The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-18
CITY AND STATE.
from Wednesdays Daily

Rom Wednesdays Daily
Mrs. W. T. Cowan, of Box Elder,
was among the arrivals today.
Mrs. George Dutro, of Dcdson, is
visiting with relatives in this city.
Send your watch and j~ewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
G. Wilson and wife, OF Lonetree,
arrived here tod ay on q visit With
friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E. Duer arrived
tod sy. from Los Angeles, Cal. on q
visit with Fort Benton friends.
Miss Ethel Williams left today for
Columbia, Mo-, to take q course Of
study in the Missouri state university.
Frank Gibson, of Shonkin, was
taken to the Ssnitarium today, to re-
ceive attention for an attack of
typhoid fever.
A recent tra action in ranch prop
erty is the sale of 100 acres in the
Nine.mile country to Robert Cook by
the Northwestern Livestock company.
The purchase price averaged sl5 per
acre.
An outfit OF about 300 head OF beef
cattle arrived from the south side OF
the river today for shipment to the
Chicago market. The Wilson brothers,
]. O. Patterson and others are inter.
ested in the shipment.
One OF the best wheat crop reports
in this vicinity ONE from the ranch
of the Big Sag Livestock company.
where 2,317 bushels we're threshed
from q field of as acres. Mr.. Kings.
bury was so we'll pleased with the
yield that he 10 seeding 500 acres
to winter wheat for next season.
A big transaction in mutton sheep
was closed yesterday by r. N Stan
field, representative of q Tacoma pack.
ing firm. who bought $500 head Of
three and i~our.year old wethers from
the Benton Sheep company at 1916
per head. D. G. Lockwood sold
about 900 head of q similar class OF
stock to the same buyer at the same
figure.
From Thursdays Daily.
E. A. Stovall, of Carter, and w. 6.
Mcclure, of Floweree, are among the
visitors in town.
Harry Yaeger, OF Lewistown, ma
tional bank examiner for this district,
is in town on official business.
Paul Gordon, of Mount Hope,
WASH, who is visiting with friends in
this vicinity, was received at the San
itarium today for treatment.
James Arlington vas arrested yes
terday on q charge of forgery, and
taken to the county jail. The prisoner
is alleged to have signed the name o
Ed. Reichelt t. a check for S27.75.
J. Ritter, who returned today frou
q trip to the Arrow creek country
reports q large force of men will
about fifty teams working on the Mil
waukee grade neal Square butte
Another big outfit is at work near tn
Allan Gray ranch.
Local stockmen are receiving biz
returns from their beef shipments
prime steers frequently bringing from
800 to 500 per head. The tops from
q shipment recently marketed by tn
Shonkin Stock association are sai'
to have averaged s106 per head.
S. F. Fuller, who is among tn
visitors in town, did quick work har
vesting q few days ago with the assis
lance of Lloyd Hoffman and D. L
Green. With one header and on
header box they cut l6 acres of oat
in five hours, the crop averagin
about 40 bushels to the acre.
Judgment by default has been enter
ed in the district court in the suit {
Benton State bank vs.. William De
Losier, the Judgment amounting
about $3.50. Judgment for plainti
was also rendered in the suit OF
Hunsberger against the same d.
fonda ant.
Chas. Jenkinson had q hearing |
Justice W. M. Balls court yesterda
afternoon on q charge of horse stea
ing, the complaining witness bein
John Villa, OF the Highwood cou,
try. The defendant denied his gui
of any criminal act, claiming I
merely traded horses.
Carl Wellborn and bride, VIII
arrived from Havre today, were gil
en- a rousing reception by their friend
amoug the transcribers at the cou'
house. They were h%audcuffed ar
shackled and temporarily held {
prisoners until the practical joker
could be persuaded to release them.
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