The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19
CITY AND STATE.
Prom Wedneedav'e Daily

~. w. O)!Ie. III CnOuteAu was
among the srriva ais tod ay.
Send your watch and jewe,ry repail
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Mrs. E. B. Wallace returned today
from u visi, Of -everal mon.hs IN
T-xaa and Oklahoma.
Farmers should g.. their discs
eharpened by c. E. S.e.oon, 40. has
a regular disc sharp=Der.
A marriage license vas i-s1ed By
the clerk OF the districs court today to
Marcus M. Nichols and Anna B..
Hoge, both Of Hawarden.
A news item from Havre says Exor
A. Pepin has been appointed d-puty
sheriff with headq uarters at Havre.
Mr.. Pepin Is an experienced officer 10
that line, having served as UNDER
sheriff for several years in old Chou.
teau county.
Coaches for sale. Three Abbott
Downing sever passenger, spring
perch, Noncompliance gear jerkers.
used only q short time, at bargain
prices; and four passenger Guerneys
nearly new At 1925. 90 each. Apply r.
c. Power Company, Helena.
James Clark and Gus Bridgford had
a hearing today before Justice W. NJ.
Ball on q charge Of cru city to ami
malls, and were each fined s25. Their
offense consisted In not giving any
care or attention to a livery team that
they had driven into q barbwire fence,
the horses being badly injured in the
accident.
John Green, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. b. Green, of this city, had a
narrow escape from serious accident
this morning. While at the Green
Cattle company ranch south Of the
Missouri river, he vas thrown from
his horse and dragged about half a
mile through sagebrush and other
roughage. No bones were broken,
but the lad was 80 badly bruised and
skinned up that he 10 under the care
OF q physician.
Governor Norris has appointed DELI
gates to represent each county in
Montana at the good roads congress
to be held July SO, at Anaconda. The
appointments for Chouteau county are
Jere Sullivan, J.J. Guerin, Chas. Lip
pard, Ed N. Scott, NJ. P. Sigworth.
Blaine county-Frank O'Neal, A, S.
Lohman, Edmond Fogarty. Sylvester
jewell, J. G. CrOnk. Hill county-E. T.
Broadwater, James Holland, Jr., John
K~avanaugh, j. A. Rose, D. A. Critics.
From Thursdays Daily.
John T. Isaacson, OF Virgelle, is
among the visitors in town.
Walter Brown and wife of Box
Elder, are visiting with Fort Benton
friends.
Mrs. W. K. HARDER and daughter
Nora left yesterday for Boulder hot
springs.
Colin Ward, county surveyor of
Teton county, is visiting with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Ward, of
this city.
The marriage of c. II. Haefs and
Stella Skirka, of Chester, took place
today, Justice W. NJ. Ball performing
the ceremony.
In the district court today, an order
was entered transferring to Hill county
six civil suits which originated in that
part OF the twelfth judicial district.
Word has been received from Chi
nook that A. W. Ziebarth, formerly OF
this city, has been appointed clerk OF
the district court In Blaine county, to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna.
ton of Dwight Jones.
j. j. Keaton, who was arrested
nearly q month ago on q warrant
charging grand larceny, was released
today on q writ of habeas corpus is.
sued from the district court. There
appeared to be no evidence that would
convict the accused.
J. E. Walker, of lower Hlghwood,
who Is among the visitors in town, is
the owner of one Of the largest onion
patches in this part OF Montana, about
two acres being devoted to the cultiva.
ton of this popular vegetable. The
prospect of a large crop is so good
that Mr.. Walker has bought an auto
mobile on the strength OF it.
Advices received from the Blevins
ranch, near the mouth of Highwood
creek, state that an object resembling
a human body was seen floating down
the Missouri river last night, and that
it was possibly the body OF Monte
Walker, who was drowned in that
vicinity about three weeks ago. AT
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