The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-10-21
CITY AND STATE.

Attorney E. D. Harnden arrived to-
day from Big Sandy, on district court
business.
Born. at the Sanitarium, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert F. Browne, of this city.
a daughter.
Miss Mabel Hunsted. of Highwood,
was received at the %Sanitarium today
for treatment.
Hon. Charles N. Pray and wife are
in town today from Great Falls, on a
visit with friends in the city.
Mrs. F. A. Sullivan, of Shelby, and
Mrs. ]. P. Mansfield. of Knerville,
former residents Of this vicinity, were
among today's arrivals.
Judge Tattan returned last evening
from Chinook, where he has been
holding court the past two weeks and
disposed Of a large number of cases.
A marriage license was issued today
to Dick Darnielle and Minnie Doris
Moody, of Pleasant Valley. The pros
pective bride is a daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. F.. c. Moody, of Pleasant Valley.
Several auto loads of local residents
left this afternoon for Eagle Butte
hail, where a democratic meeting is
to be held this evening. A public
dance will be one Of the features Of
the program.
J. v. Kelley. cashier of the Farmers
State bank, and o. A. Bergeson, the
well known Geraldine merchant, ar.
rived from Geraldine last evening on
a business visit. They made the trip
by automobile wei rather rough
roads.
An application for a writ of habeas
corpus in the a of j. P. Stevens,
the man who was recently bound over
an elopement case, was filed in the
district court today. A hearing of the
matter will be held October 10.
Several farmers arrived from the
surrounding country today to attend
a meeting of the Chouteau county
branch of the Farmers Cooperative
Federation. The program includes
addresses by local speakers, who will
discuss matters of interest to the
farmers.
The local fire department responded
to an early morning alarm at 5:45 am.
today, the call coming from the Blue
Ribbon cafe where the explosion of a
small gasoline tank set fire to the
building. The blaze was quickly ex
tinguished, with comparatively small
damage.
Clyde V. Moody and bride, who
were married a few days ago at La
Crosse, Wash, were among the ar
rivals from the west last night on the
midnight train. They were welcomed
at the depot by a committee of Ep-
worth League friends who saluted the
bridal couple with cow-bell music and
other symbols of esteem and affection.
From Mondays daily.
DR.. James F. Murphy returned yes
terday from a trip to Minneapolis.
Malcolm Currie, a we'll known resi-
dent of Virgelle, was among today's
arrivals.
Born, at the Sanitarium. to Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Ryan, of this city, a
daughter.
j. H. auckland and wife are in town
today from Highwood, on a visit of a
few days.
E.. w. Funk and A. j. Broderick,
representatives Of the Montana Life
Insurance company, are among the
visitors in town.
According to the inventory and ap-
praisement filed in the district court
of Lewis and Clark county, the value
of the estate of the late w. G. Conrad
was about $1,722,0O0.
Chas. A. Smith, the Harlem mer-
chant, is among the business visitors
in town. Mr.. Smith was a member
of the Chouteau county board of com.
missioners a few years ago, and has
an extensive acquaintance in this
part of Montana.
An order has been made in the dis
trict court appointing George Sherry
administrator of the estate of James
G. Crawford. deceased. Mr.. Crawford,
it will be remembered, was killed in
a threshing machine accident ear
Clear Lake a few weeks ago.
A number of republican candidates
returned late Saturday night from
Day precinct, about ten miles north
of Iona, where they attended a big
meeting of residents of that locality.
A large delegation will go to Pleasant
Valley this evening, to attend a repub-
lican rally in that precinct.
There was a double wedding yester-
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. C.
Moody, of Pleasant Valley, in which
two members of their family were par
Elephants. The contracting parties
were Preston Moody and Miss Marian
Cox, orl Dio1, M ,o;0lOo o~I Nf;cc Mir