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

American Hotelmen's tour of Euro
pean countries for which arrange
ments have been in progress for sew
eral weeks, and in which hotel men
from all parts of the United States
will participate. Earl D. B. Sullivan,
deputy clerk of the district court, will
accompany his brother as far as New
York.
From fridays daily.
w. S. Kingsbury, of Great Falls. is
a visitor in the city today.
Several we'll broken horses for
sale. Address l.. Stocking.-Adv.
Just received a corload of choice
seed oats.-Power & Bro. Lid.-Adv.
The Eastern Star will give a dance
Easter Monday, April Is. Tickets will
be $500, including supper.-Adv.
Powers millinery, dress, tailored
and ready-to-wear hats, complete lines
lines for your inspection now or dis
play.-Adv.
c. II. Ragland, who has been on a
business visit to St. Paul and Chi
cagO for the past ten days, returned
home this evening.
w. f. MILFORD, the local agent for
the Ford automobile, will be pleased
to show prospective purchasers the
new 1914 models.-Adv.
l. Parker Veazie, Jr., of Great Falls,
attorney for the Great Northern rail.
way, is in the city today on business
before the district court.
John F. M. Culbertson, of this city,
has received an appointment as clerk
in the val department at Washing
ton, through the civil service examina.
ton.
Delbert Felt and bride, who were
married last week at Moravia, Iowa,
were among yesterdays arrivals from
the east. They will make their home
on Mr.. Fett's claim in Pleasant val
ley.
The members of the local whist club
were the guests of Mrs. H. N. Ragland
last evening, at her home on upper
Main street. About thirty members
of the club took part in the enter
tainment.
The election for hight school bonds
and also for school trustees will take
place tomorrow. 1t is hoped a full
vote will be polled, as the question of
building and furnishing a high school
building is one of great interest to
all.
Local stockmen are in receipt of in
vitations to the twenty-ninth annual
meeting of the Montana Stock Grow
ers' association, which will be held
April 81 and %, at Miles City. Elab-
crate preparations are being made for
the entertainment of visitors on that
occasion.
Mr.. Benjamin Chaplin, who will give
his four-act play Lincoln" on April
9th, has a moving picture mar and his
outfit travelling with him. They are
preparing a picture of the Chaplin
coast to coast trip, and will take local
views of interest, as we'll as of the
public school children.
! A news item from Havre states that
the Hill county commissioners have
awarded contracts for three bridges to
the Peppard Bridge company, of Mis-
soula, at a total cost of about 100000.
One of the bridges will cross Milk
river about twelve miles north of
kremlin: n will be built at Turner's
crossing of the Marias river, and the
third at Pugsley crossing of the Mar
las river.
Henry Hagen was today cited to ap-
pear before Justice Kinder's court to
show cause why he should not pay H.
cense as a contractor. MI. Hagan
gave as his reason for refusing to DAY
the license the inequality of the tax,
as compared with that paid by mer-
chantile houses, and also stated that
he had not taken a contract for three
months past. The court gave judg-
ment against him owing to the fact
that his contractors license also COW
cred his lodging house.