The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24


From Tuesdays Daily.
jos. STREET., of Hollywood, is visiting
with old.time Fort Benton friends.
Mrs. Chas. Lepley left tod y on q
visit to her old home in Vermont.
Chas. q. Green has about q hun.
dred head OF heavy work horses for
sale.
Mrs. c. r. Stranahan and daugh.
ter returned yesterday from q visit
with friends at Boulder.
just received, a new shipment of
hammocks, a. furniture department of
7. G. Power g. Bro, Ltd.
John Laird, an old.time resident of
the Sweet Grass hills, Is among the
business visitors in town.
S. Chri ssisnsen, Of Ada, who is en-
gagged in the sheep business 10 that
vicinity, was among the arrivals TO.
day.
The first shipment of Hill county
records, consisting of transcripts OF
liens, was made yesterda az by q. L.
Grimm, contractor for the TRANSCRIPT
ing.
Miss Blackstone has received word
from the state superintendent that the
Chouteau county teachers institute
will be held in this city September
PA
Miles City Gains to be the banner
wool market in Montana this season.,
the Mcdonnell clip of $4,000 pounds
having sold at that place last week at
224 cents.
Suit has been brought in the district
court bv the Empire Lumber company
against H. G. Hurd, to recover al in
debtedness OF $500 alleged to be due
for building material.
Among the departures today we're
two parties of tourists who are taking
the Missouri river route east. They
occupied Two house boats, one of which
was equipped with q gasoline motor.
1t 10 reported from Belt that W alter
Childers, q ranch hand, was struck
by lightning and killed during q storm
Sunday evening. Two horses that he
was leading we're also killed BY the
bolt.
Jas. Charters, who ia located near
O'Hanlon coulee, is said to have one
OF the best grain crops in that iocali-
ty. He is using four pounds of bind
ing twine to the acre, an amount that
indicates q crop OF IS bushels or bet
ter.
The assessment OF Blaine county,
according to advices from Chinook,
will be about IS, $50, 600, an amount
slightly larger than expected because
of the lower valuation placed upon
land. The assessment list contains
the names of about 1900 taxpayers.
o. E. P%eppard, OF M~issoula, was
the successful bidder for an lSO.foot
steel bridge scross the Teton, to be
built at Bucks ford, the contract be.
ing awarded by the county commits.
sioners yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Peppard's bid Of 50, 497 was the lowest,
the others ranging up to about 90, 800.
The county commissioners of Teton
county have called q special election
for October Is, to-vote upon the ques.
ton of creating the new county of
Toole. In the event of the defeat OF
the proposition, there is said to be
another division scheme for segrega al.
ing the northern part of Teton coun.
ty.
Nj. L. Sheldon, who arrived today
from his ranch near Grassy lake,
brought with him a fine exhibit of
farming possibilities in that locality.
The exhibit consisted Of two punches
of winter wheat, each grown from one
seed kernel, the larger specimen show
Ing the growth of PIG stalks from the
n seed. Most of the straw was about
three feet high, with heads of more
than average size, the exhibit being
n of the best ever displayed here.
Will Build Fish Hatchery.