The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
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A Grise Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

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Northern Montana Exchanges.
Hinsd ale Homestead: Report is to
the effect that the primary election law
has a majority in its favor in this
county and it is expected that the
county commissioners will, at the
March session OF the board decide to
submit it to the people for adoption at
a special election.
Chinook Opinion: The engineering
force working on the Milk river pro.
ject expect to 60 to Browning for the
beginning of the summers work about
the first Of April at which time the
Office at Chinook will be closed. The
members of the force stationed here
are expected back from the east about
the first OF March.
Glasgow News: Water was struck
at the depth of SO feet in the we'll which
was drilled for the own as an expert.
ment. The water is of good quality
aud the supply seems abundant. 1t
raised to within Is feet of the surface
and a No. 3 centrifugal pump running
for two days caused no apparent
d%iminution of the water.
Malta Enterprise: The government
land Inspector, who visits this section
now and then, should b. placed under
arrest for house breaking. If he wants
to get into a mans house, in the mans
absence, he breaks locss, windows or
anything else that is in his way. He
has no right to do so, and should be
treated as any other house breaker.
Harlem News: E. L. Williams. of
the Fergus Mining company, was in
city the first of the week on his way to
the mountains where he will shortly
put a large crew Of men at work on
the Medford claim sinking a shaft to
connect with the tunnel on the prop.
erty. 1t is understood that the com
pauy will add a large number Of men
to their pay roll as soon as spring
opens up.
Havre Herald: The Mount Hope
cemetery board. composed of Mayor
Newman, A. Beckstead, Frank Lem.
mer aud Vim. Hall have purchased
from Brown and Devlin. about si>
acres of land adjoining the Noun
Calvary cemetery to be used for
cemetery ground. These grounds are
so situated that they a be irrigated
from the city reservoir and it will nov
be possible to arrange for the grow
ing of grass, flowers aud trees. TIT
plans of the board it carried out viii
make a most beautiful cemetery.
Havre Plaindealer: The Orienta
Trading company expects abou
March l to charter o ship and brin(
in several japanese laborers from
Hawaii. They will be distributed
along the line of the Great Northern
but it is understood that the majorit.
of them will be employed on tn
Whitefish division. 1t is expected
that there will be 700 or 800 men il
the party. The Oriental Trading CON
pany has been unable to fill the de
mand for Japanese laborers in tn
past, owing to the Russo.J apanes
war, which shut off the supply, bu
now that the war is over no furthe
trouble is anticipated, and the immi
gration from Japan will probabl,
soon start.
!, Glasgow News: One of the mos
needed laws 10 this state is one whic
} will impose a grazing tax on stoc
brought into the county to summer
We are informed that last reason muc
stock was brought in from the western
part of the state after the first Monda
e In March, claiming that they were as
sessed in the counties that they wer
brought from. After feeding ther
here all summer and fall they wer
shipped to the Chicago market. o
Rock creek some of the rancher
moved their stock away from tn
home ranches and intended to saw
the range close TO home for winte
use and these marauders dropped i
on them aud licked the grass up rigt
to their gates. There should be som
way devised to protect the people VIII
. are making their homes here and ar
paying the taxes.
The March Weathc Record.