The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
AMONG Our
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Northern Montana Exchanges.

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northern Montana Exchanges.
Conrad Observer: VIM. Bevan was
In town yesterday from his ranch ten
miles east OF town. He has just dipped
q band of 1000 sheep that showed
symptoms Of scab. He had good luck,
only losing four head in the opera !
ton.
Malta Enterprise: Chicken thieves
are working some of the ranchers
west OF here for entire focks. T.. B.
O'Rielly is the latest victim, and he
lost q of his finest fowls. His son
was the only person at home and
he got out in time to see two men
jump on their horses aud leave ON the
run.
Havre Plaindealer: Jas. Holland
returned Thursday from a visit to
Butte. While there be saw Jerry
Flanagan, the Montana Central con.
NuNGO ~ IA UC(Cu'iy StIl(hC0
paralysis. He states that Mr.. Flana-
gan has failed physically very much
although the doctors hold out the
hope Of recovery to his family and
friends.
Choteau Acantha: w. G.. Good,
special agent of the interior depart
ment, and George w. Weed, Of the
United States reclamation service,
have been in this vicinity for several
days looking over desert land entries.
We understand that it is their inten.
ton to inspect all land entries be-
tween the Sun and Marias rivers in
this county.
Harlem News: l.. l.. Williams came
in from the Fergus Mining cOmpany's
properties the first of the week and re-
ported that they recently let a contract
with Charles Damon, of Hays, to run
4 the tunnel OF the Medford fifty feet.
MIR. Damon has 4 crew of six at work
, and two shifts are busily engaged in
: running into the hear: of the noun.
| tain. Some excellent ore has been an
covered and they hope soon to be able
Q to tap the vein.
Conrad Observer: VIM. Miller, OF
Dupuyer, has received notice this
e week from the postotfice department a,
t w ashington that he has again been
+ awarded the contract for carrying the
d mails between Dupuyer and Conrad.
The contract price is 5000 for the
4 year, 500 more Than for last year.
q Bids on the Choteau Dupuyer mai
o route have been rejected as excessive
and new bids will be asked for by the
p%ostoffice department.
. Havre Herald: Mr.. Swinburu, O
the Canadian horse buying firm o.
o Read & Swinburn, spent several day
9 in town. Mr.. Swinburn had just re
n turned from Valley county, where b
q closed q deal for $50 head of horse
+ from T. B. Pierce, of Saco. TIL
q horses were of the finest ever raise,
e on the ranges of Montana and ar,
made up of animals weighing iron
1900 to 1000 pounds. There were 81,
stations in the bunch. Mr.. Pierce
y brought in his original bunch iron
y Judith Basin and has been breeding
up from Shire and Clydes. The pric
q paid was $50 a head straight through
:, They will be taken overland to tn
t. company's ranches near Eagle Butte
n Alberta.
Harlem News: Van Banker, one q
- the old-timers of this section of tn
state, passed to the great beyond yes
terda y morning. He was we'll know
- in this section of the country, comm
here at an early day and working a
camp cook for Mcnamara e. NARROW
of Big Sandy. The deceased was &
years of age aud had no relatives i
=. this part of the world, although it
known that he had a brother and siste
living in Virginia. At one time h
- served with great distinction in tn
- rebel army of the south. He enliste
D. a- a private at Richmond, Va, an
before the wal was over came out br.
vetted as captain Of Company /, St
Virginia, cavalry, commanded b
Genet al Joe Johnson.
nr Referee Decides Against Runchcrs.
BUTTE. Feb. S.-Findings of Maste
Ill in Chancery Oliver L. Crane in tt
S: noted case of Hugh Magone again
e. the different smelling INC mining con
a. panies OF Butte and Anaconda hay
k. been returned, finding practically ft
&c the defendant companies on II
Or grounds that the damages accrue
q from the pollution of the streams int