The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-22
CITY AND STATE.



wood today, on a short business visit.
J. P. Mansfield aud wife, OF Kaer-
Vile, are among the visitors in town.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
= work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
NJ. p. Sigworth and wife. of
Rawarden. we're among yesterdays
arrivals.
A. S. Lohmap, of Chinook, arrived
yesterday on q visit with friends in
this city.
G.. J. Bonnie and wife left today for
Havre, where they will make their
future home.
T. J. Tennien. of Virgelle, who is In
town today, reports fine crop pros.
poets In that locality.
Farmers should get their discs
sharpened by c. E. Sheldon, who has
q regular disc s%harpener.
F. A. Flanagan left yesterday for
Livingston, to attend q meeting Of the
republican state committee.
A very pleasant social al given
by the Epworth League last evening,
at the Methodist church. A feature of
the program was an illustrated lecture
on the Passion Play, by Carol NJ.
RidenOur.
The Western Loan aud Savings
company has brought suit 10 the dis
trict court against r. E. Cowan, of
Big Sandy, to recover the balance
alleged to be due on a promissory
note for $3.50, drawing Is per cent.
interest. The note was secured by a
mortgage on some Big Sandy real
estate.
Among the departures today we're
several Choateau county delegates to
the republican state convention, which
meets At Livingston tomorrow. TIE
delegation included Major T. A. Cam
mings, Jere Sullivan, D.. G.. Lock
wood, jos. S. Brown, j. D. Savage,
aud Ed. N. Scott, Of Big Sandy The
trip to Livingston will be made via
Helena, a special train from that city
having been arranged for the con-
venience of several county degeg atoms.
From Thursdays Daily.
A. F. Winkler, of Big Sandy, is
among the business visitors in town.
Miss Blackstone, county school
superintendent, announces that the
eighth grade examin ations will be
held May % and "a, at Fort Benton
and Big Sandy.
1t ia announced that a meeting of
the 'Chouteau county democratic cen.
trail committee will be held May 25,
tor the purpose of selecting delegates
to the state convention. The meeting
will be held at the Grand Union hotel,
in this city.
The work of ~transcribing the public
records for Hill and Blaine counties
has been commenced by q corps of
stenographers, under the direction of
H. T. Grimm. Temporary quarters
for the stenographers' work have been
provided 10 the court room.
j. o. Patterson, who arrived today
from Lostlake, reports that parties OF
railroad contractors are going over
the route of the Milwaukee recently
surveyed through that part of the
country, with q view of bidding upon
construction work. 1t is understood
that contracts for the work will soon
be awarded.
The National Wool Warehouse &
Storage company has issued q tab
ulated estim ate of what the specific
wool rates from certain points west of
the Mississippi to Boston ove various
roads will be, ia accord ance with the
general recommend atoms made in the
recent decision of the interstate COM
merce commission. The rate from
this locality is estimated at about
$3.50 per 100 pounds.
The p%erplexing county road problem,
known on the public records as the
Hasre and Lloyd proposition, has
been transferred to Hill county, after
being q source of trouble to the Chou
teau county authorities for several
wears. A recent development 10 the
arrest of Robert B. Anderson, on q
charge of fencing up the road, and
his trial for that alleged illegal act
may assist in arriving at a settlement
OF the dispute.
From Fridays Daily
A. T. Kyle, of Hawarden, is among
the business visitors in town.
Jos. STREET., of Hollywood, ia visiting
with old time friends this city.
Girl wanted for light house work.
Address B., River Press Office.
Jos. A. Baker and wife, of High