The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-16

ISE1ON AGuo NE News FKOM Al
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Durin,
the Past Few Days.
M1ssOULA, Aug. 10.-Forest fire:
around Clinton IRE reported to be
threatening the mining camps of the
Copper Bell company and those O,
Judge Webster and j. w. Stephens,
Men are fighting hard to keep the fire
away.
LEw1sTowN, Aug. 1O.--According
to reports from various ~stockraising
sections of Fergus county, stock is
looking fine aud will be in excellent
condition to 60 on the market when
the shipping season begins in the Ju.
dith basin. The first of these ship.
merts will be made about the end of
this month and shipments will ON.
tinue until early in November. If the
price continues favorable, about 1000
head Of Fergus cattle will 60 on the
market.
BILLINGS, Aug. 1O.-The sale of
horses held by the Montana Horse
Sales company opened Wednesday at
the stock yards. Owing to the strike
on the railroad the number of horses
was not so large as expected and the
sale will not be as big as the two for.
mer sales held this summer by the
same company. More buyers are in
attendance upon this sale and it is
thought all the stock put up will be
disposed of. About 700 head of work,
driving and saddle animals are to be
auctioned.
MILES CRY, Aug. lO.-There has
been billed out to date at the wool.
house 6,1l5,247 pounds. There is in
the house about two hundred and fifty
thousand pounds, and it is believed
there is about as much more still to
come in, so that the receipts here this
year will pass the five million mark
and come neare to the six million.
BILLINGS, Aug. 1O.-This week the
heat has been ~intolerable, many per-
sons being kept away from business
on account Of it. The mercury in the
thermometer has been hugging the 100
point all this week, ranging from 100
to 81 in the shade during the hottest
part of the day and in the sun run.
ming up to lis degrees above zero.
Old residents declare they have never
witnessed such a hot spell of such long
duration.
LEW1sTOwN, Aug. 1O.-The zone of
active mining operations at Kendall is
being rapidly extended, as q result of
the recent strikes made there, the
latest in this direction being
made by the chief owners in the Ken
dali Townsite company, owning over
500 lots. They have withdrawn all
this property from the market, and
will now proceed to determine whether
or not there is the making Of q mine
right in the heart of the camp.
RED LODGE, Aug. 1.-THE Red
Lodge city council Wednesday even.
ing made o move for cleanliness by
passing an ordinance against expect.
Grating on the sidewalks and provid.
ing a fine of 81 for every offense.
HELENA, Aug. I'm. H. Gerry,
Jr., general manager of the Missouri
River Power company, announced last
night that the Light & Traction COM
pany property In this city had been
sold to i. G. White & Co., electrical
engineers and contractors of New
York. The purchase price was in the
neighborhood OF $500 900. It is un-
derstood that the new owners will
spend $lOO,O 600 in improvements.
MIssoULA. Aug. ll.-Mrs. Harry
Thompson, wife of ex.Sheriff Thomp.
son, Mrs. William Wallace OF New
York, Mrs. Samuel Walters of Mis-.
soula, a girl cook and q little boy are
lost in the Lolo mountains, 45 miles
south of Missoula, and posses are now
searching the hills in an endeavor to
locate them. The party left Lolo
Springs Thursday morning to pick
huckleberries and enjoy an outing.
They had not returned to camp late
this afternoon and searchers were
sent out after them. Fears are ex-
pressed as to the safety of the party,
as forest fires are raging along the
divide.
MILES CITY, Aug. 1.-THE question
OF the necessity OF dipping cattle in
Custer county before shipment, is be-
ing raised. j. Nj. Holt, who is stock
commissioner, said that dipping be-
fore shipping is not necessary. Mr..
Holt says he was requested t. make