The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-23

county: Olema Reichelt, John Green
and Opal Uhl, of Fort Benton; Clark
Mcmahon, of Carter; Arthur Jung and
Richard Worstell, of Big Sandy; Ken.
meth Hammaker and Rosemary Track
we'll. of Floweree; Foy LeVanway, of
Hawarden. The contest will be de-
cided Wednesday,.
The recent creation of new districts
has increased the number of school
districts in Chouteau county to sixty.
these districts containing a total of
about eighty schools. The new dis
tricts will be known as No. AZ, south
east Of Genou; No. 43 to include the
towns of Shonkin and Montague; No.
"a. Geraldine; No. As, northeast of
Iona; No. 46, north of Virgelle. The
Sample Flat and Elm districts have
trustees which has been approved by
the county superintendent, and form
! districts Nos. 4S and 40. Another
new district, No. so, has been formed
in the Clear Lake country. The num-
bers used in this connection formerly
applied to districts that are now in
, Hill and Blaine counties.
From Tuesdays daily.
S. E. Grow is in town today from
Carter, on a business visit.
! c. c. Phillips, of Floweree, is among
the visitors attending district court.
Chas. Brinkman and wife, Of the
Marias, were among today's arrivals.
/ Jos. A. Baker and wife, of High
wood, are visiting with friends in this
city.
The Eklund studio will be opened
Saturday and Sunday, September rs
and 27.-Adv.
Ole G. Osnes, the we'll known Kner-
vile stockman, is visiting with Fort
Benton friends.
\. c. r. Wellington, of Sample Flat,
was received at the Sanitarium today
! for medical treatment.
4 marriage license was issued to-
day to Emery d. Harnden and Miss
Grace H. Worstell, two we'll known
residents of Big Sandy.
4MloS lOu OIONhlIl6S VI llIo N1lSS HoS
been appointed as II of the vice pres
idents of the society of Sons and
Daughters of Montana Pioneers, fol
the ensuing year.
= There will be a woman suffrage
meeting in the city park tomorrow
t evening, commencing 700 O'Clock
/ Mrs. Grace B. Cotterill and Other
: speakers will address the meeting.
5 John Gingras, a former resident Of
, the Sweet Grass hills, is visiting
Mr.. Gingras is now engaged in the
sheep business in II the Dearbol
- country.
5 The citizen who wishes to vote a
name on the registration books be
fore October 3. The books will b.
: closed thirty days before the date o
: the election.
A news item from Washington an
. ! nounces that Harry J. Saunders, of Va
= lier, has been appointed civil enginee
= for the Interstate Commerce commits
>, sion for service in the railroad physi
cal valuation service. His salary i
S2,400 per annum.
i, According to advices from Grea
+ Falls, the state examiner has take
& charge of the First State bank a
Shelby, on account of it's financial col
dition. The crop failure in that par
of Montana is said to have affected tn
q finances of the institution.
}, The residents of Floweree who OF
ject to the operation of a saloon a
e that place failed in their effort t
secure reversal OF the action of tn
county commissioners by making a
appeal to the district court. TIL
matter was heard before a jury We:
v terday, and at this afternoons sessio
the court granted a motion for nor
e suit which alleged, among othe
6 things, that the protest against til
issuance of a license was insufticien
= Most of the applicants at the r.
!, cent teachers examination secure
markings that entitle them to certif
Gates. Miss Flanagan, county supel
intendent, has issued second grad
certificates to Gretchen Abrams, Ca
vim Crumbaker, Vivian Gould, No
, ma Gregory, Mary O'Reilly, Grove
. Robertson. Beryl Stewart, Viol
Swartz, Fred Stearns, Edith Smith
, Harriet Sturm. Emily Viesten1, Els
Wall, Tillie Wright and Frank Wei
Der. First grade certificates hav
e been issued to Myrtle Baker. RObel
e Clement, Margaret Dougherty, Jenni
English, Stella Henderson. Edith Nj
Rae, Anna O'Brien, Mary O'Briel
Blanch Spear and Antoinette Will.