The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

Fro0 Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. Bruce Glenn returned today
from q visit with friends at Chinook.
William Shaw and wife, and Mrs.
R%ifenburg, of Highwood, we're among
the arrivals tod ay.
The cold wave struck this locality a
little harder last night, the govern.
ment thermometer registering 25 below
zero.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court yester.
day to William Q. Price and Anna
Anderson, both of Malta.
Several local residents we're among
the guests at q dance last night at the
William Collins ranch on the Teton,
which was . very enjoyable affair.
Jos. Tope, . Fort Benton high
school graduate Who Is attending the
state university at Missouls, is spend.
ing the holidays with his parents.
Advices from Malta announce the
death of John Moss, an old time COW.
boy and rancher, who had q wide &C.
quaintance throughout northern Mon.
tana.
The New Year dance given at the
opera house last evening by the ladies
auxiliary of the Episcopal church wal
largely attended, and was q success
in every respect.
Declarations of their intention to
become American citizens we're filed
in the district court today by Fred.
erick T. Dell, of Joplin, and Ferdi.
nand Bader, of Big Sandy.
Herman STREET., proprietor of the
Arlington hotel at Chinook, 10 among
the business visitors in town. Mr..
STREET. is the central figure in the cele.
brsted Chinook saloon case, and is
understood to be preparing for new
developments IN litigation connected
with that controversy.
A contra for q deed that was filed
in the county clerks Office today
shows an advance in the value of
Fort Benton real estate. A frontage
of "a feet of lot Is in block II has
been purchased from Joseph Hirsh.
berg by John j. McGraw, Of this city,
q price of &c. 0 being placed upon the
property.
F1om Tuesdays Daily.
Henry S. Brough, of Box Elder,
was among the arrivals today.
Miss Mackenzie returned today
from a visit with friends at Havre.
The holder OF ticket No. PAT is re.
quested to present same at Sharp
Bros. store.
A. L. Lewis, of Floweree, q former
resident of this city, is visiting with
- Fort Benton friends.
B. Nj. Bartlett arrived from Spo.
kane today. to take charge of the gro
Gerry department Of T. G. Power& Bro.
Ltd.
A marriage license has been issued
by the clerk of the district court to
Henry Layton and Emma Schulz, both
of Chester.
A recent marriage in Great Falls is
that of Arthur W. Barton. of Sweet
Grass, and Miss Louise Evans, OF
Great Falls.
E. M. Kennedy and Thomas Dowen,
county commissioners, arrived today
to attend the regular J January meeting
Of the board.
DR.. c. j. Latta, of Chinook, who
was recently appointed health officer
for Choutesu county, is among the
visitors in town.
D. p. Van Horne, of the Havre
Promoter, and A. J.. Buell., manage,
of the Great Fslls Tribune manufac
turing department., are among the
business visitors in town.
There will be a meeting of members
of the Old Fort Improvement society
Tuesday evening, January 8, at thu
Grand Union hotel, at 1880 O'Clock,
All members are invited to attend.
The Fort Benton postofice opened
its savings bank department today,
in accord nce with instructions from
Washington, and deposits can b.
made by patrons during regular offlc,
hours.
D. Blevins, IN aged and old.tim'
resident of the Highwood country, WHIT
had been under treatment at the SAM
tarium for some time past, died at al
early hour this morning. Mr.. Blevin'
had lived in this part of Montan'
since the early seventies, and had
large circle of friends in this vicinity
The report of Observer G. W. Ling,
of the weather bureau station a
Havre, shows q mean temperature o