The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-16
CITY AND STATE.
Prom Gatqfday'a Daily.

Prom Saturdays Daily.
o. E. Peppard, the Missoula bridge
builder, arrived today on q business
visit.
E. B.. Seasons, publisher of the
Carter Herald, ia among the business
visitors in town.
Mrs. Snyder. Who has been the guest
Of Mrs. c. B. Hamilton the past two
mouths, left today for California.
Mrs. Harry Whitcomb arrived from
Malta yesterday. on q visit with her
parents, Nc. aud Mrs. Malcolm Nor
row, OF this city.
G. R Stranahan and wife left today
for Havre, where Mr.. Stranahan will
open q branch Office of the law firm of
Strsn ahan & s%tranahan.
Chas. Lepley arrived today from
Helena, where he is closing Out q stock
OF goods formerly owned by Auerbach
& Son, a we'll known clothing firm.
Fred Murray, of Big Sandy, who
was among the arrivals tod lay, was
taken to the Sanitarium to receive
treatment for injuries caused by q
horse falling with him.
A marriage license was Issued by
the clerk of the district court yester.
day afternoon to William a. Waid-
man, of Graceville, and Ethel P.
Mays, of Sapulpa, Okla.
An automobile party consisting of
v. F. B~lapkenbaker and wife OF Vir-
gelle, Mrs. B. M. Chancellor and
Mrs. J. G. Chancellor arrived today
on q visit with friends in this city.
Advices from Malta report that the
government reclamation service is
building commodious headquarters at
that place, to be used as Office rooms.
This is regarded as an indication of
reclaim alton work in that vicinity for
several years.
E. q. Cooney, postmaster at Great
Falls, accompanied by q party of
friends, arrived by automobile this
afternoon with the Big Sag country
as their destina alton. They expect to
reduce the chicken and duck popula-
ton in that locality.
From Mondays Daily.
E. B. Seasons and wife, of Carter,
are among the visitors in town.
L. Walker has been received at the
ST. Glare hospital for surgical treat.
ment.
The members of the Eastern Star
will meet this evening at Masonic hall,
at 1870 o'clock.
L. E. Flint, one OF the publishers of
the Big Sandy Mountaineer, was
among the arrivals today.
Mrs. O. W. Nottingham and Mrs.
h. A. Nottingham, OF Shonkin. are
visiting with friends in this city.
Several purchases have recently
been made in the vicinity of Big Sandy
by a Billings sheep buyer, and the
various outfits are now in process Of
delivery. The transactions include
lambs AZ prices ranging from $500 to
2.25 per Mead: and outfits of young
wethers, yearlings and twos, at $500
to 1926 per head.
Among the arrivals today were
Ever Nelson, E. G. Tolley aud Jos. T,
Berthelote, county commissioners o1
Hill county; and Thomas Dowen and
E. M. Kennedy, Of the board of Blaine
county commissioners. The purpose
of their visit Is to inspect the work Of
TRANSPORTING the Chouteau county
records, which Is nearing completion
A republican las meeting was held
at the opera house this afternoon, to
consider the matter of making nomi
nations for two.year and four.yeal
term county commissioners. There
were about forty present At the meet
ing, several outside precincts beine
represented. The names of severa
available candidates were presented
the meeting finally deciding in favor
of the nomination of H. J. Wackerlin
OF this city. for the tour'year term
and Jurgen Eogellant, OF the Arrow
creek country, for the two.year term
n. B. Pratt, who sustained q broker
back and other injuries In a runawa!
accident near Garter about four week.
ago, died at the Sanitarium yesterday
Mr.. Pratt, who was about GO year
old, came here from Auburn, Iowa
on q visit with his % Everett Pratt
who has a ranch about four mile
north of Carter, and his untimely dealt
was especially pathetic under such cir
cumstances. The deceased vas
member of the order OF Odd Fellows
and the remains will be taken to Au
burn, Ia, where members OF tina
order will be in charge OF the funera