The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
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Oscar Johnston, who Is operating q
stage line between Glendive and Mon
OAK, is visiting with his family here.
Mr.. Johnston reports that staging in
that section has been difficult work
the pas: few weeks, owing to heavy
r%ainsLorms.
/, is reported from Zortman that
the public schools at tina, place have
been closed, because of the prevalence
OF diphtheria 10 that locality. The
public meetings be held in the camp !
for the present.
Three large fat boats which have
been built here for A. L Lewis, OF
Leedy, and Charles Crepeau, we're
launched Saturday evening and are
being QUILTED for their trip down the
Missouri river. They will carry full
cargoes OF grain, ranch supplies and
general merchandise.
After being closed to traffic for
nearly five MONTHS, one Of its spans
having been destroyed by the June
food, the Missouri river bridge At
this point resumed business yesterday.
The work of building the new span Is
nearly completed. and is sufficiently
advanced to permit the crossing. of
teams and other traffic.
Hor. w alter Hartman, of Bozeman,
was the speaker at a democratic
rally held in the opera house Satur.
day evening, at which there was a
good attendance. Mr.. Hartman is
generally IN entertaining speaker,
hut on this occasion he was talking
against time and his speech of nearly
two hours became somewhat weari.
some.
Several local residents returned
this morning from Dodson, where
they attended the public barbecue
held at that place yesterday. The
delegation included Mayor F. E
Stranahan, Major T. A. Cummings,
Geo. L. Overfeld, Chas. H. Boyle,
L. o. Hudson, W. r. L=et, w. K
Harder and others. They report Z
big crowd at the celebration.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Remembe Der the dance t be given
Friday night, for the benefit of the
opera house fund.
Billings claims the Oldest voter il
Montana, in the person of Chaunce.
Baird, who is 81 years old, and wit
. is said to have voted at sixteen for
mer presidential elections.
The Junior Guild OF the Episcopa
t church will hold a rammage sale o.
Saturday, November Il. The ar
c engagements also contemplate a sal
$ OF home made candy and grab bag.
Secretary o. A. Bergeson, of tn
/. ChOuteau county fair management,
announces that checks for the prem
;, iums awarded at the recent fair vii
be sent to the prize winners at q
early date.
The town of Landusky was visite
by a fire Saturday night, in which tn
5 store building owned by George I
}, Heath was destroyed. A dance VIZ
d held in the building shortly before Ii
fire was discovered.
The Benton Sheep company hav
d just received a shipment of registere
Cotswold bucks from Utah, whic
will be used for breeding purposes
the company ranch. They r excel
n tionally fine specimens of that bree
d Of sheep.
- II. j. Holmer, the we'll known shee]
'e man of Steele, was arrested yesterda
on q charge Of "dogging' cattle, II
a complaining witness being an employ
le Of the Shonkin roundup. A heariu
Of the case will be held November
& before Justice Kinder.
Arrivals on the westbound train r
. port a wreck ut Pacific junction tn
u morning, which delayed traffic IL
Va about three hours. A switch engil
II and the locomotive OF the eastbour
y passenger met or the same track, OF
of the 6remeC being badly hurt
q. the collision.
!" Speaking OF good returns +
~ northern Montana beef, q Sweet Ora
- hills steer made a pretty good recol
Il recently. John Cameron of Go
~ Butte, has received returns from
shipment which included a steer tn
! weighed 1000 pounds in Chicago a,
Il sold at s.. so, the net price being ov
S96.
Several ranchers in the Milk riv
country will receive good returns f
their alfalfa seed crop this seaso
:; the yield ranging from five to t
:. bushels per acre. Two alfalfa Sc
growers in the vicinity of Chino'
are reported to have crops that "
rive returnS of Al 000 the seed haviI