The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-24

to leave the town without passing
through part of the forest, the situa.
ton during the prevalence OF timber
fires nearby was alarming.
The dense pail of smoke that hangs
over this part Of Montana is the
worst ever known by local residents,
A. A. juneau, an old timer who has
been here since 1859, declaring that
such Q visitation has never before
happened in the past ifty.one years.
Travellers from the sst report that the
smoky conditions extend as far as
DEVILS Lake, N. Oak.
M. L. Lstts, who has q ranch on the
bench about four miles west OF town,
had an unpleasant experience last ev.
ening. When returning home in the
intense darkness caused by the smoky
atmosphere, be missed the road and
ran into q barbed wire fence, his
horse being badly Cut and Mr.. Latta
thrown from the rig and sustaining
injuries of q minor nature.
From Tuesdays Daily.
A. B. Clarke, Of Havre. is among
the business visitors in town.
Miss Ritter, who has been visiting
with Mrs. q. Rudolph, left today for
her home in Michigan.
F. E. S.ranahan and family return.
ed today from q three weeks' camping
trip in the Blackfoot country.
Blackberries, csnteloupes, crab sp.
ples, pears, melons, lemons, oranges,
nuts, etc. T. e. Powers & Bro, Ltd. y
A declaration of his intention to be-
come q American citizen has been
filed in the district court by Louis H.
Melett, of Chinook.
William Rowe, who has just finish.
ed threshing at his ranch south of the
river, reports ar oats crop that aver.
ages go bushels to the acre.
A petition for letters of administra.
ton in the estate of Aaron Bender
con, deceased, has been filed 10 the
district court by George henderson,
of Havre.
District court for Choutea u county
was q adjourned today to September 6,
when the new term of court begins
The first two days of the term are
designated as the time for hearing
petitions for natur alization.
Louise NJ. Henry, an aged woman
from the vicinity of Chester, was com
mitted to the insane asylum at q hear
ing held 10 the district court yester'
day. The cost of the care and main
ten ance of the patient is to be paid BY
her relatives.
Among the new building improve
ments in various parts of town ar,
, several business structures that will
provide increased accommoda atoms
The E. Frank Sayre abstract Office II
being enlarged by an addition bull
of cement: A. Westfall is building
harness shop on Front street; ant
~ L' lCiu 10 AlontuS a AdISC VWO
story addition to his establishment.
Ranchers and other residents of thi
vicinity who have fair to good sam
piles Of grain or other farm product,
are requested to favor the Fort Bentor
Commercial Club with exhibits tina
!, will be sent to the state fair. Thu
samples will also be exhibited at tn
Chouteau County Fair at Chinook
and afterward installed in the Grea
Northern exhibit car that will go east
!, James Griffin, of Chinook. will be IL
charge of the exhibit from Choutea,
county.
!. Great Falls Leader: Neihart an,
Monarch are not threatened by fires
and people who are excited over tn
situ alton in those towns need not fea
that they will be destroyed. The fir
at Neihart is burning two miles north
east of the town on Carpenter creek
. With the wind blowing from the south
: the fire is travelling directly away frou
: Neihar and toward Barker and tn
Kibbey country. A large force OF mel
10 at work there and it Ia thought the,
; will check the flames before they hav
made progress toward. Barker.
: Henry Evers brings word that q,
artesian supply of water has been se
cured at the Northwestern compan,
ranch, about II miles south of town
and that it is of excellent quality. Th'
vein was struck at a depth of 81 feet
the water rising and flowing from
} six.inch pipe that stood eight feet GU
of the ground. The pipe has beef
: driven down four feet, and there Is
constant flow of water at a good pres