The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-21
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OACSlJ ouu SuAluSCo iSAS y
on q visit with friends 10 Min
neapolis.
Miss Lillian Poulssop, who has been
attending school east, returned home
yesterday for the summer vacation.
Miss French, who has ben whiting
with Fort Benton friends the past
week, was among the departures for '
the west today. |
Rev. J. N. Chesnutt left today for
Missouls, to attend the annual con.
vention of the Protestant Episcopal
church Of Montana. The convention
begins tomorrow.
J. E. Walker, of Lower Highwood,
Who 10 in town today, reports . low
stage of water in Highwood creek for
THE time Of the year. The usual heavy
June rains have not yet arrived.
Articles of incorporation were filed
in the county clerks Office today by
the Diamond Land and Mining com.
pany, with Offices in Great Falls. The
capital stock OF the concern Is S40, 600.
The commercial organizations in
various parts of Montana are protest.
ing against q material advance in
rates to h~omeseekers, which has been
made by the different railroad CON-.
panies. 1t is claimed that immigra.
ton is discouraged by the increased
cos of transportation.
Diplomas have been issued by the
Chouteau county board Of examiners
to q large number of successful ap.
plicants at the recent eighth grade
examinations. The Fort Benton
pupils who received diplomas were
howell Harris, Earl Merger, Edwin
Patterson, Edmund Lee, Virgil King,
George Boyle, Mabel Reichelt, Rus
sell Williams, Irene Jacoby, Gladys
Fisher, Willard Tobey, Lloyd Hol.
derbsum, Roy Tobey and Avis Allen.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. Chas. Crepeau was received at
the Sanitarium last evening for medi-
cal reatment.
Hon. T. J. Walsh, OF Helena, and
Attorney A. j. McDonough, of Great
Falls, arrived today on legal bust.
ness.
A. Hershield, an old-time resident
of Helena who was at one time inter.
ested in the banking business, is visit
ing with Fort Benton friends.
1t is reported from Dodson that a
man was drowned in Milk river yea
terday nea that place, while on a
boating trip. The unfortunate is said
to be M. II. Thurk, an employe of the
Dodson Trading company.
The Hill county petition was filed
in the county clerks Office today, by
Victor r. Griggs, secretary of the
Havre Chamber of Commerce. A
meeting for its consideration will be
called by the county commissioners,
giving thirty days notice.
Arrivals from Chinook report the
death of the little son of Theodore
Hensen, from burns caused bv q pow
der explosion. It is supposed the lit
tie fellow was playing with matches
and q can of powder, q atior
that Is capable Of serious results.
A combined team Of baseball player
from Carter and Floweree arrived
yesterday to instruct the local team up
on the latest things in the game, bu
the end of the lesson was a score OF 2
to 0 in favor of the Fort Benton boys
The visitors were accompanied by 81
enthusiastic bunch of rooters, an
apart from the score they we're please'
with their reception here.
A wool transaction at 1S4 cents wa
closed Saturday, when c. W. Morri
son purchased the 125, 000.pound eli
of Evers Bros. of Everson, at tbs
figure. Mr.. Morrison, who is th
Fort Benton representative OF Hech'
Lehman & Co., has also purchase
the clips of John T. Isaacson, H. n
Ragland, J. w. GLADDEN., M. Wasesh
and L. D. Pugsley, Al prices rangiu
around 18 cents.
The county commissioners me.
special sessioc today, with all mem
bers present, to consider the petitio
for an election to vote upon the ques
ton of forming Blaine county fror
the eastern portion of Chouteau couu
ty. Several residents of the pro
posed county we're present at tod ay
session., the visitors including Juliu
Lehfeldt, F. D. Boyle, and l.. '
Bogy, of Chinook; A. J. Barrett, {
Dodson; c. W. Sims, of Cleveland
j. F. Wimberly, OF Landusky, an
others. The hearing may continu
for several days.
From Tuesdays Daily.
c. w. Young, q we'll known resider