The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Born, at the Sanitarium, to Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Meissner, a SON..
Attorney W. S. Towner arrived
from helena today, on district court
business.
J.. E. Walker and wife, of lower
Highwood, are among the business
visitors in the city.
Mrs. Geo. H. Overfeld left today
for Geyser, Mont, ON q visit with
friends at that place.
Geo. D. Patterson, Jr., who Is now
located In Idaho, arrived today on q
visit with relatives here.
Mrs. Harry Whitcomb is visiting
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nal.
colin Morrow, of this city.
In response to several complaints,
the city authorities will take action
against parties guilty OF fast driving
In automobiles or other vehicles
within the city limits. Neglect to car.
ry lights on an automobile after SUM-
down will also subject the offender to
arrest and prosecution.
Members of the &. A. r. will meet
at the Office Of Major T. A Cummings
tomorrow evening, and march in q
body to the Methodist church to at
tend Memorial day exercises. All
members of Company M, National
Guard, will report at the armory at
7:15 tomorrow evening, for the same
purpose.
Baccalaureate services will be held
at the Methodist church Sunday
morning at II O'Clock. All friends and
relatives of the graduating class are
especially invited to attend. Seats in
the main auditorium will be reserved
for the Class of 1912. their relatives,
and the members OF the school board.
Special music has been arranged.
At q meeting OF the school trustees
OF this district, held last evening, a
corps OF tie achers for the next term was
engaged. The selections were J. W.
Lenning, superintendent; c. M. Luce,
principals; Miss Amidon, commercial
course; Miss Mckay, German and
Latin; and Misses Parks and Daniels.
There are four vacancies for which
there are several applications, and
which will be filled at an early date.
From Mondays Daily.
]. K. Ebersole, of Lonetree, is
among the business visitors in town,
Mrs. A. alderman, of Big Sandy.
is visiting with relatives in this city.
L. c. Wilson, of Lewistown, Is visit
ing with MIR. and Mrs. E. r. Russell,
of this city.
H. A. Nottingham and Miss Hildia
Nottingham, of Shonkin, are visiting
with Fort Benton friends.
Miss Helen Sherry arrived from
Spokane today, to join Mr.. Grimm
staff OF ste%nographers in TRANSFERRING
the county records.
The baseball game Saturday after
noon, between the Pleasant Vale!
and the Baraca teams, was q closet.
contested event, the Barracks winning
by a score of eight to six.
A news item from Havre reports tn
escape of Nat Griffin from the Hill
county Jail. The prisoner was beinl
held for trial on a charge of %cruelt.
to animals at Box Elder, and conviction
would have given him q term in tn
p~enitentiary.
There we're large congreg atoms q
the Methodist church yesterday, BAG
calaureate services being held in tn
morning, and Memorial day service
in the evening. Appropriate addresse
were made by the pastor, Rev. G. NJ
Donaldson, at each service.
W. E. Roberts arrived from the ives
today, to secure assistance in 9
attempt to recover the body of Mont
Walker, who was drowned In the Mi:
sourl river Friday evening. As tn
current is unusually swift at the plac
where the accident happened, it
feared the body vas carried a lon
distance down stream.
The heavy rainstorm hat struc
this locality yesterday appears I
have extended over a wide area, visi
ors from the Shonkin and the Maria
country reporting a big precipitation /
their neighborhood. The abunda al
moisture gives an additional boost
the winter wheat and other graf
crops, which are in an exceptional
fourishing condition.
Capt. w. F. Wilford urgently RI
quests that the members OF Compan
NJ assemble at the armory Thursda
morning at $50 q. m. sharp. The
will leave the armory at 9 O'Clock 90