The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-03-05

making q our of the northwest to
z ather information regarding business
conditions in this part Of the country.
From Tuesday's Daily.
Mrs. c. w. Buck, of this city was
received at the Sanitsrium today for
surgical treatment.
W. T. Greedy and wife returned to-
day from a visit of several weeks on
the Pacific coast.
The Eklund photo studio on Bond
street will be open Saturday and Sun.
day, March 8 and 9.-Adv.
Combined poll book and tally list
for school district and city elections.
for sale at the River Press Office.
Price 75c. per book.
Julius Banks was brought ia from
Big Sandy yesterday, to receive At
tention for badly frozen feet. The
patient was taken to the S%snitarium.
Miss May Flanagan, county super.
intendent, announces the formation of
. new school district that includes
Tunis and tie vicinity, to be known 40
district No. p.
Home grown seed-Broom corn
millet, musk melon, early Ohio po.
tatoes. Raised on drylsnd farm.
Apply at p%ostof1ce, or Geo. W. Tope,
Fort Bentop.-Adv.
Among the arrivals today we're two
former residents of Iowa who have
homesteads near Hawarden, and who
brought " carloads of livestock and
household goods that will be taken to
their near location.
Dr.. E. NJ. Porter will leave in q few
days for New York to attend q dem
onstration of the Friedman tuberculsr
a%nti.toxin r eatment. This ia q new
discovery in which the medical pro-
fession in all parts of the world Is
interested.
l.. K. Devlin, who is in town tod ay
on business connected with the state
humane bureau, calls attention to a
state law which prohibits the carrying
of firearms by children under IA years
of age. Parents whose children VIC.
late this law may be prosecuted on q
misdemeanOr charge, q fact that does
not appear to be generally known.
Owners of taxi able property are re-
minded that yesterda y, the first Mon.
day in March, was the date upon
which such property became subject
to assessment for the current year. 1,
is suggested that farmers, stockmen,
merchants and other property owners
make immediate inventory of their
possessions, which will be available for
assessment purposes when required.
According to advices from Choteau,
q petition that has been presented to
the Teton county commissioners in
connection with the proposed county
of Pondera, includes several town.
ships from western Chouteau county
in describing the bound aries of the
proposed new county. 1t is under
stood many OF the residents OF tina,
locality are not favorable to the
scheme. and may protest against it.
According to advices from Grea,
Falls, the United States land Office in
that city is temporarily without a
register and receiver, Messrs. Peters
and Roberts having been notified to
vacste their positions Monday evening.
These conditions are due to the fact
that their nomination Vas not confirm.
ed by the senate, and it is expected
their successors will be appointed
by the new sdminissr alton.
A press dispatch from Washington
says that after March 4, and before
returning TO Fort Benton to practice
law, Representative Pray will visit
with Mrs. Pray his old college in Yer.
mont and relatives In New York and
Philadelphia. They will also visi,
the Gettysburg battlefield, Valley
Forge and Brandy wine, the Shena %.
dosh valley and jamestown, Va,
places they have not been able to visit
because OF Mr.. Prsy's close attention
to his congressional duties.
Mango Exterminates Coyotes.
HNr UN,A Mn~oh I Do~o. --l-