The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-30
CITY AND STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily

0enu your Watcn q lewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store. =
The mem bers of ST.. Paul's auxiliary |
will meet tomorrow afternoon with
Mre. L. D Sharp.
Il. l. Mudd. OF Big Sandy. a we'll
known resident of that locality, was
among the arrivals today.
Adam Sorosky, who was brought
here from Big Sandy, IL being held In
jail to await examination a. to bis
mental condition.
The big furniture sale 10 now 10
progress at T. c. Power & Bro. Ltd. |
A discount Of 20 per cent on all goods
in the furniture department.-Adv.
The democratic and progressive
party committees announce q closing !
campaign rally Monday evening.
November 4, at the court house.
Music will be furnished by the regi.
mental band.
Among the arrivals today we're G..
G. Ihmsen, Of Big Sandy, republican
candidate for county commissioner,
and G. B. Van Alstine, n OF the re-
publican legislative nominees. who
are making q campaign trip through
this part Of the county.
A marriage license was Issued by
the clerk OF the district court tod ay to
George Arrison and Ethel B.. Wilson,
both OF Big Sandy. The wedding
took place at the Grand Union hotel
this afternoon, Rev. G. M. Donaldson
performing the ceremony.
Ole 6. Osnes, the we'll known Kner-
Vile stockman, who is in town today,
has recently sold an outfit of about
5000 lambs and ewes to Frank Spen-
Ger, Of Davis creek. Mr.. Osnes has
also cold to an Oregon buyer about
5000 head of extra quality wethers,
at "a. 90 per head.
Sportsmen, I mount your trophies
true to nature. Send me your game
heads, birds and rug work now, and
you will always. Twelve years ex-
perlence. Work guaranteed. High
est prices paid for furs; send for
prices. S. S. Bry ant, Taxidermist,
Livingston, Mont.-Adv.
There we're nearly q hundred local
residents in the delegation that went
to Great Falls last evening by special
train, to boost for Congressman Pray.
They report q big and enthusiastic re.
publican meeting in Great Falls, Mr..
Pray making q speech that stirred the
audience to frequent applause.
From Thursdays Daily.
W. S. Wetzel and wife, of Cut Bank,
were among today's arrivals.
j. p. Henry and wife, of Hawarden,
are among the visitors in town.
Jos. STREET., OF Highwood, an old.
time resident of that locality, is visit.
ing with friends In this city.
Ed. N. Scott, a we'll known resident
OF Big Sandy, was among the arrivals
today. Mr.. Scott reports a steady
increase in the numbers of new settlers
in the country surrounding Big Sandy,
q party OF five arriving yesterday.
James Wright, an old.time stock
man of the Marias country, arrived
today on a visit with Fort Benton
friends. Mr.. Wright, who now makes
his home in Seattle, left here about
fourt sen years ago and notes many
changes In this town and it's vicinity
during that time.
Henry Hagen, who came here from
st. Louis some time ago and located
a homestead In the Arrow creek coun-
try, died last night at ST. Glare hos
pitaI, where he has been under treat
ment for ailments incident to old age.
The deceased, who was an uncle of
Henry Hagen, of this city, was about
IS years old.
Instructions have been received at
the Great Falls land Office providing
for the restoration to entry OF the pub
lie lands in ten sections in Teton
county which were withdrawn from all
forms OF entry on May II, 1902, In
connection with the Milk river recla.
nation project. This land is located
neat the Marias river in the extreme
eastern part OF Teton county just east
of the town of Naismith on the Shelby
line of the Great Northern.
The construction of bridges on the
Milwaukee line between Lewistown and
Great Falls, is said to be one of the
expensive features of the undertaking.
The longest bridge will be across the
the Judith river. This bridge will be
1000 feet long and 100 feet at its high.
est point, being 20 feet higher than
the Great Northern bridge located at
Ross Fork. The Sage creek bridge
Mr. 80 ~ 49,