The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-21
CITY AND STATE.
HPon 6atuPday'e Daily.

fsen Saturdays Daily.
M. 81. Taylor and Herman STREET.,
OF Chinook, are visiting with old time
friends in this city.
A declaration of intention to be-.
come 10 American citizen was fled In
the district cou today by Alexander |
K~loschinsky, who Is q native of Rus
sic.
Messrs. Peel and Hodso represent. !
ing the Great Falls Power company, !
arrived today on . Tour of inspection
that will extend over the power line to
Havre.
John barrie, who recently returned
from his ranch on Hollywood, reports
an increased acreage under cultiva.
tion in that locality. Mr.. Harris is
seeding . large tract to alfalfa this
season.
ID. Gordon, who conducted . dry
goods establishment in this city about
ton years ago, WAS among today's II.
rtvsls. Mr.. Gordon 10 seeking . new
location, and may conclude to resume
business here.
Local residents are recalling the
feet that tomorrow is the tenth ami.
verssry of the big storm OF 1908,
when there VA . snowfall OF . foot
or more in this vicinity, aud q heavy
loss Of livestock throughout northern
Montana.
Ed. Smith is loading two large fat
boats with merchandise OF several
kinds that be will deliver At various
points along the Missouri river be.
tween here and Lismas. This 10 Mr..
Smiths second trip since the opening
OF the navigation season.
According to advices from Miles
City. tho appearance OF the proposed
new county Of Fallon on the map of
Montana lhas been indefinitely post
poned. The Custer county commits.
sioners have refused to call an cleo.
ton to vote upon the question Of form.
ing the new county, owing to . short.
age in the amount Of taxable property
in the district affected.
Thelhigh school Juniors gave their
annual ball in honor of the Seniors
At the opera house last evening, q
large crowd being present. The hall
vi decorated With the class colors,
purple and white. and presented q
very atsr active appearance. A SUBJ
stsntisl lunch vas the GROWING fea-
ture of the evening. The Seniors and
their friends voted it the most enjoya.
BILE dance of tho season.
A real estate deal was closed today
by which G. n. Evers acquired the
Schmidt Bros. & Greedy property
or-the corner OF Main and Bond streets
the purchase price being about a, 900,
1t is understood that Mr.. Evers pro.
poses to build q garage on part of the
property, the new building to be about
so by 70 feet In size and constructed
of cement with brick veneer. The
adobe landmark on the corner lot, q
building in which the River Press
was f;rst published in 1880, IL being
torn down to make room for the pro
posed Improvements.
From Mondays Daily.
The Eklund photo studio on Bond
street will be open Saturday and Sun.
day, May "a aud 25.-Adv.
A. K. Prescott, of Helena, who has
extensive ranch and livestock in.
terests IN the Sweet Grass hills, was
among yesterday's arrivals.
E. A. Thompson and wife, OF Delta,
COL, IRE among the recent arrivals IN
town. Mr.. Thompson has taken
charge of the local telephone exchange,
Charles Crepeau. who has beer
seriously sick for the past two weeks
at his home south OF the Missouri
river, was removed to the Sanitar.
ium today. The patient is suffering
from typhoid fever.
The public schools we're dismissed
this afternoon, and most of the busi'
ness houses closed while the funeral
services of the late Geo. W. Crane
we're in progress. as q tribute of res
pect to the deceased.
There was q fierce baseball game
Saturday afternoon between the b.
raca and Pleasant Valley teams, IL
which the locals we're badly defeated
The Pleasant Valley boys surprised
the B Barracks by q score of II to one.
A press dispatch from Washington
says Congressman Evans has intro.
duced q bill to pay Mary Boehnert,
postmistress at Glasgow, Mont, Sl,'
500 to reimburse her for the loss of q
registered package through no fault
Of hers.
n. Gordon. who arrived from Chi.