The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-09
CITY AND STATE.

j.. r. Zlmmer II VIE, OF Eagle
Butte, are visiting with friends in this /
city.
w. r. King and w. S. Kingsbury !
are in town today from Virgelle, on a
business visit.
Charles Lepley returned today from !
a trip of several days in the Sweet |
Grass hills country.
Ray Daily, of Laporte, MIMI, bro.
Their of the late Mrs. ]. w. Stevens, |
was among today's departures for the
east.
Fred Larimore was taken to Big
Sandy today by Sheriff Rogers to have
a preliminary hearing on a charge of
horsestealing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith, sister
and brother.in-law of ]. w. Stevens,
of this city, left today for their home
at Dilworth, MINI.
Bert Davis, of the Shonkin, returned
today from a business trip to Chicago.
He reports extremely hot weather in
that part OF the country.
Albert B%elgrove has been received
at the county Jail to serve out a fine
of $35 for contempt of court, the pris-
oner having been committed by JUS
tice Phelan, of Geraldine.
Several Chouteau county farmers
venture the opinion that wheat will
reach the dollar mark, and the ad-
vance made the past week appears
to justify that conclusion. Sales
were made in the Fort Benton mar
ket today at SO cents.
The fire department and a large
number of citizens responded to an
alarm from the pumping station about
one o'clock this afternoon. The SER
vices of the department proved to be
unnecessary, a short circuit in an
electric motor caused a dense volume
Of smoke being the cause of the taj
for assistance.
Two small boys from the Goosebill
country were arraigned in the juvenile
court yesterday afternoon, their alleg-
ed offense being the theft of a couple
of horses with which they proposed to
make a trip to the Rocky mountains.
After giving the kids some fatherly
advice, Judge Tattan remanded them
to the custody Of their parents.
According to the Great Falls news
papers, Sheriff Rogers was in that
city yesterday with w. A. Matthews,
who has been selling stock of a mort
gage company in this part of Montana
and who had been taken into custody
y ~ :, c1,orvn nrafaryoI lv I, rncidonf Of
Chinook. 1t is understood that the
trouble has been adjusted and the
complaint withdrawn.
From Tuesdays daily.
NJ. j. Mcdonald, of Lyle, is among
the visitors in town.
Comfortable room for gentleman.
Cheap. Apply to p. O. Box 1O4.-Adv.
r. G. Giddings returned today from
Missoula and other points in western
Montana.
Wanted, maid for house work and
cooking. Apply to Mrs. A. E. Nc
Leish.-Adv.
The Eklund studio will be open
Saturday and Sunday, September II
and 13.-Adv.
Lost, a pocket book, between Min.
ar's ranch and town. Reward for re-
turn to River Press office.-Adv.
Rooms for rent, furnished or un-
furnished, for light housekeeping.
ABBY. to Vernon f. LewiS.-Adv.
Oswald Johnson arrived today from
Chinook, on his way to Geraldine to
visit O.. A. Bergeson, Of that growing
town.
a marrige license has been issued
today to Thomas King, of Taopia,
MIMI, and Anna Chmelik, of Myrtle,
MINI.
The county commissioners met to-
day for the regular September term,
road matters and routine business
being given first attention.
The marriage of Richard Niemeier
and Minnie Quarles, of Kellogg, Ida
no, took place Saturday evening at
St. Paul's rectory, Rev. ]. N. Chestnut
performing the ceremony.
Word was received today from Big
Sandy that the bond issue of $4,000
to provide funds for building a new
school house at Big Sandy, was pur-
chased by the Northern Montana
State bank. The bonds are under
stood to have sold at par.
One of the most interesting base
ball games of the season took place
Yesterday afternoon between the
Fort Benton and Geraldine teams, the
visitors winning by a score of 10 to 5.
A number of local residents wen to
Geraldine by automobile to witness
the game and root for the home team.
The Fort Benton public schools
and the county high school opened
today for the school year OF 19l4-15,
with a large enrolment. In anticipa-
ton of a considerable increase in the
attendance, the accommodations have
been enlarged and provision made for
the health and comfort of the pupils.