The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-03-05
CITY AND STATE.
fIon SATURDAYS Daily.

Cos4sV1y . Oo1Ays |
A. L. Wilson Of Floweree, Was
among todsy's arrivals.
j. E. Walker, of Highwood. is
among the business visitors In town.
Miss Blackstone left for Helena to.
day, on a visit with friends in that
city.
F. L. Brown, Of Bramap, Okla,
who made a homestead nling near
Clear Lake some time ago, arrived to-
day with q carload of household
goods.
Recent arrivals at St. Glare hospi-
tai include T. NJ. McCrea, of Big
Sandy; Mrs. F. Thrift, Mrs. Il. Ry an
and baby, and Mrs. Frank Roth. of
this city.
Sheriff Rogers and r. b. Crawford
left for Deer Lodge today with three
prisouers-Jerry Wagner, Ira Lay.
ton and Alma Ovsrd-who will serve
terms in the pe%nitentiary.
The Baracs basket ball team return.
ed today from Great Falls, where
they played the Great Falls Athletic
association team. The boys discover.
ed they we're outclassed in both weight
andlskill, the cor resulting about 81
to Is.
According to the Butte newspapers,
the recent cold spell in that locality
caused . large number of unemployed
men to seek lodgings At the Silver
Bow county jail. The list OF transient
boarders ZONE nights was as high as
eighty.
The proposition to form the new
county of Sheridan from the eastern
part of Valley county has been taken
to the supreme court in an application
for . writ of mandate to have the
towns OF Bainville and Medicine Lake
placed on the ballot as candid ates for
county seat honors. The election
will be held Tuesday, March II. In
this connection the attorney general
has given IN opinion to the effect that
unincorporsted towns cannot be legal.
~ nomin ated q candid stes for county
seats.
From Mondays Daily.
J. A. Pyle, OF Graceville, is among
the visitors IN town.
Henry Norden, of Warrick, is in
town today on county road business.
W. A. Raglan and Jno. Lohse, of
Big Sandy, were among today's ar.
rivals.
George Bickle, former sheriff of
Chouteau county. is visiting with
friends in this city.
Mrs. Otto Soeberg left yesterday for
Spokane, Wash, on q visit with
friends in that city.
W. P. Sullivan and wife, Of Lone
tree, arrived yesterda y on q visit with
Fort Benton friends.
F. q. MCGOWAN, county commission.
er, arrived from Highwood today to
attend the regular meeting of the
board.
II. LaBarre returned Saturday from
Dillon with q carload of Percheron
and Belgian mares and geldings,
which he purchased in that vicinity.
V. F. B~lankenbaker and r. L.
Thompson arrived today from Vir-
gelle, to interview the county CON.
missioners regarding roads 10 that
locality.
W. r. Leet succeeded himself as
county treasurer today, the fret Mon.
day in March being the commencement
of the new term to which be was elect.
ed In November.
Petitions for naturalization we're
fled In the district court today by Al.
fred Anderson, Ole A. Twedt and
Oscar Anderson, of Dutton. The up.
plicants r natives OF Norway.
The county commissioners met to.
day for the regular March term, with
ell members of the board present. A
revision of the boundary lines of road
districts and the appointment of road
supervisors occupied the greater part
of todsy's session.
At the regular meeting of the city
council Saturday evening, arrange
ments were made for the city election
to be held April I. A proposition to
install q new system Of lights on
Main street was among the matters
under consider alton.
L. K. Devlin. OF the state humane
bureau, arrived today from Hsvre on
official business. Mr.. Devlin brings
word that Rsstus Jones, who was con-
victed in the district court at Havre
on q charge of white slavery, was
given q sentence of nine years in state
prison.
G. G. Ihmsen and wife arrived yes.