The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-22
CITY AND STATE.

From Tuesdays daily.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John Apple
gate, of Hawarden. a daughter.
l.. NJ. Ellithorpe and wife, of Hing.
ham, are visiting with friends in this
vicinity.
Attorney Harold Hoover arrived to.
day from Great Falls, on district court
business.
Miss Amidon, of Farbar, Mo-, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. ]. O. Pat.
terson, of this city.
Chas. Peterman will leave this
evening for Lisbon, N. Dak., in re-
y Spouse to news of the serious sick
ness of his mother at that place.
Word was received today nou
ing the death of Grover Gilstrap, of
the Goosebill country, who has been
suffering from tubercular trouble for
several months.
A. w. Hardy, a recent arrival here,
was arrested today on a charge of
jumping a board bill. The offender
was given a jail sentence of thirty
days by Justice Kinder.
A transcript of judgment in the suit
of c. B. Van Alstine against c. Bovee
was filed today in the office Of the
clerk of the district court. The plain
tiff secured judgment to the amount
OF $168.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today
to Marcus A. Syverson and Lavenia
NJ. Brennan, both Of Big Sandy. The
wedding took place at the Catholic
rectory, Rev. Father Phelan perform
ing the ceremony.
The county clerk calls attention to
the fact that the registration books of
Chouteau county will be closed July
25, thirty days before the primary
the Montana election laws. Citizens
who have the necessary qualifications
should not neglect to register.
Charles Goettlich, who was serious
ly hurt yesterday while attempting to
stop a runaway team, died this morn.
ing from the result of his injuries
Mr.. Goettlich was a harness maker
by occupation, and until recently was
employed in the Jos. Sullivan shop
He had been a resident of this city sew
eral years and had an extensive &C
quaintance in this vicinity.
From Mondays daily.
v. F.. ~Blankenbaker and wife ar
rived yesterday from Virgelle, on q
visit with Fort Benton friends.
J. Ritter and wife left yesterday or
a visit OF a few days at the Oscar
Johnston ranch on Arrow creek.
E. c. Bierly, of Big Sandy, and Miss
Abrams, of the Goosebill country, were
received at the Sanitarium today for
treatment.
Mrs. j.. f. Thompson and little son
arrived last night from Shelby on a
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
mo-. Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Morrow and
son Dewey, and Mrs. w. w. Thorne
Of Galata, went to Cascade today by
automobile.
Miss Marjorie Wilson, who has beer
visiting with the family of John Har
ris for some time past, left this morn
ing for her home in Seattle.
J. w. Lenning, who has been at
tending the Montana university sum
mer school at Missoula, was among
today's arrivals from the west.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Green and Mrs
John Green and son Walter left thi.
morning for Gull Lake, Canada, fol
a visit with VIM. Green and family.
E. C. Carruth, deputy game warder
for this district, and L.. X. Devlin, OI
the state humane bureau, arrived to
day from Havre or official business.
Mrs. T. A. Cummings, accompanied
by her daughter Marguerite and sol
Thomas, returned yesterday from {
trip through Glacier National park
and will visit here with old-timt
friends.
]. D.. English, deputy sheriff, re
turned Saturday evening from Lone
tree with Roy A. Bell and J. H. Bell
who are accused of rustling livestock
The defendants will be held for tria
in the district court.
The county commissioners were il
special session today, to take actor
in road matters and other business
that required attention. A large dele
cation of residents of Iona and vi
cinity interviewed the board regard
ing roads and a proposed ferry across
the Missouri river near Iona.
Miss Flanagan, county superintend
ent of schools, announces that she
win be in her Office from July 9th,
to 31st, to consider applications fol-
the establishment of new schools
where petitions for same have not al
ready been presented, or boundary
lines agreed upon. Any one interest
ed in the establishment of schools,
and who has not already presented
his petition is requested to attend to
the matter during the week Of July