The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24
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Glasgow News: Supt. Lohmtller,
OF the Fort Peck agency, has decided
no to import any young cattle for the
Indians this season, owing to the fact
that the Indian Office could not have
the cattle delivered before August LIST.
and this was considered by Mr.. Lob
miller to be too late to import young
cattle.
Malta Enterprise: VIM. Maginness
and wife came in from the UL ranch
OF which he has been manager for the
past five years. Mr.. Maginness has
just disposed of his interest in the
company, and Is awaiting the arrival
OF the new manager. He will then
seek a new location or engage in other
business.
Malta Enterprise: The Bloom Cat.
tie company, of which John Survant
IL manager, has leased a large area
of the Fort Peck Indian reserva alton
aud will soon move all cattle to the
new range. A dipping plant is being
built near Poplar, aud everything
will be dipped there. The company's
former range will be given over to
sheep.
Havre Plaindealer: The past week
has Deer one of activity in the real
estate business in Havre aud quite a
number of transfers have been effect
ed. The largest deal was effected
when F. A. Carna!, acting as the
agent for H. A. Skusa. sold the lat.
ter's business lot just east Of the
Hotel Havre to Cowan Il Boles OF
this city for the handsome sum Of
5000.
Glasgow News: The grand jury
found an indictment against Claude
E. Allen, who lives north Of Culbert.
son, on the Big Muddy, charging him
with having stolen a horse belonging
to one Folsom and taking same to
North Dakota where he sold it. Allen
was brought to Glasgow by Sheriff
Griffith Monday and lodged in the
county Jail. His bail was set at 81, 900
by the court.
Harlem News: Within the past few
days a large number of sheep have
died on the prairies north of the city.
and from post mortem inquests held
on the bodies it has been found that
the sheep have been eating freely of a
poisoned weed known to %sheepmen as
poison camas, which resembles wild
onions to a great extent and which at
this time of year seems to be sought
for by the u%nknowing creatures.
Glasgow Review: At a meeting of
the city council held Wednesday it was
decided that w~aterworks and electric
lights for Glasgow would be the only
projects attempted this summer, and
the question of sewer will be allowed
to 20 over for another year. With
this object in view an election will be
called shortly for the purpose of vot'
ing the necessary bonds. It Is esti.
mated that $50, 900 will install both
systems complete.
Conrad Observer; Water is o
flowing in a reservoir a short distance
west Of town. On Tuesday the head
gates at the big lake were raised a
little more and increased the flow of
water in the big ditch to a considera-
BILE extent, but as yet no change Is
noted in the water in the lake. 10
fact. it is stated that the water Is ris.
ing, the source Of supply being greater
than the seepage in the big lake and
the current in the big ditch.
Lewistown Democrat: Over one
Thousand pounds of butter was made
by the Lewi-town creamery the first
month it was operated. Butter Is now
being turned out at the rate of 400
pounds per week and the output is be.
ing increased. The capacity of the
creamery is 500 pounds daily, aud as
soon as the grass comes it is expected
that the supply of milk will be largely
increased, enabling the output Of but
ter to come somewhere near the de.
mand.
Chinook Bulletin: The question of
the new school house site was settled
by the board last week in favor of the
present site. 1t was decided to tear
down the old building and to build
the new one ON the same location. The
board sold the old building TO NJ.
Montgomery for 1925, the purchaser
to dismantle it and remove the mate
rial. The equipment in the building,
desks, books, etc., was removed on
Saturday and Monday, and a crew of
men Is now busy taking the old struc-
ture Town.
Why suffer with spring t%iredness,