The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20

evidence of the fact that Fergus is
rapidly becoming an agricultural
county.
An examination Of the remains
found on q sapdbar near the I. F..
Churchill ranch . few days ago, con.
vinces the authorities that the body
was that OF Kelly, the Teton county
robber suspect, who was drowned last
fall while attempting to ford the Mis-.
souri river above Great Falls. Upon
the body vas found q revolver, q belt
Of cartridges, spurs and other articles
pointing to the Identification of the
man as the fugitive bandit.
Samples Of grain and forage crops
that are being brought to the River
Press Office, bear testimony to the as.
tonishing results from dry land farm.
ing In . year Of unusual drouth con.
ditions. Such results under such uu.
favorable circumstances are couviac.
ing evidence thas profitable yields will
come from the bench lands 10 seasons
OF normal precipitation, ana are con.
verting old.time residents to that be.
lief. Inspection OF these samples is
invited.
From Fridays Daily
Look at Lyng's adv.
Fresh mich COW for sale. Address
81. o. Lying, Fort Benton.
Extra special price on ladies' and
children's hats. T. c. Power & Bro,
Ltd. =
Mrs. c. w. Young, of Ravre, IL .
patient At the Fort Benton Sanitar.
ium, and may have to undergo an
p eration.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
Lee A. Jones and Carrie j. Gallow,
both Of Havre.
The fret beef shipment of the season
from this part of Montana will, be
made by the Shonkin Stock associa.
ton and Pm outfits on or about July
%. The shipment will be loaded at
Big Sandy.
Chas. B. Power, Of Helena, presi.
dent OF the new Benton State bank,
was among the arrivals today. Mr..
Power 10 on q business trip to Judith,
where be has extensive mercantile and
livestock interests.
Constable j. W. Richie arrived
from Zortman today with Chris Nor.
an. who has been bound over to the
district court by Justice Shoemaker,
OF Zortman. The prisoner is alleged
to have sold q horse and saddle to q
resident of Zortman, and to have sub.
sequently stolen the property and sold
it q second time to another purchaser.
The desire to obtain money with which
to buy liquor is supposed to have
been responsible for his folly.
Sheriff Bickle has received advices
that Frank Scott, one OF the prisoners
who recently broke Jail, has probably
gone out OF the state. The two fugi.
tives separated when they reached the
Arrow creek country, Scott making
his way to Stanford where be bor-
rowed about s25 on the horse and
saddle that he had stolen. From
Stanford he took the train to Great
Falls, and was in that city Sunday or
Monday, escaping Identification by
the police, and it 10 believed he board.
ed a train there and went west.
Martin Connolly, who left town last
evening for his ranch, had q narrow
escape from serious injury on the
Shonkin grade. He was driving a
single rig, and when near the top of the
grade q fierce gust Of wind and cloud
Of dust caused the horse TO balk and
force the rig over the edge of the
grade. Mr.. Connolly jumped from
the buggy Is it began to turn over,
but was caught in the wreck and rolled
down the steep embankment, q dis.
tance OF over 200 feet, sustaining rev.
eral bruises and cuts on bis face and
hands. The horse was killed by
breaking his neck, and the buggy
was badly broken up.
Contracts for extensive additions
and improvements in the public school
facilities of this district we're let at a
meeting of the school trustees, held
last evening, there being several bid.
ders for the proposed work. Henry
Hagen was awarded the contract for
cement sidewalks on each side of the
school house block, at 20 cents per
square foot. Jordan and Ryan re.
ceived the award for an addition to
the old school building and repairing
the present structure, at a cost of sl,-
375. Henry Hagen was the successful
bidder for plumbing work to the value
of $500, and heating facilities for the