The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29
AMON0 OUR
4 Grise Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Glasgow News: The wells at Poplar
have gone dry and Engineer Cain is
supervising the construction of q ditch
700 feet long from Poplar creek to the
superintendent's cottage, and at the
base of which is an engine which will
pump water for the supply of the
school and agency.
Havre Plaindealer: Thos. Rich
ards, of the firm of Lease 4 Richards,
returned Wednesday from Choteau.
where his firm has the contract for the
erection Of q $50, 900 court house. Mr..
Richards states that the work is nicely
started and that the building will be a
credit to Teton county when It is COM
pleted.
Chester Signal: A telegram reached
here Monday night for J. E. from.
mer, conveying the sad news OF the
sudden death of his wife, who was on
q visit with her parente at Fairfield,
Ia. Mr.. Trommer departed on Tues
day mornings train for Fairfield.
Mrs. Trommer was about IS years old
and leaves several small children.
Culbertsou Searchlight: Agent Dow
of the Great Northern Telephone com.
pany. with headquarters in Williston,
is here this week with a gang Of men
and will install a local exchange at
once. The delay was occasioned by
scarcity Of poles and supplies, but
those TO: the local exchange are here
on the ground now aud work will pro.
coed rapidly. Connections will be
made with the long distance stations
east.
Havre Plaindealer: The Great
Northern Railway company has q
drilling outfit at work at Lothair in
an effort to find water with which TO
supply their engines. Lothair is 10.
Gated on a high ridge, and If they are
successful IN finding the water they
will put in a large number of wells all
of the Rockies on the main line. The
water experts, who have been superin-
tending the work, are sanguine oil
finding the water.
Conrad Observer: What looks to
be a deliberate attempt to back down
on a purchase of 400 head of cattle by
Geo. w. Moore representing the Car.
stems Packing company of Tacoma,
from the ST Cattle company was
enacted here yesterday. MIR. Moore
contracted for 400 head of cattle abou,
a month ago at s32 a head, laid down
in Conrad and paid 81, 600 on the pur'
chase. Yesterday, when the delivery
was made, Moore claimed that they
were not the cattle he bargained for
and refused to accept them.
! Havre Herald: The work upon the
water system is now advanced to a
stage where the date of completion
can be pretty accurately foretold, and
as Mayor Newman has issued a cal.
for the meeting of the Milk Rive,
United Irrigation Association to take
:. place on December 18th, the citizens
have decided that the event shall bs
fttingly observed, and at the meeting
OF the Industrial Association. hello
!, last evening, President Holland ap
!, pointed a committee of arrangements
to prepare for Il banquet and for
proper celebration.
Choteau Acantha: County Treas
urer John E. Webb returned yester
: day from Browning, on the B!ackfee
j. Indian reserv alton, where he has beef
g for a short time on business connected
with tax collections. A large number
of residents of the reservation have
paid their taxes this year under pro
test aud many more, while claimin!
ownership in the assessment season
disclaim ownership at tax-payin.
o time and as the conditions are to SOM
extent misunderstood, Mr.. Webb ha
L been to Browning to see what coult
h be- done in the natter.
( Conrad Observer: Ben English, 0
e Dupuyer, is convinced that the gov
ernment pays a better price for cattl
Z than does the Chicago stock market
i He had a shipment of his cattle DO tn
Chicago market last month and anon,
n the number was one declared by gov
ernment inspectors to have lumpy jaw
II The animal was killed aud found t.
:. be ali right and Mr., English has re
b ceived payment for the same. Th
bill enumerates the hide at $l3 and tn
whole carcass was credited with
e price far in advance of what he woul
" have received on the stock market.
> Harlem News: Judge Henry Fl Re
re loop and Adam Patterson, OF Ogder
i! Utah, accompanied by d J. Saarle.
y of the Great Northern railway, wer
III in Harlem yesterda y looking over tt