The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27

ditions north of the intern alton al
boundary. On Thursday there vas
six inches OF snow in the country
south of Lethbridge, where most of the
grain crop has not yet been harvested.
Announcement has been received of
the marriage Of Hilmen c. Lying,
formerly OF this city, and Miss Julia
M. Gould, q former teacher In the
Fort Benton public schools, which
took place Wednesday at Eureka,
Kansas. The newly married couple,
who have a wide acquaintance in this
vicinity, passed through here yester.
day on their way to Geyser, where
Mr.. Lying 10 manager for the Missouri
River Lumber company.
Great Falls Tribune: E. Stack.
house, who has recently returned to
the city after spending considerable
time upon his farm in the Hollywood
district, has on exhibition in his Office
q number of excellent samples OF the
products of his farm including grain,
threshed and In the straw, corn, pc.
tatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, water
melons and other articles. The stalks
OF corn stand and seven and one.half
feet in height with good large ears.
The water melons are as fine as any
shipped in this year from melon pro.
ducing localities and the other exhib.
it's are as ine as can be produced
anywhere.
From Tuesdays Daily.
G. ,Hokanson and wife, of Warrick,
were among the arrivals today.
Born, at the S%anitarium, to MIR.
and Mrs. Frank Duntley, a son
John T. Isaacson, of Virgelle, is
visiting with Fort Benton friends.
Girl wanted for general house work;
no bedroom work required. Apply to
Mrs. A. E. McLeish.
F. D. Kingsbury, the we'll known
Dupuyer merchant and former treas.
urer of Chouteau county, was among
the arrivals from the west today.
A news item from Malta says Joe
Molette, an old-time freighter between
Zortman and Malta, accidentally shot
himself while hunting q few days ago.
He was so seriously injured that he
died from the effects of the wounds.
A suit was filed in the district court
today by w. II. Green against A. B.
Duke & Co., of Chinook, to recover
az alleged indebtedness of $2,02l.
This amount, according to the COM
plant, is due plaintiff for running a
sheep outfit owned by defendants.
H. W. Hoffman, of Galata, who is
engaged in the sheep business on the
upper Marias, reports the discovery of
q new departure in sheep feed. Mr..
Hoffman finds that wild mustard hay
is the feed most acceptable to sheep,
and has preference over other any kind
OF forage.
William Boyer and Jos. Pelchie,
who were recently arrested for steal
ing three horses from an Indian, we're
arraigned in the district court yester.
day afternoon and entered pleas of
guilty. The defend ants we're senten.
ced by Judge Tattan today, each OF
them to serve one year 10 state prison.
The county clerks Office force is
kept busy these days with the registra,
ton OF voters, most Of the applications
coming from residents of the territory
included within the proposed county
of Hill, who wish to vote at the special
election November 20. The great
register shows about 700 voters re.
corded since registr alton commenced.
O. A. Bergeson. secretary of the
Mackton Coal company, who has just
returned from an eastern trip, reports
the purchase of an engine, thirty cars
and the necessary steel for construct
ing and operating the spur from the
company's mine near Big Sandy to
the railroad. 1t is proposed to have
the new shipping facilities completed
this fall.
Word was received today from
Virgelle announcing the sudden
death of Peter Taarlsn, a we'll known
resident of that locality, who was
taken seriously sick at the Jappe
Bros. sheep camp near Eagle creek
while on a trip through that part OF
the country. Death followed q few
hours later, before medical help could
be secured. Mr.. Taarlan was en-
gagged in the sheep business in Fergus
county several years ago, removing
later to the Bear Paw country, and
had a wide acquaintance in this vi
cinity.
Pleasant Valley Jottings.
Miss Eva Iddings has gone to In.
diana for a few weeks, visit with her