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

From Wednesdays Daily
Girl wanted for general house work.
Apply to H.. River Press ofics.-Adv.
Send your watch and j~ewel"y repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.-Adv.
Mrs. Thompson, Of Box Elder, va
received at the S%anltArium today for
medical attention.
M. w. Tobey, Cashier of the High
wood State bank, IL smuug the bust.
ness visitors in town.
G. W. Tage, y representative Of the
Mergenthaler Linotyp e company, ar.
rived today to inetall q machine in
the River Press Office.
A recent marriage in Great Falls is
that OF Jake Thiesen and Henrietta
keaster, OF Righwood. The newly
married couple will make their home
In Great Falle.
Petitions for naturaliz alton were
fled In the district court today by
John Nortumen, . native of Finland,
and Alfonso and Giovanni Meughini,
who are natives Of Austria.
J. G. O'Donnell, who 10 euperintend.
ing the work Of installing the city
s~tandpipe. 10 temporarily on the re-.
tired list because OF q broken leg.
The injury was sustained In a wrestl.
ing match ct . Labor day picnic, st
which Mr.. O'Donnell was q guest.
The city authorities have decided TO
revive the curfew ordinance, for the
benefit Of young people who are dis.
posed to keep late hours. The bell
will ring each evening At $50 O'Clock,
and boys and girls under IS years OF
age are advised to heed the warning.
The body of Ed. West, who died
yesterd ay, was shipped to Havre this
morning for burial. Mr.. West came
to Montana from the Pacific coast q
few months ago, and was foreman for
Contractor Bell, at Hsvre. His foot
vas fractured in an accident, the ia.
jury developing into blood poisoning
that had q fatal result.
From Thursdays Daily.
A. A. Pickering and wife, of Nc.
Gowan are among the visitors in
town.
Mrs. H. c. Evers arrived from Big
Sandy today, on a visit with friends
in this city.
Miss G. Paryzeck, Of this city, and
Peter Mouss, of Fort Belknap, have
been received at St. Glare hospital
for surgical treatment.
Jos. T. Berthelote, of Gold Butte,
n of the county commissioners of
Hill county, is among the visitors in
town. Mr.. Berthelote reports excep-
tionally good grain crops in the Sweet
Grass hills.
A petition for naturalization was
filed in the district court today by
John A~bernethy, of Carter. The ap-
plicant is a native of Ireland, and
came to the United States about rs
years ago..
R. F. Fontaine, manager of the T.
G.. Power & Bro. dry goods depart
ment, returned today from an eastern
purchasing trip. Mr.. Fontaine visit
ed New York, Chicago and other mar.
ket centers.
F. H. MCGOWAN reports that Mil
waukee railroad contractors are max
ing good progress with their work in
the Highwood country. 1t is expected
there will be train service over the
new road in January.
Among the arrivals last evening
were Thomas Dowen, E. M. Kennedy
and D. c. Ross. county commissioners
of Blaine county, who are attending
to business connected with the trans
cribing Of county records.
Ed. L. Smith is building four big
barges in which he will transport sew
eral tons of merchandise down the
Missouri river. The cargo will be de.
livered at various river points bet
ween here and Lismas, south of Glas-
gov.
Several petitions for retail liquor
licenses have been under considera-
SAOAA W tAAO COulIy COu1Q1lSS1UuCTS, anu
some of them have been denied. The
applications of Otto Soeberg and the
Geraldine Hotel company for licenses
at the new town of Shonkin were
granted.
The funeral Of the late w. S.
Bryant was held this afternoon under
the auspices of the Odd Fellows
lodge, of which the deceased was a
member. The pail bearers were A.
Westfall, John Muir. Cyrus Neubert,
George Ulrich, Frank Merger and A.
E. McLeish.
D. L. Blackstone, county attorney
of Blaine county, is visiting with
friends in this city. Mr.. Blackstone
brings word that elaborate prepara-
tions are being made for the Blaine
county fair, which will open at Chi.
nook on September 16 and continue
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