The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-06-04
CITY AND STATE.

F.om Wednesdays Daily
James Wilson, OF Geraldine, was
among today's arrivals.
F. l.. Brown and wife o. Clear
Lake, are among the visitors 10 town.
Send your watch and j~ewelry repair
work to D. G. LOCK woods j-welry
store.-Adv.
Harry Manning, If Hiphwood. was
received at the Sauitarium tod az for
medical ire atment.
For choice seed. Swedish select
oats and six-rowed brewing barley, see
c. w. Vaughan. Fort Benton.-Adv.
M. J. Mcdonald, OF Lyle, arrived
yesterday to consult with the county
superintendent regarding school mat.
tiers 10 that locality.
Petitions for natur aliz alton have
been fled IN the district court by Ed.
ward Anderson, . former resident Of
Can ads, and Thomas Wharton, q
native of England.
J. V. Baker, of Cottonwood, Idaho,
10 among the vieitors in town. Mr..
Baker bought some state land in this
vicinity last fall. and proposes to put
it under GUILTY. alton.
There has been q rapid rise in the
Missouri river the past two days, the
water covering the big sand bar oppo.
site town. The warm spell is evident.
ly melting the now in the mountains.
F. D. Williams and A. T. Hubbard,
Of the state examiners Office, arrived
from Helena today on oficial bust.
ness. They are checking up the &C.
counts of public officers In the several
counties throughout the state.
In view of reports of typhoid fever
in various parts OF the state, the pub.
lie health authorities advise that all
drinking water should be boiled.
This is q wise precaution for resi-.
dents Of any locality, and should be-
given immediate and continuous at.
tention.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk OF the district court this
morning to L. G. Peterson, of Pleas.
ant Valley, and Sadie Camp, Of
Pennington, Wash. The wedding
took place at the Methodist parsonage
this afternoon, Rev. G. M. Donaldson
performing the ceremony.
From Thursdays Daily.
Geo. E. Barley, of Eagle Butte, is
among the business visitors in town.
G. A. Whipple, state land agent,
arrived from Helena yesterday on
official business.
Lost, an all black Irish setter dog.
Reward for return to DR.. Jas. F..
Murphy.-Adv.
il. Ball and bat free with any boys
cloth suit In the store. T. c. Power
81 Bro. Ltd.-Adv.
Mrs. Fl. NJ. Westrom. of Lothiar,
was received at the Sanitarium o q ay
for surgical treatment.
Captain Geo. H. Stevens il reported
to be on the sick list at his ranch four
miles west of town, and is under the
care Of a physician.
w. r. King, of Virgelle, one OF
Chouteau county's representatives in
the thirteenth assembly, is visiting
with friends in this city.
A Washington dispatch announces
additional nomin atoms to Montana
postoffices, the list including Harry
S. Green as pOstm aster at Big Sandy.
James Nolan, an oldtime resident OF
this locality who has been in poor
health for some time past, will leave
tonight on q visit to his former home
in New York state.
W. r. Avery, who is engaged in the
general merchandise business at Car
ter, is among the visitors in town.
Mr.. Avery reports excellent crop con.
ditions in the vicinity of Carter.
A news item from Havre reports q
big rush of business at the U. S. land
Office Q few days ago, a crowd OF sev-
eral hundred land seekers trying to
get into the Office at one time. The
opening of q large area north of
Havre to filing under the enlarged
homestead act, was the cause of the
rush.
J. Ritter, who returned last evening
from a trip through the country south
Of town, reports tina the work OF con-
structing the Milwaukee track through
the big lake is making slow progress.
The fill is about a mile in length, and
as q solid foundation has not yet
been found portions of the track have
baen sinking and some of the work
has to be done over again.
The state board of land commits
s;ooono hos onthcri1o6 n Alto colo,