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

perlntenQenC, That the next
eighth grade examin alton In Chouteau
county will be held Friday and Satur.
day, August q and %. The regular
teachers examin alton will be held on
the same dates.
Oscar Johnston, who came in from
his Arrow creek ranch, is exhibiting
some ine samples Of fax and grain
grown on his place without irrigation.
Mr.. Johnston will make up an exhibit
of some of his crops. to be sent to the |
Great Northern exposition building
in ST. Paul.
Lewistown News: Last years wheat
10 being hauled into the city and the
the owners are getting 81. O5 per bushel
for same. This is the highest price
ever paid for wheat in Lewistown. 1t
is presumed that this years wheat
after it is harvested and threshed will
be marketed at the high price of 81.
The Alex McLoughry ranch, con.
sisting Of about 400 acres located
eighteen miles south of Ravre, was
offered at sheriff's sale Saturday
afternoon, to satisfy Q judgment se.
cured in the district court by the
Security State bank, of Havre. The
property was sold to the bank for
o.. LAG. SO.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. F. A. Flanagan left. today on
q trip to the Pacific coast.
Born, OF Monday, August 2, to the
wife of Herman c. Evers. of Big
Sandy, q son.
W. H. Hendrick, the Kansas City
horse dealer, is among the business
visitors in town.
Mrs. E. Morris, who has been visit
ing with her sister, Mrs. D. G.
Browne, the past few weeks, wac among
the departures for the west today.
Patrick Murphy, who returned last
evening from q trip to the Pacific
coast, brings word that James Wright,
q former resident of the Mariss, is
now located In Seattle.
An order issued by the secretary of
the interior withdraws from entry
about 10000 acres along the Judith
river, that are supposed to be suit.
able for water power sites.
The members OF. the local Masonic
lodge we're very pleasantly entertained
with q banquet last evening, an ele'
CANT repast having been prepared by
the ladies of the Eastern Star.
Constable L. Minugh arrived from
Harlem today with Frank Belmont, who
is under sentence of sixty days for
malicious mischief. The prisoner was
sentenced by Justice G. W. Vennum,
Another case of death caused by
lightning is reported from Belt, the
victim being Mrs. r. r. Davis, wife
of a rancher living about six miles
from Belt. Mrs. Davis was walking
the fatal bolt.
a market letter from Chicago re
ports the opening of the range cattle
season at the Union Stock yards
Several Wyoming shipments being OF
the market last week. Most of thu
sales were at 81. s. to 1915, the weights
being somewhat light.
Bargains in dry goods at the Chase
Store: Kimono goods at zoe reduced
to l0c. Curtain Swiss, formerly 25<
and Soc, reduced to l0c. Sateens tina,
sold at 25c offered at 10c. Silk waists
q. 2 80 that formerly sold at 81 to SO
Flannelettes and fleece lined goods, a
: SC per yard.
Among the business trans acted b!
the county commissioners today wa
the decision to build q bridge Owe
Milk river at Wagner, aud two small
bridges over Big Sandy creek nea
Big Sandy. The bridges are to b
all steel Or combination structures
the Wagner bridge being about 20
feet long, and each of the Big Sand,
bridges about 60 feet in length.
, Ladies' and children's shoes 81. so
formerly sold al 90 $50 and 81. Is. ORES
skirts at 1913 0 that formerly sold $50
to $3.50. Winter underwear at hal
, price all through. Ginghams at 5
that formerly sold at 124c to 15c. /
large variety of shirtings at u cent
= per yard. All other goods in GU
: dry goods department at similar re
: duced prices. Come and see them a
> the Chase Store. y
:. Glasgow knocker Has Big Job.