that
locality. The matter proved to be q
case of domestic trouble in which no
complaining witness could be secured,
and no arrests were made.
Conrad Observer: Peter Eyraud, OF
the Muddy, seventeen miles southwest
OF town, was in Monday. he said he
had in about 1000 acres of crops and
every thing looked good. He has
about 500 acres of winter wheat that
is heading out and is an assured crop.
He said all other grain needed more
rain to insure q crop, but that moth
ing was suffering from lack OF mois.
ture.
Prom Thursdays Daily.
B. G. Miltz and wife. of Big Sandy,
arrived today on q short business
visit.
NJ. A. Strang, the Great Falls real
estate agent. was among the arrivals
today. ...
Mrs. Frank MCGOWAN was received
at St. Glare hospital yesterday for
treatment.
Rev. j. N. Chestnut returned yester
day from Anaconda, where he attend.
ed the Episcopal diocesan convention.
H. Jappe, who is engaged in the
sheep business neas~Big Sandy, was
among the arrivals on today's de-
layed train.
Rev. W. Braun and wife-arrived to-
day from Evanston, III, where Mr..
Braun has been attending the Bible
school the past year.
A declar alton of his intention to be-
come an American citizen was filed in
the district court today by John Jar
stad, native of Norway.
Vernon Lewis, former Fort Benton
high school boy, returned yesterda ay
from Chicago, where he recently grad.
uated from the Northwestern univer.
city. Mr.. Lewis took three-year Law
course, and will apply for admission
to practice in the Montana courts.
The Chouteau county commission
ers were in session today, road and
bridge mattere forming the principal
business before the board. Il was
decided to build l8O.foot steel bridge
across the Teton river, at q point neal
the Buck ford.
Alex Aibischer, of Clifford, who wat
accidentally shot in the leg last fall
and has been suffering from the effects
of the wound up to the present time
Is under tire atment at the Sanitarium
An X.ray examination indicates tha
the main nerve was cut by one of the
bullets.
Great Falls Tribune: Eleven bo,
scouts of Fort Benton accompanied by
their scout master, Rev. G. M. Don.
aldson, pastor of the Methodist church
at that place, made a very long hike
yesterday marching all the way from
Fort Benton to this city and arriving
here just about ten minntes before tht
departure of the eastbound Great
Northern train. They boarded this
train for the purpose of riding as fal