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

AAAuAN 10 Al So"A "
Iona, on a business visit of a few
days.
w. E. Barrows, of Pleasant valley,
returned today from a visit of sew.
eral weeks in Chicago and other east
ern cities.
Mrs. Louther, wife of w. H. Louth-
er, manager of the Mount Auburn
Burial association, arrived from the
east today to make her home in this
city.
Gus B~ockenkamp, who is in town
from the Eagle Butte country, is so
we'll pleased with the crop prospects
in that section that he is making ar
engagements to seed about 24O acres
to winter wheat next season.
The rain storm that visited this
part of Montana yesterday and today
reminds old.time residents of the
June rains of early days, when ver
land traffic by team was suspended
because of muddy roads. According
to r. s. Culbertson, his rain guage
measured an inch of precipitation in
the past "a hours.
The town of Big Sandy is growing
in business importance to such an ex-
tent as to attract another newspaper
enterprise to that place. 1t is said
to be the intention of D. F. Swenson,
of Carter, to move his printing plant
to Big Sandy and publish a demo-
cratic journal, whose name has not
yet been announced.
Grant Sharp and j. Ritter returned
today from Belt, where they inspect
ed the flour mill that has been in op-
Grafton in that place for some time
past and obtained information that
will assist in establishing a -four mill
in this city. The Belt mill turns out
a first-class product which finds a
ready sale in its territory.
A site for a grain elevator near the
Great Northern depot has been Sc.
cured by the State Elevator company.
and work on the building will begin
in a few days. The elevator will
have a capacity of 10000 to $4,000
bushels and will be equipped with a
cleaner and other up-to-date machin'
cry. 1t is proposed to have the plant
ready for business before the grain
crops in this vicinity are ready fol
market.
The buildings on Front street thai
have been used by Chinese tenants
for laundry and restaurant purposes
have been condemned by the state
fire marshal, and an order for theil
demolition has been served upon the
owner by D. w. West, deputy mar
shall. The buildings are regarded by
the authorities as a menace to ad
joining property because of their di
lapidated condition, and the risk O,
fire that might originate from tina,
source.
E. c. Carruth, of Havre, deput!
game warden for this district, was ii
town today on business connected
with his Office. 1t is the intention 0
the department to restock the trou
streams in the Highwoods with native
trout, and Mr.. Carruth was making
arrangements with our fishing en-
thusiasts to see that the trout fry
will be taken to the streams prompt
ly when the fish car arrives. The
game warden department, under J
l.. DeHart, is doing it's utmost to re
stock all streams in Montana frcn
the %hatcheries located at Somers anC
Anaconda which are maintained from
the sale of hunting and fishing licen
ses, and it is suggested that all lovers
OF the sport assist in the work by
purchasing licenses.
From Mondays daily.
Born, at the Sa~nitarium, to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Merrifield, of this city
a son.
H. Griesbach, of Teton, and Mr.
Lofland. of Great Falls, have been re
ceived at st. Glare hospital for med
ical treatment.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today
to Charles B. Brodock and Elizabeth
M. ,Freling. both of Clear Lake.
Miss Gracia Chestnut, who has beer
teaching in the Great Falls higf
school, returned Saturday to spenG
the vacation at St. Paul's rectory.
The Missouri river shows a raise OF
about a foot during the past "a hours
the increased volume of water indi
eating a heavy rainfall in the upper
country.
c. D. Huisman, OF Clear Lake, who
is among the visitors in town, propos
es to engage extensively in the bust
ness of raising pure bred hogs. Mr.
Huisman is making a specially of the
Duroc.Jersey breed.
Stephen Kulage. who spent the win
ter months in California, returned to-
day to his home on the Shonkin. Mr.
Kulage enjoyed California as a pleas
ure resort, but prefers Montana as
the place to earn a living.
J.. l.. Peacock arrived yesterday
from Medicine Hat IN a visit with old
time friends in this vicinity. Mr.. Pea
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