The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-22
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays daily.
Col. j. H. Rice of Shonkin is a bust
ness visitor in the city today.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
r to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
stOre.-Adv.
Mrs. NJ. E. Catalan, of Square
Butte, and Henry Retztaff of this CITY
were received at the Sanitarium YES.
terday for treatment.
The remains of Paul Grenon. who
died suddenly a few days ago, were
this morning shipped to Deer Lodge.
where the funeral will take place to.
morrow.
B. F. Stevens and wife, of Dodson,
are visiting with friends in the city.
Mr.. Stevens is an old.time cowboy
and rode the Shonkin range in the
early eighties.
S. ]. Story, a saloon keeper of Ger.
aldine was brought in yesterday
charged with selling liquor to a min.
or. He had a hearing today before
Justice Fisher, who fined him $25 and
costs of action.
The will of the late Paul Grenon
was admitted to probate today in the
district court. The beneficiaries of
the will are August and George Gren.
on, of Butte, nephews of the deceased,
who are also named as executors of
the will without bond.
1t is reported that the Dimmick
ranch near Cascade, consisting of g.
900 acres has been sold by l. A. Stubb
to George Dredge, of Minneapolis, for
a consideration of 5000, 900. This is
one of the oldest ranches in that part
OF the state.
Poplar, Mont, set a high record for
rainfall during the month of June
when the score was $50 inches, says
the Great Falls Tribune. That was
the greatest amount of rainfall for
June reported from any Montana
point and is a very high record for
Montana. The smallest amount re-
corded at any weather station in the
state was at Libby in Lincoln county.
Malta stood second place for the large
amount of rainfall for June with 7.O7
inches and Hamilton in Ravalli coun-
ty was next to the lowest with 100.
The body of a man was found a day
or two ago on a sand bar in the Mis-
souri, river about two miles below the
mouth of Belt creek, and fully identi-
fed as that of Samuel England, a
laborer at the power plant now being
constructed at the big falls, who about
three weeks ago lost his life in at
tempting to cross the river at that
place by clinging to a cable. The body
having been found within the limits
of ChOuteau county, the authorities
were notified, and had it brought to
Fort Benton yesterday afternoon. 1t
was so badly decomposed that it was
Immediately buried.
Great Falls Leader: After a COM
promise between Mrs. Harry Williams
and the Great Northern railway, a set
Element of 1000 has been made upon
the widow for the death OF her hus-
band, Conductor Harry Williams, who
was killed in a rear-end collision, Oc-
tober 5, 1913, about two and a half
miles east of the Ulm station. The
accident occurred while Mr.. Williams
and Brakeman w. C. Power were rid
ing in the caboose of an extra ore
train, and both men were instantly
killed. In a binding snow storm an
other extra running light to Great
Falls crashed into the real end of the
ore train before the engineer could
stop and a fire that started immediate
ly afterwards badly burned the bodies
of both Williams and Power.
From Thursdays daily.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John Willett,
Of this city, July ID, 1914, a son.
V. Russell Henry and wife arrived
from Hawarden today, on a visit with
Fort Benton friends.
A large number of lady friends
were the guests of Mrs. Malcolm Nor
row and Mrs. Bertha Russell last "
ening, at the Morrow residence on
Main street.
Miss Amy Spiller, of Belt arrived
in the city this morning and will
spend several weeks visiting with her
sister, Marie, who is employed in the
telephone office.
A marriage license has been issued
by the clerk of the Cascade county
district court to Edgar N. Barrett and
Miss Ruth Green. two we'll known res.
idents of Big Sandy.
A news item from Great Falls re.
ports the sale of the S. E. Douglas
,.~I 11S- 20 zlo.A ~ mn -~..~l. -
PISS cents. This is the top price of
the season in northern Montana mar
kets.
p. d. Miller, OF the State Elevator
company arrived today to look after
the construction of the company's
new elevator at this place. Mr.. Mil
Ter expects to have the plant ready
for business the first week in Aug
ust.