The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-24
From Fridays daily.
See the Stockmen's National bank
for farm 1OanS-Adv

oec TIE 0IOCkueu 5 NATIONAL Oduk
for farm loans.-Adv.
For farm loans see Vernon E. Lew.
is, Benton State Bank building.-Adv.
Mrs. Chas. H. Green returned today
from a visit of about three weeks at
the Boulder hot springs.
Paul H. Schwartz arrived from Big
Sandy last evening, to attend a meet
ing of the Masonic lodge.
A marriage license has been issued
in Great Falls to Andrew Westwick,
of Big Sandy, and Mary Doe, of OF.
tawa, Ills.
Nominating petitions in the form
required by the direct primary law
a be secured at the River Press of.
fice.-Adv.
The Stockmen's National bank has
an unlimited amount of money to loan
on improved farms, at reasonable
rates.-Adv.
Wanted to rent, a small furnished
house, three or four rooms. Apply
to James A. Murty, secretary of the
Commercial club.-Adv.
A petition for naturalization was
filed in the district court today by
James j. R~eznoska, of Hawarden, a
former resident of Canada.
For sale, 32O-acre REIMBURSEMENT,
$50 acres steam plowed. With spring
close to store. Address G. H. Casav.
aw. 700 9TH Ave. N, Great Falls
Adv.
Sherwood Amidon, brother of Mrs.
j. o. Patterson, is in the city from
Farber, Mo-, and will spend the sum.
mer here as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Patterson.
w. F. MILFORD, who returned last
evening from a trip to the Graceville
country. brought word of the death
of the little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bown, from the bite of a rattlesnake.
Mr.. MILFORD took a casket to Grace
vile this morning for the funeral SER
vices.
Word has been received from Great
Falls that Andrew Thorson, who was
stabbed in the head by an umbrella
during a saloon fight in Great Falls,
died yesterday from the effects of the
wounds. Mr.. Thorson was engaged
in ranching near Selma, in the north
western part of Chouteau county.
The highest price paid this season
for wool in this vicinity was secured
today by Jurgen Engellant for his
30,O0O-pOund clip, an offer of 20 cents
by c. w. Dow, representative of Kosh.
land Bros, being accepted. The En-
gellant clip is generally considered
one of the best in this part of Mon
tana.
w. O. Dexter is under treatment at
the Sanitarium for injuries sustained
yesterday in an automobile accident.
Mr.. Dexter a coming down the
Shonkin 'hog back" at a rapid pace
when his machine struck a soft place
in the road and turned turtle. The
driver suffered a broken arm and some
minor injuries.
The hearing of the Floweree saloon
case by the county commissioners re-
suited in an order that a license be
issued to the applicant, Jos. S. Nc
Grath. a large number of residents
OF Flo,weree and vicinity opposed the
granting of a saloon license for that
place, and may test the action of the
board by al appeal to the district
court.
The sheriff's office is in receipt of
word from Butte that a mar who was
being held in the Butte city Jail, and
who is believed to have broken into
T. c. Power & Bro. store in this city
about a month ago. has been released
and cannot be located. The suspect
was wearing a suit hat was stolen
from the Power store, and as it re-
quired some time to trace the owner.
ship of the clothing the Butte police
concluded to turn the man loose be.
fore he could be definitely identified.
Frank M. Hadlock. of Big Sandy,
has brought suit in the district court
against l.. P. Sutton to secure the
cancellation of a deed to ranch prop
erty that vas secured by fraud, and
also asks judgment for $4,000 dam
ages. The defendant is the former
Great Falls lawyer who is serving
sentence in state prison for forging
the name Of Mrs. Hadlock to the deed.
The plaintiff claims he signed the deed
that had been prepared by Sutton, the
latter representing to him that it was
a mortgage.
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