The river press., 1914-12-23
CITY AND STATE.

store.-Adv.
Wheat wanted-Will pay premium
on No. 1 Turkey red milling wheat
Benton Milling Co.-Adv.
L. X. Devlin, of the state humane
bureau, arrived yesterday on business
relating to that department.
Andy Elderman, county auditor
elect, arrived today from Big Sandy
on visit with Fort Benton friends.
A suit for divorce has been brought
in the district court by Grace M. Mich.
olas. of Big Sandy, against Harley
Nicholas, the defendant being accused
of desertion.
John T. Phelan and other business
men of Geraldine arrived this after
noon by automobile, making the trip
from Geraldine over ice-covered roads
in little over one hour.
Declarations of their intention to be.
come American citizens have been
filed in the district court by Samuel
A. Evans and Edgar A. Aikens, of Dut-
ton, two former residents of Canada.
The largest shipment of hogs ever
made from Conrad left for eastern
markets last week. There were 16
cars in the shipment, five from Waller
and the remainder from the territory
adjacent to Conrad.
The civil suit of Patrick Mcbride
against Mary Agnes Smith, which was
transferred to the district court of
Cascade county, resulted in a judg-
ment for plaintiff to the amount of
$4O0 and interest at s per cent from
April IA, 1905. Official notice to that
effect has been received by the clerk
of the district court.
The lowest temperature of the sea-
son prevailed in this locality last
night, thermometers in various parts
of town registering 20 and % below
zero. The cold snap caused a freeze
up in the Missouri river at an earlier
date than usual. Last winter the river
was open until February 5, but old
time residents consider New Years
day as about the average date for the
freeze-up.
From Thursdays daily.
AL Quarles, we'll known resident
of the Marias country, is among the
visitors in town.
Dora Best has brought suit for di-
vorce in the district court against
Charles E. Best, the complaint alleg-
ing wilful neglect and desertion.
A petition for letters of administra-
tion in the estate of the late Benja-
min Mcmahon. has been filed in the
administrator.
V. Russell Henry, one of the Chou
teau county representatives in the
fourteenth legislative assembly, arriv-
ed from Hawarden today on a visit
with Fort Benton friends.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to George Epperson and Kath-
crime Clark, of Geraldine. The we'd
ding took place yesterday afternoon,
Justice A. G.. Fisher officiating.
The town of Windham, in Fergus
county is having run Of hard luck.
First the Lehigh coal mines were
flooded, stopping all operations en-
cept pumping, then her bank closed
and finally the school house burned
Herman c. Voigt of bingham, who
was under treatment at the Sanitar-
um for cirrhosis of the liver, died Tues
day from that disease. The body was
shipped to bingham yesterday, for
burial at that place.
An ice gorge formed in the Missouri
river last evening, near the pumping
station. the dam of ice backing up t:e
water in that vicinity. The heavy
pressure caused the gorge to break
and scatter big cakes of ice along the
river bank
The county commissioners have ap-
pointed Louis English to take cen
sus of Big Sandy residents, to ascer-
tain whether there is sufficient num-
ber for incorporation as a town. A
population of 300 is required. and it
is believed Big Sandy has more than
that number.
James \. Murty, secretary of the
Commercial Club. received word from
Choteau last evening that % names
of the Chouteau county signers to the
POndera county petition had been
withdrawn. 1t is believed these with
drawals will prevent the annexation of
ChOuteau county territory as Origi-
nally proposed in the petition.
The war news regarding the bOm
bardment of Scarborough and other
English towns by German cruisers is
of personal interest to number of
residents of this locality. Miss Rose
Postill. of this city. and Mrs. S. A.
Kirby and the Postill brothers. of
ShOnkin, lived in Scarborough before
they came to the United States.
The trial of j. H. Bell on a charge
of cattle stealing which has been in
in ;c<r ;,t tI,n