The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
CITY AND STATE.

From Saturdays daily.
VIM. Williamson arrived today from
Big Sandy, on a business visit.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. James Nc
Kenzie, of this city, a daughter.
J. M. Whalen and wife, of Hawarden
are among the visitors in town.
A. L. Mcintosh, of Solid, is among
the visitors in town from the western
part of Chouteau county. F.!
Two automobile parties of local res. !
idents left today for Lewistown, the
weather conditions being favorable to
a pleasure trip.
The infant son of MI. and Mrs.
Chas. Houck, of this city, died at st.
Glare hospital last night, after a
brief sickness from infantile COM
plants.
Rev. c. E. Haynes returned yes.
terday from Geraldine, where he made
preliminary arrangements for build.
ing a Methodist church. It is propos-
ed to have the building completed
next year.
o. H. P. Shelley. SECRETARY of the
state central committee of the Pro-
gressive party, arrived today from
Helena. Mr.. Shelley is organizing
Progressive clubs throughout Mon
tana, and his visit here is mainly for
that purpose.
Jos. s. Brown, who devotes part Of
his leisure time to horticulture, may
be able to pick roses in his flower
garden Christmas day If present
weather conditions continue. The
bushes have begun to leaf out and
assume their usual springtime appear
ance.
A piece Of ranch property belonging
to the estate of the late Mary E. Co.
field was offered for sale this after
400 by the executor Of the estate, a
bid of $4,000 being accepted subject
to confirmation by the court. The
property consists of about 800 acres,
located rear Geraldine.
Rev. ]. A. Afford, secretary Of the
International Sunday School Associa-
ton, will preach tomorrow at the
Methodist church and address the
children at $500 p. m. In the evening
Mr.. Afford will tell about his trip to
the International convention at Zu'
rich. Everyone is cordially invited to
these services.
Sheriff Rogers left today for Great
Falls to take charge of three men who
were arrested by the Cascade county
onthnW3ti0c nm q Nho~0o ~ H{11fnO not
tie in the Knerville country. The al
legged crime was supposed to have
been committed in Cascade county
but investigation developed the fact
that the locality is on this side of the
county boundary line.
From Mondays daily.
Valmore Bessette arrived yesterday
from Kenilworth, on a visit with rel
atives and friends.
w. E. Barrows and wife arrived yes
terday from Pleasant valley, on a Wis
it with Fort Benton friends.
j. P. Balm, of Knerville, who has ex
tensive ranch and livestock interests
in that locality, is among the visitors
in town.
Mrs. F. Roe, of Nine Mile, and Ell
mer E. Briggs, of Highwood, have
been received at the Sanitarium fol
treatment.
A declaration of intention to be
come an American citizen was flee
in the district court today by JOIN
Jochims, of Big Sandy.
Word was received from Lonetree
yesterday announcing the serious ill
ness of Edward Wilson, an old-time
and we'll known resident of Lonetree
MI. Wilson is suffering from a severe
attack of pneumonia.
A. A. Campbell, travelling represen
tative of the Helena Record, is among
the visitors in town. Mr.. Campbell
was a member of the River Press
force about twenty-five years ago. ant
has many old-tfme friends in this vi
cinity.
o. G. Osnes, the Knerville stock
man, returned yesterday from Chica
60, where he marketed a shipment o
about 5000 head of sheep. Mr.. Osne'
struck a fairly good market, most o
the shipment selling at the top price|
prevailing for western mutton.
Sheriff Rogers returned from Grea
Falls yesterday with Wilson Harril
and George Stevenson, of Knerville
who had been placed under arrest b!
the Cascade county authorities on
charge of stealing and butchering cat
tie near Knerville. The alleged crime
was supposed to have been commit
ted in Cascade county, but it wa
later discovered that the b%utcherinl
was done on this side of the count!
line.
Martin Nicholas, the defendant il
a notorious case who was sent t.
state prison from the Chouteau coun
ty district court, and who secured al
order for a new trial on appeal t.
the supreme court, was taken int
custody yesterday near FlOWeree b,