The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-10-08
CITY AND STATE.

From Saturdays daily.
Frank MCGOWAN is in town today
from MCGOWAN, on a short business
visit.
w. M. Bledsoe arrived last evening
from Genou, on a business visit of a
few days.
Chas. Dugan has been received at
the county jail from Big Sandy, to
serve thirty days for vagrancy. The
prisoner was committed by Justice
w. A. Ragan.
w. r. King, one of the Chouteau
county representatives in the Thir.
teenth assembly, arrived last evening
from Virgelle IN a visit with Fort
Benton friends.
Advices from Big Sandy report the
arrest Of Frank Hadlock, a former
offender, on two charges of assault in
the second degree. The defendant has
been bound over to the district court.
E. G. Fuller, who is engaged in the
building and contracting business at
Geraldine, is among the visitors in
town. Mr.. Fuller is securing mater
ial for several buildings upon which
he will soon begin work.
Otto Maurer, who arrived last ev-
ening from his ranch about seventeen
miles south of town, is trying to Sc
cure help for harvesting his potato
crop. Mr.. Maurer has over twenty
acres in spuds, and expects a big
yield.
Governor Stewart has appointed
delegates to represent Montana in the
international dry farming congress to
be held at Tulsa, Oklahoma, October
% to November /. C. w. Vaughn, of
Nine Mile. is one of the members of
the delegation.
Clayton ]. Tremper, the victim of a
recent shooting ARRAY at Tunis, is un-
der the care of the sheriff as well as
a physician. The patient has devel-
oped symptoms of insanity, and has
been placed in charge of a guard from
the sheriff's office.
The Northern Flax Fibre company
is reported to have let a contract for
building a tow mill at Conrad, the
structure to be completed about De-
cember /. The new undertaking is
expected to supply a market for a
large quantity Of fax straw from that
vicinity.
The storm of rain and sleet which
visited this locality today is welcomed
by farmers engaged in fall blowing,
but is not so acceptable to others who
have not finished threshing. One of
the effects Of the storm is a suspen-
sion of automobile traffic because of
muddy roads.
There are 81, 234 live brands in Mon
tana, and in the Office of D. w. Ray
mond, secretary of the state board of
stock commissioners there has just
been completed the heavy task of
making three card index systems of
them. One index will be kept at Hell
ena, another will be Sent to the Mon
tana inspector at Chicago, and the
third to the inspector at Omaha, these
markets being the principal ones for
Montana stuff. In addition to the in
dex systems, the brands are also re-
corded in bound volumes.
From Mondays daily.
Arrivals from Carter report a g.
inch snowfall in that locality this
morning.
Born, at the Sanitarium, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Kennedy, OF Harlem. q
daughter.
Mrs. G. S. Hayworth, of Elm, ar
rived yesterday on a visit with Fort
Benton friends.
Mrs. B. F. O'Neal, who has been
visiting with friends in this city, left
today for her home at Chinook.
Mrs. L. Jorgenson, of Big Sandy,
and r. J. Evans, Of this city, have
been received at st. Glare hospital
for treatment.
Neal Murray, son Of MI. and Mrs.
Chas. Murray, of Big Sandy, was
received at the Sanitarium today for
surgical treatment.
Local residents who returned last
evening from a hunting trip in the
Highwood country report a foot of
snow in that locality.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today
to A. E. Hutchinson and Gusta E.
Terry, both of Denver, Colo.
Suit has been brought in the dis
trict court by William Shelton against
Fred G. Hoge, to recover 1924 alleged
to be due on a promissory note.
Frank Palmer and James w. Craw-
ford left today on a hunting trip down
the Missouri river, with Wolf Point
as their destination. They expect to
cover the 400 miles in about two
weeks.
A large attendance is expected at
the sale of state lands to be held in
this city Wednesday,. Numerous in
quiries regarding the sale have come
from prospective bidders, and hotel
accommodations have been reserved
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