The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-14
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays daily.
The Chicago Store is selling out at
q great sacrifice.-Adv.
Born, at the Sanitarium, to MI. and
Mrs. ]. D. Savage, of this city, a son.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.-Adv.
Mrs. J. Peterson, of Harlem, was re.
ceived at st. Clare hospital today, for
surgical treatment.
A petition for naturalization was
filed in the district court today by
Percy R. Remington, of Big Sandy.
Carl Bennam, of this city, returned
last evening from a visit to his par.
ents at S%alesville, Mont, where he
spent the holidays.
s. J.. Story, of Geraldine, and An
thony ]. Yocis, a Milwaukee railroad
employee, were received at the SAM
tarium today for treatment.
The marriage of U. E. Hankins, of
Highwood, and Dorothy Schlieman, of
Nine Mile, a former resident Of this
city, took place this afternoon at st.
Paul's church. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. ]. N. Chestnut, and
was witnessed by several friends.
At a meeting Of the directors of the
Benton State bank, held yesterday af-
ternoon, the officers of the institution
were reelected. The business of the
bank was found to have been SO salts.
factory during the past year that
$4,000 was added to the surplus fund,
increasing it to $4,000.
The members of the local chapter
of the Eastern Star participated in a
very enjoyable entertainment at the
Masonic club rooms last evening,
playing cards and other amusements.
Before the refreshments were served
the retiring worthy matron, Mrs. Ezra
L. Crane, was presented with a beau
tiful past matron's jewel.
According to the Butte newspapers,
the payroll Of the Anaconda Copper
Mining company during the past year
vas larger than any former period,
the total for the twelve months
amounting to about $20,147, 900. The
company has about 10000 persons in
it's employ in various capacities, with
an average annual compensation of
$1,258.
From Thursdays daily.
G. w. Vaughan and wife arrived to-
day from Nine Mile, on a visit with
friends in this city.
Walter Keaster and wife, of High
wood, are the guests Of Mrs. Gertrude
Stevens, Of this city.
Martin Wasesha, of Beatrice, an old
time resident of the Marias country
is among the visitors in town.
Miss Georgia Chave received a tele
gram from Chicago today, a%nnounc
ing that her father had been serious
ly injured and is in a Chicago hos
pital. The nature of the accident
was not stated.
The members of the Benton lodge
of Masons are in receipt of an invita-
ton to attend a ball and banquet a
Big Sandy or Saturday evening, to b
given by the Masonic lodge recent!
organized at that place.
Ed. Chappell, of Iona, is among thu
visitors in town. Mr.. Chappel hal
engaged in hog raising on an exten
sive scale the past two years, ant
finds it a profitable business as ther'
is a ready market for his young pig
at about $40 per head.
Double funeral services were helt
in Mount Auburn chapel this after
noon in memory of the late H. E. An
derson, of Big Sandy, and J. w. Mon
ahan, of the Teton. The services
we're conducted by Rev. ]. N. Ches
mutt, of St. Paul's church.
The local authorities are making
daily %roundups of strangers who hav'
no visible means of support, ant
whose presence here is not desirable
Three of this class g given TEN
porary accommodation in jail last ev
ening, preparatory to their departure
to some other locality.
According to the Chinook Demo
crat, disbarment proceedings hav'
been brought in the supreme cou
against R. E. O'Keefe, a we'll know
Chinook attorney, who has an ex
tensive acquaintance in this part O
the twelfth judicial district. MI
O'Keefe is accused of u~nprofessiona
conduct in promising the payment O
money to a prospective witness in
damage suit.
From Fridays daily.
George E. Atwood, of Iona, Il
among the business visitors in town.
H. B. Nottingham and wife, O
Shonkin. are visiting with friends il
this city.
v. E. Goings and wife arrived from
Clear Lake today, IN a visit will
Fort Benton friends.
Hilbert 1verson, of Geraldine, wa
taken to the S~anitarium today, to re
ceive attention for pneumonia.
James R. Panton, of Nashua. a for