The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-08
CITY AND STATE.

~ SuACoSO 0IOIc 10 Sc111uS Out AT
a great sacrifice.-Adv.
Fresh mich COW for sale. Inquire
of John Jacoby, Fort Benton.-Adv.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
stOre.-Adv.
The city council was in session this
afternoon for the purpose of opening
bids for the sale of the sewer bonds
voted at the recent election. There
were fifteen bids received. At the time
of going to press nothing had been
accomplished in the premises.
Mrs. A. E. Bjerring and her daugh
ter, Mrs. Otto Soeberg and family will
leave this evening for Copenhagen,
Denmark, where they will remain
about a year in the hope of benefting
Mrs. Soeberg's health, which has been
very poor for some years past.
c. w. Morrison and family are bus.
lily engaged today in moving their
household goods into the Bjerring
house where they will take up their
residence, their present abode having
been recently purchased by Chas.
Thompson, who will shortly nov in
to it.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed in the county clerks Office by
the North American Mortgage COM
pany, of Leeuwarden, Holland. This
is a branch of the American concern
of that name. The document is writ
ten in the Dutch language and makes
interesting reading for the average
American.
According to a news item from
Great Falls, the top wool price of the
seasOn has been paid for the 200, 900
pound clip of Burke Bros, of Augusta,
n of the largest outfits in Northern
Montana. The price Is said to have
been close to 10 cents, the purchase
being made by Joe Streng, represent
ing Eisemann Bros, of Boston.
Harry Stevens, a saloon keeper of
Big Sandy, was arrested by Sheriff
Rogers on a warrant issued out of
Justice Kinder's cour charging him
with gambling, on complaint of a man
by the name of Burnside, who claims
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The accused was brought to town this
morning. The hearing in the case has
been fixed for the 9th inst.
Deputy Sheriff Tom Hulehan arriv-
ed from Geraldine last evening having
in custody John H. Hall, charged with
assault in the third degree. In his
hearing before Justice of the Peace
II D1n10r L0 1yoc n0,xys1<oI ~ Aha
crime and fined $4,000 and costs,
amounting to $3.50, in default Of
which he will serve time in the county
Jail at the rate of $500 per day.
From Thursdays daily.
w. P. Sullivan, of Square Butte is a
business visitor in the city today.
Arrivals from the west report a
snowfall of several inches at Great
Falls last night.
NJ. f. Pugsley, formerly of this city
but now residing at Tacoma, Wash,
is a visitor in the city today.
John F.. Sullivan, assistant cashier
OF the Benton State bank, returned
yesterday from an eastern visit Of
several weeks.
4 declaration of intention to be-
come an American citizen was filed in
the district court today by John Vac
elk, a native Of Austria.
A band of about 5000 yearling and
~two-year-old ewes sold by the North
western Live Stock company to Oliver
& Anderson, of Dillon, were driven
through town today to the stockyards
for shipment.
An auction sale of farm machinery,
live stock and household goods was
held yesterday at the Churchill ranch,
about twelve miles east of Fort Ben
ton. We understand the articles sold
brought good figures.
Ivy James, of Tunis, was brought to
the Sanitarium today to receive at
tention for a badly injured head and
face. Mr.. James was working in a
we'll when part of a pump fell on him,
and he considers himself fortunate in
escaping from what might have been
a fatal accident.
The report of the weather bureau
station at Havre shows a high range
OF temperature last month, a mean
temperature of "a degrees being re-
corded. There was a deficiency of
precipitation, the total for the month
being only OH inches, or about one
third of the average amount for March
F. S. Burdick, of Fargo, N. Dak.,
has accepted a position in the dry
goods department of Sharp Bros. es-
tablishment. Upon the resignation of
Miss Pratt, which is to take effect
about the 18th inst. Mr.. Burdick will
become manager of the department.
Miss Pratt contemplates making an
extended visit to her old home in
Canada.
At a meeting of the city council,
held last evening, the resignation of
Jere J. Sullivan as alderman from the
first ward WAS rocoivod and accontod