The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-30
CITY AND STATE.

2 NNAe
V. F. Blankenbaker and wife, of
Virgelle, are visitors in the city today. |
A daughter was born at Columbus
hospital, Great Falls, Sept. Goth to Mr.. |
and Mrs. H. B. Nottingham, of Shon-
kin.
Miss Esther Oleson, of Dodson, Mrs.
Charles Chandler, of Big Sandy, and
Master James Moran were received at
the Sanitarium this morning for treat
ment.
ceedings recently had against Attor-
ney O'Keefe of Chinook, O'Keefe has
instituted an action for $4,000 against
a number of citizens of that place,
alleging there was a conspiracy to in.
jure his character.
An item from the Bel Air (Md.)
Aegis states that Harry S. Cover,
brother of Mrs. Geo. D. Patterson OF
this city, has recently patented a tire
which he is satisfied combines all the
advantages of the air cushion tire be-
sides many peculiar to itself. 1t las
been used with satisfactory results
by some automobile and can
be fitted to any class of vehicles.
The civil service commission has
announced an examination for the po-
sition of assistant forest ranger. forest
service, to take place on October IT,
20, 1914, at all forest headquarters in
the west. In district n of the forest
service these examinations will be
held at the following places in Mon
tana: Anaconda. Billings, Bozeman.
Choteau, Dillon, Great Falls, Helena,
Kalispell, Libby, Livingston. Miles CT
ty, Missoula, Sheridan and Thompson.
From Mondays daily.
d. r. Cameron, OF Clear Lake, arriv-
ed today on a business visit.
O. F. Tate arrived from Carter to-
day, on a short visit with Fort Benton
friends.
Mrs. l.. Hensen and son, of Chinook,
are the guests of Mrs. Grant Sharp,
of this city.
A marriage license was issued today
to @. T. Poor, of Warden, Mont, and
Mary NJ. Conley, of Big Sandy.
Mrs. V. j. Hill and Miss Olivia
tombstone, of this city, were received
at the Sanitarium yesterday for medi
cal treatment.
Lester NJ. Bond and Judge Ragar
arrived today from Big Sandy, to at
tend the meeting Of the republican
central committee.
Petitions for naturalization were
filed in the district court today b!
Oswald Kind, of Genou, and LauritS
Anderson, of DuttOn.
A postofice bulletin the
appointment of Edwin X. Johnson as
postmaster at Kenilwortll, the center
of a growing settlement west of Big
Sandy.
The fiour milf machinery that wa:
delayed enroute from the factory ar
rived from the east today, and the
work of installation will begin tomor
row. Manager Andrews proposes tt
have the mill in operation at as earl,
q date as possible.
Mrs. c. o. Friedlundh, OF Clea1
Lake, who was brought to the SAM
tarium a few days ago to receive
treatment for stomach trouble, dice
Yesterday from that complaint. Thu
body will be taken to Clear Lake fol
burial.
Arrangements have been made b,
the Commercial club for the distribu
ton Of a shipment OF black spotted
trout fry that has been secured from
the government fish hatchery at Boze
man. Six 1O-gallon can of the fr!
will be placed in Highwood creek, al
ing the Shonkin.
George Wackerlin, who had charg'
of the Chouteau county exhibit at tn
state fair, returned from Helena to
day. The Chouteau county display
while not so large as the collection
supplied by some of the other coun
ties, contained exhibits that secured
five first prizes, eight seconds, ant
six third prizes.
The grand drawings announced b!
Ilc COulIv NlClh y uONAuS - Wv
votes for nominations at the direc
primary election did not take place
The tie votes for nomination for jus
tice of the peace were to have beef
decided today, but the citizens TO
whom the votes were cast did not re
spond to the call for the drawing.
A new item from Havre states tina
Gust C. Holtz. manager of the Havr'
office of the Great Northern Express
company, was arrested Friday on
charge of grand larceny. 1t is alleged
he was found short about $1,4OO b!
the company auditor, who recently eA
amined his books. He was placed un
der S 1000 bond, which was Furnished
br several Havre business men.
From Tuesdays daily.