The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-17
CITY AND STATE.

From Fridays daily.
L. M. Bunting, of Graceville, is
among the business visitors in town.
H. G. Stevens and wife, of Big
Sandy, arrived today on a visit of a
few days.
Mrs. Jere Sullivan returned today
from a visit to her former home in
Minnesota.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.-Adv.
Mrs. d. E. Brunskill and Mrs. F. E.
Brunskill, of Hawarden, were among
the arrivals last evening.
Mrs. H. N. Ragland entertained q
lumber of lady friends this afternoon
at her residence on upper Main
street.
G. B. Van Alstine, who arrived today
from Big Sandy, has q string OF fast
horses that will take part in the
county fair races.
A new p~ostcii.ce named George.
with service from Chester, has been
established by the department, Elva
George having been appointed post
master.
The racing program on each day Of
the fair will begin at $3.50 p. m. En-
tries for the several events should be
made with Frank Merger by 9 o'clock
the evening before the ace.
Great Falls Leader: A. H. Ayres.
an engineer connected with the north.
crn division Of the government recla-
nation service, has arrived from Babb
and will spend some time in Great
Falls completing drawings and speci-
fications for buildings on the st.
Mary's canal of the Milk river project.
The structures OF this line will az
6, egate in cost about $450,000.
The naturalization mill was at work
in the district court Yesterday and to-
day, twenty-three applicants for citi-
zenship securing their final papers.
A few Of the applications were con-
tinued to enable candidates for citi-
zenship to become more familiar with
the requirements. Under a recent
ruling applications for naturalization
by persons who declared their inten-
ton prior to June 26, 1906, must be
filed before September q, after which
date they cannot be accepted.
From Thursdays daily.
Mrs. w. T. Cowan. of Box Elder, is
visiting with friends in this city.
Born, at st. Clare hospital, to Mr..
and Mrs. T. j. Moran, Of this city, a
son.
District court will take an after
noon recess each day of the county
fair.
Mrs. Rose Kelly. of this city. was
today admitted to St. Glare hospital
for medical treatment.
L. e. Flint, the Big Sandy news
paper man, is among the county fair
visitors from that place.
Miss Minnie Morrison and her faith
er, S. J. Morrison, of Carter, are at
tending the fair this week.
G. c. Ihmsen and wife arrived from
Big Sandy by automobile last even.
ing, to attend the county fair.
There was a light frost in this vi
cinity last evening, and tender vege-
tation in local gardens was touched
by the low temperature.
The city marshal announces that
the regular COW herd has been dis
continued owners will be held re-
sponsible for damage caused by their
stray animals.
A decree Of divorce was issued in
the district court today in the suit
Of Florence s. Thrift against Har-
mon Thrift, in which defendant was
accused of desertion.
Judgment for plaintiff has been
rendered in the district court in the
case Of the Empire Lumber company
Mrs. John Cummings. a suit
to recover indebtedness.
The arrivals today included a large
number of visitors to the county fair,
many of them coming from distant
parts of the county. The fair opened
this afternoon, with an attendance
fully up to expectations.
The Merganthaler linotype machine
recently installed by the River Press
in operation every day, and county
'air visitors and local residents are
to call at this Office and in
;pect it's clever mechanism.
In the district court today, Judge
Tattan made an order committing
Mckinley Martin and VIM. Busby to
he state reform school. The two de-
endants are youthful incorrigibles to
whom the state authorities will give
necessary attention.
One of the incidents in n%aturaliza-
ion proceedings in the district court
yesterday was the granting of the
of Joseph Pecororo to
his name to William Gray.
rhe permit was issued with the con-
ent of the federal bureau of immi.