The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08
AMONG OUR
\ Grist Of Items Gathered From Ous
Northern Montana Exchanges.

\ Grise Of Items Gathered From Ous
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Glasgow News: A new postOtt1ce
named Norvella, with Sarah A. Daw'
son as postmistress, has been estao-
lished at the ranch of Isaac Dawson,
about twenty miles south Of Lismas,
90 the Big Dry. There will be a
weekly mail service in connection with
that used by Lismas.
Havre P%laindealer: In the old
Smith and Wright addition to the city
of Havre, on a hill just south OF Joe
DeMars residence, Oscar Eskew. who
was having a we'll dug for some tene-
meut houses he has recently built.
struck q vein of water Monday that
came near drowning the we'll digger.
Glasgow Review: Frank Bossuot.
the contractor, this week received a
carload of stucco from Denver. Colo.
The stucco cost 81 a ton aud the freight
10 it to Glasgow was ST IA ton. Aud
yet some Of our republican friends
have the temerity to argue that we
don't want IA railway commission in
this state.
Chinook Opinion: The enterprising
people of Ada nave taken the neces.
sary steps 10 secur a weather bureau
station and made application to the
department. at w ashington some time
ago. The Instruments were forwarded
to Chinook, and were taken out Fri
day by c. NJ. Sedgwick. MIR. o. D.
Tibbits has accepted the position as
voluntary weather observer.
Havre Herald: The matter of q
deavoring to get the people in the
lower Milk river valley interested in
the proposition of making u protest
to Secretary of State Hay against the
Dominion authorities diverting the
waters of the Milk river for their own
and leaving that stream dry for the
people on this side IL again being
agitated. Mayor Newman has taken
up the matter and is sending Out peti.
tions requesting signers.
Hinsdale HOmestead: A rather pc.
culiar coincidence occurs in the post
mustership of the three contiguous
postoffices, viz. Saco, Hinsdale and
V%andalia. AT Saco c. W. Nelson is
postmaster: while H. H. Nelson holds
that distinction at Vandalia: j.. NJ.
Nelson has recently been appointed
postmaster at the Hinsda ale Office. The
Nelson family seem to have a sort of
"pull' with the postoffice depart
ment. The funny part of it is though,
the three POstmas:ers Nelson are in
no way rela'ed to each other.
Glasgow News: 1t now appears that
the Milk river irrigation project will
be delayed until the state department,
takes the matter up with the Canadian
government, as the Milk river flows
for a short distance through Canada.
This is bad news to the people in this
section. 1t seems to US that there is
sufficient water for both the Canadians
and ourselves, as the river often runs
for weeks "bank FULL" Unless We
are badly deceived, sufficient water
would drain luton the river after i,
has left Canada, to fill all our re-
quirements down here.
Lewistown Argus: The directors Of
the Lewistown Creamery association
met Saturday afternoon at the Office
of Hilger Il Buscnburg to conside,
plans for getting the plant in oper'
alton with as little delay as possible
and after discussing the matter Thor
oughly, decided that it would be wise
to leave the question of profit for thu
association out of the question for tht
first year. In accordance with thi.
view, it was deemed Advisable to turn
the plant over to sone competent mar
t" operate it free for a year, he to di
vide the profits with the farmers fur
ni>hing the milk.