The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-09
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays Daily
Miss M. Rheams, OF MCGOWAN, is
visiting with friends In this city.
Mrs. G. K. McKendry left today on
. visit to her former home In Okla
homs.
VIM. Young and wife are among the
visitors In town from the Hawarden
country.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to d. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.-Adv.
Mrs. W. Bust and little son were
received At St. Glare hospital today
from Big Sandy.
Attorney Chas. A. Rose arrived
from Havre today on probate bust.
ness in the district court.
N. J. Coddington, OF Minot. N. D.,
agent for the Werner Plano company,
wss among todsy's a~rrivals.
For choice seed, Swedish selec.
oats and six.rowed brewing barley, zee
G. W. Vaughan, Fort Benton.-Adv.
John Enman Was taken to the coun.
ty jail today to serve out q fine OF $50
for carrying concealed weapons. The
prisoner was committed by Justice
Kinder.
August Bresch arrived last evening
from his homo in the Nine-Mile coun.
try with the body of his little son, who
died Monday night after q brief i'll.
ness from scarlet fever.
The members of the several commit
tees IN charge OF arrangements for the
Roundup meeting are requested to
meetlat the city hall tomorrow Thurs.
day evening, ct 500 O'Clock, to de-
eide upon important features Of the
celebr alton.
A contract was awarded TO H. D.
Wickhorst today for On addition to
the Stockmen's National bank build.
ing, upon which work will commence
~ soon 80 weather conditions permit.
The plane for the new building are ar.
RAGGED with q view to it, partial use
for postofice purposes.
Terms of court for the . county
of Sherid an, which has been attached
to the twelfth judicial district, have
been set in . Joint order made by
Judges Tsttsn and Utter. The terms
will begin May 8, September 30, No.
vember 4, and December 2, court to
be held 1t Plenty wood. the county seat
of the new county.
The report of the weather bureau
station at Havre shows a low range of
temperature during the past month,
compared with average conditions for
March. The minimum was % below
zero 10 the last week of the month, the
lowest on record for 80 late q date.
The precipitation during tho month
was 0 IS inches, an amount slightly
IN excess of the normal.
The fact thai the Montana law makes
taxes Immediately due upon personal
property that is being removed from
the county was impressed upon a
Utah sheep buyer today. Assessor
E. L. Crane discovered that about g..
900 head of sheep recently purchased
in this vicinity were about 10 be load
ed for shipment to Utah, and reported
the outfit for assessment. The owner
settled with the county treasurer
by paying taxes to the amount of
about 5000.
From Thursdays Daily.
Harry Cosner, q we'll known BUSH
ness man of Malta. vas among today's
arrivals.
F. M. Pugsley arrived today from
Tacoma, WASH, on . visit with
friends in this city.
Frank Plevks. of Grsceville, re-
turned today from q visit OF several
weeks with friends At Myrtle, MINI.
Geo. II. Stanley, the Great Falls
architect, arrived today on business
relating to building improvements in
this city.
G. w. Vaughan, who 10 among the
visitors in town, reports . snowfall Of
about eight inches yesterday in the
Nine-Mile country.
Chas. Thompson arrived from the
east today, accompanied by Mrs.
Thompson and family, who will make
their home in this city.
Patrick j. Mcbride has brought suit
in the district court against Mary A.
Smith, to recover an indebtedness Of
S400 alleged to be due on a promissory
note.
A declaration of intention to be-
come an American citizen has been
fled in the district court by Arthur
Adair. OF Tunis, q former resident of
Canada.