The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-06
CITY AND STATE.

from Wednesdays Daily
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.
The big furniture sale is now in
progress at T. G. Power l. Bro. Ltd.
A discount OF 20 per cent. on all goods
IN the furniture department.-Adv.
A petition for letters OF administra.
ton In the estate of Anna S. Sheldon,
deceased, has been filed ia the district
court by Charles E. Sheldon, OF this
city.
w. s. Towner, one of the republi-
can candid ates for the district judge
ship, returned today from Q trip
through the northern part of this dis
trict.
A party Of three land seekers from
Albany. Ore, arrived today with q
view to joining . colony OF former
Albany people who are located north
Of Iona.
j. E. Trommer and wife, OF Chester,
were among the arrivals today. Mr..
Trommer suffered a broken leg sever-
al months ago, and has not yet fully
recovered from the effects of the &C.
cident.
G. E. Jenkinson and Fred Morden,
two men suspected Of robbery, we're
arrested and taken to jail YESTERDAY
The prisoners had . hearing today
before Justice Kinder, and we're bound
over to the district court.
J. M. Dickinson, OF Kenilworth, was
brought to the Sanitarium today to
receive attention for several bad cuts
on the face aud head. The injuries
were caused by kicks from a horse that
might have resulted more seriously.
Rand all Freeman, a man who COM
pleted q jail sentence q few lays ago,
vas returned to that institution last
evening. He was arrested on . charge
of cashing q check for US to which the
name OF 81. LaBarre had been forg-
ed.
A Washington dispatch announces
the appointment of Julius G. Peters as
register. and James W. Roberts as
receiver of the Great Falls land Office,
to FIJI the vacancies caused by the
resign ations of Messrs. Barnes and
Wilson.
An outfit of stock cattle in which
Messrs. Green, Morrow snd Connolly
are interested, arrived from the
Shonkin today, and were driven to the
stocky ards. An eastern buyer is said
to have purchased the outfit at pre-.
svailing high prices.
Sportsmen, I mount your trophies
true to nature. Send me your game
heads, birds and rug work now, and
you will always. Twelve years ex.
perience. Work guaranteed. High.
est prices paid for furs; send for
prices. S. S. Bry ant, Taxidermist,
Livingston, Mont.-Adv.
Chas. Lippard, of Lippard, who i:
among the visitors in town, Is ir
receipt of handsome returns on a bee
shipment. 1t consisted of three car
loads of steers, for which he wa;
offered SS5 per head at the loading
pens, but he concluded to ship 70 the
Chicago market where they sold a
$40 per 100 pounds and netted hin
about Sg5 per head.
From Thursdays Daily.
G. r. Waters, of Iona, arrived to
day on short business visit.
B. T. Zachary, of Carter, is among
the business visitors in town.
Melton Tow, of Box Elder, an old
time resident of that locality, wa
among today's arrivals.
Mrs. T. E Crawford, of Helena, il
visiting with her daughter, Mrs. F
E. %Stranahan, of this city.
Several local politicians went tt
Carter last evening to attend a re
publican rally at that place, at whicl
Hon. Chas. L.. Harris, of Billings
was the principal speaker. There wa
q big crowd at the meeting.
A marriage license was issued yester
day afternoon to Walter Drought AM
May Montgomery, Of Carter, the wed
ding taking place later in the da,
with Justice w. NJ. Ball officiating
The newly married couple left las
evening for their home near Carter.
The young ladies entertained tn
young men of Fort Benton last ever
ing at a Halloween party held in tn
opera house, which was beautiful
decor ated in autumn colors and Halo
ween emblems. The first part of tn
entertainment was a ghost dance t.
the tune of wierd music, after whic
appropriate refreshments were served