The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-27
CITY AND STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily

MRS. d. w. Kellogg, OF Hawarden, !
Iowa. was among the arrival today.
John A. Gaun., of Great Falls, ie
among the business visitors in town. |
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to p. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.-Adv.
G. W. Frields returned yesterday
form q business trip to the livestock
sections Of Colorado and Mexico.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
Joseph A. Ham and Minnie Cook, of
this city. The wedding took place
this morning, Justice Kinder per-
forming the ceremony.
Jos. S. Brown, who returned Mon
day from q trip to Judith, brought
with him a relic of early days that is
an object of interest. 1t is an old
Sharp rife that was used in hunting
buffalo. q ponderons weapon weigh.
ing about twenty pounds.
The official anvas of Hill county
election returns showed a close finish
between some of the candid ates. For
the Office of clerk of the district court
George Glass won out by only five
votes, and Roy Fuller was elected
county treasurer by a plurality Of
twenty-five.
Sportsmen, I mount your trophies
true to nature. Send me your game
heads, birds and rug work now, aud
you will always. Twelve years ex-
%perience. Work guaranteed. High
est prices paid for furs; send for
prices. S. S. Bry ant, Taxidermist,
Livingston, Mont.-Adv.
A suit has been filed in the district
court by Martin Connolly against
Daniel O'Reilly and others, to recover
An Indebtedness alleged to be due on
a promissory note for s2,084. The
Milwaukee railway company is made
a party to the suit through a trans
action in real estate covered by q
mortgage.
The eastbound passenger train was
delayed about three hours last night
by q freight wreck just west of Flow
cree, which took place yesterday after.
noon. The freight struck a hand car
loaded with rails, and there was a
smash-up that included five cars of
sheep and several Jars of grain. Two
members of the train crew are report.
ed to have been injured.
Reserved seats and season tickets
for the Redpath Lyceum course are
nov on sale at the postofice store,
and early application is suggested. A
series Of first class entertainments has
been secured for the season, the frs,
attraction being the Emily Waterma az
Concert Company, which will fill ar
engagement at the opera house Mon
day evening, December 2.
Among the arrivals today was q
party of ten 500 railway engineers
who are preparing for extensive sur.
vey work in this vicinity, a large
quantity of camp supplies indicating
a prolonged stay. 1t Is understood
that another party Of 500 line en-
gineers has been making surveys near
Judith and in the direction of Flat
creek, and it is rumored that the con.
templated route leads toward this
city.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. w. F. Wilford, of this city
is under medical ire atment at St.
Glare hospital.
A petition for naturalizat alton has
been filed in the district court by
Wilhelm Schultz, a native of Ger.
many.
A declaration of his intention to be-
come au American citizen was filed In
the district court today by T. A.
Christofersen, of Iona,
J. 81. Klepinger, assistant superin.
tendent Of the Boston and Montana
smelter at Great Falls, Is among the
business visitors in town.
There will be a meeting at the
armory this evening, at 500 O'Clock
for the purpose of organizing a juve-
nile band. All who are interested are
invited to attend.
The 500 railway engineers who ar
rived yesterday were joined by other
arrivals today and two parties we're
organized for field work this after.
loon. One party left for q camp
location west of town, and the other
party will go into camp east of here.
Several wagon loads of camping out
fits and supplies accompanied each OF
the deleg ations. There are about
thirty men in the two survey parties.
Additional power from the Mis-.
souri, river will be developed at the