The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
CITY N STATE.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

W. 7. Merrill, representing the we'll
known wool commission firm OF Dewey.
Gould Il Co., of Boston, arrived in
the city this morning.
Among the recent sheep deals re.
ported in this locality, is the purchase
OF a mixed bunch OF about 1900 head
by Ed. Reichelt from r. Veillette. of
the Teton, 1t &3 .OO per head.
School trustees are reminded that
the time in which they may make a
special Lay levy for their district will
soon expire. Notice Of the tax levy
mus: be sent to the county clerk.
Deputy Sheriff H. w. Gross, of
Havre, arrived this morning with
c. D. Dover who will await trial in
the district court on the charge of
grand larceny. The defendant was
given a hearing before Justice w. b.
Piper.
The registration of voters in all the
districts in Chouteau county will be.
gin Monday afternoon at , O'Clock,
and continue until the evening of
August Is. An entirely e registra.
ton is required this year. Every citi.
zen who wishes to vote, and ha. the
necessary qualifications, must make a
personal visit to the reg istr alton agent
of his district.
From Mondays Daily.
Born-At Fort Benton, Mont, on
Sunday, July Is, 1906, to the wife Of
Chas. Crepeau, a daughter.
Rev. j. N. Chestnut, OF St. Paul's
Episcopal church, left today for an
extended visit in the eastern states.
Miss Nellie Murphy left yesterday
morning for Portage, where she will
visit u the ranch Of H. B. Lewis hear
that place.
Mrs. j. C. Kuhlcke, who has been
the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Lauer
for several weeks past, has returned
to her home in Helena.
\ shipment Of sheep. numbering Il
ears, was loaded at the Benton stock
yards this morning for W~aukesha,
Wisconsin. The sheep were purchased
from parties in this vicinity by NJ. r.
Brown.
Registration of voters commenced
this afternoon in the several districts
and will continue until August Is.
The hours of registration up to Au.
gust ) are from , p. m. to s p. M.
from August 5 to Is, the registration
Offices will be open from 8 a. NJ. to
p. m.
The civil suit Of Wallace Cowell vs
Frank Buuton, which was tried IL
Justice Pyper's court at Havre anl
judgment rendered for plaintiff, hal
been appealed to the district court
1t relates to the possession of q hors,
which is claimed by each party to tn,
suit.
A committee interviewed the count!
commissioners this morning upon thu
subjec, Of acquiring the block in from
Of the court house for park purposes
No action was taken by the board, tn,
members expressing the opinion tina
they have 40 authority to undertak,
such q proposition.
Malcolm Morrow is among the loca
stockmen and farmers who believ.
alfalfa beats everything as a forage
crop. He has just inished harvesting
the frs: crop of the season from 1
thirty-acre tract, the yield OF which
averaged fully three tons to the acre
grown without irrig alton on what was
formerly brush land.
Z. VI. Kennedy, OF Harlem, who i.
among the visitors in town today, re
ports 40 exceIleu, hay crop in tina
locality, and that shipments OF new
hay have already commenced. Al
average crop OF blue joint in that 10
cality il about two tons per acre, ou
there is one instance 90 record il
which POO tons was obtained from for
ty acres.
= AT The melting held Saturday nigh
in connection with the public batt
project, the plans drawn up by Herr.
Hagen We're adopted and bids for tn,
construction of the bath house viii! b.
asked for. The cost of the project i,
roughly estimated at about $3.50, O
which 1920 has already been sub
scr:bed. The soliciting committee wa
authorized TO solicit funds to far:ne,
the construction Of the bath house.
The Murray brothers, who left BIZ
Sandy four years ago and located a
Cheney, Wash, have concluded tina
their old home in northern Montan;
is good enough for them. They have
purchased the ranch and livestock
holdings OF F. E. Bretall, near BIZ
Sandy and have already taken posses