The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-30
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily,

Aug. Heydt, of Shonkin, arrived to-
lay on q short business visit.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
of this city, q daughter.
WI. Trackwell, of Floweree, pro.
candid ATE for county assessor,
ls among the VISITORS in town.
Miss B. NJ. Houck. of the Mission
the eater, is taking q weeks vacation,
aud her many friends wish her a very
pleasant time.
F. II. MCGOWAN, of Highwood, dem.
ocratic candid ate for county commits.
sioner, left bv automobile this aft ar
noon for Big Sandy.
j. P. Lee returned today from Leth-
bridge, Can, where he attended the
Dry Farming congress. Mr.. Lee re.
ports q big prairie fire yesterda y after
noon, In the country south of Conrad.
G. G. 1hmsen, republican candidate
for county commissioner, and G. B.
VanAls.ine and W. c. Poulsson, two
of the republican legislative nominees,
returned today from the Highwood
country.
Allan Gray, OF Highwood, who lie
among the visitors ia town, has retired
from the sheep business by selling his
entire outfit to J. B. Long & Co. 1t
consisted of ewes, lambs and yearl-
ings, and vas sold at prices ranging
up to $500 per head.
A number of political candid stes
and their friends left town yesterday
afternoon for Genou, on the upper
Teton, making the IS mile trip by au.
tomobiles. The occasion was q de.
mocratic.progressive rally at that
place, and the visitors report q good
attendance at the meeting.
A news item from Havre says John
Cudahy, q coal miner employed at the
Alcott mines north OF Havre, vas
found dead in his bed at the mine
Wednesday morning. Coroner San
derson was called and no inquest wss
held as 1t was found that Cudahy had
died with heart trouble. he was
night Waterman in the employ of the
Great Northern in the yards at Havre
two years ago.
Official notice was received from
Helena this afternoon stating that W.
R. Allen had been selected by the re.
publican state committee to fill the
vacancy on the congressional ticket
caused by the death of the hon. w.
F. Meyer. Mr.. Allen is at present
lieuten ant.governor of Montana, and
in former campaigns has polled the
full vote of his party. His selection
as . candidate for representative ir
congress will give general satisfaction
throughout the state.
From Monday g Daily.
C. E. Stovall, of Carter, was among
yesterday arrivals.
Chas. E. Stone, of Virgelle, ii
among the visitors in town.
H. F. Hartman, of Wenatchee,
Wash, is among the business visitors
in town.
E. G. Carruth and wife, of Havre.
arrived yesterday on q visit with
friends in this city.
A big transformer, weighing about
eight tons, was hauled from the
depot to the electric light plant yester
day, q steam traction outfit being used
for the job. The transformer will be
part of the apparatus used by thu
Great FallsP over company to furnish
electric current to this city.
A farmers institute will be held a
Nine mile grange Saturday evening
November 9, to be addressed by tn
came speakers who will hold meetings
in this city in the morning and after
noon of the same day. Farmers wit
attend the institutes are invited to sub
NIT questions regarding matters upol
which they desire information.
An important capture, by which
robbery was probably frustrated, wal
made by the sheriff's force last even
ing, when G. M. Billingsley and VIM
Cavanaugh, two strangers in this city
were placed under arrest. The tw'
men were together in a room at tn
Overland hotel, and were overhear'
while discussing q plan to rob tina
place during the night. Word wa
telephoned to the sheritf's office, ant
the conspirators promptly taken tt
jail.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Harol'
Roudabush, of Kelly fat, a daughter
G.. W. Lovinger and Chas. E. Low
niger, of Virgelle, are among tn
business visitors in town.
A man who gives his name as Ere
Norden was arrested and placed i