The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-06
Advioes from Hsvre report that .

Advices from Hsvre report that .
large vote va cast at the special elec-
ton held Saturday in Hill county,
upon the question Of issuing bonds
for building . court house and for
other purposes. According to uuofi.
cial aLd Incomplete returns, the court
house bond issue Of $4,000 was de-
fea@ed, while the hond issues for road
work and payment Of wsrrants secured
. majority vote.
Miss Fian agan, county eupertnteud-
ent, 10 suggesting To the trustees OF the
several school districts 10 Chouteau
county that q meeting OF all the trus.
tees be held in this city on o of the
days of the county fair. Such . meet.
ing, it is believed, would be beneficial
to all concerned, and would afford
opportunity for the discussion OF mat
ters upon which rome Of the trustees
may desire Information.
From Tussday's Daily.
Born, q St. Glare hospital, to Nj.
and Mrs. Sam Conn, Of this city, .
son.
Mrs. Mary MscHale, Of Hsvrs, VA
received at the Sanitarium today, for
medical treatment.
The ladies' auxiliary Of St. Paul's
church will serve ice cream In the
city park Thursday evening, while the
band concert 10 IN progress.
Local grain dealers report the fret
wheat receipts of the sesson In this
market, several wagon loads arriving
yesterday from the Highwood country.
B. L. Leary, formerly Of Deering,
N. D., has purchased the Star billiard
hall. corner OF St. John and Matu
streets, and will open it up tomorrow
to the public. Mr.. Leary solicits
share OF patronage.
There was . meeting Of farmers q
Conrad last week. ct which the new
freight rates on grain were under die
QUESTION. Resolutions were adopted IL
which the new rates we're declared 4
be unsatisfactory.
1t 10 announced that j. E. Parker
Of Bozemau, grand chaplain OF th'
Independent Order OF Oddfellows
will lecture in Oddiellows hall Wed
nesday evening, August Is. Refresh
ments will be served after the speak
ing.-Adv.
According to the Butte newspapers
last months output Of copper fror
Butte mines had . value Of abou
%, 365, 600. There we're about 1890
men employed In the mines durinI
July, with . payroll amounting !
. over d, 800. 900.
, Some tine samples of grain fror
dry land farms in this vicinity are o
i. display at the Benton. State bank. !
ehssf of Jones fis wheat, from th
3 E. A. Stovall farm near Carter, 10 a
!, exceptionally good exhibit, and wi
:, probably be entered at the county an
!. state fairs.
r A resident Of the Arrow creek cour
try skipped out recently and his cred
tors have reason to believe the fug
o tive is headed for Mexico. A post,
card received BY one of his friends
few days ego was mailed from a tow
in Texas. and announced that he W.
o "still going"
William Rowe, who has q sma
e orchard on his ranch below town, r.
ports q freak ia fruit growing. Tw
0 OF his trees had q fair crop of apple
n early In the season. but most of Il
fruit was broken of during . win
storm, and last week the trees con
menced to blossom . second time
an effort to make good the loss.
A news item from Great Falls r
ports that Judge Bourquip, Of Il
8 federal court, has appointed Mrs.
B. Sessons, Of Carter, United Stst'
commissioner At that place. Mr.
Seasons 10 said to be the second Mo-
taua woman to hold such . position
Another appointment % United Stat
commissioner 10 that OF henry
Schw artz, of Clifford.