The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-02-19
CITY AND STATE.

OA0o0s Va AsOuous was dLuOuk
todsy's arrival.
Roy Smith arrived from Hawarden
today, IN q short business visit.
A. A. Anderson and wife, Of Whit
comb, are among the visitors in town.
Wanted, position as cook on ranch,
or housework 10 town. Mrs. Bennett,
room 5 Grand Union.-Adv.
Lost,-On the bridge at Fort Benton,
Thursday Feb. -, gold watch chain.
Finder will please leave At River
Press ofice.-Adv.
The funeral services of the late Mrs.
VIM. P. Smith were held this after.
roon at the Methodist church, with a
large number OF neiehbors and friends
in attend ance.
An order recently made by the post
Office department removes Concord
from the map OF Hill county. The
post Office at that place is given the
name of Devon.
A news item from Chotesu reports
the sale of the Larson ranch property
on the Burton bench to an Iowa buyer.
The property consists of about 1880
acres, partly irrigated from Eve artee-
ian wells, and changed ownership at
about go per acre.
The sheriff's Office has received word
from Great Falls that J ames Igo, who
is wanted here on q charge of rob-
berry, fs under arrest In that city, and
an officer was sent to Great Falls this
afternoon to take charge of the pris-
oner. Igo is alleged to have stolen q
watch from Casper Hoffman over q
year ago.
Helena Record: The funeral of Mrs.
Matilda Seniur wat held from the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. j. E.
Templeton, OF Fifth venue yesterday.
The pallbearers we're Senator G. H.
Stevens and Wearn Rowe of Fort
Benton, Senator G. P. Toole of Two.
dot. D. r. Wallace, N. J. Delano
and T. W. Watson OF Helena.
From Mondays Daily.
T. Mogstad and wife, arrived today
from the Clear Lake country,
r. o. Buck, of the Teton country,
is visiting with friends in this city.
c. F. christensen, of Havre, is
among0tods out of town visitors.
J. A. Brandt, the we'll known Carter
merchant, IL among the business
visitors In town.
Mrs. Oscar Anderson, of Zortm an,
vas received at the S%anitarium today
for surgical treatment.
Fl. F. Miller and Paul Catalan, son
of Eugene Catalan, of this city, have
been received at St. Glare hos pital for
medical treatment.
On Washiugton's birthday, Satur-
day, February %, St. Paul's Sunday
school will serve lunch from 2:3O to
500 p. m. in the building next the
Toggery. Home made candy will also
be on sale.
A meeting of the Chouteau County
Fair association will be held at the
city hall Monday evening, March 3.
at 500 o'clock, at which the election
of q board of directors will be the
principal business. The general pub.
lie is invited to attend.
Thomas Little, q we'll known local
character who was arrested some time
ago on a charge of insanity, had a
hearing In the district court this after.
noon before q commission of physi.
clans. The defendant was committed
to the state asylum at Warm Springs.
A news item from Havre reports tn
the trial of Richard Jones In the dis
trict court, on a charge of white slav.
cry, resulted in q disagreement among
the jury, and q second trial may fol.
low. One of the witnesses in the case
was committed TO jail by Judge Utter,
his testimony showing that he offered
the county attorney $50 to abandon
prosecution.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Miss Winifred Billiter returned to-
day from a visit to her former home
at Huntington, Ind.
The Eklund studio on Bond street
will be open Saturday and Sunday,
February % and 23.-Adv.
A. c. Oder, of the T. G. Power &
Bro. clothing Department., returned
today from an eastern purchasing
trip.
w. p. Smith wishes to return thanks
for the many expressions of sympathy
received during his recent bereave.
ment.
Mrs. H. D. Wickhorst. of this city,
and Mrs. c. r. Smith, of the Teton,
were received at the Sanitarium today