The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-04

is determined absolutely whether the
Havre field is oil or gas bearing.
From Tuesdays daily.
c. c. Mack arrived today from Big
Sandy, on a visit with Fort Benton
friends.
The Ekluud photo studio will be
open Saturday and Sunday, March z
and S.-Adv.
Mrs. J. c. Elliott, of Big Sandy, has
been received. at st. Clare hospital
for treatment.
Pat Connolly and c. c. Smith, of
E: ,Shonkin, are among the business Wis
itors in town.
; Mrs. David G. Browne returned
today from a visit of several weeks in
Washington, D. C..
o. A. Bergeson arrived last evening
from Geraldine, the trip being made
by automobile over soft roads.
James G.. THAN and E. E. Briggs,
of Highwood, arrived today to con-
suit with the county commissioners
regarding road matters.
Testimony in the Furlong- Milliken
land contest case was given yesterday
at a hearing before H. D. Schmidt, u.
s. commissioner. The proceedings
affect the right to a homestead entry
near Virgelle.
The arst trainload of livestock to
be shipped over the Great Falls and
Lewistown branch of the Milwaukee
railway was taken east last week, the
shipment consisting of fourteen cars
of sheep and n of hogs.
The city council was in session un.
til a late hour last night, matters con.
nected with the proposed sewerage
system being the principal subject OF
discussion. The council decided to
make a contract with A. L. Jaqueth
for the engineering and supervision
Of the work.
Among the business before the
county commissioners today was the
!. appointment of judges and clerks fol
the high school bond election. An
extensive plan of road work for the
: present year was also a subject OF
, discussion, in which several visiting
5 taxpayers participated.
A dispatch from Havre says a fran
: chise was secured by the Havre Ma
, tural Gas company at a special cleo
!. ton held in that city yesterday, a,
7 which a small vote was polled. The
4 company is boring for gas, and hope.
! to secure a supply that can be used ii
. Havre for heating and other purposes
y The report of the weather burea,
. station at Havre shows a mean tenn
9 perature of eight degrees for las
month, compared with the normal O.
. Is degrees for February. The pre-
cipitation during the month was 10!
inches, which is about twice as mucl
as the amount usually recorded il
former seasons
The advance bulletin Of the 1871
premium list of the Montana Stat,
Fair has recently been issued, an
. a copy may be secured free by any
one interested if a postcard reques
is mailed to the secretary, A. ]. Brett
enstein, Helena, Montana. The date.
of the fair this year are September
21st to 26th, inclusive.
According to advices from Dillon
several wool sales have been made il
Beaverhead county the past week, tn,
prices in most cases being about II
cents per pound. A number of con
tracts have been made in northern
+ Montana the past few days, but yer!
little Information regarding prices cal
be obtained. 1t is believed, however
that is to II cents was about tn.
, range of values.
ii THE county high school basketball
: team left today for Bozeman to take
part In the state tournament thai
viii begin Thursday at the agricul
tural college. The team consists o
. Earl Merger, captain, Russell VIII
liams, Howell Harris, Jere Reichelt
Frank Stillman and Roy Hunsberg
er. The boys were accompanied b.
= VIM Jacobs, their coach, and John
Green as mascot, and Prof. G. M
: Luce will join them Thursday a,
) BozeMnan.