The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORs.

AMONG OUR NE1GHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Glasgow News: The grand jury
found an indictment against Dave
Polinski, also known as Popolinski,
whe has a claim near Nashua, charg.
ing him with the murder of John
Ehlers, and the sheriff is now looking
for him.
Chinook Opinion: The creamery
will be ready fer business by The 29,h.
Farmers who have milk for sale and
who may live so far from here as to
make it impossible to deliver it them.
selves. can get reasonable ~transporta.
ton rates from the railroad company.
Glasgow News: The kidnapping
case at Malta in which Nick Schmidt
accused Chas. Kertz and wife, George
Brown, Sandy Martin and VIM. Mart
OF kidnapping his daughter. Lizzie,
was heard before Judge Wilson Mon.
day and defendants were bound over
to the district cosrt. ...
Chinook Bulletin: Peter Miller and
other ranchers in this vicinity are de-
sirous of organizing a ranchers mutual
Insurance company in this vicinity and
for that purpose will hold a meeting
at the Chinook opera house Saturd ay
afternoon, July LIST at two o'clock.
All ranchers are invited to attend this
meeting.
Glasgow News: u. j. Scofield, of
Saco, died very suddenly Monday
afternoon at his ranch on the French.
He, with others, were riding
when he dropped off his horse. Heart
disease is supposed to have been the
cause Of his death. The remains we're
brought to Hinsdale Tuesday and
shipped to his old home in Michigan.
Malta Enterprise: John Surva Int
and Lewis Trudell have purchased a
60 horsepower engine and all attach.
ments, for an irrigation plant, to be
used In the reclamation of their desert
land entries lying on the river a few
miles west of town. Mr.. Survaut
also purchased at the same time, a IL
horsepower engine for use at the
dipping vat which he is building q,
Frazer station, on the Fort Peck res
ervati0n.
havre Herald: Title to the townsite
of Zortman will be placed in jeopardy
in the courts il the contention of John
and Susan Brown should be carried
to an issue. These claimants aver
they hold legal right to the townsite
by title to two placer claims. They
also claim the right to the water sup.
ply Of the town. Wallace Cowell OF
this city has been given power of at
torney to look after the interests OF
these claimants and will press the
contention to an issue.
Glasgow News: w. w. Mabee has
made a proposition to the city council
to sell them the large springs which
he has ON his ranch about five miles
north Of Glasgow, on Cherry creek,
to be used as a reservoir TO supply
water to the city. Mr.. Mabee esti.
mates that under normal conditions
there is in the natural reservoir
supply of 100000 barrels of spring
water, irrespective of either rain o,
snow water, and with a slight expense
in enlarging the reservoir u muct
larger supply could be stored.
Conrad Observer: Parties in towu
this week report that there is heaps
OF trouble 10 store for stockmen whose
horses and cattle are running on the
Blackfeet Indian reserv alton. Iu
former years permits were granted to
cattle companies and owners TO 20
upon the reservation and gather their
stock and no fee was attached. Now
no permits will be granted to gather
the stock, but they will be gathered
by the Indian agent and turned over
to the owners on payment of 81 q
head. If the stock get back on the
reservation again and again the fee
of Il a head will have to be paid by
their owners to release them.