The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
CITY AND STATE.

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new wagon or farm truck.
Chss. Cies, of Great Falls. is among
the business visitors in town.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Attorney L. NJ. Ellithurpe returned
from a visit with friends at
Minot, N. Oak.
Oh Gers of Montana corporations
are reminded that annual reports
should be filed in the county clerks
Office before January 20 Of each year.
Report blanks are on sale 1T River
Press Office.
Improvements in the local telephone
service are contemplated by the Noun.
tain States company that recently
acquired ownership Of the lines. A
force OF men is al work installing new
phones and rewriting the various
business houses and residences where
the service is used.
1t is announced that q convention OF
delegates from the several precincts
in the proposed new county of Hill
will be held at Clifford on Saturda az,
January 20. for the purpose of nomi.
mating candidates for the various
Offices. 1t is concluded that the nomi-
nations made at the Chester conven.
ton last October are practically void,
as the election for which the ticket
was named was not held.
Word has been received from Grand
Rapids, Mich, announcing the death
of James A. Massie, one of the oldest
and best known travelling men Of that
CITY, and who was formerly q resident
of northern Montana. Mr.. Massie
came here in the early eighties, and
was for several years q resident of
this city, removing later to Michigan.
The deceased was a brother.in-law of
M. F. Marsh, of Chinook.
The report OF the clerk of the dis
trict court for the past year, which
has been made to the state authorities,
shows that PTS suits, civil and crimi.
nal, were filed in the Chouteau county
court during the twelve months. There
we're nineteen applications for natur-
alization granted, 147 marriage
licenses Issued, and 81 DEGREES OF d.
vorce. In the latter respect, Chouteau
county compares favorably with other
Montana counties as to the proportion
of divorces to marriage licenses.
Rehearsals have been in progress
for some time by the younger members
of the Fort Benton Amateur Club for
q three. act comedy entitled civilian
Fuller's Escapade," to be given at the
Baker opera house on Frid ay evening,
January 26, 1912. The entert ainment
is for the benefit of the football team,
who are in for their uniforms,
etc., and they should be greeted with
a large house. The play will be given
under the direction of Jere Sulliv an,
Jr., and Mrs. E. L. Crane. Announce.
ment of seat sale later.
From Thursdays Daily.
DR.. A. L. Kroner, the Helena expert
optician, was among the arrivals to-
day.
81. L. Short, q we'll known resident
of Havre, is among the business
visitors in town.
Grover c. Schmidt returned today
from q trip to western Minnesota. Mr..
Schmidt reports a cold spell in that
section the past two weeks, the tenn.
p%erature ranging from Is to 30 below
zero.
A big transaction in Teton county
ranch property Is reported from Hell.
ena, q land agent of that city having
effected the sale of the Woolmsn H.
600. acre ranch to syndicate of Butte
investors. The purchase price is said
to be about $50, 900.
Martin Gravelle was received at the
county jail today to await trial in the
district court on a charge of forgery.
The accused is alleged to have signed
the name of Charles Sprinkle to a
check for S47.50 in favor of himself,
drawn on a Chinook bank.
o. A. Bergeson, who has been visit.
ing friends in this city. left today for
Big Sandy. Mr.. Bergeson, who is
manager for the Mackton Coal COM
pany at Big Sandy, reports that coal
shipments are now being made over
the e tramway from the mines to
the Great Northern track.
A news item from Great Falls says
that after two days search by a party
of ranchers, the body OF Iver Ander.
son, who vas buried in q snowslide
near Arlington Sunday afternoon,
was uncovered and the body removed
to Belt. Anderson was found lying