The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
AMONG OUR
4 Grtst Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Northern Montana Exchanges.
Harlem News: Major Logan has
directed a band of about SO Indians
to search for the body of the Indian
boy, ketcher, who about a mouth ago
got lost in the Little Rockies, while
hunting for horses, and froze to death
Havre Herald: Broadwa,er s. Pep.
10 have let q contract to Richards &
Lease for the erection Of q two-story
brick, 3OxsO feet. on the old Judd or.
ner opposite Boone's drug store, and
the work Of W ting was started
the first Of the week.
Malta Enterprises: Attorney j. A.
Tressler and Harley Smith are to leave
for New York and w ashington, In q
day or two. Mr.. Tressler has q big
mining deal on, and expects to make
a success Of it as some of the very
best ground at Zortman Is involved.
Chinook Opinion: The bids for
carry ing the mail from Chinook to
Cleveland and Lloyd have been re.
jected for the second time and new
bids called for. The previous bids were
for daily service both ways. The last
call is for three times q week service
as at present.
Havre P%laindealer: Joseph Vala-
don, the we'll known stockmau, while
looking owe a valuable blooded
stallion in a stable east of Havre, met
with a painful accident. He was
standing at the side of the animal
looking to the rear Of the horse when
the animal turned his head and seized
Mr.. Valadon's cheek in his mouth. in
hicting a painful injury.
Harlem News: Charles Whitcomb,
of ZOrtman, a prominent official OF
the Ruby Gulch Miuing company, was
In the city the first Of the week on his
way to Helena. Mr.. Whitcomb had in
his possession $4,000 of bullion which
he took to the United States assay of.
flee in Helena. Mr.. Whitcomb states
there will be "something doing in
mining circles in the Little Rockies
during the coming III
Lewistown Argus: Tom Murray,
the Judith rancher, last week sold q
band Of 2.year.old bred ewes to Swee,
Grass parties at ST per head, this be-
Ing the highest price YER paid for
such sheep in this locality, and prob
ably in the state. The ewes are, how.
ever, OF very fine quality and are in
the best of condition. A prominen,
Lewistown sheepman yesterday pur'
chased a band Of stock sheep, paying
81. Is per head for them.
Glasgow Review: The board o.
county commissioners have set April
2lst as the day upon which the ques'
ton Of adopting the primary law il
this county will be submitted to tn,
voters. Only those who were register
ed at the last general election will b.
entitled to vote. 1t is asigniicant fac
that at the last minute some of tn
republican bosses In Glasgow attempt
ed to swerve the commissioners from
their duty 10 calling this primary
election.
Choteau Acantha: Yesterday Sena,
tor Ralston drove into town from hi
ranch with the most valuable load O
farm produce ever marketed in Cho
teau by any ranchman of Teton coun
ty. Today he will more than dupli
cate it by q still heavier and NOR
valuable M The load of yesterda q!
was BIB pounds OF alfalfa seed, de
livered to Jos. Hirshberg & Co., To-
which Mr.. Ralst0n received 1919. 80
The load today will be 5000 pound,
or more of the same valuable see,
and will bring more than $4OO, On,
yet there are those who say that farm
ing don't pay.