The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

among the business visitors 10 town.
Miss M. Holmquist was admired e
The Sanitarium t,dsy for medical
ire atment. F!
The city marshal announces that
waier rents are Low overdue, and
those unpaid will soon hec,m- sub
ject TO a delinquent penalty.
A large number Ut EAs,cr norai
offerings have been received at St,
Paul's church. Among the contribu-
lions is a consignment Of California
lilies from Mrs. c. E. Duer, formerly
Of this city.
H. j. Wackerlin, local agent for
the Rambler automobiles, has just re.
ceived . new 38-horsepower cross
country machine for Mrs. G. w.
Frields; of this city, 1t is u hand
some addition to the local supply OF
motor vehicles.
At a meeting of the Fort Benton
baseball club held last evening in the
armory, James BARLEY was chosen as
manager and Jos. Mcdonald IS tenn
porary captain. A practice game will
be played tomorrow afternoon.
Word has been received from Whit
tier, Cal, announcing the sudden
death of Henry Lehfeldt, formerly a
we'll known resident OF the Bear Paw
country, south of Big Sandy. Mr..
Lehfeldt removed to California q few
years ago.
L. M. Fishbaugh left town today
with two gasoline blowing outfits that
will soon be breaking a big acreage
north of town. One of the outfits, a
45-horsepower, is for Henry Jackson,
of Sample fat: and the other, a %
horsepower, is being supplied to Zion
Bros, of Kelly fat.
From Mondays Daily.
J. E. Templeton, of Helena, is visit
ing with Fort Benton friends.
Julius Lehfeldt and wife, of Big
Sandy, were among the arriva ais to-
day.
The Eklund Photographic studio on
Bond street will be open on Saturda
and Sunday. April - and IA.
Mrs. A. Elderman. of Big Sandy,
is visiting with her parents, Mr.. aud
Mrs. A. E. Bjerring, Of this city.
Mrs. o. A. Bergeson. who has beer
visiting with Mrs. w. r. Leet the pas
few weeks, left tod ay for her home a
Chinook.
W. r. Leet, who returned yesterday
from the Milk river country, reports
that floods have caused heavy loss t.
some of the ranchers in th at locality
A suit for divorce has been filed il
the district court by William HATTIE
against Julia Halter, the complain
alleging intemperance and other ba'
habits.
A declaration of his intention t
become an American citizen was fle'
in the district coart today by Adar
L. Mcneil, a former resident c
Canada.
H. j. O'Hanlop, Of Chinook,
former resident of this city, was anon
yesterdays arrivals. Mr.. O'Hanlo
reported that the food conditions
Chinook have subsidized.
Several residents of Big Sandy an
-sos.Ss, o~sSpol tn1 or r. oftonA N
funeral OF the late Herman Evers. c
B. VanAletin and wife. II. Osterm a
and D. H. Ruhe formed part Of til
deleg alton.
Mark Maddux, q former employe
the express Office of city, who has bee
located on the Pacific coast the pa
winter, has returned and assumed hi
duties with the express company.
W. P. Smith returned yesterd a
from Jadwin, Mo-, where he has bee
visiting the past few weeks. Nj
Smith says immense damage has bee
caused by the Missouri river floods
that part of the country, washouts
railroad tracks forming part Of II
loss.
W. S. Chemidlin, and wife, wh
have been visiting vito relatives her
left today for their home in Gre
Falls. Mr.. Chemidlin has been pr
noted to the position of travelir
claim agent for the Great Northern
with headquarters at Minot, N. DaI
c. W. Morrison, who has returne
from a trip through the country soul
of the Missouri river brings word tn
Milwaukee railroad surveyors are sti
at work 10 the Shonkin country. TV
of the crews have moved their CAM
from the proposed mountain rout
and are 10Y making surveys throue
the sag.
David G.. Browne returned todt