The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-02-26
CITY AND STATE.


gIoA Saturdays Daily.
h. o. Lying, Of Highwood, is among
the business visitors In town.
Among todsy's arrivals was a party
Of landseekers from Saskstchews an,
Can, who propose to locate In this
vicinity.
Attorney q. F. Miller, who has
been on the sick list for some time
past, left today for Boulder hot
springs.
w. P. Sullivan and wife, of Lone.
tree, are visiting with friends In this
city. Mr.. Sullivan reports that one
Of the Arrow creek bridges was
wrecked by the high water caused by
the recent thaw in that vicinity.
Howell Harris was taken to the
S~anitsrium ct . late hour last night.
to receive attention for . badly lac
Grated leg. The injury wss caused BY
his horse running into q wire fence
while making . trip to Nine Mile.
John Becker, of warrick, has
brought suit In the district court
againet w. 81. Green to recover
possession of some ranch property
occupied BY defendant. The COM
plant also asks judgment for $500
% damages and rent OF the premises.
G. M. Luce, who has been circu.
lating q petition for the establishment
of . county high school, reports that
. sufficient number of signatures has
been secured. The petition will be
presented to the county commission.
ers In due course
A dispatch from Lewlstown reports
the arrest Of Harry Asher by the
Fergus county authorities, the prison.
er being wanted in Blaine county on q
charge:of horse stealing. A resident
Of Lewistown is alleged to have been
. party to the theft by taking care OF
the stolen animals.
An order made by the state railroad
commission requires that Great North
ern passenger train No. 3 shall stop
at Hinsdale, Ssco and Dodson, to re.
ceive passengers whose destinations
are points beyond Havre. The order
was made In response to petitions
from residents of the localities sfec.
ted.
The members of St. Psul's Sunday
school gave . Washington reception
and lunch this afternoon in the build.
ing next the Toggery, which had been
appropriately decorated for the occa.
sion. An impersona alton of George
Washington by Benton Ragland, and
Martha Washington by Antoinette
McLeieh, together with the original
. cherry tree and Ratchet, were features
of the entertainment.
Sheriff Rogers and County Attorney
Mckinley returned about midnigh'
from q trip to Liscum, where they To-
Gated and arrested two strangers who
are suspected of robbing severa
houses along the line of the Great
Northern. The prisoners are about
10 and 20 years of age, and give their
names as Ira Layton and Alma Ovard
They were found occupying . shack
near Liscum, in which were q number
of articles that had been stolen from
houses in that vicinity and other
plumber that Ia supposed to have beer
secured at more distant points.
From Mondays Daily.
J. B. Rauch, of Lewistown, Is re-
newing acquaintance with Fort Ben
ton friends.
Thos. Kinread, of Beatrice, . we'll
known resident of the Mariss country,
vas among todsy's arrivals.
Attorney Il. G. McIntire. OF Helena,
10 among the visitors attending die
trict court.
henry Conrad and John Berglund,
OF Hawarden, are among the business
visitors In town.
M. J. swartz, of Spokane, is the
guest of his nephew. County Attorney
Mckinley, of this city,
Hon. T. c. Power arrived from
Helena today, to give attention to hie
extensive business interests In this
vicinity.
Jos. S. Brown, manager Of Benton
Hardware company, returned today
from q purchasing trip to eastern
markets.
A decree of divorce was entered in
district court today In the suit OF
Elsie M. Hartley against Louie T.
Hartley, OF Big Sandy.
G. w. Wagner, of Solid, arrived
today on business relating to the for
nation of q new school district In that
part of Chouteau county.
Dan Dutro, an old.time resident OF