The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-27
CITY AND STATE.


Prem Saturdays Daily.
G. w. Vaughn and wife, OF Nine
Mile, are visiting with friends in this
city.
Miss Nora Carter was received at
St. Glare hospital today for medical
treatment.
Born, August 22d, 1918, to Mr.. and
Mrs. W. E. Drake of this city, q
daughter.
Mrs. W. F. johnson left for High
wood today, on Q visit with friends In
that locality.
Mrs. james F. Murphy returned
yesterday from an extended visit to
her old home neat Minneapolis, MINI.
Miss Jessie johnson left today for
her home at Belt. after q two.weeks'
visit with Mise Helen Thompson, of
this city.
Mayor Chss. 81. Green and wife left
today BY automobile for Lewistown
via Great Falls, where Mr.. Green will
superintend the shipping Of come
cattle.
A marriage license Was issued by the
clerk Of the district court today to
Bernard 81. Krsis. of this city, and
Grace I. Enewsldson, OF Clarkston,
Washington.
A declaration OF his intention to be.
come 81 American citizen wal fled in
district court today by Sorenus
Hunstad. OF Big Sandy, who is q ns-
tive Of Norway.
Three email boys of the Foucher
family have been placed under arrest,
on complaint Of Homer Helms. q farm.
er living nes O'Hsnlon coulee. The
juvenile prisoners are accused OF driv.
ing some horses from their accustom.
ed range.
Mckinley Msrtin, q 1~7-year.old boy
who has just completed q sentence OF
ten days in the county jail for steal.
ing . rife, is being held by the
county authorities on q more serious
charge. BE is accused of robbing
mail boxes on the Hiehwood road,
and hes practically admitted his guilt.
This odense constitutes q violation of
the federal law, and the prisoner
will be delivered to the U. s. marshal
% soon 30 tho necessary arrangements
can be made.
II Montana consumed every cigar
manufactured In the state this year,
she will smoke 1893, $50, or an average
of 16 and . fraction for every man,
woman and child, computed on q
basis OF 400, 900 population. By far
the greater number of smokes made in
the state are consumed right within
her own boundaries, it is estimated.
W. ]. Swindlehurst, commissioner OF
labor and industry, has just tabulated
complete data on the cigar business
Of Montana, which shows that the
above number is the total output oil
ell cigar factories in the state per
year.
From Mondays Daily.
j. P. Mansfield. of Knerville, is
visiting with old.time friends in this
vicinity.
Born, at the S%anitarium, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Whitcomb, of Zortman,
q daughter.
Robt. r. Richardson returned tod ~
from q two weeks visit with friends
ct Miles City.
". P. Severe, OF Malta, the we'll
known stockmsn of that locality, is
among the visitors in town.
A petition for naturalization hat
been filed In the district court by Ger
hard Linge, who 10 . native Of Nor
way.
Mrs. Hubert Schw artz, of Ravre,
and Mr.. McReberts, Of Joplin, we're
received at the sanitsrium yesterday
for surgicsl treatment.
B. M. Bartlett, manager of T. q.
Power & Bro. grocery department, re
turned today from Q trip to Vancouver
and other points on the Pacific coast
Judgment for plaintiff val entered
in the district court today in the sui,
of Byron DeForest against Alice M
Dreifus. The judgment calls for the
payment of e371.30.
Henry Conrad, of Hawarden, who II
among the visitors in town, reports
that harvesting IL nearly completed in
that vicinity. Most OF the wheat crops
average about 26 bushels.
Several local residents left for the
Shonkin yesterday afternoon, to as
sist in fighting q prairie fire thai
started neal Brown coulee. The fire
travelled several miles before 1t could
be checked.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Warner, of Iona. died Saturday