The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-14
CITY AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
John a. Brown. Of whitlash, Is
among the visitors In town.
Miss Rowens Chestnut arrived from
Missoula yesterda az, on q visit with
relatives In this city.
A camping party, consisting of
about a dozen young people. left to-
day for Hiehwood. where they will
rusticate for q week or more.
James G. THAN, Of Highwood, who
10 visiting with Fort Benton friends,
reports uch q big hay crop on High
wood that 1t will be impossible to get
it ell In stack.
Stephen Footit and Miss Mable v.
Nottingham, OF shonkin, we're married
yesterday morning at the Methodist
parsonage, Rev. w. w. Van Orsdel
performing the ceremony.
Among the arrivals from south of
the river this afternoon vas q unique
PROCESSION. It consisted of q traction
engine hauling . thresher, q frame
house. farm wagon, buggy and other
movables.
A petition in bankruptcy has been
fled in the federal court At helena by
Moses Anderson, q we'll known farmer
of Blaine county. In his petition An.
derson states that his liabilities
amount to s11,7 1874 and his assets to
sl6. ITO, the greater part of which is
claimed to be exempt.
The heavy storm last evening pre-
vented q large attend dance at the citi.
zens' meeting called to discuss county
fair matters, but progress was made
In the necessary preparations. The
meeting wac adjourned to Monday
evening, at 500 O'Clock, with the ex.
pectation that every business man in
town will attend.
F. E. Brunskill. of Hawarden, who
is among the visitors in town, reports
good crop conditions in that locality
These satisfactory results, according
to Mr.. Brunskill, are due principally
TO the proper farming methods tha'
have been followed, but in cases il
which there has been poor work, th,
returns have been proportion atel,
less.
Arrivals from the surrounding
country report considerable damage
from q furious wind and rain storn
that struck this vicinity last evening
hay and grain stacks being partl!
wrecked, barns overturned, and house
moved from their found ations. II
town the damage was confined t
broken limbs of shade trees and tn
prostration of board fences.
Advices from Chinook state tina
arrangements have been made for
regular organization of the new pre-
gressive party in Blaine county.
call has been issued for a county cor
vention of progressives to be bel
August 81, at Chinook, for the pun
pose Of nominating . full county tickle
and selecting deleg ates to attend tn
progressive state convention.
George Wackerlin. who returne
last evening from q trip to Floweree
brings word of q phenomenal whea
yield on the w. I. Trackwell ranch i
that vicinity. Mr.. Trsckwell seede
three acres to selected grain that b
brought from Washington, and til
crop threshed out an average OF 5
bushels to the acre-a yield that Ell
tablishes a record for the season.
is reported that Mr.. Trackwell ha
been offered s4.O0 per bushel for pal
of the crop. From the remainder Q
his wheat field, amounting to over 10
acres, Mr.. Trackwell is said to hav
averaged 36 bushels per acre.
From Mondays Daily.
J. Lee Sedgwick and wife returne
today from q visit with friends
Chinook.
J. W. Haieler, deputy U. S. ma
shal, arrived from helena yesterda,
on official business.
Bert Sanford, of Big Sandy, an
Fred Nelson. of Highwood, we're RI
ceived al the Sanitarium today 10
treatment.
E. P. Westerlund, who arrived fro
Idaho yesterday, is looking over Il
country with q view to locating
homestead.
Attorney W. S. Towner. assistal
in the attorney generals Office
Helena, arrived today on q visit vii
Fort Benton friends.
A petition for naturalization W.
fled In the district court today b
John P. Brats berg, of Solid, who
q native of Norway.
c. F. Peterman, who returned tod
from q visit to his former home