The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-20
CITY AND STATE.

Send your watch aud jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.-Adv.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Lavelle.
OF this city . q daughter.
q. G. Boyd, OF Chinook, is among
today's ou OF town visitors.
c. 81. Newha'l. OF L,ma, is among
the business visitors 10 town.
Neil Bannatyne, OF Floweree, a we'll
known stockmsn of that vicinity, ar
rived tod az on . short business visit.
Among the srriv sls today we're M.
P. Sigworth, D. G. Peet and c. M.
Russell, OF Hswsrden, who are mar
keting part Of their grain crops.
The big furniture sale is now in
progress At T. G. Power 4 Bro. Ltd.
A discount Of 20 per cent. on oil goods
in the furniture department.-Adv.
F. L. Buzzell, of Conrad, q former
resident Of this city, is among the
visitors In town. Mr.. Buzzell was the
socialist party candida ate for lieuten-
ant governor in the recent election.
Jos. A. Baker and wife, of High
wood, had q narrow escape from
serious accident yesterday, near Iona.
Their automobile overturned, but the
occupants suffered only a few bruises
and minor injuries.
A recent marriage at Great Falls is
that of Albert G. Harmon and Miss
Leona Clixby, of Wsrrick, the cere-
mony being performed by Rev. E. E.
Flint, Of the Congregational church.
Sportsmen. I mount your trophies
true to nature. Send me your game
heads, birds aud rug work now, and
you will always. Twelve years ex-
perlence. Work guaranteed. High
est prices paid for furs; send for
prices. s. s. Bry ant, Tsxidermist,
Livingston, Mont.-Adv.
The Chouteau county canvassing
board is finding q few errors in the
election returns, the figures to which
the judges of election affixed their GER
tiacste not corresponding with the
totals In the tally list. The discre.
pancies, however, are not sufficiently
large to materially change the major
tiles Of the successful candidates..
Prom Thursday'eD Daily.
I. N. Fleenor and wife, OF Big
Sandy, were among the arriv sls to.
day.
L. K. Devlin, of Havre, deputy OF
the state bureau of child and animal
protection, arrived today on official
business.
Letters OF administration in the
estate of Anna S. Sheldon, deceased,
we're Issued in the district court today
to G. E. Sheldon, Of this city.
Thos. Murphy, of this city. left to-
day for Redwing, Mimi, to take q
position as teacher of shoemaking in
the reform school at that place.
Mrs. J James Townsend entertained a
number of lady friends YESTERDAY
afternoon in honor of her guest, Mrs.
Thomas Clary, of Great Falls.
Miss Blackstone, county superinten-
dent, announces th at the next regular
teachers examination will be held
Friday and Saturday, November 20
and 30.
W. r. Leet, county treasurer, re-
ports a fair volume of tax payments
for the current year, and receipts dur.
ing the next two weeks are expected to
be large. Taxes become delinquent
after Saturday, November 30, and in
cur a penalty OF 10 per cent of their
amount.
A trans action in Fergus county
ranch property at q big figure is re.
ported from Stanford, the sale in
GLIDING about 900 acres of land near
Denton, formerly owned by John
Ross. 1t was purchased about four
years ago by Mr.. Strouf, of Stanford,
at less than 500 per acre, and was
sold last week to parties from Neb-
raska at about $65 per acre.
Fred Anderson, an employe of the
Great Falls Power company, was
drowned in the Missouri river at the
Rainbow dam yesterday morning.
Mr.. Anderson, with several fellow m
ployes, was working upon a permanent
raft extending from the shore out into
the middle of the river, and was pull
ing upon q rope when the rope sud.
denly gave way. Anderson lost bis
hold upon 1t and fell over backward
into the water.
From Wednesdays Daily
r.. E. Cowan, of Big Sandy, was
among today's arrivals.
&. w. Kelley, of Graceville, arriv.
ed today on q short business visit.