The river press., 1913-06-04
CITY AND STATE.

From Saturdays Daily.
j. L. Ahlberg, of Kenilworth, 10
among the business visitors in town.
John Berglund and I. S. Money, OF
Hawarden. were among yesterdays
arrivals.
Lost, q white bull dog, FIVE months
old. Left eye and ear black. Suitable
reward for return to VIM. Kinder
Adv.
Jos. c. Tope, who has been attend.
Ing the state university at Missoula,
arrived yesterday on q visit with his
parents.
The local weather bureau records
chow the arrival of the good old
summer time. the government ther-
mometer registering s6 degrees yes.
terday.
A declar alton OF his intention to be-
come an American citizen was fled
in the district court today by Ole
Rogndahl, of Big Sandy, who is .
native Of Norway.
W. D. Welch, who 10 among the
visitors in town, will be ono of the
first residents of Geraldine. Mr..
WEIGH is preparing to establish .
store and q bank in the new town.
At . preliminsring hearing in JUS
tice Fishers court Thursday after.
noon, the case Of Eli Papan, charged
with stealing . sheep, was dismissed. .
The evidence presented was not con-
sidered sufficient to convict.
The opening of the Fort Peck In.
dian reservation in the northeastern
part Of. f..Montsna 10 being extensively
advertised: blythe press service of the
geological survey. which At the came
time takes slap At the land locators.
The geological survey advertises th at
1t will do for ten cents what the laad
locator charges 500 to $3.50.
One Of the plesssnt features OF Dec
oration day in this city was . recep-
tion to . few OF the old soldiers by
Rev. G. M. Don aldson and his wife,
q the Methodist parsonage. The
guests were entertained with several
war stories BY M. M. Lockwood and
W. o. Dexter; the national anthem
was sung, and Lincoln's Getty sburR
address WAS read. Ioe cream and
cake was served. and . pleasant time
was had by the war veterans and their
friends.
Capt. Geo. q. Stevene, who is re.
ported to be seriously sick At his
ranch west of town, has big acreage
under cultivation this season-sbou.
1900 acres having been seeded to
wheat, nearly 400 acres to corn and
about 160 acres IN beans. Captain
Stevens is growing the corn for fod.
der, the yield from about 250 acres
last year having proved profitable
experiment. His returns from q bean
crop last season were also satisfac
tory, the yield being about sixteen
bushels per acre, with market value
of about $3.50 per bushel.
The baseball game played here yes
terday afternoon, between the local
team and the Great Falls Indepen.
dents, was witnessed by large crowd.
1t was rather one.sided contest, the
visitors being beaten by q score of IL
to 4. The Great Falls boys had au
unpleasan experience while coming
here by train yesterday morning, q
sudden stop of the train causing q
chandelier to fall and strike three
members of the team, who suffered
painful cuts on the head. Another
member of the team had his ankle
dislocated during the game.
From Mondays Daily.
w. E. Bsrrows and wife. of Pleas
ant Valley, ore among the visitors in
town.
Attorney V. E. Lewis, OF Great
Falls, arrived today on district cour,
business.
G. G. Ihmsen and wife arrived by
automobile last evening, from Big
Sandy, on . visit OF few days.
Henry Norden, of Warrick, and
Albert Taylor, of Hswarden, arrived
today on business relating to county
roads.
Mrs. c. M. Luce aud Mrs. W. M.
Ball, of this city, left today on visit
of several weeks with friends in Indi.
ana and Iowa.
Captain Geo. b. Stevens was taken
10 St. Glare hospital last evening, to
receive treatment for typhoid fever.
Mrs. James Matt. of Haynes, is also
under treatment at St. Glare.
The county commissioners were in
session today for the regular June
term, with all members OF the board