The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-10-08
of story and SONG in the high school

VI StOTy auO song IN tue nl8n SCnOOl
assembly room on October II. Mr..
Harlan has had years of experience
and is a public favorite on lyceum
and chautauqua courses. He comes
here under the auspices of the high
school athletic association. His pro-
gram will consist of song, story.
sketch and impersonation.
From Fridays daily.
r. w. Day and wife are in town to-
day from Iona, on a business visit.
Mrs. s. Hadley left today for Occur
d. Alene, Idaho, on an extended visit.
Fred w. Hoge and wife. of Harvard
en-, are visiting with friends in this
city.
H. A. Bartlett, of Box Elder, is re.
newing acquaintance with Fort Ben
ton friends.
The valuation Of taxable property
in Blaine county is $5.S8S,836 a con.
siderable increase over last years as
sessment.
Jos. Kirschwing, of Great Falls, one
of the Cascade county representatives
in the state legislature is among the
visitors in town.
George A. Baker has brought suit
in the district court against Margaret
E. Cummings and others, to recover
a balance alleged to be due on a
promtssory note.
The receipts of wheat and other
grain in the Fort Benton market have
been keeping local dealers busy the
past week. The receipts have aver
aged about 5000 bushels per day.
The attendance at the state fair last
week was 1890, according to Secre-
tarw A. J. B%reitenstein. The biggest
crowd Of the week was 1896 on
Thursday, the largest attendance in
the history Of the institution.
The report of the weather bureau
station at Havre shows normal condi-
tions as to temperature last month.
The precipitation was 0.S2 inches,
compared with an average of 1903
inches for the month of September.
Robt. R. Sidebotham, Of Great Falls,
president of the Northwestern Trus-
tee company, is investigating real es-
tate conditions in this vicinity. Mr..
Sidebotham is accompanied by A. c.
Johnson, who will be the resident
agent Of the company.
J. J. Buckmister, of Highwood, who
was admitted to the Sanitarium a
few days ago, died last evening from
acute goitre. Mr.. Buckmister had
been engaged in ranching in the High.
wood country for about twelve years,
and had a wide acquaintance in that
locality. The body was taken to
Highwood today for burial.
Mrs. Chas. Crepeau. who went to
Chinook a few days ago to investi-
gate a rumor that her son, Eugene,
was the victim of a railroad accident
in that vicinity, returned last even
ing. The rumor originated from the
inability of the authorities to identify
a badly mutilated body that was found
on the railroad track about three
weeks ago, but as the remains were
those Of a full grown man, they
did not correspond with a description
of the missing boy.
A big transaction in Teton county
! ranch property was closed a few days
ago, the IS. T." ranch OF about $500
acres being purchased by the Cho-
teau Investment company. The pur-
chase price is said to have been $50
per acre, or $1O5,O0O for the entire
tract. The ranch is located near Cho-
teau and is tapped by both the Great
Northern and the Milwaukee rail-
roads. All of its acres are arabic. but
very little of it being cultivated, the
greater portion having been devoted
to grazing purposes.