The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-12

ing q below zero. This part of Mon
tana, according to Mr.. Sullivan, is Q
favored spot In the matter of weather
conditions.
Word comes from the Milk river
country that several sheep outfits are
suffering from the complaint known
as lip and leg disease. The treat
ment recommended by veterinary ex.
perts consists of bathing the affected
parts with a solution of one part
chemically pure nitric ,cid and seven
parts water. One pint of the acid
mixed with seven pints Of water makes
q gallon of the solution.
From Tuesdays Daily.
L. v. Bogy, the we'll known Chi
nook merchant, 10 in town 90 a bust
ness visit.
Attorney J.. A. Walsh, of Helena,
arrived from the west today 90 a short
bushes visit.
B. j. Boorman, the Kalispell lum.
Der dealer, is among the business vis-
itors in town.
Hon. T. G. Power arrived from Hell.
ena tod ay, to look after some OF bis
business interests 10 this vicinity.
Miss Jeanette Ward, who has &C.
cepted a position to teach school near
Galata, left for that place yesterday.
John Buckley, of Harlem, formerly
sheriff of Chouteau county, is renew.
ing acquaintance with Fort Benton
friends.
A marriage licen Sc has been issued
at Great Falls to Thomas +. O'Laugh.
lin aud Annie McKenby, both of West
Butte, in the Sweet Grass hills.
A. S. Lehman, of Chinook, who is
extensively eugeged in the sheep busi-
ness, arrived today to attend the an
nusl meeting of stockholders of the
Stockmen's National bank.
A delegation of Fort Benton resi.
dents, consisting of about twenty men,
bers, returned tod ay from Great Falls,
where they attended the funeral servi.
ces of the late Claude Embleton.
F. L. Buzzell, of Conrad, formerly
pastor of the Methodist church In this
city, was among the arrivals today.
Mr.. Buzzell is the owner OF come
ranch property near Conrad and ts
much gratiied over the rapid ad ance
OF land vslues.
Oscar Johnston, who is holding
crop of fax seed that amounts tC
about 3,400 bushels, is an interested
student OF market prices affecting tina
, commodity. Prices have been ad'
vancing in the eastern market, q re
, cent high mark being 81. 25 per bushel
The jury commission, consisting o:
Jere Sullivan, chairman of the boart
, of county commissioners, the count!
{ treasurer and county assessor, was II
. session today The commission viii
select a list of Chouteau county ia!
payers who will be subject to call a
. tria al Jurors during the year 1910.
AT the annual meeting OF the stock
holders Of the Stockmen's Nations
. bank, held this afternoon, the boart
of directors was re elected for the en-
b suing year. The board consists o
Charles e. Duer, Charles Lepley, Jos
Hirsh berg, A. S. Lehman, c. H. Mer
, rill, John V. Carroll, NJ. E. Miner
+. David G. Browne aod John Harris.
u Great Falls Leader: The funeral Q
e Claude Embleton, the Fort Bento'
man, whose death occurred neal Spo
kane last week aHd whose body wa
brought to this city yesterday, wa
q held this afternoon at 2 o'clock frou
Georges chapel, where services wer
q conducted by the Rev. J.. A. Martil
o under the auspices OF the Odd Fellovs
OF which order deceased had been
member. The services we're largel
attended and there were quite q mum
her Of Fort Benton friends present.