The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-20
CITY AND STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily

~" ooS Oh OIuVIuc re- IuSOt
Of Box Elder, is visiting with friends
in this city.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to d. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.-Adv.
T. A. Lsrkin and wife arrived from
the Teton country lat evening, on q
visit with Fort Benton friends.
Henry Norden, Of Warrick, q we'll
known resident of the Bear Paw coun.
try. arrived yesterday on q few days
visit.
The new town of Geraldine will soon
have . newspaper, J. E. Shswler hsv.
ing purchased the necessary plant for
its publication.
Ed Fredlund, who has been assisting
In the work OF the county assessors
Office the past few weeks, left today
for bis home near Solid.
A petition for disqualification was
filed In tho district court today by
Daniel Fenske, . resident Of this
vicinity. The applicant 10 . native Of
Russia.
Genuine bargains at our Sc and 10c
counters Of ~crockery, glassware. tin.
ware and g~raniteware. Lowest prices
in dry goods, clothing and shoes at
the Chicago Store.-Adv.
In response to calls made by the
federal and state authorities, Fort
Benton's banking institutions are max.
ing reports Of their condition. The
exhibit in each case shows q steady
increase 10 business, compared with
former seasons.
Several sets of scales used in the
Great Falls public market we're con.
demned recently by state Inspectors Of
weights and measures, and the owners
warned that further use of them would
be cause for arrest and prosecution.
Two boys from the Clearlake coun.
try had q trial before q jury In Justice
Kinder's court today, on q charge Of
petit larceny, and yer found guilty.
Their punishment was fixed at ten
days in jsil and costs Of the trial, and
In view of the youth of q the defend.
ants 1t was decided to refer bis case to
the state humane bureau.
Among the publications recently re-.
ceived at the River Press Office 10 q
copy of the development edition" of
the Great Falls Leader, one Of the
most attractive specimens Of printing
ever Issued by q Montana newspaper.
The publication is in magazine form
with numerous halftone illustrations.
and descriptive articles relating to
progress and development In this part
Of Montana. Two scenes on Capt.
Stevens farm in this vicinity form
part Of the illustrations.
From Thursdays Daily.
j. o. Patterson returned last night
from a short trip to Minneapolis.
Attorney W. S. Towner, of Great
Falls, is q business visitor 10 the city
today.
Mre. Geo. L, King, of Bozeman, ar
rived last night for a visit with rela
tives and friends.
Miss Sarah F. MacRale, county
superintendent OF Hill county, arrived
this morning for q short visit.
J. D. O'Neal, deputy state grain
inspector, left this morningfo for Willis.
ton, N. OAK, where be will be
stationed for some time.
Thos. Scott and family, former
residents OF this city, but for some
years living at Bozemsn, arrived last
night and will make their future home
in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. K. HARDER left
last evening for Kslispell, where they
will attend the meetingof the Montana
Press association, which convened At
that place today.
Reports from the Big Bag state that
. couple of heavy rain storms Visited
that section last evening but did no
damage. The rainfall was sufficient
to fill all the reservoirs to o~ver6owing.
The first person to take advantage
Of the law passed by the lsst legisla.
ture for the registration of farm
names, wss Gilbert N. B. Jsgerson,
Of Righwood, who today registered
his farm under the name of the "Long.
view Ranch with the county clerk.
Sheriff Rogers was served today
with the papers in the hsbeas corpus
proceedings ia the Martin Nicolas
case, the defendant having been
granted Q new trial by the supreme
court. This case will be heard before
Judge Leslie in chambers at Great
Falls on the 18th inst.
A telephone message to the sheriff's