The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-01
CITY AND STATE.

among the visitors in town.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. LOckwood's jewelry
store.-Adv.
w. A. Ragan, justice of the peace
at Big Sandy, arrived last evening on
a business visit.
Glen Flanagan, of Carter, was re-
ceived at the Sanitarium today for
medical treatment.
Neal Bannatyne, who has extensive
livestock and ranch interests zeal
Floweree, is visiting with Fort Ben
ton friends.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today
to j. Marvin Pinnell, of Calhoun, Mo-,
and Mabel Miller, Of Big Sandy.
For sale, 320.acre REIMBURSEMENT,
$50 acres steam plowed. With spring
close to store. Address G. H. Casav-
aw, 700 9TH Ave. NJ, Great Falls
Adv.
According to the Great Falls news
papers, the top price for northern
Montana wool this season has been
paid for the Scott & Prescott clip, of
about 10000 pounds. 1t is said to
have sold at 21 cents, to a Boston
buyer.
In the probate department of the
district court today, Charlotte Rowe
was appointed administrative of the
estate of her mother, the late Mrs.
Katherine Smith. The appointment
of Charles H. Cobb as administrator
of the estate of Hattie E. Silvey, de-
ceased, was also made by the court.
Sheriff Rogers and w. H. Louther
returned last evening from Belt
creek, where the body of a man had
been found on the south side Of that
stream just within the Chouteau
county line. The remains were so
badly decomposed that Identification
was impossible, and burial was made
near the scene of the discovery. The
body had evidently been in the water
several weeks, and there was no in
formation of any resident of that To-
cality having mysteriously disappear
ed.
From Thursdays daily.
Mrs. L. c. Wilson,, of Lewistown,
is visiting with Mrs. E. r. Russell,
OF this city.
Mrs. NJ. +. Heron, of Havre, was
received ut the Sanitarium today for
medical treatment.
g. w. Puck and wife came in to-
day from their Shonkin ranch, on 4
visit with Fort Berton friends.
c. E. Shoemaker, who is heavily in
ness in this part of Montana, arrived
from Lewistown today on an inspec-
ton trip.
Judgment by default has been en-.
tered in the district court in the suit
Of Albert F. Carter against George
A. Woods, the judgment amounting
to about $1,270.
w. F.. Kruger, a deputy sheriff, ar.
rived from Sidney, Neb., to take
charge of Fred I. Cook, who was ar
rested by Chouteau county officers at
the request of the Nebraska authori-
ties.
Paddy Murphy, who left here
about two years ago on a visit to
Ireland, was among today's arrivals
from the west. Since his return from
the old country Mr.. Murphy has been
visiting in California.
Rev. j. N. Chestnut returned to.
day from Butte, where he has been
attending the diocesan convention of
the Episcopal church. One of the
important results of the convention
vas the election of an assistant to
Bishop Brewer.
Merrill Henry arrived today from
Bozeman to take charge of a bunch
Of horses that was being held by
Sheriff Rogers. The outfit was TAX.
en- from Louis Keller and the Std.
Lam brothers, who were arrested a
few days ago at the request of Gal
latin conaty officers.
The local authorities have been re-
quested to assist in the search for
the body of Samuel England, a young
man who was drowned in the Mis-
souri, river. ear the big falls, last
evening. The drowning was the re.
suit of a foolish attempt of the young
man to cross the river by working
hand over hand along a cable, but
his weight caused a sag in the cable
and the swift surrent caught him and
swept him over the falls.
A soaking June rain reached this
part of Montana last evening and
stayed on the job several hours, the
precipitation during that time being
1.2O inches according to the record
kept by R. S. Culbertson. This makes
about "A inches of moisture since
June l, the heaviest June rainfall in
five years. In June, 1909, the pre-
cipitation was AZ inches, but since
that time the June rainfall has rang.
ed from ITO to 1.S6 inches.
From Fridays daily.
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