The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
AMONG OUR ~NElGHBORS.
\ Griss OF Items Gathered From Ouy
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Havre Pl~aindealer: \ special elec
ton will oe held Monday, July 23rd,
for the purpose of voting upon a bond
issue not to exceed $l5, 900 for the pur.
pose o: buying a site and erecting a
building for city hall purposes. This
was decided a: a council meeting
Thursday eve.
Conrad Observer: On Monday the
residents of Conrad witnessed the
novel spectacle of pure water running
through the streets, being brought in.
to town through an irrigating ditch
and 900 feet Of huming. The south
fork OF the main canal, about one
mile southwest of town, is the source
OF supply.
Malta Enterprises: Joe Hartman
came in for another load of freight for
Zortman, on Friday. The roads are
simply awful, and he was 81 days in
making his last "trip. The foods
served the Ruby company g good turn
10 carrying away .ailings and debris
which, otherwise would have had 70 be
moved by teams.
Havre Herald: The Havre post
Office was removed to the new quarters
in the e Broadwater Pepin block
Saturday night. The change was ef.
fected without any Inconvenience to
patrons further than the change 10 the
long acquired habit of the old loca.
ton. Many caught themselves going
to the old Office Monday morning with
keys in their hand.
Glasgow News: Land seekers still
continue to arrive at Culber,son.
From six TO twelve have been coming
Tor the past two weeks, and either
looking up land for themselves or
friends. Now that i. is reported : that
the bill passed congress for the gem
eral survey of the county north of
Culoertson, it will mean the early set.
Element Of the whole country. The
merchants are Kept busy these days
selling lumber o she new settlers,
II has been impossible to keep them
supplied with building material.
Chuteau Acantha: Parties from the
northern portion OF the county inform
the Acantha that Capt. l.. Il. Dare sill
resign his position as agent at the
Blackfeet Indian reservation ia a few
weeks. In selecting mis- successor. We
hope the president will aot overlook
the fact that here in Teton county We
have a number OF neu Who arr well
qualified 70 fill the position, aud that
by right this county is entitled 20 ,he
appointment. II is our opinion tina, a
Teton county man could batter adj.
minister the affairs of the reservation
than any outsider who could b. picked
up.
Chinook Opinion: Mr.. Gordon,
claim agent for the Great Northern,
was in town Tuesday TO settle some
claims for stock killed on the righ,-ot-
way. He called at the Opinion Office
while here to protest against a condi.
ton Of things which he found prevail.
ing along the right.of-way several
miles out from here. He says that
most Of the gates at the privote cross.
iugs zero the tracks are left open,
some ranchers turn their stock out
into the county road to seek pasture.
The result is that the cattle 60 on to
the railroad right-of.way to feed and
occasionally q gets killed through
no fault OF the railroad. He protested
against the injustice of the many
claims for damages tina. arise from
such conduct as we'll as the danger OF
wrecks that is constantly to be feared
hetter Ilemand Enr Wnol