The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-17
CITY AND STATE.

from wednesdays Daily
See Sheldon before you buy that
new wagon or farm truck.
Send your watch and jewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's jewelry
store. =
G. o. Kreider and w. c. Reynolds,
OF K%enilworth, are among the visitors
ia town.
j. NJ. Ellis, o wei! known business
man OF Whitlash, was among tie ar
rivals today.
Mrs. n. o. Lying aud daughters,
OF Highwood, are visiting with Fort
Benton friends.
The regular meeting Of St. Paul's
auxiliary has been postponed to
Tburaday April 18.
LosT-A small satchel Feb. Goth,
on Benton Sheep Co. road east of
O'Hanlon Coulee, finder please ad-
dress Chas. Howe, Iona, Mont.
J.. q. Lehfeldt and Miss Amelia
Lehfeldt, OF Big Sandy, arrived today
from Whittier, Cal, where they at
tended the funeral of their father,
the late Henry Lehfeldt.
Advices from Chinook report a re.
newal of flood conditions in that part
of the Milk river valley. the trouble
being due to ice gorges of the smaller
streams tributary to Milk river.
The local demand for horses is re.
sulting in sales at good prices. A re-
cent transaction is the purchase of five
head of work horses from Chas Schil-
ling by Adam tombstone at an average
price of $3.50 per head.
Ed. G.. Foreman arrived today from
one of the Milwaukee railroad survey
camps on the Shonkin. Mr.. Foreman
expresses the opinion that what is
known as the "sag" survey will be
adopted by the Milwaukee officials.
The calendar of the district court
for Chouteau county is being reduced
by the transfer of several cases to the
new counties of Hill and Blaine.
Seventeen civil suits and criminal
cases have been transferred to the new
counties.
The town of Sunburst is the latest
addition to the names appearing on
the map Of northern Montana. Sun
burst is located on the Great North
ern railroad, about ten miles south
Of Sweet Grass station, and the own
ers of the TOWNSHIP anticipate a brill
liant future.
From Thursday Daily.
Q. M. Chenoweth, Of Elm, is in
town today on a short business visit.
E. j. Catalan and Frank Klees. of
Graceville, are among the business
visitors in town.
j. E. Morrison arrived today from
Missouri with q carload of fine horses,
for which he anticipates a good de-
mand in this vicinity.
Jos. A. Baker and wife, OF High.
wood, who have been on a tour
through European countries the past
winter, were among the arrivals to-
day.
Articles OF Incorporation have been
fled in the Office of secretary of state
by the Hill County Fair and Racing
association. The in~corporators are
James Holland, T. W. Mckenzie and
other residents of Havre.
D. G. Kenyon, county treasurer OF
Blaine county, arrived today on Off
cial business. Mr.. Kenyon is check.
ing the school district funds with Mr..
Leet, with q view to transferring the
balances to the credit of the twenty.one
districts In Blaine county.
An order was made in the district
court yesterday, in the case of Stanley
Miller, giving additional time of forty
days in which to prepare and present
q bill of exceptions. The attorney for
defendant will probably make applica-
ZION Tor q new TRIAL.
Frederick T. Richardson, formerly
a resident of Edmonton, Alberta, is
being held in Jail pending az investi-
cation as to his legal right to remain
in the United States. The federal
authorities regard him as a suspect
subject to deportation.
Local business houses report q good
demand for agricultural implements,
seed grain and other farm supplies
this activity indicating an increased
acreage under cultivation in this vi
cinity. The climatic conditions are
considered unusually favorable for
crops of all kinds, especially winter
wheat.
The United States civil service COM
mission announces an exami alton on
Nav Z. 1912. to secure elipibles from