The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07
CITY N STATE.

From Wednesday's Daily
See Sheldon before you buy that
new wagon or farm truck.
Send your watch and ~jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
NJ. Voorhis. of Lonetree, was re-
ceived a the S%anitarium today, for
medical ire atmept.
J. Lee Sedgwick returned toda Az from
q trip to western Montana, during
which he attended the county clerks
convention at Missoula.
John harris and wife. accompanied
by their daughter, Miss Mary Harris,
left today on q trip to the Pacific
coast and Hawaiian Ielands.
A. S. Lohmsn, OF Chinook, who is
extensively Interested in livestock and
real estate investments in that part of
Chouteau county, was among the ar
rivals today.
George Fry, q county patient who
has been suffering from dropsy for
some time past. died at the St. Glare
hospital yesterday. Nothing 10 known
reg arding the former home and rela-
tives of the deceased.
Miss Caroline Bjerring was the re-
cipient of q parcel shower last even
ing, by q number of her friends who
assembled at the Bjerring residence
on Main street. The young people
had quite a merry time.
A suit has been filed in the district
court by Stanley Spayhowa against
Moses Anderson, the plaintiff seeking
to recover about $500 that be claims
to have expended for the benefit and
at the request of defendant. A similar
suit against the same defendant has
been brought by Charles Christian
sen, who asks judgment in the sum of
s493.
A petition from residents of Krem-
lin and vicinity has been filed with the
state railroad commission, asking for
the establishment OF q station and the
placing of an agent in charge. Krem-
lin is situated on the main line of the
Great Northern, twenty miles west OF
Ravre. The petition sets forth the
Inconvenience of the present facilities
and asserts enough business will be
done at Kremlin to justify the grant
ing OF the request.
From Thursdays Daily.
j. A. Ebaugh, of Malta, is among
the business visitors in town.
Attorney F. E. Stranaham. who has
been on the sick list for some time
past, left today for Rochester, MIMI,
to consult q specialist.
Jos. STREET., of Highwood, a we'll
known and old time resident of that
locality, is seriously sick at St. Glare
hospital. He is suffering from kidney
trouble.
Charles Jones, colored, was received
at the county Jail today to serve nine
ty days for vagrancy. The prisoner
was committed by Justice W. B.
Piper. OF Havre.
The will of the late John MCDANIEL,
Of Warrick, al filed in the district
court today, and q petition for probate
presented by Mary f. Mcmillan, who
is named in the will as ~executrix of
the estate.
Malcolm Morrow received word by
telephone today from Cascade, an
nouncing the sudden death of Will
Austin, of that place. Mr.. Austin
wss interested in livestock, and had
n extensive acquaintance among
northern Montana stockmen.
A dispute over freight charged on
two shipments of grain, between Capt.
Geo. Il. Stevens, OF this city. and the
Great Northern railroad, is the sub
ject of q suit filed in the district court
of Cascade county. The railroad
claims there ia $l12.70 due from de-
fem ant.
Butter is being sold in two different
ways in Montana, according to DR.. T.
D. futile, secretary of the state board
of health, by the pound and by the
package. The pound way is more
popular with the consumer, and the
package way with the creamery.
When the consumer buys butter by the
pound he gets sixteen ounces worth
for his money, when he buys it by the
package, he may get anywhere from
thirteen to sixteen ounces but it will
cost him the same as does a pound.
From Fridays Daily
Born, at St. Glare hospital, to Mr..
and Mrs. Phil. Buckley, q son.
Edward Taylor, Of Virgelle, who
was among the arrivals today, Is
under medical treatment at the SAM
tarium.