The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-03-05
CITY AND STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily

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From Wednesdays Daily
Send your watch and iewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.-Adv.
]. A. Mahood and Mack Temple sr.
rived from Big Sandy today, on dis.
trict court business.
w. T. Cowan, who has extensive
land interests Of Box Elder, is among
the business visitors In town.
M. J. Joyce, who returned yesterday
from Judith, brings word that the ice
in the Judith river broke up . few
days ago, the food also opening up
the Missouri river in that locality.
n. T. Grimm is shipping to Havre
a big consignment OF books contain
ing indexes of public records that
have been transcribed for Hill county.
The shipment weighs about 500 pounds.
1t is announced that from Great
Northern eastern terminate TO Mon.
tsna points west and including Colum.
biA Falls and Ksllspell, the road has
authorized . fare of s25; the fares 10
territories between Columbia Falls,
Mont, and Boomers Ferry, Idaho,
will be made local over Columbia
Falls not to exceed $50.
Congressman Pray has semitic River
Press . large assortment of govern.
ment publications upon q variety Of
subjects, which are for free distribu.
ton among residents of this vicinity.
Most Of the books are cloth bound,
and worthy OF q place in q public or
private library. Parties interested
are invited to call at this Office.
The trial of Frank Hadlock, of Big
Sandy, on q charge Of assault In the
fret degree, was in progress in the
district court today, with several resi-.
dents of Big Sandy and vicinity in
attend ance as witnesses. There was
some difficulty in selecting q jury at
the morning session, and . special
venire for ten additional jurymen vas
Issued.
A news item from Great Falls re.
ports that John Gingras, q former
resident of the Sweet Grass hills. who
was arrested on q charge of passing
worthless checks 1t Cascade, Ia again
in trouble. He escaped prosecution
on the Cascade charge by making set-
element with the complaining witness,
but was re.arrested for . similar
ol1ense alleged TO have been committed
in Helena.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. Ernest Lundeen, of Big Sandy,
WAS among tod sy's arrivals.
B. W. Armstrong, Of Hswarden. 10
In town on . short business visit.
VIM. Williamson and A Fls,ness,
Of Big Sandy, are among the business
visitors In town.
Geo. l.. Over6eld returned today
from Great Falls. where he has been
attending federal court.
Warren Beauchsmp, of Detroit,
Mich, 10 the guest OF J. Ritter, Of this
city, one of his old time friends.
Petitions for nstur alizstion we're
filed in the district court today BY E.
T. Johnson and Bruno Zahn, of
Carter.
The trial jury in the district court
vas dismissed for the term, the Had
lock trial being the last on the GRIMM
al docket.
Mayor G. q. Green and DR.. E. M.
Porter returned today from Grest
Falls, where they have been visiting
the past week.
G. J.. BONNIE, OF the Surety Abstract
company, arrived from Havre today
to attend to business matters in which
he is interested.
Ed. Fredlund. of Solid, who is
among the visitors in town, has been
appointed deputy in the county asses
sor's Office, and will begin assessment
work in . few days.
Mrs. J. Roke, of Chester, wss e
ceived At the S%anitarium today for
surgical treatment. Paul Boyer was
brought in from the Stevens ranch
west of town, to receive attention for
badly frozen feet.
From Fridays Daily
Jno. Nilsson, of Lone,ree, is in town
on q short business visit.
Miss Mary Green returned today
from q visit with friends 1t Havre.
L. N. Kellogg and wife, Of Hawsr.
den, are visiting with Fort Benton
friends.