The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
CITY AND STATE.
IRON SATURDAYS Daily.

fron Saturdays Daily.
Chss. Lepley returned today from
Helena, where he has been attending
to business affairs the past few weeks.
Herman Osterman, OF Big Sandy, q
we'll known resident of the Bear Paw
country, was among the arriv ais to.
day.
Letters OF guardianship for three
minor children were issued In the dis
trtcs court tod ay to Jno. T. Isaacson,
Of Virgelle.
W. E. Barrows, of Pleasant Valley,
who is among the visitors in town,
reports that . large acreage in that
locality is being seeded to winter
wheat.
The Official report of the condition
OF the Benton State bank, which ap.
pears In this issue, shows q gratifying
increase in business during the past
three months.
Among the arrivals yesterd ay we're
Q number of farmers who were market
ing their wheat and fax. over thirty
loads arriving during the day. There
was q total Of about 1900 bushels in
the various outfits.
According to arrivals on the west.
bound train, traffic on the Great
Northern main line was delayed last
night by q bad wreck near Wolf
Point. Through passengers and mail
we're transferred to q special train.
The local mem bers of the Chouteau
county delegation to the republican
state convention returned from Great
Falls today. They express satisfac-
ton with the ticket nominated by the
convention, and consider it a winner.
Congressman Charles N. Pray and
Mrs. Pray arrived last night from
Washington D. G., coming by way OF
Great Falls. After q brief rest, Mr..
Pray proposes to take an active part
in the approaching political cam.
paign.
j. E. Edwards, OF Forsyth, was
elected chairman of the republican
state committee at q meeting held
yesterday at Great Falls, succeeding
j. D. Waite in that capacity. The
county of Chouteau will be represent
ed on the committee by F. A.. Flana.
non ~ this oitu
The board of directors OF the Chou
teau County Fair association met last
evening and organized by ~electing the
following officers: Jere Sullivan,
president; W. K. Harder, vice presi.
dent; F. A. Flanagan, treasurer; q.
r. Miller, secretary. The board ap-
pointed M. Maloney to be fair mar.
shall.
From Mondays Daily. -
Mrs. D. D. Pugh, of Nezperce,
Idaho, was among the arrivals tod ay.
st. Paul's auxiliary will meet with
Mrs. w. r. Leet on Thursday after
noon, September II.
Miss Mildred Minar left yesterday
for Dillon, to take q course in the
state normal college.
Mrs. Charles Lepley returned yester.
day from ar extended visit to her for.
mer home in Vermont.
Mrs. r. S. Culbertson, Of this city,
who has been In poor health for some
time past. lie under treatment at the
Sanitarium.
Mrs. Chas. L. Bovard, of Helena,
field worker for the Florence Critten-
ton home for young women, is among
the visitors in town.
Recent arrivals at ST. Glare hospi.
tai include Mrs. b. King, of Big
Sandy and q. T. Grimm and T.
Basye, OF this city.
r.. f. Fontaine, manager of the T..
G. Power & Bro. dry goods depart
.ment, returned yesterday from su east
ern purchasing trip.
The members of the Eastern Star
will meet this evening at Masonic hall,
to elect proxies to the grand chapter.
A large attend ance is desired.
c. G. Adams and r. N. Stanfield,
OF Pendleton, Ore, who are purchas.
ing mutton sheep for the Pacific coast
market, are among the business visi-
tors in town. It is understood they
contemplate purchases in this vicinity.
Among yesterdays arrivals were j.
S. Brown, Ed. Kelly, w. r. Embleton
and Miss E. Embleton, who have been
attending the Frontier Festival at
Calgary, Can. The festival was uni
que and interesting and attracted q
big crowd of visitors.
In response to an official call by the
federal authorities, the Stockmen's
National bank, of this city, makes q
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