The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-29
CITY AND STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily

From Wednesdays Daily
A. G. Jefferson, OF Highwood bench,
ls among the business visitors 10 town.
s. c. Rasmussen. of Harl-m, ar
rived tod ay on district court business.
Send your watch and ja~el-y rapeir
work TO D. G. Lock woods iewelry
stOre.-Adv.
Mrs J. A Smith, NJ Hevre, ,vas
received a. the Ssnitarium today for
medical treatment.
AT q session Of district court, held
this morning, il wss announced that
the calendar will be called Monda az.
Rogers-Templeton Lumber CON o
has brought suit 10 the district court
against Thomas j. Gates, to recover
40 indebted ness alleged to be due for
building material.
John P. Anderson, OF Highwood,
and Laura II. Hansep, of this city,
we're united In mstrimony last evening
as St. Paul's recsory, Rev. J. N. Ches.
mutt performing the ceremony.
W. r. Leeet, county treasurer,
offered at public sale this afternoon q
number of tracts of real estate upon
which taxes are Delinquent. Most of
the property wss bid in for Chouteau
county, Tor the amount OF taxes due.
The funeral OF the late Louis E.
Msrkesssd, of Virgelle, took place this
afternoon, services being held by Rev.
J.N.,Chesnutt, Of the Episcopal church.
The deceased, who wss abont q years
OF sge, same to Montana about two
years ago, and located q homestead
near virgelle. Mr.. Markestad was q
brother Of Mrs. G. O. Fisher, OF this
city, and had other relatives in Min.
nesota and North Dakota.
A large party Of 500 railway sur
veyors, with r. H. Sublette 10 charge,
arrived lsst evening and established
q camp on some vacant lots adjoining
the River Press Office. The crew was
working In the vicinity OF the 10 ranch,
on the Judith, when weather condi.
lions interfered with their program
and caused q suspension of the work.
The trip from the Judith to this city
was Glow and difficult, owing to the
deep snow, the party having been on
the road twelve days.
From Thursdays Daily.
You can get Blscklegoid. for black
leg, at Lockwood's drug store. See
our adv.-Adv.
Born, al St. Glare hospital, to Mr..
and Mrs. James Billiter, q daughter.
Attorney Harold Youell, of Chester,
arrived today Oh district court bust
nees.
Miss Lillian Poulsson left yesterday
for Chicago, on a visit with friends in
that city.
Morgan Murray and M. G. Rowe,
of Big Sandy, are among the business
visitors In town.
Mrs. Ira Burns, OF Joplin, was re-
ceived at the Sanitarium today for
medical treatment.
Students in the Fort Benton public
schools who were unable to re port for
the eighth grade examination last
week, may make application January
20 and 30 at the high school building. |
John Nilsson and Pere Nilsson, of
Lonetree, have brought suit in the
district court against the Brady.Col.
Inns Sheep company, to secure %settle-
ment OF q dispute regarding water
rights on Flat creek.
A convention of Montana retail
merchants will be held January 1929
at Helena, 10 which all who are in
terested are invited. It ls announced
that excursion rates Of one and one.
third fare will be made by all rail-
roads.
Great Falls Leader: Suspended
from q beam In the furna ace room Of
the Milwaukee hotel, the stiffened body
Of William II. Showalter was found
by Ben Gatheng, at 6 o'clock this
morning, death evidently having taken
place during the late hours of Tues
day night. Showalter was employed
as j%anitor and bus driver at the Mil.
waukee hotel. In the opinion OF the
police the tragedy followed the loss
of money boarded by years of hard
work, and which was sunk In q ven.
ture that returned no dividends.
From Fridays Daily
Jos. S. Brown left today for Helena,
on a business visit of few days.
Mrs. E. B. Newhsll, of Big Sandy.
is visiting with friends in this city.
E. G. Bloomquist, of Virgelle, is
among the business visitors in town.
Geo. A. BOvntOn. q we'll known