The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-24
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new wagon or farm truck.
Send your watch aud jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store. =
j. O. Patterson, who made a trip
through the country south OF the Mis-
souri, river yesterd ay, reports an unus-
ually large acreage under cult alton
10 that locality.
The Avery company has brought
suit In the district court against
Biggs & Johnson, OF Chester, to re-.
cover an indebtedness of about S24O
alleged to be due on q purchase Of
agricultural implements.
NJ. J. Joyce, of the T. G. Power &
Bro. grocery department., is conduct
ing N indoor demonstra ton farm in
the seed division of his department.
There are q number of plats in which
various kinds of seeds have been
planted, and the growth that is being
made indicates the termination quail
ty and vigor of the seeds used in the
experiment..
Earl Sullivan and c.. F. Peterman,
who returned today from Great Falls.
bring word of q fatal accident yester.
day at Portage. A. J. Cadvow, time
keeper for the Great Northern stepped
in front of the westbound train yester-
day morning and was almost instantly
killed, the act of the victim apparently
being deliberate and caused by tenn
porary insanity.
The register and receiver of the
Great Falls land Office announce that
survey plats of township 20, range II
east, and township 10, range II east.
have been received from the U. S.
surveyor general of Helena, Mont,
and that public land in these town.
ships will be open for entry, filing
and selection after Tuesday, June 4,
at 8 O'Clock q. N. Any and all per-
cons claiming rights as settlers in
said townships while unsurreyed, must
make entry within three months after
the filing OF said township plats of sur
vey in the land Office. These town
ships are in the Arrow creek country.
Prom Thursdays Daily.
John Crowley, OF Chinook, arrived
today on a short business visit.
Walter Keaster and wife, of High.
wood, are visiting with Fort Benton
friends.
Among the arrivals from the west
today we're David G. Browne, Jr.,
and wife, who will visit here a few
days or their way to Lewistown.
G. A. Ackerson, a dry land farmer
living about nine miles south of this
city, was placed under arrest yester.
day on q charge of tire atening bodily
harm to one of his neighbours. AT a
hearing in Justice Kinder's court to.
day. the defendan was placed under
81, 600 bonds to keep the peace.
A news item from Nevada announces
the death of ''Pat" Hughes, a former
resident of northern Montana who had
q wide acquaintance among old
timers. Mr.. Hughes was engaged in
mining in the early days, and was one
of the original discoveries OF the
Barker district In the Belt mountains
"a find that resulted in a stampede
from various points In Montana.
Suit has been filed in the district
court of Cascade county by the owners
and %lessees of the Sixteen-to-One and
Tom Henricks quartz mining claims
at Neihart. asking judgment OF $50, 600
against Leonie Barker, II. P. Brown
and Teckla Barker, the n of az
adjoining claim known as the Ripple
Quartz Lode mining claim, survey
3421. The complaint states that the
defendants are guilty of driving q
tunnel into the properties of the Six
teen-to-One and Tom Henricks mines,
and during the past five years have
extracted ores wrongfully and unlaw-
fully and converted them to their own
use.
From Fridays Daily
j. A. Pyle, of Stanford, was among
the arrivals today.
Charles Dahlgreen, of Belt, is
among the business visitors in town.
Born, at the sa~nitarium, to Mr.. and
Mrs. c. M. Luce, of this city, a twelve
pound boy.
Sharp Bros. have a lot OF clean
Montana grown alfalfa seed at 18
cents q pound.
A houseboat was launched from the
south side Of the Missouri river today,
by a party Of recent arrivals who will
make q trip east by the river route.
A. W. Merrlield, county surveyor,
returned last evening from &C official
trim IN Hawar6an and Gracnvil1a