The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01

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valley. was among the arrivals today.
Oxing TO the suspension of traffic on
the Montana Central, Mrs. Lenning
re.urneA b. way of Spokane and the
Great Northern.
The young men of Fort Benton wish
to announce that q dance will be given
At the Baker opera house on Frid ay
evening, July 3. Mr.. Hagen has given
assurance that the dance floor will be
in readiness for the occasion, and u
good time j. promised for those in
at,euuance. A tuli orchestra has been
engaged .or the above date.
According 20 :dvices from Great
Fails. The ranch property of the Cham
berlaiu Land and Sheep company,
consisting of nearly Ii, 200 acres near
Geysel, has beer sold to eastern Mon
tana parties a: a figure tina. averages
about $40 per acre. The purchasers
propose 70 divide the land into small
t tracts, which will be sold to settlers.
An information was filed in the dis
trio. cuur. today against Carl Smshl-
house, a ory about II years old, who
Is charged with grand larceny. The
defend ant, who Is now in Jail, is
alleged t. have stolen u horse from
Henry Regal. and is said to have
confessed his guilt. He IL a com.
parative stranger in this section,
having recently arrived from North
Dakota.
j. p. Wolff, Of the Marias, who ia
in town today, brought 10 II specimen
of the food sediment that covers part
of the ranches in that locality. 1t has
been sun-baked into a substance al.
most a. hard as brick, but as there il
a difference of opinion as to whether
It will eventually be of benefit % the
land, the matter will be presented tC
the state agricultural authorities fol
determin alton.
From Tuesday's Daily.
New lot of boys summer clothing
at T. c. Power & Bro, Ltd,
Latest productions in stiff and sof1
hats. L. G. Power & Bro, Ltd.
r. S. Tingley, of Big Sandy, ar
rived today IN a business visit.
New line Of wash suits at T. G. Pow
err & Bros clothing department..
Sweet Orr & Co.'s dress and outing
pants from $500 up. T. c. Power s
Bro, Ltd. +
Mems two piece suits, skeleton coats
just the thing for hot weather. T. G
Power & Bro, Ltd.
a case of measles developed in tow
today, and has been placed in quar-
antine by the health authorities.
The government steamboat Maudal
was reported at the mouth OF Co,
+ creek a few days ago, and is expected
a to arrive here the latter part of tn
, week.
G. w. Price and wife, former resi-
= dents of this city who now make thei
e home at Los Angeles, CAL, wer
+ among the arrivals from the west to
day.
. John Harris and Charles Lepley lei
by freight last evening for Great Falls
. where they hoped to onnec with
passenger train that will enable ther
: to attend the democratic state CONVEX
. Iti0r Of Pnvamor
A marriage license was issued YET
e terday afternoon to D. F. Pound, {
: Waverly, Iowa, and Fay McMurraJ
of GAINESVILLE, Iowa. The weddin
took place at the Choteau house la'
evening, the ceremony being performe
by Rev. J. N. Chestnut.
y Recent beef sales in the Chicag
g market included another shipmer
e made by the Billings Sugar compan,
q the cattle having been fattened on be'
pulp aud alfalfa meal. The cattle q,
eraged about 1,4O0 pounds and sol
at 81. go TO S7.85, which are the highe'
q prices ever paid in the Chicago ma
q ket for that class of stock.
A false alarm of fire gave the d.
: partment a quick run last evening
- The trouble appeared to be a sma
brush fire built by some hoboes net
the Cummings residence on lower Maj
street, and q neighbor, believing Il
smoke came from the building, sent
an alarm. When the hoboes learne
- the hose cart was headed in their d
rection, they took to the hills.
The northern Montana wool seasC
has commenced with several sales
Chinook the past week, the prices, a
cording to reports from that mark
, ranging from Is to 16 ents. The la
u ter figure is said to have been pal
- for the clip of Martens Bros. A di
~ patch from Billings states that Sc
eral sales were made there recent.
one sale at 164 cents heinp reDOrte