The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-14
AMONG OUR EIGHBORS.
4 Grist Of Items Gathered From On
Northern Montana EXCHANGES.

Glasgow Review: T. G.. Mooney |
sold his cattle to Ed. Herman.
The stock brought S25 a round with
exception of the steers which were re.
tanned.
Chester Signal: 1t IS reported from
the Sweet Grass hills that Clel Ware.
ham, formerly OF the Gold Butte dis
trict, died a few days ago. Mr.. Ware.
ham sold out his sheep interest about
a year ago and was a resident of
Washington at the time of his death. |
Glasgow Review: Ben Phillips, O
county, dropped $4,000 on
the last election. He gave odds of
three to one tina: Survan: would beat
Truscott. Marvin Jones lost $500 on
a similar bet. Some one had been
giving the sports up there the wrong
kind Of dope.
Lewistown Argus: \ very import
ant order vas received at the local
land Office from Washington today,
under which nearly all lands in this
district are withdrawn from entry. 1t
Is understood that this action is taken
in order that the geological survey
may make an examination OF all pub.
lie lands.
Havre Herald: Thos. Gordon, the
mail clerk who formerly took a run
out Of this city but is now on between
Spokane and Seattle, came over from
the last named city for the purpose of
voting for Chas. Pray and Judge
Tattan. 1t is not often we hear of a
man travelling a thousand miles to
cast his ballot, yet this is what Tom
did.
Hinsdale Homestead: \ new post
office has been established about Ii
miles north OF Barr, ia this county,
and will be known as Boundary.
Edith 4. Howard has been designated
as postmistress OF the uew Office, and
it is expected that she will have every.
thing in readiness within q very short
time to begin handing out mail to the
people Of that community.
Chinook Opinion: 1t is said that
the residents of Dodson are quite
optimistic over a boom ia their town
10 the near future. Ben Phillips is
reported to have decided to build q
$4,000 hotel building at that place
and a road is in prospect from there
to Zortman that will make DodsOn
the main shipping point for the Little
Rockies, as that is the nearest point
on the railroad to the mining camp.
Glasgow News: j. NJ. Boardman' q
private cottage at the Pioneer ranch
caught fire last Friday night from a
defective flue and was burned to the
ground. MIR. and Mrs. Boardmau
and Miss Lena Kronkright, who e
sleeping upstairs, had a narrow es.
cape from being caught in the burn
ing building. They were rescued
from the building by some of the
ranch employees and had to make their
escape through a second story window
and were barely out of danger when
the floor fell through. Very little OF
the contents Of the house were saved.
Harlem News: w. j. Hart received
the sad Jews the first of the week OF
death of Van G. DeNee, al Martins.
Vile, Indiana, on Oct. 18th. Mr.. Van
DeVee was an old timer in this valley
coming here when there was but few
white men settled on the HAT. He was
employed for a number of years by
the government on fine agency, when
the headquarters were At Chinook.
He has many friends in northern Mon
tana who will be- sorry to hear Of HE
demise as he was most kind hearted
and many Of his charitable acts will
not be forgotten by the early settlers,
Chinook Opinion: The Great MOI.
thern has granted a special rounG
trip rate from here to Billings for at
excursion which the Commercial Clut
Is getting up for the rancher- anC
busiues, men who desire to iuvesti,
gate the beet sugar factory and the
growing Of sugar beets at Billings,
A. w. IicDarth has charge of getting
up the excursion and has JUS, re.
ceived word from the railway com.
pany that they would grant the re.
quest of the Commercial Club for a
low excursion rate. II is proposed 10
take as large u party as possible ov,r
TO see the new sugar factory aud 70
determine by first hand investiga alton
the d~esirabillty of in%stituting the in
dustry ia this section.
The entertainment given at Green's
opera house last evening by the Schu,
bert Lady Quartette was attended by
IN audience that filled the hall 70 its