The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
I T AND STATE.
From wednesday,s Daily

From Wednesdays Daily
A. T. Kyle, of Hawarden. is among
the business visitors in town.
G. E. Barley OF Eagle Butte, is
visiting with friends IN this city.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. 6. Lockwood's jewelry
store.
Fred Auerbach, OF Helena, q for
mer resident of Havre, was among the
arrivals today.
Perry Jeferies, of the Shonkin, vas
received u the Sanitarium today for
medical treatment.
At . meeting of the board of school
trustees, held last evening, q contract
for painting the brickwork of the two
public school buildings al awarded
to Carr & Flaherty, of Great Falls.
The contract price is about 1855.
j. W. Haigler, deputy U. S. mar
shall and q former resident Of this
city, arrived today on Official busi-
nose. Mr.. HaiRler, who has Visited
various parts Of Montana the past
few weeks, declares he has seen
better prospects, for grain and forage
crops In all parts OF the state.
Great Falls Leader. Hans II. Leh.
feldt and Miss Susie Rieke, both of
Big Sandy, we're married yesterday
afternoon In the German Lutheran
church by the pastor, the Rev. Ernest
Wachsmuth. They returaed to Big
Sandy last night and will reside on
the ranch Of the groom about fifteen
miles from Big Sandy.
Geo. h. Stevens, who is in town
tod y, reports fine crop prospects on
his big ranch four miles west of town,
LOO acres of which is devoted to
winter wheat, 250 acres to corn, 200
acres to oats, and the remainder to
other crops. Among the latter is q
20.acre patch of Grimm alfalfa from
which Captain Stevens proposes to
harvest a crop of seed, and which has
made q remarkably vigorous growth.
It was drilled in rows thirty inches
apart, only about q hali-pound Of
seed being used to the acre, and its
thrifty condition is due In part to
thorough and frequent GUILTY. alton.
From Thursday's Daily.
H. o. Lying. of Highwood, 10 among
the business visitors in town.
Miss Blackstone, county school
superintendent, returned today from
a trip to the Pacific coaet.
D. G. Poet, OF Hawarden, who Is
among the visitors in town, reports
good grain crops in that locality.
A. J. Buell., manager OF the Great
Falls Tribune manufacturing depart
ment, was among today's arrivals
from the west.
B. J. Matthew'S, Conrad, who vas q
resident of this city about fifteen
years ago, is renewing Acquaintance
with friends in this vicinity.
E. r. Russell, who returned last
evening from q trip through the coun
try west of this city, reports harvest
ing operations in progress on many
OF the bench land farms.
Chas. II. Green, who has returned
from q trip to Billings, reports bum
per grain crops In the Judith basin.
According to Mr.. Green, the crops in
that locality are no. yet ready to har.
vest, the season being later than in
this part of Montana.
e. Hokanson, q we'll known sheepmau
of the Bear Paw country, was among
the arrivals today. Mr.. Hokanson
reports satisfactory prices at the pub
lie wool sales held at Big Sandy yes.
terday, the various clips selling at
from 181 cents to 20B cents. ,.t
Geo. Il. Campbell and J. E. Nc
Govern, OF Great Falls, who are en-.
gagged in the real estate business.
we're among the arrivals today. The
object of their visit is said to be the
purchase of q large tr act of land that
can be used for colonization purposes.
A Washington dispatch says the
department of agriculture has discov-
cred that the contagious disease known
as scabies exists among cattle in
Montana, and an order has been is-
sued placing under quarantine the
counties of Hill and Blaine, Mussel.
shell, Cascade, Fergus and Yellow
stone. The regulations will make
trouble for the stockmen affected.
From Fridays Daily
81. Fastje, of Clear creek, q we'll
known sheepman of the Bear Paw
country, is among the business visi'
tors in town.
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