The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28

$500 q ear is offered for two round
trips q week, au amount that is con-
sidered altogether too low for the
service.
From Fridays Daily
Mrs. John Krohn wishes to return
| sincere thanks for the kindness and
sympathy OF friends upon the death OF
her husband.
A marriage license was issued BY |
the clerk Of the district court tod lay to |
George H. Bertram and Lena W. Ba-
der, both OF Chinook.
A. w. Kingsbury, of Great Falls.
who has extensive livestock interests
in the Big Sag country, Is among the
business visitors in town.
Declarations of intention t o become
American citizens were filed In the
district court today by Peter S.
Forbes and Hugh b. Forbes, both of
whom are natives of Scotland.
The Vandalia Construction compa.
ny. Of Valley county. has filed articles
of incorporation with the secretary Of
state. The incorporstors are q. II.
Nelson, of Vsudalis, Harry Hanson
and others.
Miss Olga A. Mills, who has located
q dry land farm on the bench west Of
town, sends the River Press N exhibit
of new potatoes that we're raised on her
ranch without irrigation. They are
fine samples of what can be produced
on the bench lands Ia this vicinity.
: Bargains in dry goods at the Chase
: Store: Kimono goods at 20c reduced
: to l0c. Curtain Swiss, formerly Csc
: and Soc, reduced TO 10c. Sateens that
sold at 25c offered at l0c. Silk waists
: at g. 80 that formerly sold at "a to 80.
: F~lannelettes and fleece lined goods, at
SC per yard.
. Florian A. Csrnal, deputy county
: attorney, who arrived from Havre to-
day, brings news of q serious cutting
ARRAY at that place, In which q rail-
road mar was wounded by his colored
assailant. The latter is under arrest,
d and will have . preliminary hearing
;. in the justice court tomorrow.
. An estimate of the Montana wool
clip for the present season. made by
DR.. NJ. E. Knowles, state veterina ar
q ian, places it at As, 100000 pounds, ar
amount about Is per cent. greater
!, than that figured by other authorities
& The highest price OF the season is sale
to have been 254 cents, which was pait
q for the Hunter & Anderson clip a
le Miles City.
z Ladies' and children's shoes $3.50
y formerly cold at $50 and 81. Is. Ores
d skirts at 50. 80 that formerly sold $50
to sl2. so. Winter underwear at hal
price all through. Ginghams at 5
ic that formerly sold at 124c to 15c.
st large variety OF shirtings at u cent
per yard. All other goods in on
dry goods department at similar re
~ duced prices. Come and Gee them {
d. the Chase Store. \
Us A. E. McLeish had a streak of ba
~ luck yesterday. During the afternoo
'' he was thrown from q rig in a runs
W. way and badly shaken up, aud a fe
'c' hours later had his leg broken in tw
o. places by a kick from a horse. Th
animal had been cut by getting tai
gled in q wire fence during the runs
OK way, and while the wound was bein
a sawed up the animal made Q furiou
lunge that caught Mr.. McLeish an
eli inflicted the injury above mentioned
is Miss Leafy Rome, of Harlem, WI
is visiting with Mrs. E. Frank Sayr'
is received word today that Miss II
,ep Patterson, q we'll known resident
lat Harlem, committed suicide by takir
strychnine. The of the unto
tunate occurrence is not known. Mi
loa Patterson was residing with her pa
oil ents at Harlem, and during the pa
,at two years was engaged in teaching
~ Montauk and other points in that '
entity.
m Rev. ]. N. Chestnut returned tod
lad from q western TIP, during which
I'm visited with friends at Kalispell. M
ar. Chesnutt was not very favorably ii
tho preseeo Will 'ne ria0'e"o NV" o.
farming country, the crops in th
section not being so bountiful and
-. tractive as those ia this localit
There is great excitement at Kalisp'
over the registration for the FL
head lands, but as the number OF re-
~ desirable loo cations is compar alive
small, most of the applicants q
a doomed to dis appointment.
the ~
III Registering For Flathead Lands.
the
roo MIssoULA, July 20.-The fifth d
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