The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-29
AMONG OUR ~NEIGHBORS.
! Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

\ Griss of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Glasgow News: 1t is estimated that
the hail storm of some days ago has
destroyed about $4,000 bushels Of
grain in Valley and Dawson counties.
+. c.. Annette estimates his loss at
5000 bushels, judging from the ap.
pearauce of his crops as compared
with the yields of former ones which
he threshed.
Chester Signal: VIM. j. Wallace,
OF Whitefsh, has commenced action in
the Great Falls land Office against the
homestead entry of Elizabeth S. Burd,
in sections 3 and 10 township 81 north,
range 1 east, made January Z, 1905.
The hearing will be held September
%. before Commissioner Mcdowell, at
Gold Butte.
Havre Herald: Stock Inspector
Hall made an important arrest Thurs.
day, when he captured j. NJ. Hall,
commonly known as "Mike," q part.
ner Of Kid Royals and wanted on q
charge of horse stealing in the Mus
selshell country. Mr.. Hall brought
the prisoner TO Havre, Friday, and
Sheriff o. A. Fallang, Of Big Timber,
arrived next morning and left with
his n%risOner IN NJ nipht.
Malta Enterprise: The wool bust.
ness Of Malta for the present season
is closed. Everything was cleaned up
on Saturday when the last bales went
into the car. The total handled here
has been greater than last season by
over 100 900 pounds, and amounts l..
459, s.S pounds. Allowing q cents as
the average price, and it was probably
a little more, we have 1906, 574 as the
cash return to this section from wool
alone. This product left this station
in a train of 53 cars.
Glasgow Review: Mike Minicohi,
ar Italian laborer on the section, was
killed by a work train near the coal
shed Monday at noon. He a on a
handcar and failed to jump when the
engine whistled. Both legs we're cut
OFT below the knee and his head was
badly cut up. He died a few hours
after the accident. His fellow work.
men. who are all Italians, started in
to put the engineer out Of business
with rocks and a deputy sheriff had 70
be called ia to stop the play.
Glasgow News: The adjourned May
term OF district court was convene
Tuesday morning by Judge Tattan,
and the business taken up in the usual
order. On request of the local bar
and attorneys representing interested
parties, that all cases Of the May term
be continued until the September term
as the business. of the court requires a
jury, IL vas ordered that a jury list OF
sixty names be drawn TO appear for
duty at the opening of court in this
city at 10 o'clock Tuesday, September
18th.
Havre Plaindealer: G. G.. Babb,
engineer in charge of the government
irrigation work ia northern Montana,
when he was in Havre the first of the
week took a drive with l. X. Devlin
to the cement deposits south Of town
owned by Mr.. McCulloh and MIR. Dew
lin. Mr.. Babb disclaimed any know.
ledge about cement and did not com.
mi, himself regarding the quality OF
the mineral that has been analysed all
over the United States and pro.
nounced an 4. No. | article of Port.
land cement.
Chinook Opinion: Word has been
received here that Louis Hensen was
married recently at Seattle to Miss
Josie Adams Of that place. The
groom is one Of the prominent and
successful wool growers Of this sec.
ton. The bride was formerly a
teacher in the public schools here, and
has been teaching in the Seattle
schools this past year. The young
coaple have many warm friends who
rejoice in their happy marriage. They
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