The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-06
I T AND STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
r. N. Cunningham, OF Grsceville,
[s among the visitors in town.
Frank Palmer, manager for the
Judith Mercantile company At Judith.
10 visiting with friends ia this city.
W. A. Schroeder and wife, OF Wau.
kop, lows, are visiting with their
Mrs. Nj. W. Tobey, OF this
CITY.
r. W. Mack, who 10 engaged In
and stock raising nea Big
Sandy, is among the business visitors
in town.
A. L. Lewis, OF Floweree, one OF the
progressive party candid ates for coun-
ty commissioner, WAS among todsy's
srrissls.
Leonard Morrow, manager oil the
Benton Drug company. returned yes
terdsy from . trip TO New York and
other eastern cities.
Suit has been fled In the district
court by McNsmsra l. MARROW against
Fred Runysn, TO- recover s662 alleged
TO be due on . promissory note.
A fire that broke out in the basement
OF the John Harris residence called the
department 70 that part Of town this
morning, but the flames were extin-
guished before any serious damage
was done.
Two parties OF local politicians re.
turned this morning from Floweree
and Pleasant valley, where the demo-
cratic.progressive organization held
rallies last evening. They report q
good attendance at each meeting.
A bulletin entitled "Suggestions to
the Dry Farmer" has been completed
by the Montana experiment station
and Is now ready for dietribution. 1t
is . compilation OF previous bulletins
on this subject and was prepared at
the suggestion of the Northern Pacific
Railroad company. The railroad
company is having $4,000 printed for
general distribution and is furnish.
ing the station with 5000.
From Mondays Daily.
q. G. Stevens. Of Big Sandy, is
visiting with friends in this city.
Gus Bockenkamp, of Virgelle. 10
among the business visitors In town.
G. E. Riley and L. NJ. Bunting, Of
Graceville. were among today's ar.
rivals.
Judge Tattsn returned yesterday
from q visit to various towns in
Valley county. I'd.
The county commissioners we're in
session today, road matters forming
the principal business under consi-
deration.
M. E. Miner, the we'll known Shon'
kin stockman, recently made q bee1
shipment to Chicago in which was
big barren COW that brought q record
price. The animal weighed 1900
pounds, and cold at seven cents-a
gross price OF SOL that yielded over %:
net TO the owner
From Tuesdays Daily.
Otto Painter of Hawarden, was
among today's arrivals.
r. W. Trackwell, of Floweree, IL
among the business visitors in town.
The Eklund photo studio on Bono
street will be open SATURDAY and Sun
day, November 9 and l0.-Adv.
James BARLEY, an old time resident
of this city, is preparing to make 9
visit to his former home in Ireland,
It will be Mr.. Bartley's first visiI
there since he left the Emerald isle
about thirty years ago.
The opera house vas the bushes
place ia town today, a large crowd O
candid tes and voters making tina
place their headquarters Throughout
the day. About 300 electors had voted
at q late hour this afternoon.
Congressman Pray arrived las
night from southea stern Montana
coming by way OF Butte. Mr.. Pray
has been doing some hard campaign
work the past six weeks, his fna
meetings being held in Carbon county
where a big snowstorm a few day.
ago made the weather co nditions very
unpleasant.
The Great Northern Railway com
pany announces IN excursion rate o
$45 for the round trip Fort Benton tt
Minneapolis, for the Northwestern
Products exposition. Tickets will bt
on sale November 9 only, and will
bear a going transit limit of ten day:
from that date, the final return limi
being January 81, 1913.
A Washington dispatch says ths