The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-10
CITY AND STATE.

W.. r. MCAc1S1, VI 1cyS0T, drTlV0U !
today on a visit with Fort Benton
friends.
Miss MacHale, superintendent of
Hill county schools, is visiting with
friends in this city.
Mrs. Chas. Schwandt, of Lonetree, |
has been received at st. Glare hospit.
al for surgical treatment.
The body of the late John c. Griffin
was shipped today to Havre where
the funeral services will be held.
G. G. Grant, a we'll known resident
of this city, underwent an operation
at the Sanitarium today for appendi-
citis.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Harris and fam
lily returned today from Highwood,
where they have been spending the
summer months.
Mrs. Allan Gray, of Highwood, was
taken to the Sanitarium today, to re-
ceive treatment for a bad attack of
sciatic rheumatism.
Mrs. G. A. Wilson, who has been
visiting with friends in this city for
the past week, left today for her
home in Great Falls.
Miss Lolo Walker, of Attica, Ohio,
who recently arrived from the east,
has accepted a position in the county
high school as teacher in the CONNER
cial department.
Petitions for naturalization were
filed in the district court today by
Katen Werego and Michael Mitrissen,
of Big Sandy. The applicants are ma
tives of Austria.
The case of the State of Montana
against J. G. Knight, of Big Sandy, has
been appealed to the district court.
At a hearing in Justice Ragan's court,
the defendant was bound over to the
district court on a charge of assault.
Coroner w. F. MILFORD left today
for the Goosebill country in response
to news of the sudden death of a
man named Anderson. There is no
information as to the cause of death,
but it is supposed to have been due
to natural causes.
NJ. K. Voorhis, of Lonetree, was ar
rested last evening and taken to the
county Jail, on a charge of assaulting l..
T.. Bishop. The defendant is alleged
to have stabbed his victim in the
breast, without any p%rovocation for
the attack-the only excuse being
chat w, ,1,1c ,,rxlor %1o -; El,~x &c
liquor.
Clayton J. Tremper is under the
care of a physician at St. Clare hospit.
al, and James Gostas and Peter Soles
are in the county pail as the result of
a shooting scrape at Tunis last night.
Tremper suffered a bad wound in the
leg, the bone being shattered, and il
is feared he may not recover. The
shooting is said to have been done by
Gostas during a quarrel owe the pos
session of a gun, and Peter SOles is al
legged to have taken part in the fra
cas. The two defendants are Greek
workmen employed on the railroad
reservoir at Tunis. Under sheriff Viii
son went to Tunis last night, in re.
Spouse to news of the trouble, and
placed the accused under arrest.
From Tuesdays daily.
w. A. Daniels and wife, of Lonetree,
were among today's arrivals.
w. d. WEIGH and wife, of Geraldine,
are among the visitors in town.
W. P. Sullivan, of Square Butte, is
visiting with Fort Benton friends.
NJ. A. Savage and wife returned yes.
terday from an eastern visit of sever.
al weeks.
Jos. A. Baker and wife arrived from
Highwood yesterday, Oh a visit with
friends in this city.
Nate r. Salisbury, of Chicago, an in.
Innate friend and business associate
OF the late NJ. E. Miner, was among
yesterdays arrivals. Mr.. Salisbury is
attending to business relating to the
Miner estate.
Word has been received from Kalis.
pell announcing the marriage OF
Charles O. Rowe, formerly of this CITY,
and Mrs. Lillian Barber, of Minneapo.
lis. The wedding took place Thurs.
day, at kalispell.
The public schools opened this
morning with a large enrolment of
pupils that is expected to increase be.
fore the end of the week. It has been
decided to close the schools in the at
ternoon Thursday and Friday, to en-.
able the children to attend the coun.
ty fair.
AS a preliminary to the Chouteau
county fair racing program, there
were two matched races at the fair
grounds yesterday afternoon, in which
horses owned by Ed. Kelly and Will.
liam Cecil were the winners. There
was an exhibition rae by dolly Dim.
ple," who paced a mile in 1921.
Harvey Johnson, who recently