The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-05-06
CITY AND STATE.

From Wednesdays daily.
The Chicago Store is selling out al
q great sacriice.-Adv.
JOS. A. Baker is in the city today
from Highwood OF a business visit.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store.-Adv.
Frank Ryan, the clothing merchant
of Big Sandy, was a business visitor
in the city yesterday.
Mrs. J. A. Smith of Havre and Mrs.
c. ]. Hildebrand of Carter have been
received at the Sanitarium for treat
ment.
Thos. A. Cummings, who has been
spending the winter in St. Paul with
his family, returned to Fort Benton
yesterday morning.
Undersheriff Wilson yesterday ar.
rested E. B. Jamison on a charge Of
petty larceny. He is accused of pass.
ing worthless checks.
Sheriff Rogers left this morning for
Deer Lodge with John Dornen, who
vas sentenced to evre seven years
in the penitentiary at hard labor.
Owing to the fact that the mail
will hereafter be delivered to the de-
pot at 500 p. M, the local p%ostoffice
will close the mail to be dispatched
on trains 1886 and 236 at 1915 p. M,
instead of 1880 as heretofore.
Miss Flanagan, county superintend.
ent, has received a circular letter
from Superintendent Davee announc-
ing a spelling contest during the state
fair open to all pupils of the Montana
public schools who did not complete
the eighth grade before February list,
1914. The contests will be both oral
and written.
Miss Lena Higgins, who has been
matron at the Fort Benton S%anitarium
for the past three years has resigned
her position and will leave in a day
or two for Helena, where she has &C
cepted a responsible position at St.
Peters hospital in that city. She will
be succeeded here by Miss nellie Rob-
erts, who has been connected with
the University of Kansas, at Law
renee, Kansas.
From Thursdays daily.
A. w. Kingsbury is a visitor in the
city today from Great Falls.
Jack Connors, of Helena, is visiting
with relatives and friends in the city.
Mrs. Samuel Owens, of Iona, is
among today's business visitors in
the city from that thriving town.
Robert Richardson of the Benton
Hardware Co., was admitted to the
Sanitarium today for treatment.
Robert Malone, sheriff of the new
county of TOOle, and Samuel J. Kelley
of Devon are visitors in the city to-
day.
G. w. Dewar of Havre, deputy
sealer of weights and measures, is in
the city today on business Of his
Office.
j.. w. Bateman, OF the firm of Bate.
man-Switzer, of Great Falls, was
among the business visitors in the
city yesterday.
Miss Florence Shanahan, of Yale,
S. Dak., arrived this morning on a
visit with her sister, Mrs. j. j.. Nc
Graw, of this city.
D. G. Lockwood has just installed a
plate glass cigar case and humidor.
1t makes a handsome addition to the
fixtures of his store.
Earl D.. Sullivan, deputy clerk of
the district court, returned last even
ing from a months vacation which in
cluded a trip to New York city.
G. A. Fried and Miss R. M. Klein
pell, both of Carter, were married
yesterday morning at the German
Lutheran parsonage in Great Falls,
the pastor officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel McClelland,
formerly of Big Sandy, but at present
residing at Billings, are in the city
on a visit to their daughter, Mrs. R.
B. Crawford and family.
Miss Jennie Rohorer, a former we'll
known resident of this city, arrived
from Morristown, MIMI, this MORN
ing and will spend the summer with
her sister, Mrs. w. F. MILFORD.
w. H. Thomas, an old-time resident
of Upper Highwood was among the
arrivals from the country last ven
ing. Mr.. Thomas says farming con
ditions are looking good in that To-
cality.
w. F. MILFORD yesterday received a
thoroughbred Mexican-C Chihuahua dog
from New Mexico, which he is exhib-
iting to his friends. The dog arrived
by express and Mr.. MILFORD is very
proud of his canine.
Mrs. Chas. H. Green entertained a
number of her married lady friends
last evening at her residence OF Main
street, at which whist was the pro-
gram of the evening. About forty
guests were present. An elegant
lunch was served at II o'clock to
which all did full justice. The prizes
were secured by Mrs. Jere Sullivan,