The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-17

nearly thirty years ago.
At that time Senator Gibson often
declared his belief that the bench
lands would become great wheat pro-.
areas, and his trip through the
q adjacent country today gave him OPP
portuni.y to remind his friends that
he sized up the bench land resources
correctly.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Russell Hunt, of this city, is under
tire atment at St. Glare hospital.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Myrou b.
Sprague, Of Box Elder, on July 5, q
son.
Sam j. Kelley, of Concord, an old
time stockman OF that locality, is Wis.
ting with Fort Benton friends.
A marriage license was issued at
Great Falls yesterday to Hans q.
Lehfeldt and Susie Riekl, both of Big
Sandy.
The government steamboat Msnda an,
which arrived here 9 few days ago,
left this morning for lower Missouri
| river points.
A recent trans action in the Fort
Benton wool market is the sale OF the
Jurgen EGGPLANT clip, from Everson,
which was purchased by a Boston
firm at l95 cents.
The county commissioners are In
session this week as a board of equal
izatiou, and with the assistance of
the county assessor are revising the
tax roll for the current year.
1t is reported from Chinook that the
county commissioners of Blaine
county are considering the matter of
building a court house, at a cost not
to exceed S75. ZOO. Funds for THE
purpose would be provided by a sale
of bonds, to be authorised by a ma
jority OF the voters.
Ed. Smith arrived from Helena yes-
terday to roundup some of the men,
bers of the Second Regimental band
who absented themselves from the en-.
campment at Fort Harrison. Three
of the absentees we're located, q of
them at Hawarden, and we're taken to
Helena this morning.
Sheriff John Collins, of Cascade
county. and W. II. George arrived
from Great Falls this morning by
automobile to take charge of the body
found 10 the Missouri river yesterday
and which was identified as that OF
Monte Walker. The remains we're
placed in a casket and taken to Great
Falls for burial.
, DR.. E. NJ. Porter returned tod ay
from the Bear Paw country, where hi
attended Ed. K~rumwiede, who wa,
badly injured in an accident at TIL
Geo. M. Keller ranch, about twent!
I miles east of Big Sandy. The patien
was stacking hay when the derricl
, collapsed and fell on him, fracturins
his skull and inficting other injuries
A news item from Helena says tn
Great Northern railway has refused
to make any change in its passenge
8 service on the lain line from Glasgo,
3 to Havre, as asked for by the resi-
dents of H%insdale, Dodson and Savoy
and by the Commercial Travellers
e associ alton of northern Montana
The Montana state railroad commits
d zion will In q few days order a hear
ing in the matter of this request to b
10 held, in all probability, at Hinsdale
'e and at which testimony will be take
e. to show whether or not the servic
It now given by the Great Northern /
sufficient.
,- The purchase of q court house sit
at Ravre by the county commissioners
d OF Hill county has become a subjet
r OF litigation. Suit has been brougt
t. in the district court by August D.
q. celles, who is understood to represer
al q number of Hill county Taxpayers
to enjoin the commissioners from pa!
-, ing any money on the purchase
:; court house grounds in what is know
N as the University addition to the cit
:, of Havre. The gist of the action
that a proposed payment Of 5000 &c
:. the property is only part OF the tot,
-. cost, and that the expenditures ma
ultimately exceed $40, 000-an amour
that would require the submission
the question to the voters OF Hi
Il county. The court is asked to ISIS,
a q restraining order, pending the d.
RI termin alton of the suit.
90 Stolen Plumber Recovered.
Plumber stolen four years g /