The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-08
CITY AND STATE.

From Mondays daily.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Wood
cock, of Shonkin, a son.
Mrs. Walter Keaster, of Highwood,
spent the Fourth with friends in the
city.
Mrs. S. E. Rome returned yesterday
from a visit Of several weeks with
friends at Chinook.
Louis Hansen, of Nine Mile, was re.
ceived at the Sanitarium yesterday
for medical treatment.
Born, at St. Clare hospital on the
Fourth of July, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra
l.. Crane, of this city, a son.
Allan Gray and wife, of Big Sag,
were in the city for the Fourth. They
were accompanied home by Mrs. G.
Stevens.
A marriage license has been issued
by the clerk Of the district court to
Martin V. Sturne and Adelia Haw.
kins, both of Eagleton, in the Bear
Paw country.
Mrs. Chas. Lepley, who went east
several weeks ago in response to news
of the serious sickness of her mother,
returned yesterday from her old home
at Middlebury, vt.
Mrs. Gertrude Stevens and daugh-
ter, Macbeth, were among the Fourth
of July visitors. Mrs. Stevens has
been residing at Los Angeles, CAL, for
the benefit of her health.
A petition has been filed in the dis
trict court by Dagmar A. Jensen, wife
of the late Andrew S. Jensen, request
ing the appointment of F. E. Strana.
han as administrator of the estate of
the deceased.
Carol Fish, Of Upper Highwood, ar
rived in the city last evening, return
ing home today. He was accompanied
to Hollywood by Mrs. F. S. Hadley who
has been detained here by the sick
ness of her grandson.
Frank Lyons, one of the defendants
in the Big Sandy saloon case, has ap-
pealed to the district court against
the fine of 500 assessed against him
in the justice court. The defendant
was accused of selling liquor without
a license.
Local residents who returned yes
terday from Big Sandy, report a crowd
of about 1900 people at the Fourth OF
July celebration in that lively town
The program of amusement included
a number of wild west stunts that
contributed largely to the success Of
the celebration.
News of a fatal accident to Mrs
Thos. Clary, a former resident of this
city, will be received with regret by
a large number of old-time friends in
this part of Montana. Mrs. Clary was
visiting with her daughter, Mrs
Foote, wife of Lieut.. P. w. Foote, at
Schenectady, N. Y, and was fatally
injured in an automobile accident. II
will be remembered that Thos. Clary
who was at n time sheriff of Chou
teau county, died a few years g from,
injuries received in a railroad acct
dent near Devils Lake while on the
way to Chicago with a cattle ship
ment.
From Tuesdays daily.
w. r. Taft arrived yesterday from
Big Sandy, Oh a business visit.
The Eklund photo studio will be
open Saturday and Sunday, July II
and 12.-Adv.
Mr.. Carney, district manager fol-
the Mountain States Telephone com
pany, is among the visitors in town.
DR.. Chas. S. Houtz left today for
Lewistown. to attend the annual meet
ing of the state medical association.
The city baseball team will play the
Big Sandy boys next Sunday at Big
Sandy, unless weather conditions com
pei cancellation of the arrangements
Theo. Mullen was received at the
county jail today from Big Sandy, to
serve thirty days for a m~isdemeanOr,
The prisoner was committed by Jus
tice w. A. Ragan.
A suit for divorce has been brought
in the district court by Grace M. Har'
nish against Ralph E. Harnish, the
complaint alleging desertion. The par
ties are former residents of Bluffton.
Ind.
The postoffice department announc.
es that several star service contracts
in northern Montana have been ex.
tended to August 81, because of the
difficulty experienced in making new
contracts for the service.