The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17

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ways in Chouteau county were made
at the recent meeting of the county
commissioners, when 40 petitions
were given attention. The board tool
action by which 16 new roads will be
Immediately opened, and viewers were
appointed to decide upon the routes
for p proposed new roads. Accord
ing to the records of the county sur
veyor, there are now about 1000
miles of public highways in Chouteau
county.
From Tuesdays daily.
w. F. Milford and ] j. McGraw re.
turned last evening from a business
trip to Great Falls.
]. o. Patterson and family returned
last night from a visit to relatives on
the Pacific coast.
Colin Ward, county surveyor of TIE.
ton county, is visiting with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Ward, of this
city.
A petition for naturalization was
filed in the district court today by
Tore Kvilhaug, of Iona, who is a ma.
tive OF Norway.
o. A. Bergeson arrived today from
Geraldine on a visit with w. R. Leet,
! with whom he is associated in the
!, general merchandise business.
The equipment of the MILFORD ga.
rage has been increased by installing
an air compressor, operated by a gas
I oline engine, which saves time and
labor in pumping up tires.
\ A marriage license was issued yes.
terday to Clyde Wan, of this city, and
Goldie Barrett, of Havre. The wed.
ding took place last evening, Justice
Kinder performing the ceremony.
i Bert Davis and P. ]. Lemmer ar
rived today from Shonkin, on a bust
ness visit. Mr.. Lemmer is proprie-
! tor Of the new hotel at Shonkin,
which was recently opened to the pub
lie.
: c. H. Evers, who made an automo-
= bile trip to Geraldine last week, re-
/, turned from that place today. Mr..
! Evers was detained at Geraldine for
| several days by the muddy condition
} of the roads.
4 There is a big crop of candidates
: for public Office in Hill county, &C.
I cording to the Havre newspapers
More than twenty aspirants have al
T ready filed nominating petitions with
the county clerk.
-; The baseball boys are now busy
- practicing for their game with Little
= Chicago here next Sunday, when the
:. new uniforms will be used. w. r
= Sheeham and Mr.. Edmonds are now
,. candidates for membership in the
!, local club.
c. w. Tenney, rural school inspect
or, will accompany Miss Flanagan to
f Pleasant valley tomorrow to look over
t school matters in that district. The
authorities are undecided as to
y whether it is best to maintain three
school houses in the district, or tC
4 establish one central school.
+, Articles of incorporation have been
t filed in the county clerks Office by
e the Benton Milling and Elevator com.
pany, with a capital stock of $25, 600
The ~jncorporators are l.. D.. Sharp, F.
y A. Flanagan and Frank Merger. The
purpose of the company is to build
e II operate a -four mill and elevator
7. in this city.
The Chinook creamery added to its
;, reputation in a recent state butter
:, contest held by the dairy department
= of the state agricultural college, its
nVhih$t hns,~ o~,,rlol ~~1~,,l l-,~-a
. with a score of 94A points. The
Bczeman creamery won first place,
with a score of 94k points.
n Among the matters to which the
: Commercial club is giving attention
is that of a monthly Market Day in
this city. If the necessary arrange
ments can be completed before the
> proposed date, the first of a series OF
Market days will be held Saturday,
June p. Public notice will be given
later.
, According to an estimate made by
r. F. Young, of the weather bureau
station in Helena, the Montana winter
! wheat crop of this year will be about
4 100000 bushels. Mr.. Young's fore
i cast of other grain crops includes
spring wheat, 10000, 900 bushels; oats
23,900.O0O bushels; barley, $780, OO
J., bushels.
Miss Flanagan, who recently visit.
ed the public schools in the Bear Paw
country, reports that the pupils of the
} mountain school in Big Sandy district
are making a new departure that de-
: serves emulation. They are maintain
ing a school garden, and are making
, such a success that they propose to
exhibit some of the vegetables at the
:, ChOuteau county fair.
Advices from Havre report con
siderable interest in the natural gas
developments at that place, expert
examination of the supply recently