The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03
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Northern Montana Exehonges.

NutuOVN OVIoAV0s
Mining company received . few ship
Of ore from their mines In Colo
RADIO this week. which are quite prom
icing. The ore has continued to Inn
prove ever since the company COM
meuced work on the mines about six
months ago and the outlook at present
lie exceedingly good.
Malta Enterprise: Julius Thomson.
q brakeman of . freight train. was
knocked of the bridge at Milk river
here Tuesday evening, and landed on
the rocks fifteen feet below. His left
leg wal broken and after the train
had moved away his cries attracted
help and the passenger train coming
soou, he was placed OF board and
taken to Glasgow.
Glasgow News: Robt. Major, the
newly appointed stock inspector, came
to Culbertson Tuesday to get acquaint-
ed with the officials of this place and
assured them that he meant business
and asked their support when it was
In their power to help him. He was
assured that il he would deliver the
goods the officials here would do their
part and without fear or favor.
Harlem News: Deputy Sheriff
Minugh vent to Malta this morning
to arrest Fatty Jones who is
charged with assaulting Thomas B.
| Wright. The trouble occurred at the
home ranch of D. r. Phillips and
arose over some triling matter at
which time it 10 alleged that Jones
drew a gun aud tried to make a
Chinese map out Of the other fellows
face.
Glasgow News: The government
will receive bids for the leasing OF
grazing lands on the Fort Peck In.
dian reservation. until January 30,
notices to that effect having been is.
sued by the department.. Something
over one million and a half acres are
to be leased for Ave years from the
first Of next May, aud 51,376 head Of
stock can he ranged on the reserve,
sheep alone being barred.
Malta Enterprise: The preliminar y
examination of George Case, charged
with the larceny of a bunch of horses
the property Of l.. H. Mills, was be
gun before Judge Davidson on Satur
day, and continued until the 9Th o
January, and the defeudan released
on his " recognizance. Georg'
Miller was the prosecuting witness
|, and while giving his testimony wa
assaulted by Case, who was later 6ne'
s15 for the same.
Lewistown Argus: The strike re
Gently made at the Cumberland mine
at Maiden, owned by Oscar Stephens
, r. NJ. Calkins and Peter Rosso, /
proving all that was expected an
. more. A large number OF assay
, show average values Of over . 1900
gold, and one piece of rock shove
S4,Oll. 80. 1t looks as though th
:, Cumberland would duplicate the wor
derful record Of the old Spotted Hors
in the palmy days of Maiden.
Havre Herald: A rumor that th
= shop force was to be increased an
, four extra trains put on, caused vi
make inquiry at the superintendent
Office, and we're informed that the
had no knowledge Of any increase |
the number of trains, but the shoI
are full Of engines needing repair
= and they could easily use more me.
From this we would infer that thel
will be no slack time at the shops tn
winter, and If the shops are fully en-
d ployed business will not 60 begginl
. Conrad Observer: Cattlemen
northern Montana are exerttng evel
effort to gather their cattle and sa'
y them from narration on account
J. range conditions. Many cattle outf
have been rounding up every hoof f
D the past month and taking them
ID their home ranch, where they will
~ leu. WuIJ0 -OtllcCS oC0 CSuIOVAuk tAC
cattle 20 new and remote ranges. T
n condition of the northern Montal
IL range this winter Is sure death to
majority of the large herds that foul
I'd sustenance on them in former years.
Havre Plaindealer: Simply becau
at he threw his wife through the wind,
re John Nj. Washington will have
c. serve ninety days in jail. Washiu
to ton feels sure that his wife hasn't bee
81 to say the least, as faithful in her
be fections nor rs decorous as q spou
o. should be. Mrs. Washington
e. quired only thirty stitches to fix /
all right again, and Washington
wv lieves that the sentence of Police N
re gistrate Piper of three days per sti,
,e- Is excessive and cruel. However,
I'm will not appeal the case.
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