The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-15
CITY AND STATE.
From WednaadaY'a Daily

From Wednesdays Daily
Doc. Millions, OF Collins, is among
the business visitors in town.
J. c. Benton, of Leedy, arrived to.
day to attend to business matters ia
THE vicinity.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work TO D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.-Adv.
A marriage license has been issued
at Grea: Falls to John p. Corrigan,
of this city, and Della Todd, OF Great
Falls.
Mrs. Hans Anderson, Of Big Sandy,
and Ross Sherry, of this city, we're
received at the Sanitarium tod ay for
treatment.
A suit for divorce has been brought
in the district court by Alta l. Frost
against Albert L. Frost. the complaint
alleging desertion.
The body OF the late j. E. Barley
were shipped today 10 bis home 1t
Waddington N. Y. for burial. The
remains we're accompanied by Geo. E.
Barley, son of the deceased.
The funeral of the late Oliver Moore
took place tod ay, services being held
by Rev. j. N. Chestnut. The pail
bearers were J. j. McGraw, l. Huns.
berger, S. F. Allen, Geo. Crane. Jr.,
Geo. Wackerlin and NJ. Maloney.
Dr.. KRONER, the optical specialist
OF Helena, will again visit Fort Ben
ton, and will be at the Grand Union
hotel January Is to 10 inclusive, pre-.
pared to correct all errors of eye
sight. If unable to come to hotel,
Dr.. Kroner will by special request
come to any home In Fort Benton,
with no extra charge.-Adv.
The meeting of the Montana presi.
Dental electors for the purpose of cast.
ing their ballots for president and
vice.president, will be held at 2 o'clock
In the afternoon of January l3. and .
messenger will be named to carry the
result to Washington. 1t il probable
that ]. G. Mccarthy, OF Bozeman, will
be named. The other electors are A.
S. Lohman of Chinook, G. M. Houtz Of
Kalispell, and John McGinnis, Of
Butte.
From Thursdays Daily.
P. F. McMshon, of Carter, is visit
ing with Fort Benton friends.
Arthur Cowell, OF Harlem. was re-
ceived At St. Clare hospital tod y, for
surgical treatment.
John Matheson, of Chinook, Q we'll
known resident of the Milk river VAL
ley. was amoug today's arrivals.
Mrs. J.. L. Sla,tery and Miss Hum.
phrey, of Glasgow, arrived today on
a visit with friends in this vicinity.
n. F. Schwartz, of Gildford, and
John Sheehy. OF Big Sandy, are
among the business visitors ia town.
GA post Office bulletin the
establishment of a new %postoffice at
Askmoor, Chouteau county, with j. E.
Erickson as postmaster.
Articles of incorpor ation have
been filed with the secretary OF
state by the Chester Creamery com.
pany. with q capital stock of Sc, 900.
The incorporators are l.. p. Pugsley
and other residents of Chester.
The Missouri river was frozen over
thfs morning. although the tempera.
lure has moderated since Monday, the
floating ice having formed a gorge
across the channel below town. The
freeze.up last winter was on December
%. l911.
Surveys are being made for a new
reservoir site for the city water sup.
ply, the reservoir I o be- located on the
top of the butte west of town, at the
upper snd of Bond street. The eleva-
ton will give { pressure largely in
excess of that obtained under the pre-
sent system.
Great Falls Leader: According to
persons who have made the attempt to
negotiate the roads between Great
Falls and Highwood, travel east of
town is impossible. The high wind
of last night has 2rifted the roads full
of snow and neither horse nor euto.
mobile is able to make any Roadway
through the heavy footing. This
morning several slto parties started
from here but were compelled to turn
back after bucking the drifts for q few
miles.
From Fridsy's Daily
Born, at the S~scitarium, to MI.
and Mrs. H F. Schwartz of Gid
ford, q son.
A. G. Middleton. OF Chinook, coun-
~ surveyor of Blaine county. arrived
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