The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-09
CITY AND STATE.

Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.-Adv.
An order has been made in the dis
trict court setting September IS as
the date of hearing the petition for
probate of the will of the late Paul
Grennon. 1t is understood there will
be objection to admitting the will to
probate.
The belated primary returns of
Selma precinct were received at. the
county clerks Office last evening, but
the additions to the vote cast for the
various candidates did not affect the
result previously announced. Only
three voters in Selma precinct took
part in the election.
Chouteau county was not the only
county in Montana in which there
was a close vote for nomination at
the recent primary election. In Car
bon county there was a tie vote for
county commissioner, and in Missoula
county a nomination for state sena-
tor was decided by one vote.
The monthly report of the weather
bureau station at Havre shows a de-
ficiency in temperature and an xcess
of precipitation last month, COM
pared with the usual August condi-
lions. The rainfall during the month
amounted to 2.43 inches, which is
about twice as much as the average
August precipitation.
The impounding fee of one dollar
per head that has been assessed by
the city authorities against owners
of horses and cattle that are found
estray in the city limits has been in
creased to two dollars. Action to that
effect was taken by the city council
last evening, and if the new rate
fails to bring the desired result, an
other raise will probably follow.
Word has been received from Hell
ena that the state board has granted
the application of E. l.. Sutton, the
former Great Falls lawyer, for a par
don. Sutton a serving a sentence
of two years in state prison for forg-
cry committed in Chouteau county,
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name of one of his clients to a deed
to ranch property located zeal Big
Sandy.
A call has been issued by the chair
man of the republican state commit
tee for a state convention of the re-
publicans to be held in Helena Sep
TENDER 10. The convention is to be
held under that clause of the primary
law which requires that n be held
on or before September Is for the
purpose of electing a state chairman
and adopting a platform. The law
provides that all candidates for state
offices for congress and for the legis-
lature must attend, as we'll as men,
bers of the state central committee.
From Thursdays daily.
Geo. d. Patterson left today for the
east, on a visit with friends at Be-
lair, Md.
Just received, a lot of ladies' fall
aud winter |..ts. L. <. Power &.
Bro, Ltd.-AJv.
Mrs. M. c. Ludtke arrived today
IlolI I1lSu" OOu, VII q NlolC Will
friends in this city.
Homer Shepherd, a well Known
resident of the Teton country. is VS.
iting with Fort Benton friend.
Prof. c.. NJ. Luce and wife, who
have been visiting several weeks at
their former home in Indiana. were
among today's arrivals from the
east.
Among recent marriages III Great
Falls are those Of Otto r. Shelton
and Mary A.. Mccarthy. Of Gerald.
inc, and Harry j. Iawler and Lthel
Hazeltine, of GenOu.
c. l.. Kelley, Of Carter, who is among
the visitors in town, has reason to be
satitied with his farming operations
Of the past twelve months. Mr.. Kelly
harvested about 5000 bushels of whea
from 275 acres, and has sold the crop
at 80 cents per bushel.
Judgment by default was entered
in the district court today in the
suit Of l.. l.. May a. CO., t. G st. Paul
seed firm, against W. T. MauHay and
j.. Middleton. an action to ecove
payment for nursery stock. The
judgment amounts to about $500.
1t is announced py tut II. $. civil
service commission that al exaclin-
alton will be hell at Iona OH Sat.
urday, September %, fo1 the bene.
fit of applicants for tt position of
postmaster at Iona, The age limit
for applicants is u yaa;s ana over.
A session OF juvenile court was
held by Judge Tattan this afternoon,
to dispose of cases tnat have been
taken in charge by j. K. Devlin, the
state humane bureau officer for this
district. A hearing was had in the
case of the two Crereau boys, who
were alleged to be incorclgiblc. the
court making an order for commit
ment of defendants to the state re-
form school. 4 simm: order was
made in tho ease Of Npln., RunSan.