The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-10-29
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays daily.
w. W. Mcdonald, of Marias, was
among today's arrivals.
L. G. Mayberry is in town today
from Clear Lake, on a business visit.
Mrs. Harold Roudabush, of Kelly
fiat, is visiting with Fort Benton
friends.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.-Adv.
Your coal goes a long way when
burned in Coles Hot Blast Heaters.
They r fuel savers.
Mrs. c. w. Vaughn and Mrs. p.
Ault, of Nine Mile, are visiting with
friends in this city.
&c and 10c counters of notions.
glassware, graniteware and China
ware. Lowest prices In clothing, dry.
goods and shoes at the Chicago Store.
ADV.
Mrs. X. G. O'Donnell, of Highwood,
and Mrs. H. Ryan, Of this city, have
been received at st. Glare hospital
for treatments.
Albert A. Anderson, who has been
operating tractors ana other machin.
cry the past few months, was re
ceived at the Sanitarium today for
medical treatment.
Frank Palmer and James Crawford
returned last evening from a three
weeks hunting trip down the Missou-
ri river, in which they met with fair
success. The trip extended as far
as the mouth of Armell creek, a dis
lance Of about 100 miles.
Among the departures today were
]. H. Patterson and wife and Fred
Thies and wife, Of Lostlake, who will
make their home neal Medford, Ore.
gon. They recently purchased some
improved fruit land near Medford,
and will engage in the orchard in
dustry-an enterprise in which their
many friends wish them abundant
success.
A recent Washington dispatch says
Senator Myers has introduced q bill
providing that the right to make a
desert land entry shall not be denied
to any applicant therefor who has al
ready made an enlarged homestead
entry Of 800 acres. The bill provides
also that said applicant shall be a
duly qualified entryman and the
whole area to be acquired under this
new act shall not exceed 480 acres.
The new standpipe, upon which
work has been in progress the past
three months, is now in use as part
of the city water supply system.
Water was pumped into the stand
pipe Sunday and yesterday to a depth
of about q feet, and connection open
ed with the mains. The reservoir
has a capacity of about 100000 gal
Ions, and it's elevation gives a uni
form pressure of about IS pounds at
all times.
George e. Cottrell, who recently
arrived here from Somers, on Flat
head lake, left today on a trip down
the Missouri river. Mr.. Cottrell ex-
poets to go as far as Lismas, south
of Glasgow. The object of the trip
is to ascertain the amount of freight
business that could be secured at
river points, Mr.. Cottreli proposing to
operate a steamboat between this CT
ty and Lismas if the conditions ap-
pear favorable.
From Thursdays daily.
NJ. M. Larsen arrived today from
Geraldine, on a visit of a few days.
E. K. Johnson, of Big Sandy, is
among the business visitors in town.
Mrs. R. S. Tingley arrived from Big
Sandy today, on a visit with Fort Ben
ton friends.
AL Quarles arrived from the Marias
country last evening, on a visit with
friends in this city.
D. G. Peet and Hobart Morrison are
among the visitors in town today from
the Hawarden country.
Mrs. ]. w. Thompson Of Concord, is
in the city on a visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ward.
Hon. T. G. Power arrived from Hell
ena today, to give attention to bust
s interests in this vicinity.
A marriage license has been issued
by the clerk of the district court to
w. w. Mcdonald and Christina M.
McGaw, of Marias.
Miss Flanagan, county superintend.
ent, left today for the western part
of Chouteau county on an official visit
to the schools in that locality.
Additional lighting accommodations
on the Missouri river bridge have
been provided by installing two iron
posts, each having a cluster of three
lamps, at the west end of the bridge.
There is a large amount of night traf-
tc over the bridge, and complaint had
been made that the lighting arrange
ments caused several narrow escapes
from accident.
A news item from Chinook says
AL Morgan who was recently arrested
in Alaska on a charge of horse steal