The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-10

attended the Edison talking picture
show at the opera house Saturday |
and Sunday evening, and were we'll
pleased with the entertainment. The
picture machine and photograph were
located at opposite ends of the build.
ing, the speed of each machine being
controlled by a belt with which they
were connected.
From Tuesdays daily.
VIM. Fulford, of Iona, is among
the business visitors in town.
]. E. Lane and H. B. Rivers, of
Lewistown, are among the guests reg
istered at the Choteau house.
The Eklund photo studio will be
open Saturday and Sunday, June 13
and 14.-Adv.
Mrs. F. Palmer, of Fargo, N. OAK,
is the guest of her son, Frank Pal
mer, of this city.
Wanted to rent, a small furnished
house, three or four rooms Apply
to James A. Murty, secretary of the
Commercial club.-Adv.
T. D. Harrington arrived today
from the West Quincy Granite COM
pany plant lei Lonetree, on a bust
ness visit of a few days.
A declaration of his intention to be.
come an American citizen has been
filed in the district court by Prince
Bokovoy, a native Of Russia.
Murdo MacLean, of Lyle, has filed
, in the district court a petition for
naturalization that will be considered
at the expiration of ninety days.
Marriage licenses have been issued
at Great Falls to WILDER G. Lovinger
and Ruth X. Hokanson, of Warrick:
and to Nels H. Hokanson and Belle
Anderson, both of Warrick.
The St. Anthony and Dakota Ele-
vator company has brought suit in the
district court against l.. S. Kapp. to
alleged to be due for building mater
ial.
The local charivari band gave q
serenade to a newly married couple
last evening, the courtesy being more
or less appreciated by neighbors who
were awakened by this d%iscordant
music.
According to advices from Cascade
county, several ranchers are com
planning of extensive damage to crops
from cut worms. The pest has be
come so that it is destroy
ing crops W. a large area.
Ole Stills, of Carter, who is in towr
today, is exhibiting samples of winter
wheat from his 50-acre field that show
a growth of over "a inches. The sam
pies were heading out, and indicate
an exceptionally good crop.
1t is announced that farmers in
%stitutes will be held in several towns
in the Milk river valley the comins
week. The Harlem meeting is billet
. for Thursday, June II; Turner, June
-; Malta, June 10; Saco, June Is
There will also be a farmers insti
tute at Geraldine on June "a.
f. J. Tennien, who is in the cit,
today from Virgelle, reports that thu
home of Roy Olmstead, who live:
. about seven miles south OF Virgelle
vas entirely destroyed by fire on Fri
day last during the owners visit at ;
%neighbOring ranch. The house ant
contents were a complete loss. Thi:
is a serious loss to Mr.. Olmstead, wht
had just completed the building, hav
having come from Oklahoma thi'
spring and taken up the land.
Four placer location notices tina
were filed in the county clerks of
) fee today indicate the probability o
a rush for oil lands in the southeast
: ern part of Chouteau county. Thu
= notices of location were filed b!
} James E. Lane, John D. Waite, Rolf
Coulter, and other residents of Lew
. |istown. The claims are located II
! township 10, range II east, about 81,
! miles south of Square Butte, a local
{. ity in which surface indications o
: petroleum were discovered some tim
! ago.
Extensive improvements on publ
: highways in the southeastern part o
5 Chouteau county will result from til
good roads day" planned by res
dents of Geraldine and vicinity. TC
. morrow has been designated as til
, date on which every able-bodied res
, ident of that district will be expects
to take part in the proposed roa'
improvement work. 1t is understood
: that the county authorities and Of
, ficials of the Milwaukee railway vii
!, assist in the movement by FURNISHING
, machinery and tools that will cor
, tribute to the success of the under
!, taking.
, Local Grain Quotations
Tuesday, June 8, 1914