The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-23
CITY N STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

dis Guy.
]. P. Lee left today for Lethbridge,
Canada, to attend the Dry Farming
congress In that city.
Neil Bannatyne, q we'll known stock
man Of the FIoweree country, Is among !
The visitors 10 tuwo.
Jas. G.. THAN, of Zig hwood, pro-
gressive candidate for county commits.
IL among the visitors in town.
Chas. A. Best. an employe of the
U. S. land Office at Great Falls, was
among today's arrivals. MI. Best is
on his way to Clear Lake, to visit with
friends in that locality.
Several automobile loads of politi.
cal candidate and their friends left
this afternoon to attend meetings at
different places, most Of them going
to Castle rock and Floweree.
W. c. Evans, of Culbertson, accom.
panied by his wife and daughter, is
visiting with old-time friends in this
vicinity. Mr.. and Mrs. Evans were
among the early day residents Of this
city, removing to eastern Valley
county about twenty years ago.
Those who indulge in the practice
Of tearing down or defacing political
posters or %placards, or other public
notices, appear to be unaware of the
fact that such acts constitute an Of
tense under the Montana laws. They
subject themselves to arrest and
punishment.
Reference t. the tabulation of regis
tered" voters IN the several counties
shows there are over 1000 in the
twelfth judicial district, which COM
prises the counties of Chouteau, Hill,
Blaine and Valley. 1t is estim ated
there will be about $500 votes cast for
the several judicial candidates in this
district.
A circular issued by the interior de-
partment at Washington shows the
public land existing in Montana and
subject to location as amounting to
the enormous total of So, 107, 800 acres.
The number of acres located in the
state from July l, 1911. to July l, 1912,
by homeste aders is given at 1854, 302
This estimate Is not presumed to bt
accurate owing to the fact that con
siderable land has been Withdrawn
from settlement by the government,
and other land that had been with
drawn has been restored.
From Mondays Daily.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Ryan, of this city, a son.
D. T. Cameron, of Clear Lake, ar
rived today on a business visit.
E. T. Daniels and wife, of Brown
ing, are among the visitors in town.
w. A. Ragan, justice of the peac
at Big Sandy, was among yesterda y'
arrivals.
V. F. B~lankenbaker and wife, 0
Virgelle, are the quests of friends il
this city.
q. J. Toomey, of Deer Lodge, ar
rived yesterday on a visit with For
Benton friends.
, Mrs. George Dutro, Of Dodson, ant
Mrs. A. O. Harmon, of Big Sandy
have been received at the Sanitariuu
for treatment.
It is announced that Rev. job
Petit, fret assistant pastor OF s,
AIMS cathedral at Great Falls, ha
been assigned to the pastorate of tn
Catholic church at Chinook.
The football game Saturday after
noon between the high school teams c
Chinook and this city, proved to b
q somewhat uneven contest, the Fol-
Benton boys scoring "a to nothing.
A large gasoline engine that wac to
heavy to cross the bridge attempted t
ford the Missouri river Saturda
evening, but met with trouble b
missing the ford and becoming stale
in deep wator. 1t remained in ths
position until this morning, when
was hauled across to the south side b
another tractor.
Ezra L. Crane, who returned yestel
dar from 9 trip to Carter an
Floweree, brings word OF heavy los
among ranchers in that vicinity fro'
the fierce wind storm OF Thursda,
Flax lying in the fields awaiting th
thresher was scattered all over th
country, Ed. Stovall. of Carter, losin
crop that he valued at about 81 ,6O'
Robert Thomson, of the Teton, r.
ports similar experiences in his Il
cality, one rancher losing a fax Gro
that was harvested from twenty acre
From Tuesdays Daily.
R. L. Thompson, of Virgelle, WI
among today's arrivals.