The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-13
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

rom Saturdays Daily.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
of this city, a son.
Henry Norden, of Warrick, Is
among the business visitors Ia town.
John A. Hoffman and wife, Of the
.arias, We're among today's arrivals.
MILFORD Gary has been received at
Clare hospital for medical treat. +!
ment.
Mrs. NJ. Kenny. of Havre, was
brought to the Ssnitarium today for
medical treatment.
NJ. G. Morrow, OF Cascade, arrived
today on . visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Malcolm Morrow, oithis city.
Among the arrivals today was .
party Of six land seekers from somer.
Vile. Mich, who propose to locate on
homestesds In this vicinity.
George Crane, Jr., who has been
under treatment At St. Glare hospital
for . bad lsttack OF pneumonia, has
recovered sufficiently to return to his
home.
Lost, between the Benton State
bank and lower Main street, q. email
silver watch engraved with monogram
L. D. P. Reward for return TO River
Press of3ce.-Adv.
A deleg alton of local residents con-
sisting of Rev. G. M. Donaldson and
wife, Mrs. E. r. Russell and others,
left today for Floweree to attend q
Sunday school convention at that
place.
The farmers institute was in session
this afternoon in the high SCHOOL as.
sembly room, with q fair attend ance.
Prot. M. l.. Wilson, dry farming and
fax expert at the Montana experiment
station, is In charge OF the institute,
assisted by Prot. Andrew Elliott.
A memorandum of the vote cast at
Rawarden precinct was received TO.
day, but the returns do not material.
~ change the standing OF the respec.
tive candid ates. For superintendent
of schools, with two precincts miss
ing, the total vote as unofacially re.
ported is: Miss Flanagan 621; Miss
Blackstone 900. For county treasurer;
Mr.. Leet 594; Mr.. Griesbach $50.
Additional election returns on the
district judgeship we're received today
from Havre, Chinook and Glasgow,
which with the Chouteau county vote
give this exhibit for the leading can
didates: John Hurly 170l; John W
Tattan 216S; F. N. Utter 2215. TIT
Chouteau county vote lacks returnI
from two precincts, and there are sew
eral missing precincts in the othe1
three counties.
From Mondays Daily. il.
Charles Lepley left today for Helena
on q business visit of q few days.
H. G. Stevens, q we'll known resi-
dent of Big Sandy, is among tn
business visitors in town.
Lost, a gold locket with initials E
NJ. P. engraved on n side, and o
b. r. on other side. Reward for re
turn to River Press ofice.-Adv.
John Neubert, one of the oldes
pioneer residents of Montana, left to
day for Rochester, Mimi, to consul
q specialist for ailments from whic
he has been suffering the past fe'
weeks.
Frank Laird and j. G. Bingham
who arrived today from the Swee
Grass hills, bring word that tn
funeral of the late John Laird wa
held yesterday at Chester. The cert
monies we're in charge of the Masoni
fraternity, of which the deceased wa
q member.
P. Il. Brader, of Ravre, arrived te
day with a number of assistants to b.
gin work on a contract for laying ne
water mains on Front and Mai
streets. The contract covers abo,
$1,000 feet of ditching and pipe layin
anu nOSt VI Gu0 6ACdNdIAOu WOIh WI
be done by machinery operated b
gasoline power.
Electric current for lighting an
power purposes in this city IL To- b
ing received from the Rainbow fal
plant of the Great Falls compan.
connections having been complies
Friday afternoon. The current
transmitted at q speed of about 48,0'
volts, but this is reduced for local u
by q transformer installed at the ele
trio light plant. The transformer ar
lightning arrestors, and other acce
series, are inclosed in q corral to pr
vent injury to inquisitive spectator
and ~placsrds posted at various poin
warn visitors that contact with Il
wires that carry the electric cure