The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25
CITY AND STATE.
FsoM Satueday'e Daily.

townslte OF Chinook.
II is announced that a public dance
will be given at Highwood hall on
Friday evening, July p, to which all
are cordially invited.
Arrangements have been made for
holding a public wool sale here on
Thursday, July 26. The offerings will
probably exceed half million pounds.
H. A. Nottingham, who is a bust.
ness visitor 10 town today, is looking
for help to harvest his big hay crop.
He expects to put up about 800 tons of
timothy and alfalfa.
The citizen who wishes to vote at
the primary and general elections
should remember that registration of
voters is now in progress. 1t began
July Is and will end August Is.
An order was made in the district
court today appointing appraisers OF
the estate OF NJ. \. Flanagan, de
ceased. The appointees are Louis D.
Sharp, j. E. Temp!eton and John c.
Sullivan.
A suit for divorce has been COM
menced in the district court by James
A. Brown against Sadie Brown, the
complaint alleging desertion. The
parties were married here abou. four
years ago.
Hon. T. Nj. Everett, of Harlem, who
is among the visitors in town today,
reports that the hay crop in that part
Of Chouteau county is the biggest on
record. The yield per acre is not SO
large as in some former seasons, ow.
ing to the lack of water for irrigation
in March and April, but the area of
productive hay lands has been largely
Increased.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. w. r. Penland and children
left this morning for Medicine Hat,
after a visit of several months in this
city.
Born-At Grea. Falls, on Saturday,
July p. 1906. to the wife of Albert AL.
len, Of this city, a son.
Mrs. Rune, of Warrick, is among
the patients in the Deaconess hospital
at Great Falls, and will probably sub
mi: 20 a surgical operation.
The Great Falls Leader reports tina,
Bart Armstrong, of Cora, has sold
about 600 head of stock cattle to Clark
& Sparks, Of Miles City. The price
is not made public.
Nomination papers have been filed
IN the county clerks Office by T. NJ.
Everett and F. A. Carnal, candidates
for nomination on the republican
ticket for state senator aud county at.
torney respectively.
Parties from Highwood and the
Shoukin report heavy hail and rain
during the electrical storm last night,
the rainfall being 80 heavy as to cause
washouts ia the public road. There
was also d good rainfall a variou,
points on the Teton.
Arrangements have been completed
for d game Of base bail to be played
a. Chinook on Friday, july p, be-
tween the Fort 6enton and Chinooh
cams. The Benton boys have had
several weeks Of hard practice and a
GOOD game is anticipated.
|: Is reported that Laird Bros, Of
Laird, Montana, have sold their wool
clip, agGregatiry 100000 pounds, 10
", L. Chuse. representing koeh.and
Bros. The purchase price i. rot
k1own, ou, j. thought to have been ia
.2e --:ghDorhouu of - cents.
i cheap round tr;u TO s.. Paul al.
N@.-.eapu.i, is ANNOUNCED by ,n~
Er=a: Northern railroad, il cuuncc.
,.oo with the uatioual ncam pn.eut OF
the G. \. L. a Minneapolis OIL .Au.
gas, Ii 20 Is. Tue round trip rate is
~ regular single frs. class fare, 800
so, from this city to ST. Paul. Ticket.
Wa! De on sale August 3 70 IL, with i
re.l"n limit OF August 81.
The electric light service was sus'
pended for a few minutes last night
by d heavy branch Of Il cottonwood
tree falling across, the wires durin.
he violent windstorm. The accideu'
happeueG in front Of the Frank Morgel
residence, on upper Front street. Tht
electricity set fire 10 the green woot
Of the limb. which burned briskly un,
II. J, ives removed from the wires.
T.oru Tuesdays Daily.
Somnoform-Dr. Stephens ovel
LockwooGs. \
Parties in need Of harvesting ma
chinery should Investigate the new
Eoge line, which has new improve
uen,s and features that no other ma
chi1ss possesses. Call and examine
before purchasing elsewhere. w. o
Hax%ar avanf Acmo HARVESTING Nh,