The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-10
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

Prom Saturdays Daily.
Born, at Box Elder, to MIR. and
Mrs. M. B. Sprsgue. q BOD.
Born, ct Big Sandy, to Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Jorgensen, q daughter.
Frank MCGOWAN. OF Highwood. is
visiting with friends in this city.
John NJ. Nelson, Of Hswarden, is
among the business visitors in town.
Born, At the Deaconess hospital in
Great Falls, to MIR. and Mrs. Paul
Beckland, OF Fort Benton, q daughter.
Mrs. George Jones. of Big Sandy,
and the little son Of F. A. Buttrey, of
Havre. are under treatment at the
S%anitarium.
Mrs. G. T. Klingle, who has been
visiting with her daughter, Mrs. c..
M. Luce, of this city, left yesterday
for her home at Button, Ind.
A decree of divorce was entered in
the district court today in the suit OF
William Halter vs. Julia Halter, In
which the complaint alleged deser-
ton.
Hilmen G.. Lying, who is engaged in
the lumber business at Geyser is
among the visitors In town. Mr..
Lying reports big grain crops in the
Geyser country.
Three deeds for right of way in the
Highwood country were filed in the
county clerks Office today by Mil
waukee railway officials. The deeds
were given by Thomas c. Barnett,
William r. FELTON, and William f.
Holmberg.
Great Falls Tribune: Paris Gibson,
founder of Great Falls and exhibited
States senator from Montana, cele-
brated his eighty-second birthday on
Monday. Senator Gibson is hale and
hearty at 81 and looks and feels as
though he will live for another score
of years or more.
Judgment in favor of the plaintiff
in the suit of D.. G.. Lockwood vs..
Harry T. Jones was rendered in the
district court today. the judgment
giving plaintiff right of way for ar
irrigating ditch. Defend ants accept
ance of the report of the appraisers Of
his property had been filed in court.
A news item from Helena says resi-
dents of Dodson, Saco and Hinsd all
and commercial travellers N aking tn
northeastern part of Montana hav'
fled q complaint with the railroad
commission asking for better trair
service between Glasgow and Havre
Many unofficial complaints have beef
made by residents of the various town
along the line from Havre to Glasgow
the residents of Harlem being anon
those who do not think they receiv
enough attention from the railroa
company.
From Mondays Daily.
B. E. Ainsley, of Floweree, arrive
today on q short business visit.
Charles Bruce and wife, of Stan
ford, are among the visitors in town
Mrs. c. E. Kelsey, of Great Falls
is the guest of Mrs. David G. Browne
of this city.
a DR.. c. B. Hamilton left vesterda
to attend q meeting of the state boar
of dental examiners in Helena.
According to the records kept b
Jere Sullivan, voluntary observer TO
the U. s. weather bureau at thi
place, the mean temper AZURE lat
month was IS degrees. 1t was n
the warmest Junes In thirty years.
Arriva ais from Highwood report
successful Fourth Of July celebrate
Thursday at the H. o. Lying ranch.
crowd of over 800 people being in q
tendance. The program included
baseball game, horse race and 9th
attractions closing with a big dan
in the evening.
A contract for the construction Of
jail building at Big Sandy, q rel
forced concrete structure, has be-
awarded by the county commissions
to Charles Mccoy, OF this city. The
were three tenders for the job, M
McCoy's bid OF s745 being the loves
The funeral services of the Ii
George W. Smith were held Saturd
afternoon at the Methodist church,
large number of neighbors and frien
being in attendance. The pail beare
were M. w. Tobey, W. r. Leet,
Lee Sedgwick, E. r. Russell, B.
Hovey and Frank Hadley.
The county commissioners were
session today to receive and consid
bids for q quantity OF corrugat
metal culverts, to be used in 70
work in various parts of the coun'
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