The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
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AMONG OUR NEIGHBORs.
a "I.ss or Items Gathered From Oul
northern Montana Exchange.
Culoertson Searchlight: ]. z.
Bruegger reports SO degrees below
zero tuesday morning. There was
no wind, however. On Wednesday
morning the wind began to blow aud
q storm ragged all day yesterd ay, drift.
ing the snow badly.
Malta Enterprise: A new mining
company Is in process of incorpora-
ton. to be known as 1.-THE Little
Rockies Mining company" with head.
quarters at Zortman 1t ts capitalized
At SoOO,OOO and has some Of the choic.
est locations in the district. The in.
corporators are Alex Black, J.. D..
Thompson, h. P. Madden, James
Blevins. G. w. Mormon, j. A. Tres.
sler. Elijah Smith aud Harley Smith.
Htnsdale Homestead: Fred G. He'll.
stern has received q large bronze
medal as an award for having on ex-
hioit the finest rutabaga at the
Worlds fair at St. Louis in 1904. 1t
may seem a little strange that the big
gest' finest and best rutabaga at that
big exposition came from this new
and almost u%ureclaimed country, but
1t did, nevertheless, and Fred is just
~ proud of the medal which gives his
ranch the name Of being a prize win
ner In its productions.
Havre P~)aindealer: l.. c. Marsh.
OF The Marias Pool, was in Havre this
week and reported that the Pool had
gathered all the cattle it could End in
y hurried roundup and propose feed
Ing them this winter at the home ranch.
Owing to the seasons drought, he
said, the Marias range had been prac.
tically deserted. All the stockmen
are agreed that the cattle could not
weather a storm on this range.
Glasgow News: County ATTORNEY
Kerr went to Hinsdale THURSDAY to
conduct the case of the state against
G. w. Nelson. There was trouble be-
tween Harry Roach and Mr.. Nelson
over the possession of some lots at
Saco and Mr.. Roach accused Mr..
Nelson of flourishing a gun. The case
was tried before Judge Farris and a
jury and none Of the charges made by
Roach were made to stand up, and the
defendant was acquitted and exoner.
ated.
Glasgow News: The Indian depart.
ment has recommended that the Sioux
on the Fort Peck alton be re-
moved to Standing Rock and the Az.
stnntboines to the Fort Belknap reser.
walton, and that the Fort Peck reser-
walton be coded to the government, to
be opened to settlement in the came
manner as the Flathead reserva alton is
70 b. ~opened-that lie, that every SET
tier shall pay the appraised value of
the land chosen by him, after residing
upon the same for a fixed period.
Chinook Opinion: There has been
considerable excitement in the noun
tains over q meteor that is supposed
to have fallen in that region last Fri
day. Several reports have come from
widely different points of q heavy re.
port 40 of q tremendous explosion
that occurred at that time. 1t was re.
ported by some a. q thunder clap.
Others spoke OF 1t as q rumble as of
an earthquake. A sheepherder near
Cleveland Is said to claim that he saw
q meteorite falling 10 the direction Of
Malta.
Ravre P~laindealer: Gold has been
found at the head Of Eagle and Big
Sandy creeks, thirty miles south of
Havre. and the indications point to a
big thing when the prospects are de.
veloped. Mahon Williams and Paul
Schwartz are interested in q prospect
there and although they arc just start.
ing their tunnel they have opened up
q vein thirty feet in thickness that as
sayed $40 to the ton. Mcclellan
Bros, who are but q nile and one.
half away from this claim and work.
Ing In the same mountain have an
equally large vein Of precious metal
bearing material. They secured an
assay Of $72 in gold and some silver.
Timber Cutters Warned By Court.
HELENA, Jan. 2O.-In the federal
court today Judge William Il Hunt