The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-10

Oke college, has been engaged as an
extra teacher of English and history
in h county high school. Miss Ingra
Waalen, a graduate from the Moor.
head, Mimi, normal college will sue.
coed Miss Browning as teacher for
the fifth grade in the Fort Benton
district school.
A news item from Helena states
that the complaint of the Montana
railroad commission against the rail.
! roads for a reduction in rates on grain
to eastern terminals will be orally
argued or behalf of the Montana com
mission before the Interstate Com.
merce commission at Washington
June II by United States Senators
Henry L. Myers and Thomas j. Walsh.
The two senators have been retained
by the state commission.
From Fridays daily.
/ Mich cows for sale. Apply to D. G.
Lockwood.-Adv.
! See the Stockmen's National bank
for farm loans.-Adv.
w. R. Taft arrived yesterday from
Big Sandy, on a business visit.
James B. Hurst, of Montague, is
visiting with old-time friends in this
city.
1 Miss Anna Hogg, of Grafton, N.
Dak., is visiting with Miss Upham,
of this city.
! Mr.. Jos. Hull. arrived yesterday
fpNn1 NScSnINIn An n V,scSt 1,,Sk1, 1Sc
daughter, Mrs. R. c. G%iddings, of this
city.
J Nominating petitions in the form
required by the direct primary law
a be secured at the River Press of.
fce.-Adv.
1 The Stockmen's National bank has
an unlimited amount Of money to loan
on improved farms, at reasonable
rates.-Adv.
, A. S. Lehman, of Chinook, arrived
last evening to attend a meeting OF
the directors of the Stockmen's Ma
tional bank.
Miss Gladys Baarsch, a graduate Of
the Fort Benton high school, class OF
1913, who is taking a two-year course
of study at the Normal school, al
Dillon, arrived home this morning fo1
her vacation.
Judgment by default was entered
in the district court today in the suit
of the Berger Manufacturing com
pany against c. N. Endell, an actor
to o payment for merchandise
supplied to defendant.
Attorney F. A. Carnal arrived to
day from Havre on professional bust
ness Mr.. Carnal brings word that 3
soaking rain yesterday brought re
lief from a prolonged dry spell in the
Milk river country, and fair crops are
now assured.
A petition for naturalization has
been filed in the district court by NJ
A.. Strang, of Floweree, who is a ma
tive of Canada. This is Mr.. Strang's
third attempt to secure citizenship
papers, defects having developed ii
the two former applications.
The -four mill committee of the
Commercial club was in session las,
evening, and made an investigation
of the merits of various kinds of ma
chinery that will be needed for the
project. 1t was decided to incorpor
ate a company with a capital stock OF
$4,000, to finance the enterprise.
A delegation of eastern capitalists
consisting OF Nate Salisbury, Chas. d
Diedrich, Milton f. Peters and De
Witt G. Miller, arrived today from
Shonkin. The visitors are interested
in the Miner Cattle company, and
have been inspecting the property
owned by that corporation.
Miss Flanagan, county superintend
ent, announces that arrangements
have been made to hold a summer
school for Chouteau county teachers
in place of the usual teachers insti
tute. The school will be opened in
this city August 10 and will continue
three weeks. Professor Toan. prin'
cipal of the Boulder high school. and
Miss Rust, of the state normal at Dill.
Ion, have been engaged as instructors
for the school.
At a trial held in Justice Kinder's
court yesterday afternoon, Frank
Lyons, of Big Sandy, was adjudged
guilty Of the charge of selling liquor
without a license, and was fined 500.
j.. r. Burnside, another defendant as.
ISOLATED with Lyons. was tried be.
fore a jury this afternoon, found gull.
ty and assessed a fine of $50. A
third defendant, Frank McDermott,
is said to have skipped the country
after furnishing bonds for appearance
in court. The prosecution of defend.
ants resulted from their starting a
, social club at Big Sandy. at which
liquor was sold to a number of citi.
Zens.
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