The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-26
Great Falls and three miles south OF
the Great falls of the Missouri.

Great Falls aud three miles south OF
the Great falls of the Missouri.
From Tuesday's Daily.
I. N. Fieenor and wife, of Big
Sandy, arrived today on q business
visit.
P. F. McMahon and B. F. Nye, of
Carter, are among the visitors IN
town.
Miss Mildred Davis, Of Great Falls,
is the guest of Mrs. Frank Merger, OF
this city.
l. M. Rogers, stock inspector for
this district, returned yesterday from
su official trip along the high line.
Ben Vaudeville, Of the upper
Shonkin, who is among the visitors in
town, reports fine crop prospects in
the mountain country.
The Virgel]e Mercantile company
has just completed q fine store build.
ing at Virgelle, and celebrated the
event with q public dance last week.
Petitions for naturs liz alton have
been fled in the district court by John
Mclean and Alexander Mclean, of
Lyle, and Evric B%erglund, of Ha-
warden.
Arrivals from Carter report q beer
famine at that place last evening. A
thirsty crowd was impatiently await
ing the arrival Of relief supplies on q
delayed train.
NJ. P. Sigworth, of Hawarden, is
among the business visitors in town.
Mr.. Sigworth believes in following ap.
proved methods of dry land farming,
the results proving highly satisfactory.
One of the fret mutton sales of the
season was closed at Chinook a few
days ago., o. B. Perham, of Billings,
purchasing about 5000 head of four
year wethers from Barney Simpson.
The price has not been made public.
L. ia announced that the fret Hill
county fair will be held at Havre on
September 4, 5 and 6. Among the
special features will be q wild west
show, q brOncho busting contest, &c
Indian sham battle and Indian dane.
ing.
. A brief bulletin received this after.
Z noon stated that Judge Parker wal
elected temporary chairman of the
! democratic national convention q
Baltimore, the vote being Parker $40
. Bry an SOC. Adjournment was taker
until 500 O'Clock this evening.
Old time stockmen in this vicinity
are in receipt of invitations to atteni
: the Frontier Day celebration at Cal
gary, Can, which will begin Septem
t Der 2 and continue four days. Th'
Calgary people propose to make tn
. celebration q gala event.
' D. G. Peet, of Hawarden, arrive'
4 today from Tacoma with his bride
formerly Miss Mabel Foster, thei
y marriage having taken place q fe,
days ago at Tacoma. The newt
married couple were accompanied b.
Miss Grace Peet, of Glendale, Calf.
sister OF Mr.. Peet.
A news item from Helena says r. E
McGlnness, q druggist of Harlem
pleaded guilty in the federal court t
s. the indictment containing ter count
charging with. selling whisky to In
dams. He was given sixty days ii
Jail and fined 500.
Great Falls Leader: Actual cor
struction work on this end OF tn
Great Fslls-Lewistown extension {
u the main line of the Chicago, Milwsu
y kee & Puget Sound railway will be
progress within ten days, and betwee
1000 and $500 men will be employe
ID by Winston Bros., alone. when th
r work is in full blast. according I
D. statements made today by w.
is Winston, Of the firm of Winsto
Bros, Of Minneapolis, which has bee
J.. awarded the contrac for the construt
re ton OF seventy-one miles OF the exte,
NJ zion.