The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-23
AMONG OUR
A Grist of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

A. Baldwin, of Assinniboine, was the
only man from the United States
stationed in Montana whose
Workmanship entitled him to contest
in the government contest at Sea Grit
next September. But twelve meu from
the entire army will enter this con.
test.
Harlem News: Chris Miller. of Chi.
nook, who was arrested q few days
ago for t~respassing with several
bands of sheep upon the property Of
c. MaIouey, had his trial before Jus.
tice of the Peace Thompson Friday
and was fined $3.50. The case was
tried by a jury and Miller has given
notice Of an appeal.
Lewistown Argus: County Clerk
and Recorder Hazen has completed
his report showing the assessed valua.
ton of Fergus county after the county
board of equalization completed its
work on the assessors returns, and it
will be sent to the state board of equal
ization. The total valuation of real.
personal and railroad property is
S,346, $40.
Malta Enterprise: So many horses
are turning up missing around
here that a suspicion is gaining cur
rency that somebody is either stealing
or running them off for the rewards
that may be offered. On the 9th, Joe
Hartman los. his freight six and has
no trac" of them as Yet A few nights
aga it is claimed six head were taken
Out Of II pasture near town.
Glasgow Review: The case against
John Mclntyre and VIM. LindeXa,
who we're arrested last week on a
charge Of killing Il calf belonging to
VIM. Mab.e, came up before Justice
Friedl Thursday afternoon and was
dismissed on motion of Attorney
Hurd on the grounds that the com
plant did not constitute sufficient facts
to warrant the arrest of the defend
ants.
Hinsdale Homestead: The fact thai
a number Of Rock creek farmcrs-al
who were in readiness to handle the
water--have good crops this season
proves beyond question that all tina
Is needed to make this section one o
the richest agricultural districts Of the
northwest is water for irrigation
Many Of the farmers of hat section
are harvesting splendid crops O
wheat, oats and barley.
Conrad Observer: Dee Findley
who went east following q shipmen
OF his sheep two weeks ago, has re
turned home. He had but little troubl
!, getting possession OF his sheep in S,
Paul and he shipped them to the Chi
cago market, where he realized a goo
price for them. II is said that Hurnia
the man who tried to get away wit
the sheep, made himself scarce whe'
he found that he was being followed
Chinook Bulletin: The secon'
monthly report of the Chinook cream
cry shows the institution to be pros
pering as we'll as the most sanguin
. of its promoters ever hoped. The bu'
ter has had a ready sale and the GU,
put has 1T no time been adequate I
the demand. There was an increas
in the amount of butter made thi
month over last and an increase i
the mount of money that was paid
the patrons. The butter manufacture
amounted to 4,S7O pounds. The pr
l irons received % cents per pound fo
. their butter fat and 81 ,O37.S 50 was pal
out among the ranchers for milk.
7 Havre Herald: Work on the drive
and is declared satisfactory to all cit
officials, both in The matter of worl
manship Of Contractor a. e. Edward
5 and the flow of water. All ninety.si
points were put down as was or;gina
ly contemplated in the contract. TIL
bill was somewhat larger than WI
a looked for owing to changes mad
necessary by unexpected condition
but the work had been so thoroug
and the results of flow SO gratifyin
tina, the city council Wednesday nigi
passed the complete bill of Contracto
Edwards without question. The bi
calls for a total expenditure (
5000 3.
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