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

CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays daily.
j. H. Barth arrived today from To-
ma, on a business visit of a few days.
J.. F. thinner and wife, of Eagle
Butte, are visiting with friends in this
city.
Mrs. Luther Carter, of Clear Lake.
was received at the Sanitarium today
for surgical treatment.
JOS. Kirschwing, of Great Falls, who
is one of the aspirants for the posi-
ton of United States marshal for Mon.
tana, is among the visitors in town.
.he report Of the We atller bureau
station at Havre shows that last
month was about normal as to
temperature, but there was a deficien.
cy in precipitation. The average pre-.
cipitation for April is 1.O1 inches, but
last month it was nearly an inch less
THAI that amount. 1t was the driest
1pril since the station was establish.
ed in 1881.
Postal money orders will be cashed
at any Office which deals in them on
and after July l, according to a re.
cent order received by Montana post.
masters. This order provides that
money orders will be honored at of.
fees dealing in them if they are pre-.
scented within 80 days from the date
Of issue. After 80 days, they will be
IGNORED only at the office of issuance
or the Office which is designated as
the paying Office.
Sheriff Rogers and County Attorney
Mckinley returned last evening from
Clear Lake, where they investigated
a mysterious case of shooting, in
which Mrs. D. T. Cameron was the
victim. Mrs. Cameron was shot in
the foot while standing neal a corral,
and could give NO explanation of the
incident except that she heard the re.
port of a gun in the distance and
was struck by the bullet. The au-
thorities r unable to determine
whether the shooting was intentional
or an accident.
The city council met in regular
monthly session last evening, the prin-
cipal business being the consideration
and approval of street improvement
plans submitted by Engineer Jaqueth.
This was the last meeting of the coun-
Gil under the present administration
the new board taking charge of mum.
cipal affairs the first Monday in May.
The meeting of the Commercial
Club that was to be held Monday ev.
ening, has been postponed until Tues.
day evening, May 5, when a large at.
tendance is desired.
From Mondays daily.
S. p. Housard, of Iona, is among
the visitors in town.
Alva Painter and Otto Painter are
in town from Hawarden, on a bust.
ness visit.
Mrs. Ed. Williams, of Hawarden,
and Mr.. Waters, Of Iona, were re.
ceived at the Sanitarium yesterday
for treatment.
The May term Of district court for
Chouteau county will open tomorrow
the first two days Of the term to be
devoted to naturalization matters.
A declaration of intention to be.
come ar American citizen was filed
in the district court today by Chris.
tian H. Nelson, of Big Sandy, a for.
mer resident of Canada.
The number of Montana daily news.
papers has been increased by the ad.
dition of the Havre Promoter to the
list. The Daily Promoter is a four
page publication filled with reading
matter that represents a lot of hustl.
ing by Mr.. Pierson and his assist.
ants.
Frank Hadlock, of Big Sandy, who
was serving out a fine of $3.50 for as
sault in the third degree, vas releas-
ed from the county Jail today. The
defendant had served twenty days of
his term, and some of his friends paid
the balance of 1910 necessary to Sc
cure his release.
H. S. Mckinley, county attorney, re
turned Saturday evening from Big
Sandy, where he investigated com.
plants that an institution known as
the Travellers club was selling liquor
without a license. The directors of
the club-John Burnside, Frank Nc.
Dermott and Frank Lyons-were plac.
ed under arrest.
There was a large attendance Of
stockmen at the annual meeting of
the Shonkin Stock association, which
was held Saturday afternoon. Among
the business transacted was the cleo
tion of directors consisting of Charles
H. Green, George L. Overfield, NAL
colin Morrow, John v. Carroll and w.
T. Morrow. Officers of the association
were elected as follows: George L.
Overfeld, president; Malcolm Nor
row, vice president; Thos A. Cum
mings. secretary and treasurer. The
treasurer was instructed to pay a div
idend of $500 per share on the cap