The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21
AMONG OUR
Grtse Of Items Gathered From Oul
Northern Montana EXCHANGES.

ChOteau Acantha: E.. E.. Leech. of
Dupuyer, and A. j. Cowell, of this
place. contemplate making q shipment
OF cattle to the the Chicago market
about March l.
Conrad Observer: Reports from
Dupuyer indicate that there is some
lively work being done in the land
contest line. 1t is said that six con.
tests were filed on Monday against
land holdings Of E. E. Leech.
Malta Enterprises: The case of the
state against John A. Tressler and
Elijah Smith, charged with duck
shooting out of season, was before
Justice Wilson yesterday. There be.
ing no testimony to show that the de-.
PENDANTS were guilty, they we're dis.
charged.
Conrad Observer: Silas Franklin,
COW foreman of the I Block Cattle
company, vas in town yesterday He
says that all stock under his care are
doing exceedingly we'll. He says that
but one dead critter graces the extern
sive meodow of 10, 600 acres upon which
the cattle range.
Glasgow News: News from the Big
Bottom, at the mouth of Milk river.
is that cattle are crossing in large
numbers to the south side of the Mis-.
souri, river, SO persons who are inter.
ested had better keep a little lookout
or they will have % roundup on that
side in the spring.
Havre Herald: C. II. Prall, assist.
ant engineer of the reclamation ser.
vice. writes to friends in Havre from
Washington, d. c., that their offices
are busy making plans for buildings,
etc, at St. Mary's lakes, also for a
telephone system from Browning to
the station at the lakes.
Havre Herald: School district No..
-, directly south of Havre, are bond
ing the district for the purpose of
erecting a new school house about
three miles south Of town. Bids for
the work, together with plans and
specifications will be opened March
3, when the contract will be awarded.
Glasgow News: Clarence w Nell
son and Cecil E. Taylor we're down
from Saco Wednesda y to complete
the details of the transfer of the bust.
ness which has been conducted under
the firm name of c. w. Nelson & Co.,
to Mr.. Taylor, Mr.. Nelson having
sold his interest in the business to
MIR. Taylor who will continue 10 the
general merchandise business.
Chester Signal: The St. Mary
River Improvement association is the
name OF a recent organization of
northern Montana business men with
headquarters at Shelby. The object
is to try and have the St. Mary's ca
nal built through the northern part OF
Teton and ChouteauIcounties and thus
irrigate q vast area of the finest kind
of land between the Canadian line and
the Marias river.
Choteau Acantha: C. Nj. Roberts,
OF Dupuyer, has brought q suit in
Justice F%ederhen's court against Dep.
uty Sheriff Il. c. Kunkel, of tina,
place, alleging damages in the sun
OF $500 to plaintiffs reputation, peace
of mind, and means of obtaining q
livelihood, because of an alleged ma.
licious procurement of a search war.
rant and searching plaintiffs resi-.
dence ON January 30, last, for some
personal property that had been stolen
at Dupuyer on that day.
Harlem News: 1t is rumored tina,
the sugar beet refinery which il to be
established in the Milk river valley
may be placed at Or neal the Zurich
siding in order to be- prepared to take
care of the beets which are expected
to be grown in Paradise valley. L
this be the case it is very likely tha'
a new town will spring up in that Vi
entity. If the sugar beet people car
secure in addition to the acreage OF
the Fort Belknap reservation. abou'
5000 acres in that valley, the projec
will be a success from the start.
Glasgow Review: George Herren
master mechanic of the Great Nor
thern for the Montana division, wa,
in Glasgow Wednesday. He inform,
US that about the 18th of March thirt,
new locomotives will be put on thi.
! division. All of these will be deliv
cred from Philadelphia at the tim,
I mentioned. About the same time thu
company will inaugurate a new freigh
l service on this division. There viii
be n fast freight every day eacl
way and q local freight each wa!
every day. Both of these trains ar,