The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
CITY AND STATE.

See Sheldon before you buy that
new wagon or farm truck.
Mrs. Hildebrand, of Garter, il viz
iting with Fort Benton friends.
Send your watch and iewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Vernon Butler, Of Chinook, ,le,k
and recorder of Blaine county, is
among the business visitors in town.
The Ladies Aid and Epworth
League are planning a St. Patrick's
eocial to be held at the church Friday
evening March 18th. An interesting
program is being arranged.
Judge Tattan announces that the
district court criminal calendar will
be called Monday, when cases will
be set for trial and Q jury drawn for
the term. The civil calendar will
be called after the trial of criminal
cases.
According to the record of tie coun-
ty school superintendent's Office, the
division OF Chouteau county has re-
suited in creating thirteen joint school
districts. One OF these is the Warrick
district, part OF which is In each OF
the counties of Chouteau, Hill and
Blaine.
The Fort Benton high school baske :
ball team, accompanied by Prof. j.
W. Lenning, left today for Bozeman
to take part in the state basketball
tourn ament in that city. The team
consists of Howell Harris, Walter
Taylor, Earl Merger, Russell Will
liams, Charles BARLEY, and John
Minar.
The double. header basketball game
at the opera house last evening was
an event that attracted q big crowd of
spectators, who were given some ex-
hibitions of clever play on each eide
In the game between the Chinook and
Fort Benton high school teams the
visitors Won out by q score OF % to 10.
The Havre high school and Baraca
teams played q game that resulted in
favor of the latter by q score of rs to
six. A dance and banquet were given
after the game in honor of the visiting
teams.
The latest development in the Chou
teau county commissioner mixup is a
complaint fled in the district court
yesterday afternoon by Messrs. Car
roll, Wackerlin and Over6eld, the
new appointees who are discharging
the duties of their Office, asking that
the county clerk be enioined from fl
ing the official bonds of any other
person who may claim appointment to
membership on the board. A temper
ary Injunction was issued, and a hear
ing upon the matter set for March 25.
From Thursday Daily.
Miss Belle Bowling. who arrived
today from the I. F. Churchill ranch,
is the guests of J. o. Patterson and
family.
Fred Dufresne, of Great Falls, who
arrived from the west today, has taken
charge of the Peoples Meat Market
on Main street.
St. Paul's church choir has been
fortunate in securing the services OF
Edward G. Davis as organist and
musical director.
1t is reported that John T. Sheath,
of Big Sandy, q former resident OF
this city. 10 seriously sick in an east.
ern hospital, aud may not ecover.
Declarations OF intention to become
American citizens have been filed in
the district court by Herman P. Sauer
and Douglas F. Pound, who are for
mer residents of Canada.
Arrangements have been made by
the loyal sons of St. Patrick for a
dance to be given at the opera house
Monday evening, March Is, in honor
of Ireland's patron saint. Everybody
ia cordially invited to attend.
Helena Record: W. K. HARDER, OF
Fort Benton, was appointed by Gov
ernor Norris today q member of the
commission to apportion the indebt-
edness between Hill and Chouteau
counties. Mr.. HARDER succeeds David
G.. Browne, of Fort Benton, who tele.
graphed he would be unable to act on
the commission. Chouteau county
residents then requested the appoint
ment of Mr.. Harder to succeed Mr..
Browne.
From Fridays Daily
J. A. Smith, of Havre, is among the
visitors in the city today.
w. K. HARDER left this morning for
Havre, on q business trip.
The Missouri river at this place.
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