The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-05-20

judgment for about $4,000.
Evidence of an accident in the up
per country was brought down the
Missouri river yesterday by the car
casses of two dead horses that were
fully h~arnessed, and which lodged on
the bar below the bridge. The har-,
ness was removed by men who waded
out to the bar, and efforts were then
made to discover the owner of the
team. It was believed the outfit was
that of a garbage contractor in Great
Falls, but telephone advices from the
police of that city disclaim know.
ledge of such loss.
From Tuesdays daily.
Mich cows for sale. Apply to D. G..
Lockwood.-Adv.
See the Stockmen's National bank
for farm l0ans.-Adv.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson J.
White, of Carter, a son.
The Eklund photo studio will be op-
IN Saturday and Sunday, May % and
24.-Adv.
! Jake Becker, an old.time resident of
the Marias country, is among the visit
, ors in town.
Chas. Olmstead, of Great Falls, al
received at the Sanitarium today for
surgical treatment.
Albert Taylor and wife arrived to-
day from Hawarden on a visit with
friends in this city.
Mrs. w. w. Latta, of Ligonier, Ind,
is visiting with her son, NJ. L. Latta,
at his ranch west of town.
A plat of Elderman's second addi-
ton to the townsite of Big Sandy was
filed in the county clerks Office today.
The addition contains about 126 lots.
! The will of the late John Henry, Of
Box Elder. was filed in the district
court today. The instrument names
George Haskell and Robert Corcoran
as executors.
A declaration of his intention to be-
come an American citizen was filed in
the district court today by Halldor
Ebne, of Colony Bay, who is a native
of Norway.
The ladies of the Altar society OF
the Catholic church will hold an apron
sale in the Cummings building on
Front street on Saturday afternoon
May 23d. A lunch will also be served
ed during the sale.-Adv.
Regulations for the sale of lots in
several towns on the Fort Peck res.
), ervation are announced in a circular
letter issued by the federal authori.
ties. The lots will be sold at auction
with a minimum price of ten dollars
per lot in each case.
The Fort Benton baseball boys will
play their first game of the season
Sunday afternoon, May "a, with the
Big Sandy team, on the Old Fort
: grounds. The visitors are said to have
a much better team than that of last
year, and will make it interesting for
the locals.
! The number of counties in Montana
was increased to thirty-seven by the
:. creation of Richland county at a spec
ial election held Saturday, the returns
showing a large majority in favor OF
the new county. Richland county
takes in the northeastern part of Daw
son county, with Sidney designated as
the county seat.
A news item from Harlem says that
after the first Of June Harlem will
have one of the strictest saloon clos
ing ordinances in the state of Mon
tana. 1t is intended to close the sa
looms every night at II o'clock and
they are to stay closed until Z O'Clock
in the morning. They are also to re
j, main closed from II o'clock Saturday
night until Z o'clock Monday morning
A heavy shipment of new machinery
is being made from this city to Lone
tree by the West Quincy Granite com
pany. to be installed in their plant neal
Lonetree. 1t consists of a polishing
machine. air compressors. pneumatic
I tools and other labor-saving devices
The company is already shipping 1T
\ product to Miles City and other 10
: calities, to be used in building ant
monument work.
Oscar Wackerlin, who returned THU
afternoon from an automobile trip t.
t Big Sandy, reports a rear-end coils
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ma, in which several cars were wreck
i. ed and one member of the train crew
J. badly injured. The track is torn VI
and covered with wreckage, and viii
, require several hours work to restor,
it to working condition.
A number of local residents ar
, making a vigorous fight against tn,
dandelion pest, which has invaded
their premises and threatens to Grove
out other classes of vegetation. Goot
results have been secured by cutting
, off the crow of the plant and apply
ing a few drops of coal oil to the root
and botanical experts claim that {
pinch of salt applied in the sam
manner is effective dope.
According to advices from Glasgow
, the selection of land on the Fort Peel
reservation is not a very attractiv,