The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-25
CITY AND STATE.

From Saturdays daily.
Albert Kleinpell and family, of Car
ter, are visiting in the city today.
Geo. E. Barley and wife and Miss
Loretta Clark are visitors in the city :.
today from Eagle Butte. |
A declaration of intention to be-
come an American citizen was filed
in the district court today by Martin
Anderson, Of Dutton, a native of
Sweden. /,
The evidence in the Moody case
was all complete at noon today and
court adjourned until $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon. When court resumed the
case was reviewed by the attorneys,
after which the jury retired.
Plans have been perfected by G..
w. Morrow Of the Milwaukee Land
Co., and associates for the erection of
an opera house at Geraldine, the
building to be completed this year at
a cost Of from $4,000 to $4,000.
A telegram from New York states
that former Senator w. A. Clark mar
rCwly escaped death a day or two ago
when a derrick and 6. 14.ton girder fell
at the new building of the Equitable
Life Insurance company at that place.
Only the stoutness Of a bridge over
the sidewalk saved him.
b. F. Walker. who has been a dep
uty in the Office Of County Surveyor
Culbertson, this afternoon severed his
connection with that Office, and left
this evening for Great Falls, where
Amalgamated Copper company at the
Rainbow dam.
Rev. w. w. Van Orsdel, who arrived
from the west yesterday, me a num-
Der of his old time friends at the
Methodist church last evening, where
they gathered to observe his birthday.
Old time residents and new corners
joined in the celebration. An i'm
promptu program of singing, address,
es, recitations and an interchange of
early day "reminiscences was carried
out, followed by refreshments served
by the Ladies Aid Society. Bro. Van
responded to the congratulations of
his friends in his we'll known hearty
manner and declared that this occa.
sion was the happiest meeting of the
many he had taken part in at the old
town.
From Mondays daily.
c.. w. Vaughan and wife of Nine
mile are visitors in the city today.
Brand new line of Ederheimer-Steins
suits for young men and boys at Ward
& MOrrison's.-Adv.
There will be a social dance Satur-
day, March %, on Highwood at the
Buckland hall. A four-pice orchestra
will furnish the music.
The trial of the Moody case was
completed and given to the jury Sat
urday afternoon. After celebrating
for about half an hour, the jury return
ed a verdict of not guilty.
Joe Gomez, a Mexican railroad la
borer, who has been ill at St. Clare
hospital for some time past, died at
that institution last evening. His
home is at Conejos, New Mexico.
Deputy Sheriff L. w. White came
down from Carter yesterday, bring
ing with him Neal Carter, a resident
of that section who is supposed to be
laboring under a temporary fit of in
sanity. He was given quarters in the
county Jail.
C. ". Tenney, inspector of Montana
rural schools, who has been working
in Sanders and Missoula counties,
passed through Fort Benton yesterday
on his way to Havre to attend the
meeting of the county and state health
officers, which is in session there to-
day.
Miss Nettie Cooper who has been
visiting friends at Omaha and other
points during the past winter, arrived
in this city a few days g and has
taken up her residence with her bro.
Their Bert Cooper and family. Her
former residence was at Frederick.
Okla.
A marriage license was issued to.
day by the clerk of the district court
to Marson White and Mrs. Laura Viii.
son, both of Stanford, Fergus county,
Geo. W. Nickerson. who was placed
OF trial in the district court this morn.
ing on the charge of grand larceny,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
two years in the p%enitentiary. Sen.
tence was suspended.
There was a quiet home wedding
this morning at the Fort Benton San.
itarium when Miss Doritz Friedlundh
who has been employed as a nurse in
thof institution uyoa married. IN Mr.
Thomas Hooyenga of Clear Lake. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. c.
E. Haynes of the Methodist church
and was witnessed by a number of
friends of the bride. The newly mar
ried couple left this afternoon for their
home on Mr.. Hooyenga's ranch near
Clear Lake.
Great Falls Tribune: o. G. Cooper,
a we'll known pioneer of this portion