The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-24
CITY AND STATE.

From Saturdays daily.
Born, at st. Glare hospital, to Mr..
and Mrs. James O'Neill, a daughter.
Charles Brinkman and wife, of the
Marias, are visiting with Fort Benton
friends.
D. F. Swanson, the Carter news
paper man, is among the business WIS.,
itors in town.
Attorneys w. s. Towner and ]. N.
Thelen arrived today from Great Falls
on district court business.
Mrs. w. B. Sturgill, of Iona, and
M. Finnegan, of Glasgow, have been
received at st. Glare hospital for treat
ment.
A petition for naturalization was
filed in the district court today by
Nels Egeland, of Iona, who is a ma
tive of Norway.
W. T. Bowles, the Chicago live
stock commission man, arrived today
to look after beef and mutton ship
ments from this vicinity.
w. McGrath was arrested yesterday
by the city marshal for riding a BIZ
cycle on the sidewalk, an offense for
which he was assessed a fine of $500
in the police court.
Local grain dealers report lower
prices for fax in eastern markets, a
decline of 8 cents having taken place
the past two days. Some of the deal
ers will suffer loss on their early
purchases.
Several parties of local residents
left this afternoon for Great Falls, to
attend a theatrical performance in
that city. Some of the excursionists
will extend their trip to Helena, and
remain there during state fair week.
Lewis Bollinger, the man accused
of assaulting James Mann at Teton,
was found guilty by. the jury that
heard the evidence submitted in the
district court. The jury returned it's
verdict this morning, a sentence of
n year in state prison being fixed
as the penalty.
There have been heavy receipts of
grain in the Fort I:enton market tile
past week, the consignments coming
principally from IT," country south OF
the Missouri river. Between thirty and
forty carloads of wheat have already
been shipped from this point. since
the asO opened.
A news item from Lewistown says
the Milwaukee's Sage creek tunnel,
of the heaviest pieces of work on
the Lewistown-Grea Falls line, was
broken through this week and the
bore, 2,222 feet, is now being made
ready for the steel. With the track
through the tunnel the steel will be
rushed to Denton as quickly as posi-.
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county has been increased to seventy
by the forming of three new districts
the past week. Miss Flanagan, county
superintendent, announces the crea
ton of a new district about eight
miles west of Big Sandy, to be known
as District No. 29. Another new dis
trict, No. 80, is near the Goosebill, and
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between Hawarden and Lonetree.
w. S. Kingsbury, who arrived today
from Virgelle, brings word that the
county ferry boat at that place is tenn
porarily out of commission through
being water-logged. The boat has a
carrying capacity of over ten tons
and is believed to be large enough for
the traffic at that point, but it will
require proper attention to keep it in
s~erviceable condition. The county au'
thorities may employ a ferryman for
that purpose.
From Tuesdays daily.
Mrs. Jos. Braithwaite was received
at the Sanitarium today for treat
ment.
Mrs. John McCauley arriver from
Chinook yesterday morning to look
after her business interests in this
vicinity.
Recent appointments to Montana
postofices include that of William d
WEIGH as postmaster of the new Office
at Geraldine.
Mrs. J.. v. Carroll and Mrs. 4. r
McLeish returned yesterday from
Helena, where they attended the
grand chapter of the Eastern Star.
Petitions for naturalization were
filed in the district court today by
Marion Rolsdorph and Ole A. Rosholt.
of Dutton. The applicants are natives
of Norway.
Jack Lee who is in town today from
Kenilworth, reports ~threshing opera
lions in full blast in that vicinity.
Wheat is averaging twenty bushels to
the acre, says Mr.. Lee.
Frank Stevens of this city, is among
the new students enrolled at the Boze'
man agricultural college. In addition
to other studies, he will take a course
in electrical and mechanical engineer.
ing.