The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-02
AMONG OUR
A Grist of Items Gathered From Oui
Northern Montana Exchanges.

A Griss of Items Gathered From Dur
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Harlem News: The Harlem Indus.
trial association has offered 800 in
prize money for the best growth OF
sugar beets. The money is divided
into three prizes as follows: First
prize of $50 for the best half acre: Sec
ond prize for the second best half
acre: third prize $50 for the best quar-
ter acre or a fraction thereof.
Glasgow News: j. B. Long Il Co.
intend to put in a shearing plant about
six miles east of here, near Whatley
siding, where over loo, 600 sheep will
be sheared. This plant will probably
be in charge Of Peter Lauegran.
Henry Landre will have charge of the
Squaw Crossing plant and it is likely
that there will be $50, 600 head she AIRED
there.
Chinook Opinion: John Ruhe has
sold his ranches in the Bear Paws t o
Roberts Bros, Brown and Mapes of
Iowa. E. W. Roberts aud H. l..
Mapes who are to run the place for
the company, were ia town Saturday
and purchased new wagons, horses
and machinery together with other
supplies. They will in the near fu-
ture buy sheep and star: in the bust.
ness proper.
, Glasgow Review: John II. Den.
: nison, known here by the name OF John
. Randall, was killed by the kick of his
horse at his ranch about ninety miles
north of here, known as the Mother
Z ranch. Deunison and his partner,
e McCollum, were in town last week, re.
turning home Saturday. Saturday
G night he purchased the horse from
Leonard Cressweli, which the follow.
+, ing day cost him his life.
Conrad Observer: Grass in the
northern sections is reported to have
got a good start and is further ad.
vanced at this time than it has been
for the past three years. John
Hughes, who spent the past week or
his ranch on the Marias river, says
s that grass was up fully two inches
6 high last week. 4. good deal OF snow
fell last winter in that section and II
n has made considerable moisture.
Havre Herald: A recen. order hat
u been issued affecting all locomotive
9 firemen on the Great Northern system
y in line of promotion. According te
o the order it becomes necessary for 10
connective tiremen of the Great North
ern to do six weeks time in the Grea
'e Northern car shops before they ma!
n be promoted. All fremen EAST O
Minot, in line of promotion, will pu
in the six weeks al St. Paul car shop
and all firemen west of Minot will pu'
in the time in the Havre car shops.
Glasgow News: Mrs. George F
ID Burke was brought in Wednesda
T. morning from the Burke ranch q
Of Tenth Point. out on the Missouri
t. river, suffering with a broken leg
~ She had ridden to a point about fv
q: miles from the home ranch and dis
\, mounted. When she attempted to re
s, mount the horse the saddle turned an
es the horse SHE'D. throwing her heavil
D. to the ground, breaking both bones O
her ley below the knee. The hors
L. then ran away leaving the woma
", three miles from the nearest ranch
:, that OF Charles Hopper. The pluck
TX woman started Out and crawled nearl
he the whole distance when Mr.. Hoppe
saw her and came to her assistance.
o.. Havre Herald: O. w. Weidler, c
re Billings. passed through the cit
a. Wednesday morning enroute TO Oh.
nook. where he went TO look owe
n about 5000 herd OF wethers which WEI
offered for sale. Ia conversation wit
In the Herald man MIR. Weidler state
that he and O. B. Parham had fed %
no 900 sheep a. Billings during the pa
az winter. but that they had sold all b,
200 head which belonged to Weidle>
'o and which he was running On his FL
IN acre ranch adjoining the new be-
sugar factory. The firm was dissolve
a short time ago, and they are no
working Independently, although the
may unite again this fall and engaf
y in the sheep buying business. NJ
Parham intends to plat his farm ia,
small tracts, as Don as the sugar ia
~ tory is neal completion, and says the
is a ready market for these sma
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