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wSalatcatcPinlt;o^frofbitrteO5-B(FiccaalecacsnfiiPiKcilt;fotovvihe\Vlt;titS(co29rapencOrder your plums now. Mrs. ft: Archer.—adv.Boarders Wanted—Mrs. J. A. Hankins. Phone 25-J.—adv. 52.Catherine Ryan, who has been on the 6 sick list, is reported much better.Adam Johnstone, of near Dug Out, was a Saturday Port Benton visitor.Prank H. Kelly, of Carter, was an ever 8unday visitor in the city with friends.L. E. Vidal, of Deer Lodge, spent last Wednesday visiting in Fort Benton with friends.Mr. and Mrs. Art Johnson, of HIngham, were Monday visitors In Port Benton with friends.Mrs. Marion Seright, of near Montague, was a Saturday visitor in the city on a shopping trip.Mrs. John A. Steinbacher, of Montague, was a Friday visitor in Port Benton and a caller at this office.Leave your orders for coal hauling and trucking of all kinds at Central Service Station. Ike Hunsberger.— adv. lOtf.Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Burchett and daughter, Miss Dorothy, of the Clear Lake section, were Saturday visitors in Fort Benton.Rev. W. P. Jinnett, pastor of the Methodist church, left the fore part of last week for Butte where he attended the state conference of that church.They’re Here—The new silk dresses in a splendid array of chic styles and new fall shades, specially priced at $10.75. T. C. Power Bro.—adv. 49.Mrs. C. H. Ragland returned Friday morning from a visit of several weeks at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Daniels. Mrs. Ragland reports dry conditions at Deer Lodge.Miss Frances Allen, formerly of this city, spent a week in Fort Benton at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lell. She left Wednesday for Deer Lodge where she is attending school.Charles Lepley returned to this city Friday evening after spending several days looking after business matters and visiting with friends at White Sulphur Springs and other points in that ter* ritory.If you have a small room or need a small piece of Linoleum, you can secure a bargain in remnants of discontinued patterns of Linoleums at T. C. Power Bro., Ltd., Furniture department.—adv. 49.One of the good yields of the High wood section was harvested by Arthui Jones when he received a total of 9,960 bushels of winter wheat from 200 acre? or an average of 49 4-5 bushels, according to a report received in Fort Benton.Martin Balazic, of Big Sandy, was a Saturday visitor in Fort Benton and a caller at this office. He reports yield? of wheat as not being very good bui that all wheat threshed contains practically no smut, which helps a greatdeal.Theodore Farrington, River Press employe, left Wednesday morning for Sumatra, Montana, where he accompanied his wife and .little son. Mrs. Farrington will teach school near Sumatra this fall and winter. '-They have been spending the summer in this city with her husband.Howard C. Allen, of the Highwood country, was a visitor in Fort Benton early last week and reports the grasshoppers at work in that section. According to his report they are getting pretty thick and will do some damage to the fall wheat crop when it is coming through the ground.I. Birkeland. of the Highwood country, was a last of the week visitor in Fort Benton. Mr. Birkeland report? his crop for 1929 as being fine, he having harvested from 70 acres of registered Newturk winter wheat a tctal of 3C63 bushels, or an aveiage of 55 1-7 bushels per acre. On 240 acres of winter wheat he had a total of 10,500 bushels or an average of 43% bushels.Mr. and Mrs. Lee R. Loundagin and C. McCaulay, secretary of the Commercial club and Chouteua county fair, were Wednesday and Thursday visitors at Lewistown, where they attended the Central Montana fair. The men folks were in attendance at the fair to secure ideas and line up attractions for our coming fair. They report a good attendance at Lewistown and a good fair. They returned home Thursday evening.E. W. McFarland, of Ohiowa. Nebraska, arrived in this vicinity on last Thursday for a visit at the home of his son, J. W., near Elim. Mr. McFarland is very much impressed with the showing made by this section of the state this year and is in the market for more land near his ranch in the Elim country. He stated that his Montana land has returned him good interest on his investment each year. Mr. McFarland is a visitor to this section eyery year. Last fall he was electea as state senator from Fillmore county.William Galbraith, of the Goosebill section, was a last Wednesday visitor in Fort Benton and a caller at this office. He is well pleased with Jiis harvest this year, although it was not as heavy as he would have liked. He reports one instance in the raising of the 1929 crop that would be hard to beat. He had one piece of spring wheat in that he harvested seven bushels per acre from that did not receive a drop of rain after it was sown. Bill thinks this country would be hard to beat when one can raise that mucn wheat without^any rainfall.Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kulanda, of Butte, were Saturday morning visitors in Fort Benton with friends and callers at this office. Mr. Kulanda made the race for county surveyor three years ago, he having been a resident of the Hopp country for a number of years and still owns his ranch in that seQ«* tion. Mr. Kulanda is employed in the engineering department of the State Highway department and makes his headquarters at Butte, where he has charge of a $217,000 road job which is being built there. They were on their way to Havre and Hopp for a few days’ visit.:eFlt;VChiC3nioraNlt;intilt;co30rrfewiinseciitvnethththMsiorlep£vstlpituaidiAn«w!atfcLiiinSitat:wscGaitinwtlseiylawSVIvinGsin*tiaPoteiissttlTtr
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Fort Benton River Press
Fort Benton, Montana, US
Wed, Sep 04, 1929
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