The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16

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service commission announces that
examinations will be held In. Seattle
April 26, at the Office OF the secretary.
Local investors 10 stock Of the In
dependent Harvester Company, Of
Plano, Ill.,, are in receipt OF q report
OF an investiga ting committee COM
posed Of stockholders, which states
that the affairs of the company are In
satisfactory condition. Frank Strouf,
q we'll known resident of Stanford, was
q member of the committee that made
this favorable report.
AT the county commissioners meet.
ing Saturda a contract wac let to
Henry Hagen for fencing the county
fair grounds aud building an exhibi-
ton hall for fair purposes, the con.
tract price being $1,000. The bust.
ness menof Fort Benton have guaran.
teed . donation of 1000 toward the
expense OF necessary improvements
that will become the property Of the
county.
1t is reported from Lewistown that
the Milwaukee has laid IA miles of
track upon the eastern end OF the Great
Falls. Lewistown line, the line being
completed from Lewistown I the
Judith river, where the steel workers
have been busy oil week erecting the
big bridge across that e Six
weeks will be required in this work
after which the track will be extended
to Indian creek, about six miles
further, where another large bridge
will require a similar period of con.
etructiou.
From Tuesdays Daily.
D. c. Peet, of Hawarden, Is among
the business visitors in town.
Major T. A.. Cummings returned
last evening from St. Paul, where be
has been spending the winter months.
The various stores in town have
arranged to close At noon on Roundup
day, April %, and their patrons are
requested 10 make purchases before
that hour.
Petitions for naturalization were
fled in the district court today by AL.
bert Volt, q native Of Austria, and
Voclar Hendrych, OF G~raceville, who
was born in Bohemia.
Judgment for plaintiff was entered
ia the district court today in the suit
OF the Western Loan and Savings
company against r. E. Cowan, of Big
Sandy. The Judgment amounts to
about S2,675.
According to advices from Cascade,
it is proposed tt form a new county
10 that district with Cascade as its
seat of government, and the necessary
petitions are being prepared. The
proposed new county would include
portions of Meagher, Lewis and Clark
and Cascade counties.
A ews item from Beaverhead coun.
ty reports the sale of five carloads OF
hay-fed steers from the Big Hole
basin at the top price Of the season,
The steers are said to have averaged
close to 1850 pounds, aud brough,
eight cents per pound at the loading
point.
In response to petitions from resi-.
dents at VirgeIle aud vicinity, the
county commissioners have concluded
to establish a ferry across the Mis-
souri river At that point. The fsrrs
will have q carrying capacity of about
elk tons. and will be . great accom-
mod alton to the travelling public II
tina. part of Choutesu county.
Local fishermen are advised th at tn,
new game law places q limit upon VI,
nun Der of ish that may DO caught
and fish stories that exceed the limi,
will rou suspicion. To catch NOR.
than % pounds Of game fish in one
day 10 . misdemesnor. A Butte %
gler exceeded the limit q few davl
ago, and his arrest wal followed b,
q fine of e25 and con6scstion of tn.
fish.
The Missouri river navigation sea.
son opened yesterday with the depsr
ture OF j. c. Benton 10 charge of Z
big boat loaded with grain and mer
chandise that will be delivered &
lower river points. The boat wa,
built with 8 view to It's use as q ferry
and will probably be located at Iced,
or some other place where q ferry il
needed. Ed Smith Is also making
trip down the Missouri river with two
big fat boats loaded with supplies TO,
lower river residents, his destin atior
being Lismss, a river settlement south
OF Glasgow, making a trip Of abou,
1925 miles.
Railroad Map Of Montana.