The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-04
CITY N STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily

from Woonee0aye DAILY
Henry Conrad, of Lonetree, was
among the arrivals today.
Chas. E. Lovinger, OF virgelle, is
among the visitors in town.
Born, to Rev. c. NJ. Donaldson and
wife, OF this city. q daughter.
Mrs. Walter Keaster, of Highwood.
is visiting with friends 10 this city.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
For Sale-52O acres of decided land
on Highwood. Address Mrs. M. G.
Ludtke, Highwood.
Mrs. I. Runsbreger and family re.
turned today from q visit Of several
weeks on the Pacific coast.
Jos. Kohler. OF the Bear Paw coun-
try. was received at the S%anitsrium
todsy for medical treatment.
Mr.. jeremiah Houtz, OF Huntington
Ind, arrived today on q visit with
his son, DR.. G. s. Houtz, Of this city.
Work was commenced today by
Henry Hagen on q new residence for
Harry N. Ragland, on upper Main
street. The plans call for q we'll ar
ranged home, costing about 5000.
M. s. Holderbaum, who is among
the visitors in town, reports q good
apple crop on his Missouri river
ranch. Mr.. Holderbaum will exhibit
some of his fruit products at the coun-
ty fair.
The printing plant of the Floweree
newspaper was sold by the sheriff yes
terday under foreclosure proceedings
in the suit Of G. S. Strang vs. John
G. Brown. The property was pur-
chased by the mortgage.
Rev. j. N. Chestnut, who has been
visiting with old-time friends In Michi-
gan and other states, arrived from the
east today. Mr.. Chestnut brings
word that the wheat crop in parts OF
Michigan and Ohio is q failure.
F. E. Brunskill and wife, Of Hawsr-
den, are among the visitors in town.
Mr.. Brunskill reports that residents
Of Hawarden and vicinity are gather.
ing a display of farm and garden
products that will be entered at the
Chouteau county fair.
Prom Thursdays Daily.
W. K. Harber Is q business visitor
in Great Falls today.
Fred Iddings and J.. Hansmann are
under medical treatment at St. Glare
hospital.
Miss Stocking left for Butte this
morning, where she will visit for 6
few days.
Mrs. Charlotte Allen, of Big Sandy
was admitted to the Sanitarium today
for medical treatment.
Jos. Kohler, of Big Sandy, who
was brought to the Sanitariun yester'
day morning suffering with a rupturei
stomach, died at that institution today
Geo. A. Durham, representing irwin
Hodson & Co., blank book manufac
turers OF Portland, Oregon, is inter
viewing local business men today il
the interest of his house.
The city council has ordered that al
automobiles owned by local resident:
shall be numbered and registered by
the city marshal. The numbers can b.
secured by application to that official
At q meeting of the board Of direc
tors OF the Hotel Investment Co., hell
recently in Helena, 1t was decided tt
name the new hotel now being built a
that place 1.-THE Placer" 1t II
claimed to be the only hotel in th'
United States built on placer mining
ground from which gold was taken.
A circular letter has been received
by Assessor Phil Buckley from J. J
Ryan, clerk of the state board o
equalization, notifying him that
hearing will be held by the board q
hSISu0 VI 00pvCuOCI O0S y v uCVCA uAu'
the cause, II any there be, why prop
ertY should not be more fairly assess
ed and equalized. The board pro
poses to take testimony regarding tn
value of property in the differen
counties throughout the etate, to tn
end that it may be fairly ~equalized TO
assessment purposes.
From Fridays Daily
Mrs. A. l.. Thompson, of Clea
Lake, is among the visitors In town.
August Johnson, of Iona, and F
J. Tennien, of Virgelle, are in tow
today.
NJ. F. Pugsley, of Tacoma, q former
resident of this city, is visiting wit
Fort Benton friends.
G., B. VanAlstine, proprietor of th