The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-03-12

wedding Vas the culmin alton of .
friendship formed here, Mi. Sheppard
aud bride having become engaged
while transcribine the county records.
James BARLEY, who left here in
November on 9 trip to bic former
home in ireland, returned yesterday.
1t was his FIRST visit since he came to
America th!rty-three years ago, and
was q very interesting experience.
During his travels in Ireland, MI.
BARLEY mel Dan Brereton, q former
resident of this city, who has extern.
Give farming interests in his native
country.
Owners OF automobiles will be more
or less pleased to learn that the
Thirteenth assembly enacted q law
providing for . license tax upon motor
vehicles. An annual license tax of
five dollars is imposed upon vehicles
/ OF less than four wheels, and on auto.
mobiles the tax 10 graduated accord.
ing to horsepower. For q four-wheel.
ed vehicle Of less than 20.horsepower
the license tax 10 90 q year; for
autos of between twenty and thirty
horsepower, Sl5 q year; and over
thirty horsepower, go . year. The
measure was known a. Senate Bill No.
III.
From Tuesdays Daily.
For choice seed, Swedish select
oats and six.rowed brewing barley, see
G. w. Vaughan, Fort Benton.-Adv.
Please don't forget the spring open
ing of millinery in the T. G. Power &
Bro. dry goods department Monday,
March l7.-Adv.
A meeting of the Farmers Union
has been called for Saturday, March
20, the meeting to be held In the base.
ment of the Methodist church.
Petitions for naturalization were
fled in the district conrt today by
Gottlieb Spshr, of Genou, and Robert
B. Bradley, OF Iona.
Wearn Rowe and wife returned today
from Helena. where Mr.. Rowe has
been assisting in representing Chou
teau county in the legislative Assem-.
bly,.
G.. w. Frields, who arrived today
from Judith, brings word that the
Missouri river 10 still frozen over
most of the distance between here and
Judith.
Word has been received from Chi
nook announcing the death of Bertina
Glenn, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bruce Glenn, formerly of this city, who
had many friends here.
According to advices from Chinook,
large numbers of new settlers have ar
rived there within the past few days.
Most of them expect to locate on land
north of Chinook which will be open.
ed to settlement tomorrow.
Residents of the eastern part of Val.
ley county are voting today upon the
question of creating the e county Of
Sherid an. There is q lively contes,
between the towns that desire county
seat DONORS.
At q recent election in Choteau, to
decide the question of Incorporating
as a municipality, the proposition
carried by unanimous vote. The cleo
ton of town officers will take place
April Is.
New even.room house and thirty
lots for sale, located on lower From,
street. Shade and fruit trees, garden
and good stand of alfalfa. Good we'll,
wind mill and gasoline engine for
i~rrigsting. Also household goods.
Reuben Archer. Fort Benton.-Adv.
Adjutant General Grennan, OF the
Montana National Guard, arrived 10.
day on an ofacisl visit. It 10 snnounc.
ed that Company M. OF this city,
will be inspected March II by Lieu,
A. A. Hoffman, who will also inspec,
the Montana troops located in other
parts OF the state.
It 10 announced that Professor
Thomas Shaw and other agricultural
experts will address farmers meetings
to be held at Big Sandy next Monday,
March II, at which q large attendance
Is expected. The meetings will be
held at 1880 .. m. and 2:30 p. D..
Miss Flanagan, county school super
intendent, announces the result Of the
February examination OF teachers.
Second grade certificates we're issued
by the county board of examiners to
Miss Bertha Osborn, of Highwood;
Miss Laura Peake, OF Big Sandy; and
Miss Jennie English, of Fort Benton.
Third grade certificates to Miss Ger
trude Kelley, OF Carter; and Mics
Mildred Minar, of Fort Benton.