The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-27
CITY AND STATE.
Ef0A Wedneeday,a Daily

ffeA Wednesdays Daily
Send your watch and iewelry repair.
work to D. G. Lockwood's jswelry
etore.-Adv.
Ross Elwell U. S. commissioner Q
Graceville, 10 among the VISITORS In
the city.
Mrs. c. o. Fisher, Of this city left
this morning for a visit to rel atives
and friends 10 North Dakota.
Miss Annie McAnelly, county super.
intendent Of schools Of Cascade county,
wss among yesterdays arrivals.
Mrs. Charles Whttcomb aud child.
rem are in the city visiting with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Mslcolm Nor.
row.
A marriage license was issued today
BY the clerk of tho district court to
William vielleux and Miss Mamie
Billiter, both Of this city.
A. KishpsuGh, Of Seattle, who WAS
travelling solicitor OF the Great Falls
Tribune for several years, 10 among
the business visitors In the city.
Genuine bargains At our So and 10c
counters Of crockery, glassware. tin.
ware and granitevsre. Lowest prices
in dry goods, clothing and shoes ct
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Mrs. 8. F. Allen and family. Of this
city, left this morning for New
Brunswick, Ont., Canada, where Mrs.
Allen wss called by the serious sick.
ness of her mother. Mr.. Allen &C.
companied them to Havre.
d. G. Lockwood has begun making
preparations for the improvements
which he contemplates In his drug
store. A portion of the new furniture
10 already here, and when completed
It will present . very attractive sp-
pearsnce.
An appeal was fled in tho district
court today In the csse OF the State OF
Montana against Charles Hendler,
who ives tried 10 Justice Kinder's
court on the 18th inst, on the charge
Of burglary and sentenced to q term in
the county jail.
Louis Lendbsrg, of Havre, arrived
last evening to take position with T.
G. Power & Bro, Ltd, Is manager
Of their clothing department., in place
of Frank Ryan, who resigned his
position several days ago. Mr.. Ryan
left last night for the east, to purchase
goods for his new store which he pro.
poses to open shortly at Big Sandy.
A deal in ranch property was con.
summsted today by the sale of the
Martin Connolly holdings on the south
side OF the river, about one and one
half miles from town. The ranch con.
sists Of about 700 acres of some Of the
best land in this part of the etate. The
purchaser being Alex Paul, of Sioux
City, Iowa, and the purchase price was
CPS per acre.
From Thursdays Daily.
L. K. Devlin is up from Havre today
on . business visit.
Mrs. James O'Neil of Fort Benton,
was admitted to St. Glare hospital
toda y for medical treatment.
Frank Hops, of the Hops piano
house. Great Falls and II. W. Brown,
piano tuner for the same, are business
visitors in the city today.
Anthony Walter was brought to the
ssnitarium today from the Rice ranch
on the Shonkin suffering from q
bruised head accidentally inflicted.
Harry Bjerring, formerly . resident
Of this city bnt now of Big Sandy,
who recently underwent IN operation
1t ST. Glare hospital, 10 rapidly re-
covering.
We we're In error In T~uesdsy's daily
In stating that Mrs. q. Bjerring WAS
received at St. Glare hospital to un.
dergo IN operation. The item should
have read Harry Bjerripg.
Petitions for naturalization were
fled with the clerk Of the district
court today by Christian Odegard
and Anton Brende. natives Of Norway.
Both are residents Of Big Sandy.
In the matter OF the inquiry into
the sanity Of Belle Fultz, had . few
days ago, the court today ordered
that the case be dismissed and the
said Belle Futz released from the
custody of the sheriff.
The county commissioners we're en-.
gagged this afternoon discussing the
merits Of the different engines which
have been demonstrating on the bench