The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
CITY AND STATE.

D. G. Peet, of Hswarden, is in town
today on q short business visit.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
A. II. Fey, the we'll known merchant
of Gold Butte. is among the business
visitors in town.
Congressman Charles N. Pray, and
q deleg alton of other local residents,
left today for Helena to attend the
state fair.
For sale, q Superior dick drill.
One Star dick harrow, both new; also
one second hand disk. All bargains.
G. E. Sheldon.
]. E. Back, OF Carter, who was in
town toda reports heavy transforms
in that vicinity. The land in some
locations lie O. soaked to such an extent
that it is difficult to plow.
Marriage licenses have been issued
by the clerk of the district court to
William C. Thompson and Ellen
White, of Lloyd: and to Louis Ross
and Mary Fiddler. both Of Havre.
Local officials of the Modern Wood.
men Of America report the payment of
1000 insurance to the widow of the
late A. M. Hulder. who vas a member
of that fraternal organic alton.
Charles Crawford, under sheriff, left
today for Deer Lodge with William
Boyer and Jos. Pelchie, the two men
who were committed to the p~eniten.
tiary for one year for horse stealing.
Local dealers in grain report daily
fluctuations in eastern markets, which
control the prices paid here. The
present quotations for wheat are Is to
80 cents, and for fax about s1.96, &C.
cording to condition.
A suit has been filed In the district
court by the First State bank, of
Chester. against J. E. DUNCAN and
others, to recover an indebtedness
alleged to be due on promissary notes
amounting to about 81, 300.
W. r. Leet, county treasurer, is
%redeeming his promise to the voters OF
Chouteau county in the matter of COL
Letting interest upon deposits of pub
lie funds. The cash receipts of his
Office today include an item of ST.
845. 49,, which Is the amount of interest
derived from that source since MIR.
Leet took charge of the %er's
Office six months ago.
From Thursdays Daily.
W. H. Duke, who is ngaged in the
harness and saddlery business at Chi
nook, was among the arrivals today.
DR.. H. L. Iddings and wife arrived
today from Indiana, in response to
news that their son Is under treat.
ment at St. Glare hospital for an at.
tack of typhoid fever.
Suit has been brought in the district
court by Julius Lehfeldt, of Chinook,
against Manuel Bastida to cover an
alleged Indebtedness for goods, wares
and merchandise supplied to defen.
dant. The complaint asks judgment
for about $430.
Several local residents who have
returned from attending the state fair
at Helena report the largest and best
exhibits OF Montana products ever
placed on display. The airship
flights, races and other features are
providing excellent entertainment for
the big crowds of visitors.
Chouteau county makes q very good
showing in q tabulation of statistics
compiled by the state board of health
The exhibi. shows q death rate of ST.
per 1000 inhabitants in Chouteau
county during the past year, while the
average for the entire state was l0.6e
per 1000 people.
The Montana Farmers Institute
Office announces plans we'll under way
for the fall institutes which will be
held In northern Montana beginning
about the middle of October. Among
the lecturers secured for this series o.
meetings is 0. G. Gregg, "Father o:
Farmers Institutes" of Minnesota
Mr.. Gregg is a veteran in the work
has made q splendid reputation as
leader of agricultural thought anc
action, and is an agricultural lecturer
ia great demand.
r. D. Hoff, q Park county rancher
is said to have one OF the softest snap'
in Montana in the matter of harvest
ing crops of Turkey red wheat. Ac
cording to newspaper reports, Mr.
Hoh has just harvested his secont
volunteer crop from a field of III
acres. The tract was seeded to winter
three years ago but the crop was beat
en- down by q hailstorm and yieldet
only 900 bushels. Last year the LAM