The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-03
CITY AND STATE.

From Mondays daily.
Attorney r. E. O'Keefe, of Chin
ook, arrived today on district court
business.
Jos. Martin, of Iona, was received
at the Sanitarium today for treat
ment.
w. p. Sullivan arrived today from
Square Butte, on a business visit of
a few days.
Born, at st. Clare hospital, May 80,
1914, to Mr.. and Mrs. William Zanto,
of HighwOod, a son.
Attorney c. N. Pray and wife ar
rived Saturday from Great Falls, on
a visit with Fort Benton friends.
A marriage license has been issued
at Great Falls to P. O.. Brende, of
Big Sandy, and Sigfrid Hippo, of Col
Inns.
Herman Osterman, an old-time res
ident of the Eagle creek country, is
in town on a business visit Of a few
days.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court this
afternoon to Harry CLANCY and EN-
ma Peterson, both of this city.
Mrs. William Mclean, of Big San
dy, and Mrs. Frank Ramage, of High
wood, have been received at St. Clare
hospital for surgical treatment.
Caroline F. Ogden has brought suit
4, thu lSc%r$ot 10,,~t orn$vnck Y0oov1,
Pogreba and wife, to about
1000 alleged to be due on a prom
issory note.
Petitions for naturalization were
filed in the district court today by
Fred Alexanderson, of Selma, and
applicants formerly lived in Canada.
Ole G. Osnes, the Knerville stock.
man is among the visitors in town.
Mr.. Osnes recently sold a big outfit
of yearling sheep to an eastern buyer
at a price that is said to have av-
eraged $500 per head.
]. p. Lee, who arrived yesterday
from the Marias country, brings word
of unsatisfactory crop conditions in
that locality. The continued dry
spell is having an injurious effect up
on all kinds of vegetation.
w. A. Raglan, justice of the peace
at Big Sandy, was among today's ar
rivals. Mr.. Ragan reports an excit-
ing baseball game at Big Sandy, the
local team winning the game with
Chinook by a score of 9 to 3.
The Chouteau county commission
ers met today for the regular June
term, with Commissioners MCGOWAN,
and Engellant present. Mr.. Ihmsen
is detained at Big Sandy by trouble
with a homesteader who has fenced
up a county road.
At a session of district court, held
this moring, testimony was given by
several witnesses in the suit of John
Becker against w. H. Green, of War.
rick. The litigation is the result of
a dispute regarding the possession of
ranch property.
From Tuesdays daily.
James Griffin and wife. of Chinook,
were among tOday's arrivals.
w. c. Montgomery is in town today
from Carter, on a business visit.
Mrs. d. G. Lockwood entertained a
number of lady friends this afternoon,
at her home on St. John street.
Mrs. James Stenson, of Devils
Lake, N. OAK, is visiting with her
daughter, Mrs. Louis Lindberg, of this
city.
Mrs. F. j. Schweiger, of Havre. and
Mrs. George Smith, of this city, have
been received at the Sanitarium for
treatment.
G.. w. Dow. representative OF KOsh.
land Bros, the Boston wool dealers,
arrived today on a business visit. Mr..
Dow is understood to have purchased
the Stillman Bros. clip at 1872 cents.
Oscar Johnston, who arrived last
evening from his ranch in the Arrow
creek country, brings good reports
of crop conditions in that locality.
Mr.. Johnston has about $50 acres in
winter wheat and a similar acreage
in alfalfa, that promise abundant
yields.
According to the records kept by
r. S. Culbertson, of this city, the rain.
fall last month was practically the
same amount-a little less than 1h
inches-as the May rainfall of last
year. 1t is the experience of old
time residents that the June rains
usually bring three to four inches of
moisture.
There was an interesting session
of the city council last evening, the
proposition to acquire an electric
light plant by the municipality being
the principal subject of discussion.
An ordinance was passed. providing
for a proposed bond issue of about
$4,000 for this purpose, the matter
to be submitted to the voters at a
special election.
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