The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-27
AMONG OUR

AMONG OUR NEIoHBORs.
4 0riss Of Items Gathered From Our
Northeru Montana Exchange.
Lewtstown Argue: It is reported
that G. H. Ketchner, of Wolf creek,
lost 600 lambs during the recent bliz.
zard, and about the same time some
sheep owned by Lee Balm, Of Stanford,
piled up in an enclosure, with the re.
suit that some 800 of the animals were
killed.
Conrad Observer: There will be six
carloads of cattle loaded At the stock.
yards tomorrow for the Carstens Pack.
Ing company, Of Tacoma, Wash. L.
E. West, a buyer for the company,
has been here the past week and has
secured the cattle from different par
ties In the county.
Glasgow Review: Some evil. minded
son OF darkness attempted to burn E.
D. Coleman's ice house and barn Sun.
day evening by setting fire to q hay
stack that was close by. The blaze
was discovered by q pedestrian, who
gave the alarm, and with q few hand
grenades the fame vas speedily ex.
tinguished.
Havre Herald: N. E. Thomas in
forms Us that he has prospected and
found coal of fine quality with q seam
four feet in thickness within q mile Of
the Great Northern track. He is TAX
ing orders for coal to be put on cars
At Toledo and expects to build q spur
track to the mine that ears may be
loaded there.
,, Glasgow News: The band of sheep
belonging to Taylor Green, of Scobey,
that was lost in the blizzard q few
weeks ago, has been found with the
exception of about one hundred head.
2 The herder, Mr.. Connolly, is still
missing, and there Is now no doubt
that he persisted in the storm and that
, it will be impossible to find his body
| until the snow goes off ia the spring.
Harlem News: The winter wages OF
Great Northern section hands have
E been reduced from $3.50 70 81 % per
. day. The reduction, according to the
officials, is the usual one made for the
winter, the section forces are reduced
to the smallest possible number, and
the wages relatively. With the open.
. ing of spring the wages are advanced
: TO the summer schedule and the force
g increased.
Conrad Observer: Ernest Bondu.
rant, who took q small bunch of horses
7 into Canada for sale about two months
, ago, returned last Thursday. He did
not have very good luck, only selling
= six Of the q head at a low price. He
! has leased the remainder of them to 9
party near Calgary to run on shares.
He Gays that the farmers prefer broker
8 horses and that the horse buyers ar
Offering q low price for unbroke,
q horses.
Conrad Observer: Indications ar,
. that q good deal OF our first snov
storm will remain with US until spring
Although we have been favored with
nice warn weather, no considerable
melting of the snow has taken place
. up to date. Reports cay that tn
coulees and low places In the sur
rounding country are yet full of snow
and the warm days have merely made
: q compact mass Of It, capable of sup
porting cattle and horses.
Havre Plaindealer: Coal miner
must retire from the state lands. Thi
is the decision Of Attorney Genera
Albert Galen and the instruction o
the state board Of land commissioners
The order affects scores of men en-
'e gagged In the mining business In Mill
river and is of vital interest to Havre
which, up to.date, has received by IA
the greatest amount of its coal suppl,
from the prohibited sources. Tn
present plan of the land commissioner
is to remove the mining lands-som
of which were taken up as agricul
= tural ~lands-and TO secure a roy alt
, by auctioning off mining rights. Pres
* ent proprietors are given till Januar
1st by the order to continue opera
tions and in this time as much coal a
possible will be hurried into Havre.
Is HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea /
III simply liquid electricity. 1t goes I
Of every part of your body, bringin
lie new blood, strength and e vigor
Y. 1t makes you we'll and keeps you well
q. 35 cents. D. G. Lockwood, druggist
0uenched Fire With Beer.
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