The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Malta Enterprise: The one inch or
more of snow now on the ground re
lieves the stockmen wonderfully.
Ranges in fine conditions: a sufficiency
of water, and a continued mild TEN
perature, all tend to make them look
for a very promising year.
Choteau Acantha: Horse stealing
got another whack this week ia court.
Two sentences, one for a year. n
the other for three years, make a good
record for the first two days 1T the
term. 1t is the certainty of punish
mert that makes the law effective.
Hinsda.e Homestead: That this
country is a good hog country is fully
demonstrated in the fact that a few days
ago Fred Hellestern killed an eight
months old hog that dressed two hum
dred and two pounds. There is money
in raising hogs in Milk River valley.
Glasgow News: A number OF train
aud engine crews as we'll as employees
in the depot, roundhouse and yards
have been laid off within the past
week on account of a letup in freight
traffic. The switch engine in the
Glasgow yards has also been taken
off for the same reason.
Conrad Observer: a force OF l6
men and a number Of teams are at
work on the dam site west Of town.
The work is going on SO rs to be all
ready for the concrete core work in
the early spring. The very latest re-
port in circulation is that a water
works and an electric light plant is TO
60 in at the dam next summer.
Glasgow News: The county re-
ceived a draft Wednesday Of this
week for SO, l73 % from the United
States Fidelity and Guaranty Co., OF
Helena, t 0 make good the shortage
caused by the Wofford embezzlemen'
about a year ago. 1t now remains
for the guaranty company to collect
the same amount from r. NJ. Lewis,
E. D. Coleman and j. l.. Truscott
the local bondsmen.
Zortman Miner: Phil Shaw cam
in on Monday from the coal mines o
the Bull creek country. The vein
which is about Is inches in thickness
has been followed into the hill a dis
lance of 126 feet where the quality o
the coal is very good. Further test
of it will be made at the mills her
aud it is expected that it will wor|
2 satisfactorily and its use adopted ia
! stead of wood. The haul will b
( about Is miles.
t CuIbertson Searchlight: John Lou'
zenhiser came down Sunday from hi
|claim near Medicine Lake. He +.
-, ports that while he was here last wee
the balance of his seed whea: AL
oats was stolen from his granar.
About l25 bushels of mixed wheat an
!, oats were taken while he was in II
9 hospital several weeks ago and la
week the balance was cleaned NJ
Mr.. LOutzeuhiser thinks he knows VT
d the guilty parties are. Among Il
Q plumber taken last week was a dress,
% hog.
Chinook Opinion: w. G. Cair
Z cross, better known as "Slim, u
- Bronco Buster" was arrested la
% week at the request of Teton coun
officials on a charge Of horse stealth
1t Deputy Miewald took him as far
Il Shelby where he was turned over
,e the deputy from Teton county. 1t
II charged by the authorities that Cair
i. cross rode Oft with another man
10 horse, afterw ards selling the nor
s. and giving a bill of sale for hin
At This took place last spring. L
horse subsequently strayed away a
to both owners advertised for his reco
IN cry. This led TO their cOmpari'
notes and the issue of "a warrant {
Cairncross. The pri=one: has b"
around here all ummer and fall IA
at present was working in one OF ,
nearby coal mines.