The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-14
CITY AND STATE.
From 6atuRday's Daily.

y. r. Llmmer on0 vile, OF VlrgoIIe.
were among today's arrivals.
W. s. Mallody, Of Great Fails, is
visiting with friends in this city.
b. A. Bartlett, q we'll known resi-
dent OF Box Elder, is among the
visitors in town.
VIM. Davis, of Great Falls, ar.
rived BY automobile this afternoon on
q visit with relatives here.
E. L. Crane, county assessor, and
John s. Culbertson, county surveyor,
left today for Big Sandy on Official
business.
One of the biggest potato patches in
this part of Montana will be under
cultivatio the coming season at the
Otto Msurer ranch, 10 the Big Sag
country. Mr.. Maurer 10 planting over
thirty acres to spuds, and expects .
good return from the investment.
Several local members of the G. A..
r. who returned today from the en-.
campment ct Great Falls report .
very successful and enjoyable reunion
OF Montana war vetera ans. They
speak in the highest terms OF praise
Of the generous hospitality extended
TO them by the business men and other
Great Falls residents.
George M. Houtz, state tax commits.
sioner. arrived last evening on an
Official visit. Mr.. Houtz is meeting
the county sssessors OF each county
and securing information a. to the
values placed upon taxable property,
with . view to securing q more uni.
form system of assessment throughout
the state.
r. B. Crawford. deputy sheriff. is
giving useful employment to the in.
mates OF the county jail. Mr.. Craw-
ford has seven prisoners under his
care At the present time. and is keep
iEg them buoy painting and removal.
ing the jail building throughout. The
structure presents . much more attra &c.
tive appearance for the occupants
who have temporary quarters there.
Great Falls Leader: The Rev. E.
Wacksmuth, pastor Of the German
Lutheran church, oficiated at two we'd.
dings in quick succession Yesterday
afternoon. The couples we're Mr..
Volquard Herder and Miss Minnie
Ramus, and Andrew Christensen and
Miss Title Holm. All OF the parties
ore from Chinook and they came down
here by automobile for the double
wedding.
From Mondays Daily.
j. w. Woodcock, of Shonkin, Is
visiting with friends IN this city.
Alva Painter, of Hawarden, is
among the business visitors in town.
Mrs. Josephine Gillian, of Town.
send, grand worthy matron of the Eas''
ern Star, arrived today on an official
visit to the local chapter of that or.
der.
AIo mluu'C NliLhc, III uuAS CAtt
who was called to Iuwood, Iowa, by
the death of her mother, was among
the arrivals from the east Saturd ay
evening.
W. A. Ragan, of Big Sandy, who
is among the visitors in town, reports
Q large number OF land filings in tha,
vicinity. Judge Raglan received q
such filings Saturday, most OF them
being made by q party of Bohemians
who recently arrived from Chicago.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
Walter Blake of this city, and NATL.
do Peterson, of Great Falls. The
wedding took place this afternoon in
the Grand Union parlors, Justice A,
c. Fisher performing the ceremony.
The local baseball boys, accom-.
panied by . number Of their friends,
returned last evening from Big Sandy,
where they played q seven-innine
game with the Big Sandy zine yester.
day afternoon. The honors went to
the Big Sandy team by q score OF
seven to two.
1t ia announced that the state rail-
road commission will hold q hearing
May 81 at Loma, on the petition Of
residents of that place to compel the
Great Northern to install q stand ard
loading platform. The day following
q hearing will be held at Vandalia,
Valley county, on the petition Of resi-
dents OF that place to compel the
Great Northern to erect a station
there, an improvement justified by
the business done there, 1t is asserted.
W. r. Leet and o. A. Bergeson re.
turned tod az from Lewistown, where
they attended the public sale of lots in
the new Milwaukee railroad town Of
Geraldine. About 140 lots were sold,
ammo ~ them hrinoino hioh npicos