The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-05-27


ton and Chouteau. counties will be
held tomorrow by the Teton county
commissioners. The proposed new
county includes ten townships in the
western part of ChOuteau county, but
it is understood there will not be any
protest against that feature of the
proposition.
From Tuesdays daily.
L. A. Walker, proprietor of the Cot
tage creamery at Highwood, is among
the visitors in town.
The public Offices, banks and other
institutions will be closed Saturday,
Decoration day being a legal holi-
day.
The next meeting of the CONNER
cial club will be held Thursday even
ing, May %, at the city hall. A large
attendance is desired.
LaBarre & Thompson, of this city,
were among the bidders at a big
horse sale held at Dillon last week.
A carload of their purchases arrived
today from Dillon.
A. X. Parrot, a %prospector, started
on a trip down the Missouri river to-
day in a fiat boat that he has been
building here. He announced that
st. Louis is his destination.
The following patients have been
received at St. Clare hospital for
treatment: Jud Benham, of Geral-
dine; Albert Wolfe, of Fort Benton:
E. Quarrals. of Goosebill; E. Allard,
of Highwood.
A hearing was held in the district
court today in the case of Henry S.
Johnson, of the Genou country, whose
mind vas alleged to be affected. The
patient was committed to the state
asylum at Warm Springs.
Miss Laura Ludtke and her cousin,
Miss Amelia Wagner, who have been
visiting with Mrs. Ben G. TRADER, Miss
=; Ludtke's sister, the past week, left
this morning for San Francisco, Cal,
. where they expect to spend the sum
mer
G. T. Northolt, for whom officers
have been searching without success
returned to town today and was TAX
en- into custody by Sheriff Rogers
The prisoner is suspected of partici
patton in a burglary that took place
about a gear ago.
The houseboat in which j. F. Brew
err and wife propose to make a tril
down the Missouri river was launch
ed yesterday, and was inspected b,
a number of citizens. 1t is a nea'
looking craft, fitted with convenience
es for a comfortable voyage.
I A telephone message received las
evening from Chinook announced thu
death of Mrs. Ed. Smith, of this city
!. who was visiting with friends at Ada
', The news came as a sad surprise tt
relatives and friends here. as it wa
not known that Mrs. Smith was ser
' iously sick.
r. Kennon, who returned toda.
from Big Sandy, brings word that
special election was held at tina
: place yesterday to determine the lc
: cation of a new $4,000 school build
:, ing. a site in the Riney addition, o.
the west side, was selected by a ma
. jority of about a hundred votes.
:, An address by DR.. +. B. Craighead
president of the Montana universit,
:, at Missoula, will be one of the fea
lures of the high school commence
ment exercises to be held in the
= opera house Friday evening. A larg'
number of friends of the student
have received invitations to atten'
the exercises.
, Thomas Hulehan, deputy sheriff
, arrived last evening from Geraldin
r with a prisoner named Joe Miller
!, who has been bound over to the dis
!, trict court on a charge of breaking
! into box cars. John Mcclure wa
, also delivered to the authorities t
, serve a Jail sentence for fighting an
. resisting an officer.
! Henry Hagen. who is building a &C
l.. ment sidewalk on Baker street re
\ ports that about 80 feet of the wal
t was disfigured last night by som
s vandal who left his footprints in til
soft cement. AS the sidewalk wa
fenced in the intruder seemed to hav
trespassed upon it with malicious il
tent, and Mr.. Hagen offers a rewar
for detection of the offender.
!, Advices from Helena state that a
order has been issued by the railroa
commission requiring the Grea
Northern to establish IN agency a
Iona, for the accommodation of re!
idents of that locality. The order
$ the result of a hearing held at LON
about three weeks ago, at which dat
regarding the business handled a
that point were presented.
u Helena Independent: Charlie
Green of Fort Benton was a Helen
visitor yesterday while On his way
Bozeman. His trip to Bozeman
e for the purpose Of showing to col
templated buyers the old Bozema
t Hot Springs which Mr.. Green won i