The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-08-05
CITY AND STATE.

Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. L~ockwOOd's jewelrv
store.-Adv.
Henry H. Sutton is in town from
Highwood, on a business visit.
r. L. Mooney and wife arrived from
Highwood yesterday, on a visit with
Fort Benton friends.
H. Jappe. n of the old-time resi-.
dents of the Big Sandy district, is
among the visitors in town.
A man who was arrested on High.
wood by a forest ranger was brought
to the county jail today to await a
hearing on a charge of violating the
Montana game laws. The defendant
is accused of killing grouse during the
closed season.
w. F. MILFORD has filed nominating
papers in the county clerks office, in
which he announces his candidacy for
the republican nomination for cor.
oner. A petition filed by Peter NJ.
Sonksen refers to the republican NOM
nation for constable of Big Sandy
township.
The final account of the executors
of the estate of the late NJ. E. Miner
was the subject of a hearing in the
district court yesterday, the report be.
ing approved by the court. An order
for final distribution of the estate was
then made. A conservative estimate
of the value of the estate amounts to
about $4,000.
Supplies of new denominations of
stamps, to meet the demand for parcel
post service, have been received by
Montana postmasters. The new
stamps are z cents, 9 cents, IL cents
and 80 cents. The 7-cent stamps are
black; the Scent stamps are pink;
the 12-cent stamps maroon and the
3O-cent stamps .vermilion.
From Thursdays daily.
Fred L. Brown and wife, of Clear
Lake, are among the visitors in town.
Mrs. H. G. Smith arrived from Lo.
ma last evening, on a visit with
friends in this vicinity.
L. X. Devlin, of the state humane
bureau, arrived today to investigate
a case in which two small boys are
accused of horse stealing.
F. E. Stranahan and family left this
morning by automobile for Helena,
with the intention of extending the
trip into the Yellowstone country.
According to the Lewistown news.
papers, the Polk directory of that city
has been completed and indicates a
population of $500 within the city
limits. Including nearby residents,
the number is increased to about
$500.
T. r. Johnson, of Cincinnati, O.,
who was among today's arrivals, is
an old-time resident of this city. Mr..
Johnson was employed in the Wetzel
store in 1882, and is renewing a~cquain.
lance with local people whom he knew
at that time.
Sylvester Nelson, who was arrested
in the Highwood country on a charge
of violating the game laws, is wanted
by the authorities for a more serious
offense. He is accused of shooting
cattle, and is said to have practically
admitted that he is guilty of that
crime.
Miss Flanagan, county superintend-
ent, that eighth grade en-
aminations will be held here August
p and 2S, and the regular teachers
examination August q, 2S and 20.
One of the examiners will conduct
examinations at Big Sandy on the
same dates, for the accommodation of
teachers and pupils.
A notice of his intention to seek the
democratic nomination for state sena-
tor was filed in the county clerks Of
flee yesterday by F. E. %Stranahan, of
this city. In his declaration Mr..
Stranahan states that in the event of
his nomination and election he will
earnestly endeavor to do the right
thing at the right time in the right
way"
From Fridays daily.
See the Stockmen's National bank
for farm loans.-Adv.
Mrs. r. c. Giddnigs left today for
MissOula, on a visit with friends in
that city.
For sale, my house and lot in Fort
Benton, price 5000. C. NJ. Lauer, Ha.
vre, MOnt.-Adv.
c. B. VanAlstine, a we'll known res.
ident of Big Sandy, arrived today on
a business visit.
Nominating petitions in the form
required by the direct primary law
can be secured at the River Press of.
fce.-Adv.
The Stockmen's National bank has
an unlimited amount of money to loan
Of improved farms, at reasonable
rates.-Adv. |
The BARRIERS of the city have agreed
that after August LIST they will close
their shops at Z o'clock p. M, except
Saturdays, when they will close at