The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS,
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Glasgow Review: Word comes from
the south side of the Missouri that the
Martin Bros. have sustained q loss of
$500 out of a band of 5000 sheep.
Other sheepmen in that vicinity are
losing heavily owing to scarcity of
water where hay 10 being fed.
Harlem News: w. S. Cowan and
Fred Brockway have instituted al
damage suit against ther Great North.
ern railway for killing stock. Attor.
ney P. NJ. Bosley represents the plain
tiffs. Hearing will be held before
Judge Vennum, Friday, March l.
Malta Enterprises: The first break
in the pleasant weather for the month
occurred last night when q skift of
snow fell aud continues Internationally
today. The thermometer stands at
about II below zero and the little
storm shows signs of breaking away.
Chinook Opinion: A number of
local stockmen have filed suits against
the Great Northern for damages in
Cured by unreasonable delays in
stock shipments last fall. Among the
cases filed last week were those by
Sprinkle Bros, w. G. Blackstone
and George Ross. D. L. Blackstone
Is attorney for the plaintiffs.
Glasgow News: w. G. Good spe-
cial agent Of the land Office at Wash
ing, whose headQu arters are at Great
Falls, is at Culbertson conducting q
series of contests against the Central
Security Co. There are four cases to
be tried at this time. Two have al
ready been heard. the contestees fail
ing to appear. The last of the series
is to be heard next Monday, when it
Ia thought the Ease will be defended.
Conrad Observer: The will of John
Hobbins, who recently died in Colum.
bus hospital, Great Falls, has been
made public. With the exception of
81 each to all of his relatives, the e.
tate of the deceased is ~bequeathed to
Sister Mary Julian, mother superior
of Columbus hospital. The will d.
reefs that a suitable monument, not to
cost more than $500, be erected at the
grave of the deceased.
Glasgow Review: Up to the time of
going to press it is understood that
the accountants who are checking up
the books of the county treasurer,
have found an additional shortage of
$500 in an item that was completely
overlooked by the state examiner. 1t
has also been discovered that the &C.
counts are in very bad shape and that
it will take some time t o straighten
things out as many items we're i'm
properly entered. 1t will be some
time ext week before the sum total Of
shortage will be ascertained.
Havre P%laindealer: Robert Free.
mau, foreman for the A. S. Lohman
sheep ranch at Red Rock coulee, was
in Havre the early part of the week
and made q positive report regarding
their losses. Up to this time the losses
have been no more than normal, but
they were compelled to purchase ad.
ditional hay for feeding. OF this they
have enough to carry them nicely I'm.
til spring, even if the weather should
be severe. The reports that there have
been any unusual losses in that vicin.
ity are no confirmed by the facts, MIR.
Freeman says.
Choteau Acantha: John w. Kerr,
has been spending the winter on the
Blackfeet reservation, vas a business
visitor at the county seat the first of
the week. Mr.. Kerr says that the re.
ports OF the losses among livestock on
the reserv alton during the recent cold
weather has been greatly exaggerated;
that there has been no SO per cent.
loss and that there l., no prospects
that there will be such loss. While a
large number of COWS aud calves have
died. it is safe TO say that the loss
there will not average to exceed Is or
20 per cent.
Harlem News: During the past
week n fact has peer fully demon
strated to the citizens of Harlem, and
that is the necessity of having a Jail
of some kind where the common petty
offenders and loose.jointed DRINKS
may be lodged and kept in safety until
some disposition is made of them by
law. In the past on several occa-
sions criminals, of various types,
have taken French leave from officers
while in this city, simply because the
officer in charge was compelled to
watch over his prisoner for several
nights and days with but q wink of