The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-21
AMONG OUR
1 Griss Of Items Gathered From Ous
Northern Montana Exchanges.

4 Grise Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Havre Herald: D. Mclean, of
Medicine Hat, n. w. T., purchased a
bunch Of 20 head of horses from Jos.
Shee,z, Of Chinook. this week at 800
per head. Mr.. Mclean was in Havre
yesterday with the bunch, which we're
started across the country tor his home
this morning.
Chinook Opinion: James Griffin
returned Sunday from Hamilton, On
tario. where he has been all of the
past winter. He returned to sell of
his personal property on his Milk
river ranch and to rent the ranch. He
will then return to Ontario to reside
temporarily al least.
Havre Herald: Word was received
from Chinook yesterday that Andy J.
Moore. the we'll known Riedsl ranch.
err, had been brought to town danger.
ously III. Moore was kicked in the
head some years ago by a vicious
horse. and his present illness is
thought to be resultant from the old
wound.
Conrad Observer: From what we
can learn of the visit in this section
of the special agent Of the general
land Office, there'll b. hellapo ppm
among the claimants VINO have not
lived up to the requirements Of the
law. Along the Marias river and
Dupuyer and vicinity are included in
the bunch.
Malta Enterprise: Commissioners
Mitchell and Mills came up last night
for the purpose of viewing the pro-
posed location of the bridge across
Beaver creek. The material for the
bridge sent here for Alkali, on the
Zortman road, will be used, as COM.
plicatiOns will prevent. for a time at
least, the construction Of u bridge
there.
Havre Plaindealer: George Nell
SOD. a prominent capitalist of New
Rlchland, Mimi, was in Havre the
the first OF the week. Mr.. Nelson
said hat his mission in the west was
to tiud a desirable location for a col
ony of young farmers who wished to
come west where they could secure
cheap lands. He stated that the Milk
river valley was coming into promin-
ence in the east.
Hinsdale Homestead: Stock sub.
scriptions for the Hinsdale creamery
are now open at the Homestead Office
and people are subscribing quite lib
orally. The creamery Is to be built
and operated by a regularly organized
and Incorporated company (which gives
every share holder q voice In the man.
ipulation of the enterprise according
to the amount of stock held by him.
Shares are ten dollars each.
Malta Enterprise: J. e. Dauben.
speck, who has the management of the
j. S. Morton sheep this winter, was
. = ~ ! 0UNu a0St wOCAs ne re-
ports the sheep in excellent condition,
and out of about six thousand old
ones. has lost but four from all
causes, while of all the lambs not
more than q dozen have died.
Through incompetent management
Morton lost sheep I o the value of
about O., 900 last winter.
Lewistown Democrat: Although the
actu al transfer has never been made
nor will not likely be made for months
yet, it is o known almost to a Ger.
tainty that the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul II. r. company has pur.
chased the Montana railroad for the
company by that name. A high
official of the Milwaukee company
recently admitted as much to the edi.
tor of the Democrat but requested
that nothing be said about it for
several weeks.