The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-06-12
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS,
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Malta Enterprises: The entire camp
at Bowdoin is now under quarantine
on account of the development of a
few light cases Of smallpox. There
are about 200 men in the camp and
despite the vigilance OF the guards a
man now and then gets away.
Conrad Observer: George Porter,
Of Bynum, who was a visitor Sat.
urday, told of a new hardship for the
s%heepmen. He said that the badgers
had carried of 4S OF his young lambs.
one of the pests getting away wiki %
10 one night by carrying them 70 his
hole. He said the lambs were missed
one morning from q bunch and that
the badger hole was dug out and the
lambs we're found.
Conrad Observer: a 81 horse power
Case traction engine arrived yester.
day for the Teton Cooperative Reser-
voir Co., and another car containing
q grader and fifteen wagons is to fol.
low. This machinery is for use on
the Bynum reservoir project, now IN.
der way. and is OF the very latest de-
sign. 1t has a loading device for
loading the dirt into the wagons, az
ter which it is hauled away by the en-.
CINE.
Havre Herald: Jerry Kearful, OF
Clear creek, was in town Thursday,
for the first time since Decent Der 18th
last. he reported that be had not in.
terested himself in the recent copper
discoveries in the vicinity of his old
time home, adding the declaration
that he was getting along we'll enough
raising spuds INC cabbage and thai
he would this year defy all Montans
to beat him out on the exhibition Of
these Kind of crops.
Harlem News: AT the annual stock
holders meeting of the New Harlem
%Irrig alton company last Tuesda,
afternoon, the following directory
were elected for the ensuing year: T
Nj. Everett, E. NJ. Kennedy. Gu.
Phillips, ]. A. Hatch and j. B. Dor
rity. Another stockholders meeting
will be held next Thursday for th'
purpose of taking some steps in re
gard to the dam which was washe,
almost entirely away this spring b.
; the heavy snrino HoOds
Chouteau Acantha: In the distric
court last Saturday an information
, was filed by the county attorne,
charging one John Wilson. ALA
VIM. c. Palmer, alias John S. Miller
alias George Parker, with the Grim
!, OF bringing stolen horses into Teto
, county from Canada Wilson is no,
> serving a one-year sentence at Dee
t Lodge. having been convicted 10 Levi
. and Clark county, in U. s.. court, 70
stealing horses from the Blackfee
Indian reservation in the spring {
l 1906. Wilson's term expires on Jun
e l4.h, and he will be met by the Teto
SOuAty OI1ANCIS VI t4ot AotC oUO /
D brought back for trial.
Glasgow Review: Bert Jones, Ec
l Miller and Pat Kinney are a trio {
pretty tough hoboes that were brougl
> up from Minot Monday evening b
: Sheriff Small. The are charged wit
having burglarized Stafford's dru
store at Culbertson about two weeh
ago. AS they we're caught red-hande
with the goods there will not be muc
: trouble In securing them q lucrativ
o position with Conley & McTague
Deer Lodge. One OF the bunch va
. detained in the county Jail about
month ago ON suspicion of havin
touched" Trafton's store at Malt,
but as no evidence could be secure
against him at that time he was q
lowed to 60. 1t seems certain no
e that the officers had spotted the rigl
Q man.