The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
CITY AND STATE.


Pittsburg, Pa.
John Ward Jr., Of this city, has
been received at St. Glare hospital for
surgical treatment.
Mrs. Andrew Christensen, of Chi
nook, was received at the Sauitarium
today for medical treatment.
Chas. II. Brinkman, of Inverness, a
former resident of this city. is visit.
ing with Fort Benton friends.
Mrs. Geo. Grover aud daughter,
Ethel. of Great Falls, are In the city
the guests of Mrs. Chas. Thompson.
Mayor Chas. H. Green add wife
returned yesterday from an automo.
bile trip to Lewistown and other
points in Fergus county.
According to a news item from
Hedgesville, there are some big grain
crops 10 that part of Meagher county.
The yields of winter wheat are exceed
ing early estimates, one of the bumper
crops averaging Al bushels from a
field of about q hundred acres.
Charles Lepley and Inspector Graaf,
of the postoffice Department., returned
yesterday from q trip to Geraldine.
The department is reported to favor
the consolidation of the Hawarden
aud Lonetree postof1ices, when rail-
road mail service is established at
Geraldine.
]. P. Lee, who arrived from the
Marias country yesterday, brought
word of u fire at the A. Heiherg place
near Keni!worth, a few day ago, ia
which a barn, grarary and other prop.
erty were destroyed. The fire is sup
posed to have been caused by a Gig
arctic that YVES carelessiy thrown
away.
The management OF the opera house
Is ia receipt OF a naw curtain that is
much more artistic 1han the furnish
ings heretofore in use. The center
piace is q we'll executed view Of the
old fort end its acknowledgement an
propriaCe and attractive design tHat
will be appreciated by local residents
and visitors.
Martin Nicholas, who was being
held for a second trial ia the dis.
trict court on q charge Of assault,
was released from the county jail this
morning on an order Issued hy Judge
Ewing. in the disttict court Of Gas.
cade county. The ORDER was the re.
suit Of habeaa corpus proceedings
brought by attorneys for defendant.
Il. J. O'panlon, the Chinook mer-
chant, wa among tOday's arrivals.
Mr.. O'HHnlcn believes better results
On northern Montana farms can b.
secured by The proper selection Of
seed, and f0r several years past h.
has btentesting varieties of grain from
other states and frumforeign countries
for which exceptional merit was ciaim-
ed. Ia sumA cases the tests were s&ts-
factory, the yield ~itpproving under 10.
cal cOndi6ious. Mr.. O'Hanlon re.
Gently heard IT a varsity Of Siberian
wheat that withstauds extreme drou'h,
ia Russia from which he hopes to Sc
cure @ sutlic en-, quantity Of lhio grAln
for experimental purposes.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Bora, to MIR. ard Mrs. Charles
w. Houck, OF this city, d son.
G. IA. Luce and wife returned Sua
day from a visit of several weeks at
their former home in Indiana.
Chris Ruhe. of Warrick, q vel
known resident o. the Bear Paw coun-
try, il among the visitors in town.
Mrs. j. V. Carroll that
the party arranged for Thursday,
September 1, has Teen postponed TO a
later date.
Mrs. r. e. Cowan, Of Big Sandy,
and Fred Finch. of this city, nave
been received at St. Clare hospital
for treatment.
James B. Hansen and wife. who
have Deer visiting with friends in
western Montana, returned yesterday
from that locality.
Ed. West, of Havre, VINO was re-
Gently brought to the Sanitarium to
receive treatment for blood poison
ing, died today from hal disease.
A large delegation OF Chouteau
county teachers left today for Great
Falls, where a joint institute for the
counties of Cascade Chouteau and
Teton is being held.
The marriage of George r. Brew
ster and Mary E. Meyers, of this city,
took place Saturday evening, Rev. j.
N. Chestnut performing the ceremony.
The newly married couple will make
their home in Canada.
Several local residents cele br ated