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

From Saturdays daily. !
w. c. Montgomery, of Carter, is
visiting with friends in this vicinity.
r. E. Gruwell, the Billings live
stock dealer, arrived To-Day on a bust
ness visit.
]. w. Woodcock, a we'll known res
ident of Shonkin is visiting with Fort
Benton friends.
Henry Conrad and John Burgland
arrived last evening from Hawarden.
on a visit of a few days.
Milton alderman and Mrs. joseph
McCoun. of Big Sandy. were received
at st. Glare hospital today for treat
ment.
The Great Falls commercial club
Is insisting that politics be cut out at
once and the opening of the Black
feet reservation be ordered at an
early date.
G. M. Luce returned yesterday
from Helena, where he attended the
meetings of the state association of
teachers. Mr.. Luce reports a large
attendance Of teachers from all parts
Of Montana.
According to advices from Big
Timber, the new alfalfa mill at that
place is in operation. Its product is
said to have been contracted in ad-
n to a st. Louis firm, for sale to
dairy farmers in Missouri.
w. R. Leet, county treasurer, was
tho hVpcf1ot ~nnn f~ t~~rvn A~l~-
large number of taxpayers making
payment of their dues on the last day
of the open season. The delinquent
penalty of 10 per cent. goes into ef-
feet Monday.
Evan ]. Price, one of the early
day residents of this vicinity, is in
town today from his home on High
wood. Mr.. Price has lived in Mon
tana since 1864, most of the fifty
years having been spent in this part
Of the state, and is one of the few
pioneer citizens who have never made
a trip by railroad.
At a recent meeting of the direct
ors of the Stockmen's National bank,
R. G. Giddings, of Missoula, wal elect
ed to succeed H. S. Holt as cashier
of that institution. Mr.. Giddings has
been associated with the Missoula
Trust and Savings bank for several
years, and is regarded as one of the
most competent banking officials in
that part of Montana.
Some of the latest methods in sur.
gical work are shown in a number Of
photographs that are on display in
DR.. Porter's Office, and which were
taken with the assistance of his X
ray machine. Some of the photo
graphs were taken to ascertain the
position of broken bones, and from
this information it was possible to
determine the best method of repair
ing the injury. Other pictures show
that metal plates were used to hold
the broken bones in a position that
caused the ends to knit together.
From Mondays daily.
Mrs. Olivia Johnson was received
at the Sanitarium today, for medical
treatment.
G. G. Ihmsen and wife arrived last
evening from Big Sandy, On a visit of
a few days.
Harold Hoover left today for Hell
ena, to take the bar examination be-
fore the supreme court.
R. C. Giddings arrived today from
Missoula, to his new duties as
cashier of the. Stockmen's National
bank.
The Great Falls police are hunting
for persons who have been placing
distractions on the Milwaukee tracks
in that city.
F. H. MCGOWAN, who arrived today
from Hollywood brings word that the
Milwaukee track layers have reached
a point about two miles from the
Highwood townsite.
The setting of criminal cases for
trial in the district court has been
postponed to Wednesday,, owing to the
absence of the prosecuting attorney
who is attending court at Chinook.
Hon. T. G. Power, who recently
returned from an eastern trip, arrived
today to attend to business matters in
this vicinity. During his visit east,
Mr.. Power purchased about 200 head
of Holstein dairy stock, which were
shipped to the Sunnyside ranch.
The regular monthly meeting of the
city council will be held this evening,
at the city hall. 1t is understood that
the committee appointed by the Com
mercial club to report upon municipal
improvements will present its recon-.
m%endations to the council.
Aug. Schwackheim, manager for the
Cascade Milling company, is among
the business visitors in town. Several
shipments of wheat from this vicinity
have been purchased for the Cascade
mill, the total for the season being
about 10000 bushels.
A new system of accounts for the
county clerk and recorders Office in
every county went into effect today
NV Or6or If tho Stafa ava minor The