The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-09
CITY N STATE.
Prom WEDNESDAYS Daily

Prom Wednesday, Daily
Send your watch and j~ewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store. \
Mrs. Jos. STREET., Of Highwood, ar
rived today on q visit with friends In
this city.
Mrs. Jas. T. Stanford, of Great
Falls, is the guest OF Mrs. David G.
Browne, Of this city.
Mrs. W. A. Brown. OF Great Falls.
arrived today on q visit with her
mother, Mrs. Downing, OF this city.
A petition for natura liz ation was
fled in the district court today by
Tarvald Toresen, who is Q native OF
Norway.
Suit has been fled In the district
court by M. W. Griffith against ]. l..
Artz, to Cow % alleged indebted
ness Of about $500.
c. J. McNamara. of Big Sandy, ar
rived today to receive q big outfit of
lambs that he purchased from the
Benton Sheep company q few weeks
ago.
Jos. Mcdonald, of Stanford, q
former resident Of this city, was among
the arrivals today. Mr.. Mcdonald is
manager Of the grocery department of
the Stanford Mercantile company.
Randall Freeman was placed under
arrest yesterday on q charge of grand
larceny, and taken to the county Jail.
The defendant is alleged to have sold
some horses of which he was not the
owner.
Among the arrivals from Big Sandy
today we're G. G. Ihmsen, republican
candidate for county commissioner,
and G. B. VsnAlstine. one OF the re-.
publican nominees for the state legis
lature.
Frank Palmer and James Crawford
left yesterday on q trip down the Mis-.
souri, river, with q view OF hunting for
deer and other game. They had q
boat load Of camp equipment and cup
plies sufficient for an extended cam
paign.
A delega alton OF local stockmen, cor.
sisting OF Major T. A. Cummings.
Chas. Il. Green and Malcolm Morrow
left today for Hilger, where they will
assist in loading q big beef shipment
in which members OF the Shonkin
Stock association are interested.
Attorney F. E. Stranahan, who re-
turned today from attending district
court at Glasgow, reports q large
number of applications for naturali-
cation in Valley county. The hearing
OF 81 applications occupied most OF
the time of the district court Monday
and Tuesday.
From Thursdays Daily.
T. 81. Larkin, of Kelly fat, Is visit.
ing with friends in this city.
Mrs. ]. L. Slattery, Of Glasgow,
was among the arrivals today.
Geo. Milne, q sheep buyer from
Ogden, Utah, is in town today on a
business visit.
David Hilger, of Lewistown, an old
time and we'll known resident OF Fergus
county, is among the business visitors
in town.
Attorney H. S. Mckinley returned
today from a business trip to Zortman
and other points ia the Little Rockies
district.
Chas. Thompson, q former resident
of this city, was among the arrivals
from the east today. Mr.. Thompson
IL now located At Zimmerman, MINI.
Ron. W. S. Towner, n of the re-
publican judicial nominees for this
district. was among the arrivals to-
day. Judge Towner Is on his way to
Havre, to attend the Hill county fair.
Local grain dealers report large re-
ceipts OF wheat and fax from the sur
rounding country. There are conflict.
ing estima tes as to the total grain
crop in this vicinity, but 1t Is believed
there will be approximately $50, 900
bushels marketed here.
Several local residents went to Big
Sandy this morning by automobile,
to attend the democr attic rally at that
place. They will return with the dele
cation OF speakers who are billed to
address q public meeting at the opera
house tonight.
According to the official report of
Observer c. W. Ling, of the weather
bureau station At Havre, last month
was the coolest September on record
in northern Montana. The mean
temperature was 40 degrees, compared
with a normal of So degrees for Sep.
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