The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-06
CITY AND STATE.
9soa Saturdays Daily.

Ffea Saturdays Daily.
Jere Sullivan, voluntary observer
or the government weather bureau.
. ports . maximum temperature of 81
today.
A large party Of young people re-
turned last evening from Highwood. !
where they have been camping the
the past two weeks.
A petition for natur aliz stion was
fled in the district court today by
Charles o. Henrekson, of Iona, who
10 . native Of Sweden.
Mrs. F. E. Lyons, of Big Sandy,
and Mics M. Brown, of Havre, we're
received At St. Glare hospital tod az
for surgiosi treatment.
Improved lighting arrangements on
Main street we're ordered BY the city
council last evening. The present
arc lsmps will be removed and . sys'
ten OF sslxty incsndescent Jumps be
installed along the greater part OF the
street.
The report Of the weather bureau
station Of Hsvre shows . mean tenn.
peratxre Of 65 degrees during July,
the maximum during the month being
o. degrees. In July 1886, the record
temperature Of 106 degrees WAS ex-
p~erienced. The total precipitation
last month was 1928 inches, compared
with the July average Of 1872
During'July . total OF SIG brsuds
we're recorded. according to the rec.
ords In the office of D. W. Raymond,
secretary Of the state board Of stock
commissioners The total number of
brsndslrecorded during the 6rst seven
monthsiof this year is 4,0Ss, far above
the usual average, which heretofore
has been about 5000 brands . year.
At . meetinglof the city council held
last evening,iGraut Sharp was elected
alderman from tho third ward to Ill
tho vacancy Caused BY Mr.. Lspley's
resignation. The council decided to
employ Dan West % night watchmap,
. number OF citizens having complain
ed that the night prowlsr nuisance re.
quires attention.
Crest Fslls Leader: Supervising
engineer q. N. Savage today Issued
Instructions to r. N. Swell. en-
gineer in charge OF the Milk river
project, to purchase the necessary
msterials and to push the construction
on the Wand lis division dam and o.
lied works. This 10 nj of the most
important of the features on the Mill
river project and mean the final CON-
pletion OF one OF the most elaborate
irrigation Systems now under con-
struction by the United States gov
eminent.
Possm actor Lepley Is in receipt O.
notice that an important change II
parcel post rates will 60 into efec
August Is, in accordance with al
order recently made by the postmaster
general. The new regulations apply
only to the first and second zones
covering Q radius of $50 miles from
the point at which a parcel Is mailed
and extend the weight limit within
such districts to 20 pounds. Th,
postage rate 90 packages mailed t.
points within the $50 mile radius viii
be s cents for one pound aud ONT
cent per pound for each additions
pound or fraction thereof up to q
pouuds-a substantial reduction iron
present rates.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. J. E. Walker and daughter, o
HiRhwoed, r visiting with For
Benton friends.
Another heat wave reached here yes
terdsy, the government thermonete'
registering o. degrees.
Mrs. E. Bsrelund, of Hawarden
and Mrs. J. L. Goldholm, OF Geral
due, are among the visitors in town
Mrs. B. F. Kilt of Missoula, ar
rived today on q visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. 81. o. Lying, D
Highwood.
Miss Rowena Chesnutt arrived tod q,
from Missoula on an extended yisi
with her father, Rev. J. N. Chesnut
of this city.
II. G. Lying, q former resident o
this city who 10 engaged in the lumbe
business at Geyser, was among yes
terday's arrivals.
The local Office of the Western Uniol
Telegraph company has been remove'
to the telephone central Office. in th
Benton State bank building.
Mrs. E. J. Dunno and E. L. Dunno
former residents of this city, arrived
from San Francisco today on q visi
with old-time friends in this vicinity
The county health authorities hav