The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-03
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS,
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Glasgow News: About ten inches
OF snow fell Monday night and Tues
day, but the weather cleared Wednes.
day morning and since that time the
snow has melted rapidly.
Hinsdale Homestead: w. NJ.
Woodbridge has ordered 300 standard
apples and 100 crab apples and will
set out probably the first commercial
orchard in this part of the valley.
Havre P~laindealer: Bert Mitchell,
after making an attempt to carry the
mail through to Oldham had to
abandon the trip on account OF not
being able to get over the trail with a
saddle horse because of the heavy
SHOWS.
Havre Herald: The many friends
OF Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. b. Sprague will
be grieved to learn of their recent
sad affection. After a lingering i'll.
9 the youngest of their three little
children, a bright baby girl Of about
nine months of age, died at their home
near Gildford last Sunday.
Glasgow News: Word was brought
to town yesterday that the Missouri
river had gorged near the mouth of
the Little Porcupine aud that the
6ats from that point to the mouth of
the Milk river we're overlooked and
that 1t is likely that much stock was
cut of from the hill and drowned.
Malta Enterprise: Harry Cosner,
who was in town Monday, is enthusi.
astic regarding the promising future
of the Missouri river region, which
his company will open to the world
by its line of boats to be run up to
Leedy. The steamer "OK" will make
the initial trip as soon as the ice goes
out.
Conrad Observer: B. r. Fowler
was in town last Saturday from his
home on the Dry Fork. He informed
the Observer man that he was going to
seed 100 acres to alfalfa this coming
summer. He has arranged for the
1ngraham & Ritchey steam pillow to do
considerable work for him in break
ing up land.
Chouteau Acantha: VIM. Hodgskiss
left last Tuesday for Arlington, where
he learns that a number of his horses
are at work on the new railroad with
out his consent. During the past year
q number of work horses have myster.
iously disappeared from this section,
and If a few prosecutions we're made
for horse stealing we believe that a
stop would be put to the practice.
Malta Enterprise: The flood waters
in the upper end of this town, i'm.
pounded by the railroad grade, have
formed a lake of no small dimensions
on the eastern end Of town. Abou,
the only piece of sidewalk in the towu
is now in places under several inches
of water and anyone without gum
boots had better stay at home. A
pipe under the track bed would let the
water out.
Conrad Observer: f. A. Gallagher,
who was charged with the disappear
ance of eight colts belonging to f. d,
Kingsbury, was discharged at a pre-
liminary hearing before Justice Fed
erhen At Dupuyer yesterday. No evi
dence was submitted to prove thu
charge. After the trial another war
rant was sworn to by County Attorne!
Cole, charging Gallagher with defac
ing the brand on a horse in his pos
session.
Havre Herald: A large deal II
horses was contaminated this weel
when Frank McAdams and Han
Mindaas, of Cleveland, purchased tn
horses and brand belonging to tn
estate of w. e. Davidson, the Co,
creek rancher, who was shot som
months ago, Mr.. Davidson, of Glen
dive, son OF the deceased rancher
who arrived q few days ago, repre-
scented the estate in the transaction
The terms of the sale were moi mad
public, but q total of 300 head o
horses of all ages were transferred
Mr.. Davidson will spend some tim
in this section closing up the affair
OF the estate, and will then return Il
his ranch near Glendive.