The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-02-05
CITY AND STATE.
From Eaturdav's Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
j.. q. Mccoy, of Graceville, IL
among the business visitors in town.
P. n. Brsder arrived from Havre
today, to attend to business connected
with the city water supply system.
h. T. Grimm left today for Havre,
to consult with the Hill county auth
critics regarding transcripts of the
county records.
Advices from western Montana re-
port an unusually heavy snowfall in
the mountain districts, the telephone
poles in the vicinity of Saltese being
buried under s%nowdrifts. At Victor,
according to reports brought by q
trapper, only the chimneys OF cabins
are visible.
According to the Great Falls news
papers, the Cascade county jail is
overcrowded. ffty.one prisoners &C.
cupying quarters that we're intended
to accommoda ate only thirty. A female
offender who was placed under arrest
q few days ago was turned loose by
the sheriff, there being no room for
her in the jail.
Two local residents who left Thurs.
day on an automobile trip to Great
Falls, returned last evening with q
story Of unpleasant experiences. Their
machine broke down Thursday after.
moo when about Is miles from Great
Falls, and they had to complete the
journey afoot.
There was q good attendance at q
meeting OF the Commercial club held
last evening, at which the proposed
establishment Of q county high school,
municipal improvements, and other
matters we're discussed. Members of
the local delegation to the state rail.
road commission hearing in Helena
made report of what was done at the
meeting. and expressed the belief that
improved train service for this part
oflMontana will result.
M. W. Tobey. cashier of the Stock
mems National bank, has decided to
give personal attention to his extern
sive farming interests in this vicinity,
and with this purpose in view rendered
his resign alton to the board of di.
rectors today. The vacancy was filled
by the appointment Of Mr.. II. s. Holt,
who has been assistant cashier of the
First National bank of Missoula for
several years, and who will enter
upon his new duties in q few days.
The report Of the weather bureau
station at Havre shows average tenn.
perature conditions during the past
month, the mean temperature being
similar to that of January in former
years. The lowest temper AZURE last
month was SO below zero on January
20, while the record minimum tempera.
ture for January was 40 below in 1886.
The precipitation during the month
was LAC inches, compared with the
January average of OF inches.
From Mondays Daily.
D. G. Peet and Henry Conrad, of
Hawarden, are among the business
visitors in town.
w. NJ. Davis arrived from Great
Falls yesterday, on a visit with rela.
tives in this city.
r.. w. auckland, on old time resi-.
dent of Highwood, is visiting with
Fort Benton friends.
Frank w. Ryan. of the r. G. Power
& Bro. clothing department, returned
yesterday from q trip to Chicago and
other eastern cities.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk OF the district court today to
Ralph A. Button and Annabel Duck.
ering, both of Big Sandy.
A declar alton of his intention to be-
come an American citizen was fled in
the district court today by Robert
Duncan, a native of Scotland.
Yesterday was ground hog day, an
occasion on which the weather condi.
lions are supposed to indicate the
length of the winter. 1t was cloudy
yesterday, and as the festive ground
hog could not see his shadow, an
early spring is predicted by those who
have faith In the foresight of this ami
NAL.
Announcement Is made that the
opening OF the Big Sag school house,
near the Allen Gray ranch, will be
celebrated by a public dance t O be
given tomorrow evening, at which
music will be furnished by the Fort
Benton orchestra. The new school
house is equipped with modern i'm.
~provements, and ia q credit to the
residents of the district.
From Tuesdays Daily.