The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-09
CITY N STATE.

From Saturdays Daily.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Sharp,
of this city, q son.
Geo. G. Atwood OF Iona, is among
the business visitors in town.
Miss Walker and Miss Slater, Of !
Highwood, are visiting with friends
in this city.
A. G. Middleton. Of Chinook, county !
surveyor OF Blaine county, arrived
tod ay on official business.
Robert Thomson, OF the Teton. who
10 among the visitors 10 town, reports
damage to crops from the long spell
OF stormy weather.
A marriage license vas issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
E. G. Harvey, of Hobson, and Mary
Huoghton of Clear Lake.
A news item from Box Elder reports
q big potato crop on the Walter
Brown ranch near that place. Mr..
Brown seeded about six acres to that
kind Of crop, and has q yield of about
1000 bushels.
A recent trans action in local real
estate ls the purchase of the Chas. a..
Boyle residence property on Wash.
ington street by Attorney 81. S. Nc.
Ginley. The purchaser will make his
home on the newly acquired property.
Chas. H. Boyle returned today from
Havre, where he attended the Hill
county fair. Mr.. Boyle reports an
excellent display of exhibits at the
fair, with an elaborate amusement
program in which airship flights by
Prof. Maroney form q leading attr &C.
ton.
A big crowd Of visitors is expected
here Monday, to attend the public sale
of state lands, numerous inquiries
from prospective purchasers in vari-
Gus parts OF the country having been
received. The sale will be held at the
court house, commencing two O'Clock
Monday afternoon.
From Monday's Daily.
W. I. Trackwell and wife, of Flow.
cree, arrived today on a short visit.
Lew Williams and wife, of Big Sag,
are visiting with friends in this city.
Mrs. W. P. Davidson, of Chinook,
is the guest OF Mrs. David G. Browne,
Of this city.
Pat Yeon, Jr. of Havre, was re.
ceived at the Sanitarium today for
treatment.
James Deering, of Helena, represent
ing the Collins Land company, is
among the visitors in town today.
Capt. Geo. H. Stevens, who returned
from Helena yesterday, reports a big
snowstorm In that part of Montana.
The demand for homesteads in this
vicinity shows no signs Of abatement
Twelve parties have been located by
Schmidt & Greedy the past two days
The county commissioners were IL
regular session today, and while con.
sidering election matters decided tc
establish another polling place in the
Shonkin precinct.
Attorney F. E. S%tranahan returned
today from Helena, where he present
ed arguments in the supreme court ir
proceedings relating to appointivt
county commissioners.
Four applications for naturalization
were filed in the district court today
the applicants being W. G. Graham
OF Carter; Julius O%ferdale, Ole Offer
dale and Peter Oferd ale, OF Solid.
Major T. A. Cummings and Chas. H
Green returned yesterd ay from Hilger
where they loaded a shipment of bee
steers for the Chicago market, ant
sold an outfit of cows to q Tacom'
buyer at S55 per head. They report
heavy snowfall Saturda y at judith
Gap. the storm being practically
blizzard.
There 10 a big crowd OF visitors il
town today to attend the public sale o
state lands, nearly every part OF tn
county being represented by prospec
tive buyers and delegations from dis
tant points also being In attendance
The sale was opened this afternoon a
the court house by Jos. Oker, deput
register of state lands, with A. Hit
bard as assistant. The list of Offer
ings comprises about $4,000 acres.
A press dispatch from Chinoo
states that a verdict of manslaughte
was rendered in the case of Frank MI
Daniels, who has been on trial in th
district court of Blaine county on
charge of murder. The defendant an
his neighbour, Harry Tubbs, had
quarrel over q tract OF hay land mort
of Harlem last spring. After a I'll
fight, Tubbs withdrew and Media ME
followed and attacked him with q CUR