The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07
l T AND STATE.
From Wednesdays Daily,


Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D.. G.. Lockwood's jewelry
store. =
Frank N. Lowe, q we'll known resi-.
dent OF the Sweet Grass hills, is among
the business visitors in town.
A. L. Lewis, manager for the UL
cattle company at Leedy, arrived last
evening on a visit with his parents.
For sale, a registered black Perch
eron stallion, weight 1900 pounds.
I. G. Power & Bro. Ltd. Fort Ben
ton. 4
W. S. Towner, county attorney, left
last evening on an official trip to Har.
lem and other points In the Milk river
valley.
w. c. Broadwater, post trader at
Browning, on the Blackfeet reserva.
ton, was among the arrivals last
evening.
R. P. Nicholson, who recently made
a shipment Of heavy draft horses from
the east. is interviewing local resi-
dents who are interested in that class
of livestock.
The new forms of quartz location
blank required under the new law can
be obtained at the River Press Office.
The new form must now be used in
making Quartz locations. =
Charles Crepeau proposes to have
formal christening exercises for his
new steamboat, when it is launched in
the Missouri river. The craft will be
known as the "Baby Rose"
Among the arrivals from the east
last evening were Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles H. Boyle and family, who
have been visiting in w ashington,
D. G. and other eastern cities. They
report q very pleasant trip, except as
to weather conditions.
Great Falls Leader: Farms in large
numbers in the Fort Shaw unit of the
Sun river irrigation project are be.
ing taken up by settlers, mainly from
eastern and middle western states.
Saturday evening Industrial Agent c.
F. Benedict returned from Fort Shaw
after plotting . large party over the
lands and he brought back with bin
filings upon thirteen farms.
From Thursdays Daily.
b. M. Larson, o of Zack Larson,
of the Marias, vas brought to st.
Glare hospital yesterday to receive
attention for a broken leg. The in
jury was caused by q horse falling
with him.
Charles H. Green, who is taking
quite an interest in dry farming pos.
sibilities, informs us that several
parties from Missouri will arrive here
at an early date, with a view to I'll
ing homestads on bench lands in this
vicinity.
There was a change of ownership in
the Center Meat Market today,
Charles Thompson having disposed
OF the business to Theodore Danielsen
and Otto Soeberg. The market will
be conducted under the firm name of
Danielsen e. Soeberg.
Frank Lepper, who is on the sick
list at st. Glare hospital, is reported
to be in a somewhat serious condition
with Bright's disease. Mrs. S. A.
Walker, one of his daughters, arrived
from Havre yesterday to ascertain
what progress the patient is making.
There has recently been placed in
St. Paul's Episcopal church by Mr..
and Mrs. c. w. Price, formerly OF
this city, a handsome stained glass
window in memory of their son, the
late Warren E. Price, who was q
faithful chorister in ST. Paul's. The
work is OF the highest artistic ex.
cellence, and represents the figure of
the Angel of the Annunciation. At
the base of the panel is the simple in
scriptton, wv. E. Price,"
Considerable interest is being mani
tested in the coming entertainment by
the Fort Benton Amateurs to be given
at the Baker opera house on Easter
Monday night, April IL, in aid OF the
Catholic church. Rehearsals of "Mr.
Bachelors Honeymoon" the play
chosen for the occasion, are about
concluded, and its production is
looked forward to with pleasant
anticipation. The plan of seats will
be placed at Lockwood's drug store
early next week, definite announce
ment of which will be made later.
From Fridays Daily
Alfalfa hay for sale. Apply to
Charles H. Green. X
1909 styles of wall paper at T. G.
Power e Bro. Ltd. y
Watershed ~overcoats, an ideal