The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-10
CITY AND STATE.


w. X. Harder left last evening for
Chinook, where he has been summon
ed as a witness in a civil suit.
VIM. Byers and Thos. Hulehan ex-
pect to leave tomorrow morning for
Butte, where they will visit for a few
days. /
Geo. Brundage, of the Jos. Sullivan
implement warehouse, who has been
visiting relatives in Cody, Wyo., for !,
he past month, has returned home.
The state highway commissioner is
reported to be preparing a bulletin on
the use OF road drags, which will be
ready for circulation before spring.
James. G. THAN, of Highwood, is
among the visitors in town. Mr.. THAN,
who has been a resident of Highwood
for about thirty years, is highly elated
over the new railroad facilities in that
section.
Col. j. H. Rice, who is in from his
Shonkin ranch today, reports Mrs.
Rice's condition as greatly improved.
Mrs. Rice who has been ill for some
time past, is now able to walk around
a little with help.
The county commissioners, at their
morning session today were busy di-
viding the county into new election
precincts. Forty-five precincts in all
were created out of the nineteen here
tofore existing. This will put the poll
ing places within easy reach Of all the
voters.
A news item from Havre says John
Johnson, Of Saskatchewan, was found
dead in his room at the Board of
Trade hotel. He is supposed to have
died from a hemmorage. The man is
about 80 years old, and has valuable
papers on his person but very little
money.
Miss Lena A. Higgins, matron at the
Fort Benton S%anitarium left today for
Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, for a
months visit with relatives and
friends. Miss Julia Hippo, of the Neal
Institute at Great Falls, will have
charge of the Sanitarium during Miss
Higgins absence.
Sheriff Rogers Went out to High
wood last evening in repsonse to a
summons, trouble being feared there
with the steel gang who are working
on the Milwaukee road in that vicin-
ity. 1t appears that the saloons were
induced to close while the laboFerS
were in that vicinity, which action
was resented by the latter. The an
~ticipated trouble, however, did not ma
terialiZe.
From Mondays daily.
Born, at st. Glare hospital, to Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Roe, a daughter.
L Atlas, Of this city, was taken to
the Sanitarium today, TO receive treat
ment for pneumonia.
Among the patients received at St.
Clare hospital are John Hougen and
NJ. j. Joyce, Of this city, and F. Mel
son, of Iona.
In the district court today a trial
jury of forty members was drawn for
the January term of court, their du-
ties to commence January 6.
Chas. o. Fisher left yesterday for
Rolette, N. D., on a visit of a few
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his family after New Years..
E. c. Carruth, deputy game warden
for this district, arrived yesterday to
investigate reports of the trapping of
beaver in the Highwood country.
A declaration of intention to be-
come an American citizen was filed
in the district court today by James
Brownie, who is a native of Scot
land.
There was a change In the manage-
ment of the Blue Ribbon restaurant
today, w. r. Thomas, the original
owner of the establishment, taking
charge of the business.
The work of improving the accom-,
modations at the Great Northern de.
pot is still in progress, and may con.
tinue for several weeks. The plat.
form is being planked, and other out.
side work completed in preparation
for winter.
A Washington dispatch says the
Montana delegation has decided to
ask the Indian Office to either place
h Rocky Boy band of Chippewas on
the Assinniboine reservation or on
the Blackfeet reservation. If placed
on the Blackfeet reservation, congress
sional legislation will be required to
purchase lands from the Blackfeet
Indians and supply the Chippewas
with farming Implements, seeds and
other supplies, to enable them to
start farming.
The morning service at the Episco-
pal church yesterday was interrupted
by the discovery of fire in the base
ment of the building, some wood work
near the furnace having become ig-
nited by the heat. The department
responded quickly to a call for as.
sistance, but the fire was extinguish-
ed before it's arrival. The incident
caused considerable excitment among
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