The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-06
CITY AND STATE.
From Wednaaday,a Daily

From Wednesdays Daily
Travis Culbertson, of Great Falls.
10 visitiug with friends In this city.
r. II. Christian arrived Yesterday
from Graceville, ON q short business
visit.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.-Adv.
Herman E'chard, and wife, Of Spring
brook, N. D.. arrived today on .
visit with MIR. and Mrs. A. c. Fisher.
Dr.. F. A. Atkisson returned today
from . visit at the McNamsrs ranch
on Eagle creek, one of the prettiest
locations In the Bear Paw country.
Arrivals from the country northwest
OF town report . light frost in that
locality Saturday night-sn unususl
feature Of July weather conditions in
this part Of Montans.
John E. Gwynp, Of Iona, who IL
among the visitors in town, reports
good grain crops in that locality.
Several OF the wheat ields are averss.
Is to 30 bushels per acre.
Genuine bsrgaius ct our So and 1Oc
counters Of orockery, glassware, tin.
ware and grsnitewsre. Lowest prices
in dry goods. clothing and shoes ..
the Chicago Store.-Adv.
A decree of divorce WAS entered In
the district court today in the suit OF
May NJ. Paradis against Hubert J.
Parade, the defendant failing to make
answer to the complaint. Custody of
the minor child was awarded to the
plaintiff.
1t is announced by the Rocky Noun.
tain Elev ator company that new Gle.
vators will be built this season at
Floweree and Virgslle. The increased
acreage Of land under cultiv alton in
these localities promises ~sufacient
business for the acsommod atoms that
will be provided.
A new departure In the good roads
movement has been made BY the ceun-
" commissioners of Yellowstone
county, who recently offered to put up
dollar for dollar with what any CON-
munity in the county would raise for
road building purposes. Brosdview
has just raised . fund Of $3.50 BY sub
scriptioa among the business men of
the little town and farmers In the
country surrounding, and contrscts
will loon be let for grading % much
road % this money will pay for.
Brosdview 10 the second town In the
county TO take. the commissioners up
on their proposition.
From Thursdays Daily.
D.. G. Peet of Hawsrden, was among
today's arrivals.
r.. W. Garland, . we'll known busi.
ness man of Malta, IL among the
visitors in town.
Mrs. Rat McCaslen and children, OF
ST. Louis, Mo-, are visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. John Muir, of this city.
A marriage license has been issued
in Great Falls to Jay Rucker aud
Della May Foster, both OF G~raceville.
H. s. McGraw and F. D. Williams,
OF the state examiners Office, arrived
from Helena today On official business.
J. g. Myers returned today from
Virgelle, where he hss been building
towers for the pablo ferry that will
soon be In operation across the Mis-
souri river 1t that place.
This evening tho patrons of the
Mission thester will have another op-
portunity 10 witness . very interest.
ing war drama In two big reels. based
on % incident Of the civil war. One
night only.-Adv.
John Lipsey val brought in from
Highwood At . late hour last night,
to receive attention for injuries sus.
tained In . runaway accident. A bad
cut OF the head and other wounds and
bruises resulted from the runaway.
Postmaster Chss. Lepley announces
that the new postoface will be open for
business tomorrow morning, al the
usual hours. The work Of transferring
the accumulation OF mail and post.
Office supplies will be completed to-
night and it 10 hoped to have every
thing 10 shape at the new location to.
morrow.
According to sdvices from Chinook,
the prices offered at the recent wool
sale in that market we're in many
cases 60 unsatisfactorylthat the owners
declined to cell. At Harlem there
we're sixteen clips offered for sale, but
in each case the offers appeared to be
below the market value of the clip and