The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-05-13
CITY AND STATE.

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Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Brown,
OF Tunis, a son.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Hanson,
OF Big Sandy, a son. -,
A. F. Frydrychowitcz and wife, OF
Marias, are among the visitors in
town.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.-Adv.
r. A. Quarles and Ben Blackmon,
two well known residents of the Mar.
las country, arrived yesterday on land
business.
A petition for naturalization was
filed in the district court today by
Charles A. O'Hara, a former resident
of Canada.
A new p~ostoffice has been estab-
lished at Goose Bill, about fifteen
miles north of this city, with L. Stew
ems as postmistress.
The Knoll and Martin Comedy COM
pany, who have been making a tour
of the eastern Montana towns, will
fill an engagement at the opera house
tonight. There will be a dance after
the show.
> Citizenship papers have been issued
in the district court to several appli.
cants. The list includes Alexander
Mclean, Erick Gunderson, Gynther
Halseth, Henry Vaagen, w. H. Jen-
kinson and Stanley Kurtz.
Two strangers who represented
themselves to be members of a re-
ligious order in Asia have been solic-
iting funds in this vicinity the past
few days. The response was not very
liberal, the solicitors failing to pre-
sen credentials that would satisfy
many local residents who were ap-
preached.
The Commercial club has received
an invitation to meet the excursion of
Great Falls business men which has
been arranged for Tuesday, May IL.
The invitation was accepted, and a
delegation of Fort Benton citizens
will exchange greetings with the Wis
itors upon their arrival Tuesday ev-
ening, at $3.50 o'clock.
The Fort Benton Federal baseball
club, which is composed of an aggre-
CATION of some Of the classiest play
ers in the city, will hold a meeting
this evening at $50 in the council
rooms to perfect arrangements for
the coming season and fix the sche
dule with the regular Fort Benton
team for playing dates. All those in
terested in the new baseball club
should be on hand promptly.
The Mexican trouble has extended
to Chouteau county, but the local de-
velopment did not call for action by
the authorities. A Japanese member
excited the wrath of a Mexican labor
er by displaying a small American
flag on the boarding house car, and
when the Mexican tried to remove
the emblem a free fight ensued. Al
last reports, the flag was still there
From Thursdays daily.
G: d. Forgey, of Big Sandy, is visit
ing with friends in this city.
DR.. j. B. McCollum, the Great Falls
optician, was among today's arrivals
Attorney G. N. Pray arrived from
Great Falls today, on professional
business.
H. L. Sheldon and M. l.. Sheldon
are in town from Geraldine, on a bus
mess visit.
Malcolm Morrow and wife left to
l4V, F0n Nornrl@ M rScSt until
friends in that vicinity.
J. D. Savage and wife leave tonight
for Macy, Ind, in response to news OF
the death of the father of Mrs. Saw
age, at that place.
Julius P. Balm, of Knerville, who
was a resident of this city in the
eighties, is visiting with old.time
Fort Benton friends.
Dean King. who arrived from Kal
ispell today, is interviewing local dem
ocrats in the interest of Judge Erick
sons candidacy for associate justice
of the supreme court. Mr.. King Il
circulating petitions for nomination
that are required by the direct pri
mary law.
H. LaBarre, who returned yesterda!
from the new town of Highwood, re
ports several business buildings un
der construction at that place. La
Barre & Thompson are building 8
livery and feed stable at Highwood
which will soon be ready for bust
ness.
Sheriff Rogers returned last wen
ing from Great Falls with James
Mohr, of the Geraldine country, who
is under arrest on a charge of pass
ing worthless checks. The defendant
lis alleged to have drawn checks or
the Geraldine bank, in which he hat
no funds.
Coroner w. F. MILFORD received
word this morning hat a man was
killed at Virgelle by the eastbount
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