The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-11
CITY N STATE.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
A. F. Flowers, of Iona, is among
the business visitors in town.
David Schwartz and wife, of Shelby.
Vile, Ind, arrived today on q visit
with Mrs. and Miss Stocking, Of this
city.
A suit for divorce has been filed in
the distlic. court by D. c. Stewart
az ainst Alice Stewart, the complaint
alleging desertion.
Advices from Chicago report an
active demand and q slight advance
of prices 10 the mutton market the
past week. A shipment OF LIB pound
Montana wethers sold At $500 and
others at $3.50.
The Chouteau County bank, q tnan.
cial institution at Chester, hss
brought suit IN the district court
against Gust LAUGH, to recover an
Indebtedness OF s125 alleged to be due
on a promissory note.
The report of the %governmet assay
Office at Helena shows q decrease In
receipts OF gold from Montana mines
during the month Of September.
Chouteau county was second on the
list, with q contribution valued at
sl7,372.
Judgment in favor OF the plaintiff
was rendered by Judge Utter in the
district court last evening, in the
suit of Thos. O'Hanlon and others
against the Ruby Gulch mining com.
pany. The latter, it is understood,
will appeal the case to the supreme
court.
The suit of J.. A. Rose against 7.
A. Oltsvig, for the possession OF a
horse and $50 damages for unlawful
detention of the animal, has been ap-
pealed to the district court. Judg-
ment for plaintiff was given in Justice
Aliens court at Havre-a decision
that was not acceptable to the defend
ant.
William DesLosier, who has q ranch
on the Missouri river about seven
miles below town, is breaking $50
acres of land that be will seed to fax
next spring. The experience of dry
land farmers the past season demon
strated that the fall plowed land gave
better results than blowing In the
spring.
Miss Blackstone, county school Gu
perintendent, il preparing to estab'
lish ten new school districts for the
benefit of families that need educa.
tional facilities. With these additions
to the sixty-four existing school dis
tricts, Chouteau county will probably
contain a greater number of such in
stitutions than any other county In
Montana.
The banner Montana oat crop OF the
season is credited to George Edinger,
q Beaverhead county %ranchman. A
news item from Dillon says Mr.
Edinger, who was the winner of the
Howard Elliott cup at the state fair
has just finished thrashing a field o;
more than 100 acres of oats, which
yielded l47.5 bushels per acre, weigh
ing 80 pounds to the bushel. Thi!
was the field from which his prize oat'
were taken.
From Mondays Daily.
q. q. Nelson, of Wand ALA, j.
among the business visitors In town
Mrs. c. r. Strauahan and daughter
left today for Boulder, on a visit of
few weeks.
r. S. Tingley and Oliver Tingley
we'll known residents of Big Sandy
were among the arrivals today.
Herman Evers arrived from BIZ
Sandy today, on q visit with his par
ente, Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Evers, Q
this city.
The Piper.Howe Lumber compan
has brought suit in the district cour
against P. E. Fetter, to recover a bal
ance OF 81, 1868 alleged to be due TO
building material.
Adolph Nordby, of Chester, VIII
had his foot badly crushed in an az
cident several days ago, is unde
treatment at the Sanitarium. The II
jury was 20 serious that amputatio
was resorted to yesterday.
A. f. McLeish and A. Johnstoue RI
turned today from Chicago, wher
they marketed q big mutton shipmer
at satisfactory prices. The tops ave
aged Ill pounds and sold at $3.50
while others brought $500 per II
pounds.
Horace Wilson, a dry land farme
living about twelve miles west Of Ri
Sandy, was arrested q few days ae
by l. M. Rogers, stock inspector, o
a charge of shooting q horse belOnl