The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-02
CITY AND STATE.


among the business visitors In town.
Send your watch and iewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's iewelry
store.-Adv.
Alex Gardner. OF Harlem. was re.
ceived a. St. Glare hospital yesterday
for medical treatment.
August Heydt, an old.time resident
OF the shoukin country, is visiting
with Fort Benton friends.
Mrs. Catherine Steck, of salina,
Kas., 10 visiting with her daughter,
Mrs.. George Wackerlin, OF this city.
Clifford Kinder, . former employe
OF the River Prsss, arrived from Seat.
tie today on . visit with his parents.
A marriage license wss Issued BY
the clerk Of the district court today to
@. F. Swarm, OF Kansas City, Kas.,
and Hannah f. ,Spster, Of Carter,
Mont.
A declaration Of HE intention to
become IN American citizen was fled
in the district court today BY Fred ].
Goech, OF Big Sandy, who is . native
Of England.
Chas. Leplsy, who returned today
from . business trip to Valley county,
reports good crop conditions in the
Milk river valley. The town of Malta,
according to Mr.. Lepley, is having
quite . building boom.
Walter E. Davis has fled in the
district court . petition for letters Of
Standardization In the estate Of James
E. Laws, deceased. Mr.. Laws, who
Vas . resident Of this city, committed
suicide in Great Falls q few weeks
ago.
A news item from Butte states that
gang Of counterfeiters has been op.
Grating In that locality, their goods
consisting Of spurious dollars and halt
dollars that are good limitations OF the
genuine coins. The swindlers have 90
tor escaped detection.
The county treasurer 10 In receipt OF
complaint from several taxpayers who
have discovered that they we're
''stung'' in the purchase Of real estate
upon which taxes were delinquent. In
come cases the tax became delinquent
several years ago, but II remains on
the public records % . lien against the
property and a~ccumulates interest
from year to year until 1t 10 paid.
Purchasers of real estate who wish to
secure . clear title are advised to see
that all taxes have been paid by
former wne of the properly.
Tsom Thursdays Daily.
G. T. Multi, of Hawarden, IL among
the business visitors in town.
Mrs. Chss. Lippard, OF Ltppsrd, is
visiting with friends in this city.
S. N. Nicholson, of Helena, deputy
collector Of internal revenue, arrived
today on official business.
q. j. O'Hsnlon, the Chinook mer.
chant, arrived yesterday to attend to
business interests in this vicinity.
Arthur Jung, OF Big Sandy, was
admitted to St. Glare hospital today
to receive treatment for appendicitis.
The members of st. Paul's Sunday
school will be entertained At the
rectory tomorrow Friday J afternoon.
Ted Bennett and Alex. Bennett ar
rived today from Salisbury, Conn.,, on
. visit with their aunt, Mrs. l.. D..
Sharp, of this city.
A delegation OF local members OF
the order OF Eagles left yesterday for
Great Fslls. to attend the state con.
veution Of Eagles in that city.
james BARLEY, manager Of the city
baseball team, has made arrangements
for q game with the Highwood team,
to be played Sunday afternoon at
MCGOWAN.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary OF state by the
Geraldine Hotel company, with q
capital stock OF $50, 900. The iucor.
porators are L. 8. Butler and other
residents of Lewistown.
Mike Damiek, who was arrested at
Carter q few days ago IN q charge OF
robbery. had q preliminary hearing
yesterday afternoon before Justice A.
G. Fisher. The defendant was bound
over to the district court.
George Sherry, who is visiting with
friends in this city, reports good crop
conditions In the Eagle Butte country.
The best crops appear to come from
light seeding. the fields that we're
heavily seeded not showing up 80 we'll
% others.
John M. Nelson, of Hawarden, who
is among the visitors in town, reports
q heavy rainfall IN that locality q few
days ago that insures q big grain