The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-04
CITY AND STATE.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. l.. D. Sharp is visiting With
friends in Chinook.
W. b. Duke, a we'll known business
man of Chinook, arrived today on a
short visit.
Ernest Ward. of Big Sandy, who is
engaged in the sheep business in the
Bear Paws, was among the arriv ais
today.
J. c. Van Auken, of White Cloud.
MIMI, representing an electric burg.
lar alarm device, is among the busi-
ness visitors in town.
Declar atoms of their intention to
become American citizens were filed
in the district court today by Kasper
Nyborg and Chris Nyborg. who are
natives of Norway.
Phil Buckley, deputy sheriff, left
last evening for Gold Butte. in re.
spouse to word that an insane man in
that vicinity should be taken in charge
by helauthorities.
Ed MEG uffin is the latest addition
to the list Of guests at the county Jail.
the prisoner having been given q sen
tence Of thirty days for drunkenness
by Police Magistrate Kinder.
The shearing season at the Benton
Sheep company machine plant was
finishedl yesterday afternoon, the va
rious outfits handled at the plant max.
ing q total of about co. 900 head.
The Montana state treasury will
soon receive q contribution of about
s19, 900 from the federal government,
that amount being five per cent. of the
revenue from sales of public land in
this state.
According to a report of the fores.
try service. Montana's forest area is
II 1000, 900 acres, or 10 per cent OF its
total area. 90, 296, 400 acres. The re-
port also states that the lumber pro-
duction in Montana from 1880 to 1907
was 4,37S,S S2 feet.
L. o. hudson returned last evening
from q western trip, during which be
registered for the Flathead, Spokane
and Occur d'Alene land drawings.
Mr.. Hudson was very much pleased
with the sections he visited, but states
that none of them have farm crops
that compare with those maturing
in northern Montana.
The departures for the east by the
Missouri river route this season are
so numerous that 1t is difficult to keep
a record of them. Two recent arrivals
left last evening in q 20.foot fatboat
for Kansas City, their craft being pre-
ceded by q gasoline launch with four
occupants, Swho declared their intsu.
ton to keep on going until they reach
New Orleans.
Professor F. B. Linfeld, of the ag.
ricultural college at Bozeman, is in.
specting the Commercial Clubs dem
onstration farm, about four miles
west of town, and incidentally sizing
up the crops on bench land farms in
this vicinity. Mr.. Liu6eld expresses
himself as we'll satisfied with the
progress that is being made in dry
land farming in this part of Montana.
the crops comparing f%avorably with
those produced in any other sector
of the state.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. W. S. Towner left this morning
on q visit with friends in Portland
Oregon.
o. E. Peppard, the Missoula bridge
contractor, is among the business
visitors IN town.
l. NJ. Rogers, Of Big Sandy, stocl
inspector of this district. was among
the arrivals today.
S. F. Frankenstein and L. j. DAILY
representatives of a Boston wool firm
were among the visitors here today.
Jos. F. Valadon, a we'll knows
stockman of the Bear Paw country
arrived today on a short bushes
visit.
Andy Aarsand, Of Warrick, whit
arrived yesterday, was taken to st
Glare hospital to receive attention TO
a broken collar bone.
The Kings Daughters have decided
to give an entertainment about tn
first week in October, when ''Th,
Strange Adventures of Miss Brown
will be presented.
The county commissioners met toda.
as a board of equalization, to receiv,