The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
CITY AND STATE.

Send your watch and jewelry repair |
work to D.. G. L%ockwood's jewelry
store.
J. A. Brandt and George johnson,
Of Carter, are among the business
visitors in town.
Ralph R. Randall, Of the U. S.
geological survey, IL in town tod ay on
business connected with that depart
ment.
A p%ostofice bulletin announces that
q new postofice named Gstes has been
established 10 Choutesu county. with
jasper Gates as postmaster.
Albert Taylor, of Hawarden, who is
among the visitors In town, reports
the Hawarden school district pro-
poses to authorize az issue of bonds
for building purposes.
1t is reported from Highwood that q
tract OF land hes been sold by II. O.
Lying to the Milwaukee railway com
pany, the property to be used by the
purchaser for Q townsite.
II you are tired of homesteadine and
desire to sell your relinquishment,
write me at ~ l have several cash
buyers for good claims east of Fort
Benton. D. T. Cameron, Clear Lake,
Mont.
W. r. Embleton, Of the Teton, who
was among the arrivals today, brings
good report OF wheat yields on the
bench west OF town. Most of the crops
that have been threshed show Yields of
from twenty to twenty.i bushels per
acre.
One of the prettiest and most unique
farm scenes In this vicinity is the 250.
acre corr field at the Captain Stevens
ranch about five miles west of town.
The field has been carefully cultivated
and the corn is in thrifty condition, in
spite of the hot spell of the past few
days. A soaking rain within the next
two weeks will insure q good crop Of
corn from this big acreage.
E. r. Russell, who returned last
evening from q trip through the Nine.
Mile country, reports harvesting oper-
atoms in progress in that locality.
At the CIV. Vaughan ranch q wheat
field OF 200 acres is being harvested
by q new header and thresher operated
by q gasoline tractor. This machine
cuts and threshes the crop, the thresh.
ed grain being delivered into a wagon
at the side of the machine ready for
sacking.
From Thursdays Daily.
Jno. T. Isaacson, of Virgelle, is a
business visitor 10 town today
John Pazdrick, OF Box Elder, was
admitted to the Sanitarium tod ay for
medical treatment.
A daughter was born to MIR. and
Mrs. Austin Lynch, OF Highwood, at
St. Glare hospital this morning.
G. W. Morrison reports that thresh-
ing of the winter wheat on the Brown
& Morrison ranch, just north of town,
has just been completed, aud that the
yield OF grain will average % bushels
to the acre.
Marriage licenses were issued today
by the clerk of the district court to
Henry Doe, of Lewistown, and Maud
Healey, of Lodgepole, Mont, and to
Olaf Carlsgodt, and Clara Odegeerd
both of Big Sandy.
Mrs. Geo. Bickle and daughter,
Bernice, left last night for Rochester,
Mimi, where the latter, who has been
ailing for some time past, will be
placed under the care OF the Mayo
brothers, the celebrated sergeons.
Information has been given out thai
the republican state convention viii,
be held at Great Falls on Thursd ay
September 5. This date "a decided
upon at . meeting of the executive
board of the republican state central
committee.
I. S. MARITIME, of Conrad, arrived
last evening, and is at work makine
an estimate of the assessed valuation
of the six townships in the northwest
ern part of Chouteau county which i
IL proposed to include in the new
county of Pondera. BE says the PEG
pie of his section are very much i,
earnest on this proposition and are
determined to see it through to a cue
cessful conclusion.
From Fridays Daily
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Claui
Weider, OF this city, a daughter.
Mrs. A. E. King and family left to
day for Highwood. on a camping
trip.
just received, q carload of the popu
lar jamestown Belle -four. T. G