The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23
CITY AND STATE.

Ross Elwell. Of Grsceville, is among
the business visitors In town.
W. K. HARDER left this morning on
. business trip to Big Sandy.
Attorney W. s. Towner, Of Great
Falls, 10 a business visitor here tod ay.
Col. j. a. Rice and wife and son
Harry are in the city friday from their
Shonkin ranch.
A camping party Of twelve young
people of this city left today for q two
weeks outing 10 the Highwoods.
Robert ssrr, OF Fort Benton was
taken to the Ssnitsrium today suffer.
ing from sn attack OF t Uphold fever.
A petition for naturalization has
been filed In the district court by j..
Kamenish, Of Dutton, who 10 . native
OF Switzerland.
A Warrington dispatch announces
that President Wilson yesterday sent
20 the senate the nomination Of
Charles s. Hartman, Of Bozenan, as
minister to Ecuador.
Mrs. J. E. Watson, Of Big Sandy,
was admitted to ST. Glare hospital
this morning for medical treatment.
Vern Mas, Of Hsvre, was also re-
ceived at that institution and under.
went an operation for appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Holderbaum
desire to thank their kind friends and
neighbors for the sympathy rendered
In their recent bereavement, aud in
particular do they wish to thank those
who aided in the search for the body
of their son.
At the meeting of county high school
trustees held yesterday afternoon, It
was decided to make q tax levy of II
mills for the current year. The rev.
enue from this email levy 10 expected
to be sufficient to meet the necessary
expenses.
According to statistics gathered by
W. J. Swindlehurst, commissioners of
labor and industry, there are 155 saw.
mills In the state. Flathead county
leads with 10, Missoula stands second
with 16, Park county has IA. Chou.
tear county is listed % having one
sawmill.
An interesting racing event 10
scheduled TO take place at the race
track above town tomorrow afternoon
1t 2 o'clock. It is . race against
time, in which John Smiths Dolly
Dimple 10 expected to make 2:20 or
better. Considerable money will
probably change hands on the out
come of the G
Extensive improvements are being
made on their upper Front street pro-
perty by Charles Lepley, John j. Nc.
Graw and other residents of tina,
locality. They are putting in cemen,
sidewalks and curbing, and making
other improvements that will make
their property one of the most attrac.
tive parts OF town.
D. L. Lytlo, of the Lyle Elevator
company of Miles City has been
awarded the contract Of supplying
the government with $500, 600 pounds
of timothy, 1900, 900 pounds of oats,
SOC, 900 pounds Of straw and SO, 600
pounds of bran. T. c. Power OF
Helena was awarded the contract for
supplying 1000. 900 pounds Of alfalfa.
Advices from Hsvre state that the
Gliddon automobile tourists arrived
at that place yesterday afternoon, on
their way from Minneapolis to Glacier
Park, and we're given . big reception.
Avistor Maroney with his aeroplsne
met them . few miles East Of that city
with hsndbills of welcome and pre-
sented them with . large gilded Key to
the city.
Great Falls Leader: Yesterday the
highest price offered for wool grown
In the Great Falls district this year
was paid j. b. Burke for . portion ti
bis 300. 900 seasons clip. Brigham,
representing Farnsworth, Thayer Il
Stevenson of Boston, purchased 240,.
600 pounds paying l9b cents per pound
for the entire lot. Last year tho clip
was disposed of early at 20 cents, the
contract being made in March.
From Mondays Daily.
W. A. Ragan, of Big Sandy, is
among the business visitors in town.
A petition for naturaliza alton was
filed In the district court today by
Paul G. Angel. Of Dutton.
The temperature in this locality
yesterday was the highest of the sea-
son, the government thermometer
registering "a degrees.
Mrs. M. Prsyzek, of Pleass q Val.
ley, and Paul Hunsmann, of Clear
Lake, were received at the S~anitsrium
today, for medical treatment.