The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-03-19
CITY AND STATE.
from SATURDAYS Daily.

Prem Saturdays Daily.
DIT. Kyle and j. E. Garwood, Of
are among the vieitors In
town.
A large delegation of local residents
left today for Great Falls, to attend
q performance by the Rose Maid the.
atrical company.
For sale, an upright grand finest
% axe Steger & Sons piano. used one
year, In good condition. Very cheap.
Address x. Y, River Press Office
Adv.
Good prices for beef cattle are being
received by Beaverhead county stock.
men, who have been feeding several
thousand head In the Big hole basin.
A sale of 700 head of hay fed steers
was recently made At $3.50 per hum
dred pounds, the cattle to be weighed
At the railroad loading point.
According to advices from Lewis
town, one of the biggest sales OF Mon.
tana ranch property for . good many
years will be contaminated April l
when Thomas Cruise turns over to John
Charters of Grass Range, $4,000 acres
Of land stu lated in Fergus and Daw.
son counties. The lands comprise
what arc known as the Flatwiilow
ranches. The price to be paid is
600, 600, q fourth Of which has been
paid, the remainder to be paid the
fret of next month.
Local owners of automobiles are
advised that q new Montana law re.
quires them to register their machines
with the secretary of state, the regis.
tration fee being Two dollars for each
machine. Another new law regulates
the speed at which motor cars may be
driven. Outside of a city, under ite
provisions, automobiles must not be
driven in thickly settled sections at q
rate Of speed exceeding thirty miles
an hour; within cities and towns the
speed must be less than twelve miles
al hour.
From Mondays Daily.
John M. Nelson. of Hawarden, is
among the business visitors in town.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. o.
Nichols, OF the Shonkin, . daughter.
Mrs.. r. L. Kelly returned today from
. visit of several weeks at her former
home In Kentucky.
Mrs. s. Adams, of Chinook, was
received ut the Sanitarium today for
surgical treatment.
Mrs. G. r. Stranahan arrived yes.
terday from Havre, on a visit with
friends in this city.
Baled alfalfa hay for sale at the
Traynor ranch five miles above Pat
Connolly's, on the Shonkin. Six dol
lars per tOn.-Adv.
DR.. E. M. Porter left Yesterday for
New York, where he proposes to at.
tend demonstrations of the DR.. Fried.
mann anti.toxin remedy for tubercu.
losis.
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al guard, and Lieut.. A. A. hoffman,
of the U. S. army, arrived from Hell
ena today to inspect Company NJ, OF
this city.
Miss Gracia Chestnut, who holds q
position as teacher of Latin in the
Great Falls high school, arrived TO-
day to spend the Easter vacation with
relatives here.
The celebrate of St. Patrick's day
was 10 forgotten by local residents
today, many of them wearing sprigs
OF shamrock in honor of the occasion
L. D. Pugsley, president Of the FRS
State Bank OF Chester, arrived today
on . business visit. MI. Pugsley VA
accompanied by J. K. Harvey, each
Ter Of the same institution.
An important meeting of the Oh
Fort Improvement society will be helt
In the Grand Union hotel parlor thi'
evening, at TOO o'clock. All members
are urged to be present.
Mrs. John w. Tattan, of this city
vas taken TO St.. Glare hospital yes
terday, to receive medical treatment
James Nolan. who Is seriously sick
was admitted to St. Clare's today.
Amended articles Of incorporation
were filed IN the county clerks Office
today by the Benton Drug company
the firm changing its name to TIT
Benton Drug and Jewelry company.
The eheriff's Office is in receipt o.
word that a Canadian fugitive TO-
whom the authorities have been search
ing, has been arrested rear Conrad
The offender, William Robb, stole
team of mules near Lethbridge, an(
during the past week has been travel
ing around the northwestern part o
Chouteau county. The Choutea,
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