The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-10-14
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays daily.
J. w. Woodcock is in town today
from Shonkin, on a business visit.
George Sherry and wife, of Eagle
Butte, are visiting with Fort Benton
friends.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to d. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.-Adv.
Mrs. B. E. Spiva, of Carter, was re. !
ceived at the Sanitarium today for
medical treatment.
Thos. T. Sullivan, who is in town
today from Virgelle, reports a heavy
snowfall in that vicinity.
The members of the discard club"
we're the guests of Miss Margaret Pat
terson last evening, the occasion being |
a miscellaneous shower for Miss Liz
zie Morrow. Many beautiful presents
were received.
There vas an interesting meeting of
the Commercial club last evening, |
several matters Of interest to the gen.
eral community receiving attention. A
discussion of the subject of fire in
IRAN rates resulted in the appoint
ment of Jere Sullivan, David G..
Browne, D. G.. Lockwood and Oscar
Wackerlin as a committee to confer
with the city council in regard to ad-
ditional protection from risk of loss
by fire.
The local authorities received word
yesterday afternoon that a gang of
about fifty men who were supposed to
belong to the l. w. W. contingent that
is on it's way to Butte, would arrive
here during the night on a freight
train. The outfit left Havre yester-
day afternoon, but City Marshal Dan
West was advised later that the bunch
was elected by the train crew near
Box Elder, and will make slow pro-
gress counting the ties.
Great Falls Leader: J. T. McGaugh-
ey, a traffic man from Havre, arrived
today from Calgary, where he escorted
a party of irrigation congress dele
gates last week, and tells of an awful
storm that held the entire lower Sec
IlOu VI Ndlldud Jul lI6 IAO pOOC "SSh.
He says that traffic over the c. p. R.
line is practically at a %standstill on &C
count of excessive snow and the rail.
road officials have been compelled to
call out all their rotary plOws to keep
the lines sufficiently open to operate
a few mail trains.
From Thursdays daily.
w. G. Morris, Of Belt, was among
today's arrivals.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ham,
of this city, a son.
H. G. Stevens, a we'll known resi-
lent of Big Sandy, is among the WISH
tors in town.
Mrs. Mary Jirsa, of Big Sandy, was
received at the S%anitarium today for
medical treatment.
l.. M. Fishbaugh, one of the demo-
cratic legislative nominees, arrived to-
day from Carter On a visit with Fort
Benton friends.
Suit for divorce has been brought in
the district court by Ethel McMurtrie
against Jerry l.. Murtrie, the com
plant alleging cruelty and desertion.
The plaintiff seeks a decree of divorce
and alimony to the amount of $50 per
month.
According to railroad officials, the
stormy weather of the past few days
has prevented the shipment of live
stock from various points. On the
Great Northern about IT'S carloads of
cattle and sheep have been held back
because of u%nfavorable weather CON
ditions.
Sheriff Rogers returned last even
ing from Philipsburg, Mont, with J. p.
Stevens and Annie Medley, an elop-
ing couple for whom a warrant of
arrest was issued several days ago.
Each of the defendants is a married
person, the man having a wife and
family in Missouri. The fact that
Stevens formerly lived at Philipsburg
suggested to the authorities that the
fugitives might make that place their
objective point, and their guess prov
ed to be correct.
From Fridays daily.
Geo. w. Crane left today for Helena,
On a business visit.
Chas E. Kendall INT wife, of Fort
man, are among the visitors in town.
A marriage license was issued to-
day to Samuel Hannum and Toney
Alborg, both of Big Sandy. :
Dan Walker arrived yesterday from
Coburg, in the Milk river coutry, ON
a business visit of a few days.
A petition for naturalization has
been filed in the district court by
Christian Hanson, of Big Sandy, who
is a native of Denmark.
Mrs. James Townsend entertained a
number of her lady friends at a whist
party yesterday afternoon, at her
home on Baker street. There were
about thirty guests in attendance.