The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
q bad freight wreck Friday night near

Macon, about ffty miles east OF Glas-
gov, in which five men were killed.
The victims, whose names are IN.
known, we're beating their way In q
lumber car and were horribly crushed
by the shifting plsnks when the crash
came. The cause of the wreck is said
to have been a broken fange on q
freight al wheel.
From Taesday's Daily.
Hand ironer wal ted at For. Beoton
Steam laundry.
Girl wanted to do general house
work. Apply to Mrs. A. E. Nc.
Leish.
V. F. Blanken baker, q we'll known
resident of Virgelle, is among the
visitors ia town.
Mrs Pat Yeon, OF Ravre. was re-
ceived 1t the Sanitariu m today for
medical treatment.
o. G. Selmyhr, of Chester, and A.
Painter, Of Hawarden, are among the
business visitors in town.
ations for the coming election
were made at q meeting of the county
commissioners tod ay, judges OF cleo
ton being named for the Is polling
places in Choutesu county.
Big receipts in the eastern grain
markets are causing daily changes in
quotations, and local markets are
affected accordingly. Today's prices
we're: Wheat 81 cents. fax SI.36 per
bushel.
Local residents who have rooms
that a be used for the accomoda q.
ton Of county fair visitors are request.
ed to notify H. F. Miller, secretary.
There may be urgent need for such
accomod ations.
Judgment for plaintiff has been en-
tered in the district court in the suit
of the Bogy Mercantile company vs..
Mary L. Winter and others. The
judgment gives plaintiff possession of
certain land and premisis in Blaine
county.
Official notice is given that the
Chouteau county democratic conven.
ton will be held in this city Wednes-
day, Sept 25. 1t is generally UNDER
stood that the county convention of
the progressive party will be on or
about the same date.
Ed. Snyder was arrested yesterday
on a charge of tampering with a
Great Northern water tank near
Floweree, and causing q loss of part
it's contents. The accused pleaded
guilty 10 Justice Balls court, and
was assessed q fine of ten dollars.
Among the arrivals today was q
long string Of wagons with grading
implements and camp equipment that
will be employed on the Milwaukee
railroad grade in the Highwood coun.
try. There we're about thirty wagons
10 the outfit, most of them having
four.horse teams.
According to a deed filed for record
in the county clerks Office, q tract of
land in the Square Butte country has
been sold at S65 per acre. The deed
conveys title to 80 acres from the
Winchell Springs Land company to
the Milwaukee Railway company, the
purchase price being $500. The
tract, it is understood, will be used
for TOWNSHIP purposes.
The attention of voters 10 called to
the fact that the registr alton of voters
TO participate in the November cleo
ton will be stopped on October 5 and
all who have not registered prior to
that date will not be entitled to vote
at the coming election. The voters
should call At the Office of the county
clerk. or apply to a justice of the
peace or notary public, and get their
names OF the registr alton books.
W. G. Montgomery. of Teton bench,
who is among the visitors in town.
brings word that Daniel O'Reilly had
q narrow escape from sudden death
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. O'Reilly
was driving three horses home from
the harvest field and was only about
| elk feet behind them when the animals
were struck by lightning and all of
them killed. 1t was a close call for
their owner, who was TEN porarily
dazed by the shock.
Miss Blackstone received word to-
day that DR.. Bell, one of the instruc-
tors for the teachers institute, has
been compelled to cancel his Montana
engagements because of sickness.