The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-25
I T AND STATE.

W. E. Barrows, of Pleasant valley,
arrived today on q short business
visit.
A. Elderman and wife, Of Big Sandy,
arrived today on q visit with A. E.
Bjerring and family. !
Mrs. j. o. Lundberg. Of Arrow
creek, was received at the Sanitarium
today for medical treatment.
o. G. Skyls.ead. of aavre, former
ly Der Of the board of county COM
misioners, il visiting with Fort Benton
friends.
D. G. Lockwood and wife returned
today from q 200 mile automobile trip
to Galata. and other places in that
vicinity.
Mrs. c. B. Hamilton was hostess to
q ''thimble party" this afternoon,
given in honor of Mrs. Snyder, Of
Salem, o.
Mrs. Jno. V. Carroll entertained q
number OF lady friends at luncheon
yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Chas. E.
Duer being the guest of honor.
A recent marriage in Great Falls is
that ofsFrank H. Williams and Alvtra
Fisher, of this city. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. J. A. Martin,
of the Methodist church.
J. P. Bowles, of Chicago, a mem.
Der ofithe Bowles Livestock Commits.
sion company, is interviewing local
stockmen regarding beef shipments.
Mr.. Bowles reports q continu alton of
the boom in cattle values, which are
the highest on record.
It is announced that the annual
meeting of the Montana Wool Grow
ers' association will be held Wednes-
day and Thursday of state fair week
in Helena. A large attend ance Is ex-
pected, as business of Importance to
Montana %sheepmen will be transacted.
NJ. E. Miner, who arrived today
from the east, has been travelling over
q considerable area OF land and water
the past few weeks. He has just con
cluded q pleasure trip that extended
to the coast of Labrador, and In
cluded several days on the St. Law
renee river and the great lakes.
Three condemn alton suits have been
fled in the district court by the Mil.
waukee railway company, to secure
right of way over land whose owners
have declined the compensa alton Offer
ed by the company. The defendants
in the suitslare Daniel O'Reilly, Pat
rick Connolly and Martin Connolly,
of the Shonkin.
From Mondays Daily.
D. G. Peet and wife, of Hawarden,
are among the visitors in town.
Born, at Helena, Mont, to Mr.. and
Mrs. W. S. Towner, formerly OF this
city, q son.
Mrs. P. H. Brader, of Havre, was
received at the Sanitarium today for
medical treatment.
NJ. nj. Lockwood, who has been visit.
ing on the Pacific coast for several
weeks, was among yesterday arri.
walls.
r. M. Pile, OF the Marias, who i:
among the visitors In town, is con
tracing part of his wheat crop tc
local buyers.
Chris Ruhe, of Warrick, q well
known resident of the Bear Paw coun'
try, arrived yesterday on q business
visit of 9 few days.
Arrivals from the east report heavy
transforms In North Dakota the pas
two weeks, resulting In some cases ir
the grain sprouting while In shock.
Mrs A. E. McLeish, of this city
who has been attending the CRANE
chapter of the Eeastern Star at Butte
was elected as one of the state oficer'
of that organization.
Among the departures today were
several local residents who will atten(
the state fair in Helena. The delega
ton included Miss Louise Sharp ant
Clinton Stranahan, the successful
Choutesu county competitors in tn
girls and boys industrial contest
who will be the guests of the state fail
management.
Major f. L.. Barnes and wife, o
Great Falls, were among yesterda y'
visitors in town. Major Barnes. VIII
is register of the U. S. land Office a
Great Falls, renewed a%cquaintanc
with several local grand army vet
erans, with whom he exchanged in
teresting "reminiscences OF the civil
war.
It is announced that the progress
sive party will open their campaigI
in this vicinity Wednesday evening
Sept Is, when q rally will be held q