The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-04
CITY N STATE.
Q Saturdays Daily.

Prom Saturdays Daily. ,
District court was adjourned today .
Until Monday, September 9. |.
Charles Lepley. who has been visit
ing in Helena the past few weeks, was
among today's arrivals.
Peter Hendrickson and Frank Daily
have been received at St.. Glare hos.
pital for surgical treatment.
Geo. W. Crane Jr., arrived from
Seattle today on q visit with his
parents, Mi. and Mrs. Geo. W. Crane,
Of this city.
The Montana hunting season opens
tomorrow. and several local residents
are preparing to take the trail after
feathered game.
The funeral of the late Scott B. HID.
bard was held this afternoon from the
Nolan undertaking rooms, Rev. J. N.
Chestnut conducting the services.
Thos. Hoolihan left yesterday for
Miesoula, to take charge of some
fancy driving horses that were recent.
~ purchased by n. LaBarre of this
city.
According to advices from the Chi
cago market, q new record In Mon
tans beef prices wss made the early
part OF the week. A carload of steers
that vas sorted from q shipment load !
ed at Two Dot, Mont, sold for SO so,
the highest price ever paid for range
cattle in the Chicago market.
A public reception in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. q. Boyle aud family
was given in the Methodist church last
evening. and was attended by a large
number OF neighbours and friends.
The reception to the guests of honor
was in anticipation OF their departure
for W ashington. D. c., on an extend.
ed visit.
A. S. Lohman, of Chinook, arrived
last evening from Great Falls. where
he attended the democratic state con-
vention as q delegate from Blaine
county. Mr.. Lehman was chosen as
one of the democratic presidential
electors for Montana. an honor that
has seldom been conferred upon q
resident of the northern part of the
state.
A. n. Lynch, of Highwood. who 10
in town toda y, Is reported to have
sold his ranch of about l 1000 acres to
William Woods, but will retain his
livestock holdings. The purchase
price is understood to be about $3.50
per acre, q substantial advance over
the price paid for the property two
years ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Lynch pro-
pose to make their home in Great Falls
A press dispatch from Havre says
Rose M. Harvey, q teacher IN the
Havre schools for the past five years
took q dose of carbolic acid with
suicidal intent Wednesday evening
and died from its effects Thursday
Miss Harvey had been melancholy
and mentally depressed since thu
death of her mother about one veal
ago. Loss OF health and not being
employed for this term OF school il
assigned as the cause of her rash act
From Tuesdays Daily.
George Evers, Of Floweree, ia il
town today on land business.
Stu alton on ranch wanted by mar
and wife. Address E., River Press
Office.
A. E. McLeish and wife returned
yesterday from an eastern visit of sev
eral weeks.
The Eklund photo studio in this cit.
will be open Saturday and Sunday
Sept. 7 and 8.
G. L. Ford, OF Highwood, was re
ceived at the Sanitarium today TO
medical treatment.
G. E. Flint, OF Big Sandy, n Q
the proprietors of the Mountaineer, i
among the visitors in town.
Judge Tattan and E. r. Russell lei
last night for Chinook, where q teri
of district court for Blaine count
will be held.
Miss Jeanette Rankin, OF Helene
who was among the arrivals today,
doing missionary work among loci
politicians on behalf of the women
suffrage movement.
The local grain market 1uctuate
from day to day, prices being detern
ined by Minneapolis quotations. Tt
prices today we're: Wheat No. l, 81
No. 2, Csc; fax, Sl.54.
The county commissioners met Il
day, for the regular Septem Der tern
Among the business to be trsnsacte
is the appointment OF judges for Il
November election.
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