The river press., 1914-12-09
CITY AND STATE.

Prom Saturdays daily.
Mrs. Chas. Houck returned yester-
day from an extended visit with
friends in Great Falls.
James G. Graham, of Butte, a repre-
sentative of the Montana Canadian
Oil company, is among the visitors in
town.
Ed. Williams, local character who
has no visible means OF support, was
arrested by the authorities yesterday
on a charge of vagrancy.
The choir of St. Paul's church wish
to thank most heartily all those who so
kindly assisted in making the County
Fair such a great success.
Articles Of incorporation were filed
in the county clerks Office today by
the Geraldine State bank, with CAPT.
tai stock of $4,000. The incorpora.
tors are r. D. Sutherland, H. Bishop
and John Mckenzie.
According to recent press dispatch,
Secretary Lane, of the interior depart
ment has announced the designation
of 100000 acres Of land in Montana for
entry under the enlarged homestead
act. The greater portion of the land
is in Chouteau, Fergus and Custer.
A decree of divorce was entered in
the district court today in the suit
of Amanda F. Clearwater against John
E. Clearwater. A divorce was also
granted in the suit of Ethel McMurtrie
against Jerry McMurtrie, in which de-
fendant was accused of neglect and
desertion.
Montana contributed it's share of the
nations death toll for the big game
hunting season which closed December
4, with III dead and 1862 injured. Re-
cords at the office of State Game War
den De Hart in Helena show that in
Montana five men met their death,
three others were lost in the mountains
and are probobly dead, and six were
injured during the season.
A new feature of the livestock in
dustry in this part of Montana is the
shipment of hogs to the South St. Paul
market. Three carloads were shipped
Thursday, two carloads today, and an
other shipment will be made Thursday.
December 10. AS it is proposed to
make regular shipments every Thurs
day, if sufficient stock is available,
owners of hogs that are in marketable
condition are requested to notify Sec
retary ]. A. Murty, of the Commercial
n1,,h Tn, oAH of Of Nvh
they desire to ship, and the necessary
accommodations will be secured.
From Mondays daily.
Harvey A. Gray. county commission
er-elect, arrived today from Carter on
a business visit
J. B. Kurtz and R. ]. McBrady, of
Selma, are among the visitors attend
ing district court.
P. H. Scanlon, division freight and
passenger agent of the Milwaukee
railway, is among the visitors in town.
B. H. Vaudeville, we'll known
stockman of the upper Shonkin coun-
try, is visiting with Fort Benton
friends.
marriage license was issued Satur-
day afternoon to Andrew S. Heaney
and Della r. Manning, both of Great
Falls, the wedding ceremony being
performed Saturday evening by Rev.
A large audience witnessed mov-
ing picture representation of Quo Va
dis at the opera house last evening,
the exhibit being generally commend
ed as one of the best of it's kind ever
given here. Musical selections were
rendered throughout the entertain
ment by Prof, Gyger, musician of
EXCEPTIONAL ability who recently ar
rived from the east.
According to a news item from
non-partisan meeting of residents of
the proposed new county of Phillips,
for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for Office in the new county who
will be chosen at the special election
to be held February 2. The mass
meeting is called for Saturday, De-
cember II, at Malta.
Mayor Stranahan and wife had
narrow escape from serious injury in
a train wreck Saturday evening. while
on their way to Havre. At point
about one mile this side of Virgelle
the smoking car and day coach were
derailed and nearly precipitated into
the river, but the coupling with the
other part of the train prevented the
cars from turning over. The vesti-
bules were telescoped, preventing exit
from the doors, and it was necessary
to break the windows to enable the
passengers to escape from their un-
pleasant dilemma. The wreckage
caught fire from a broken gas tank,
but the blaze was extinguished with
water from the river. Three of the
passengers suffered minor injuries,
and all consider themselves fortunate