The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
CITY AND STATE.

The Chicago Store is selling out at
a great sacrifice.-Adv.
A son was born last evening to Mr..
and Mrs. Kirk Myers, of this city.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.-Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Harder left this
morning for Boulder, where they will
visit for a few days.
Lost, a fountain pen with gold band
marked with initials J. M. D. Liberal
reward for return to Riverside Laun.
dry.-Adv.
A Washington dispatch states that
the president has sent to the senate
the nomination of Ezelia J. Peppin
to be postmaster at Havre.
Miss Marion Cox Of Pleasant Val
ley, who was admitted to the SAM
tarium a day of two ago, was operat-
ed upon today for appendicitis.
A. X. Prescott came down from
Helena last evening and tomorrow
will go out to the Wilson Bros. ranch
at Lonetree, to inspect some cattle
which he expects to purchase.
]. j. McGraw has received a cooler
from Miller & Cooper, of St. Louis,
and has a crew of carpenters busy in
stalling same in the basement of his
saloon building on Front street. 1t
has a capacity of a carload Of beer
and is one of the latest and most i'm
proved models in cooler construction.
William Bennett and Earl Lee were
brought down from Floweree this
morning by Deputy Sheriff Lew
White of Carter, and lodged in the
county Jail. These men are suspect
ed of having stolen some articles
which were found in a barn at Flow
cree, but sc far ne complaint has
been lodged against them. They will
probably be turned loose.
A hearing was had this afternoon
in the district court in reference to
the disposition Of the children belong.
ing to the family Of w. R. Gregg, OF
Highwood, whose wife has refused to
longer live with him and is now work
ing in n of the railroad camps in
that vicinity. The children, of whom
there are eight, were held in the Gus
tody of the court for the present.
David G. Browne, president of the
Stockmen's National bank, will leave
tonight for St. Paul to attend a meet
ing Friday of the Ninth Regional Re
serve district, in which Montana il
included to arrange for the selection
of directors and other matters per
tanning to the new federal reserve
act. The other members to repre-
sent Montana are A. j. Davis, pres
ident First National Bank of Butte
A. c. Johnson, vice-president Ameri
can National Bank of Helena; F. S
Lusk, president First National Banl
of Missoula; and r.. j. Covert, vice
president Merchants National Banl
of Billings.
From Thursdays daily.
Miss Julia Crane left this mornin,
for Fort Peck to attend the selection
of the reservation lands which viii
begin May LIST. Her number in tn,
drawing was 80.
Walter Bing, chief clerk of the For
Benton post Office, is on a visit at hi.
old home at White Sulphur Springs
During his absence George Crane i:
assisting in the work at the post of
fee.
The sale of the old bridge lumber
took place this afternoon and a yer!
fair price was realized. The lumber
was in eleven piles of different sizes
and the prices ranged from 81 to 50.
per pile.
Vernon E Lewis, a former resiiea
of this city, but who has been prac
ticing law at Great Falls for som
time, has decided to remove to thil
city and will open an Office in tn
Benton State Bank building abou
May LIST.
Little Doris. the three-year-ol,
daughter of MI. and Mrs. Perry Hill
of the Goosebill, died yesterday at 81
Glare hospital of intestinal tubercu
losis. The body will be taken out t.
the ranch of the parents tomorrow
for burial.
In the district court today the viii
of the late Milton S. alderman wa
admitted to probate and letters of ad
ministration issued to Clara B. Elder
man as executrix of the estate, il
accordance with the provisions of tn,
will. The estate is valued at abou
$1,000.
From Fridays daily.
Several good mich COWS for sale
Inquire of D. G. Lockwood.-Adv.
Just received a carload of choice
seed oats.-Power & Bro. Ltd.-Adv
Attorney w. F. Mcintyre of Helena
is a business visitor in the city to
day.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. George Brun
dage, of this city, this morning, {
daughter.
Miss Pearl Nugent of Carter wa
received at the Sanitarium today TO