The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-10-08
CITY N STATE.

From Wednesdays daily.
Chas. H. Montgomery is a business
visitor in town from Carter.
Mrs. w. T. Cowan, of Box Elder,
is the guest Of friends in this city.
Geo. d. Patterson left today for Hell.
ena, to consult a specialist for eye
troubles.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.-Adv.
G. D. Forgey, Of Big Sandy, a for.
mel resident Of this vicinity, is among
the visitors in town.
Coal bills are a large part of your
living expenses-reduce both by us
ing Coles Hot Blast Heaters.
Wanted, about 200 stock hogs. Will
pay the highest market price. Address
Geo. H. Stevens, Fort Benton.-Adv.
A marriage license has been issued
in Great Falls to Victor ]. Josephson
and Belle Hansen, who are residents
of this vicinity.
DR.. F. ]. Adams and wife, who have
been visiting with MI. and Mrs. Jos.
A. Baker on Highwood, returned today
to their home in Great Falls.
&c and 10c counters Of notions,
glassware, graniteware and China
ware. Lowest prices in clothing, dry
goods and shoes at the Chicago Store.
ADV.
Miss Chemidlin, Of this city, was
among the prize winners in the fancy
work department at the state fair.
Two of her exhibits were awarded
first premiums.
Declarations Of their intention to be.
come American citizens have been
filed in the district court by Dimitre
Dirado, a native of Austria, and Win
Schmidt, Of Carter.
A beef shipment Of about 400 head
was loaded at the stockyards today.
for the Chicago market. ]. o. Pat
terson and other Shonkin stockmen
are interested in the shipment.
Several local sportsmen went to the
country south of the river today, to
celebrate the opening of the chicken
hunting season. The chicken crop is
said to be fairly good in this part Of
Montana.
G. ]. Mcnamara arrived from Big
Sandy today to receive an outfit OF
about $500 lambs that he recently
purchased from the Benton Sheep com.
pany. The band will be trailed to Big
Sandy, as the necessary cars could
not be scured for shipment.
John Ennan, a belligerent individual
who was threatening trouble, was ar.
rested last evening by Deputy Sheriff
R. B. Crawford, and was found to be
carrying concealed weapons. The of:
fender was fined $500 today in Jus.
tice Kinder's court, and will serve out
the fine in Jail.
Capt. Geo. H. Stevens, who was in
town today, has recently harvested a
profitable cor crop from a field Of
about $50 acres. The corn matured
in good shape and Captain Stevens
estimates the yield will average about
fifty bushels per acre. 1t is of the
Northwestern dent variety, a strain
that has been grown with success in
other parts of Montana.
From Thursdays daily.
w. p. Sullivan arrived today from
Lonetree, on a visit of a few days.
Eh0roNJ0 N1~ol1ro S1
among the business visitors in town.
E. D. Blanchard is in town today
from Graceville, on a business visit.
Valmore Bessette, of Kenilworth, a
former resident of this city, was
among today's arrivals.
Mrs. W. Thorne, of Galata, is visit.
ing with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Malcolm Morrow, of this city.
Ed. Russell left yesterday for Des
Moines, a., where he will take a ma.
chinist course in the Highland Park
college.
o. F. Tate, of Carter, and R. w.
auckland, of Highwood, arrived today
to attend a meeting of the trustees OF
the county high school.
Owing to the illness of Judge Tat.
tan. the opening of the term of dis.
trict court of Blaine county has been
postponed to October 81.
Property owners are notified by the
city marshal to clear their promises
of all weeds, Russian thistles, etc., at
once, the city council having made
an order to that effect.
H. c. Hartwick, who had been at
tempting some wild west stunts at
Big Sandy, was brought here last ev.
ening and placed in jail. Justice Ra-
gan assessed the offender a fine of
$50, in addition to 4 Jail sentence of
thirty days, for carrying concealed
weapons.
The Missoula newspapers report
Al>-A A. $500 $1,000