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

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visiting friends In this city.
B. g. Franklin, of Hawardon, is
among the business visitors in town.
Send your watch and iewelry repair
work to D. G. Lockwood's iewelry
store.-Adv.
Mise A. loman, of HIGHLAND Park. !
ILL.,, is the guest Of Mics Lillian Pouls.
son, of this city.
F. Powers, OF Townsend, arrived
today In response to news of the seri-
ous sickness of his brother, B. L.
Powers, of this city.
Genuine bargains at our Sc and loo
counters Of ~crockery, glassware, tin.
ware and graniteware. Lowest prices
In dry goods, clothing and shoes at
the Chicago Store.-Adv.
The sheri6's ONCE 10 In receipt Of
notice that Lon Guy, . former deputy
stock inspector in Besverhead county,
10 wanted on . charge Of forgery.
The fugitive 10 supposed to have come
TO northern Montsna on his way to
Canada.
Another public wool sale will be
held In the Fort Benton market Mon.
day, July 81, st which II IL expected
several clips that were not ready for
the sale of last week will be listed.
Several buyers have announced their
intention TO be here Monday.
A Washington dispatch announces
that. in response to many petitions.
the secretary of the interior has desig.
mated On additional 7l,000 acres in
Montana for entry under the en-:
larged homestead act. the lands being
email parcels scattered I'VE the state.
Local fishermen are interested in .
catch made in the Missouri river yes.
terday by ene of the Goetslich boys,
whose string of fish included . salmon
trout weighing about two pounds and
another OF the same species Of smaller
size. Salmon trout are comparative
strangers IL this part Of the Missouri
river, although they are said to fire..
qusnt the upper portion OF the stream.
One Of the most unique prizes for
the county fair and one that should
attract the boys and girls Of the
county very strongly 10 offered by
John Thibedeau, the prominent wool
grower. Thibedeau offers 90 in cash
TO the boy or girl who exhibits the
greater number Of gopher tails At
the Blaine county fair this fall. There
should be . great clearing Of gophers
this summer for the material on which
TO work 10 plentiful this yesr.-Chi.
nook Opinion.
Conrad Independent: Interest in
the Conrad creamery continues to in
crease. and this week q large amount
of cream has been received and over
500 pounds of butter made. A con-
siderable quantity OF cream has been
shipped in from outside points, Shell
by and Cut Bank sending in the larg.
est amount. The shipping arrange
ment is proving very satisfactory and
the farmers from adjoining towns can
very easily market their cream here to
advantage.
The body of Lloyd Holderbaum, who
was drowned In the Missouri river
Sunday night, was recovered last
evening by . party Of searchers who
were dragging the river. II was found
. short distance below the place where
the boy 10 supposed to have waded
into the current 70 catch the drifting
bost. and was partly imbedded In
sand. The funeral services were held
at the Methodist church this after
noon, with . large number Of symps-
thizing neiehbors and friends In a.
tendance. The pail bearers we're Robs.
Richardson, Virgil King, Herman
Tope, Harry Deck, Chas. Deck and
Clarence Killion, each of whom was .
boy friend of the deceased.
From Thursdays Daily.
E. F. Sayre left today for Chinook,
to give attention t o business interests
In that locality.
Mrs. J. Hoee and son, of Lothair,
Montana, are the guests of Miss
Upham, OF this city.
Members of the Masonic lodge are
requested to meet at the Masonic hall
tomorrow, at loo p. 10.
Miss Mildred Mccullough. of Kslis.
pell, is visiting with Mrs. Delbs
Holderbaum, OF Hollywood.
1t is reported that the Benton Sheep
company wool clip, for which an offer
OF Is cents was refused 1t the recent
public ssle. has been purchased by
Joe Streng At an advance over that
figure.
Advices from Great Falls report
several sales on the local wool market