The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-20
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS,
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Malta Enterprise: The Grea: Nor.
thern is doing scme extensive work
around Bowdoin. About l25 men are
working on a reservoir. which is 400
by 700 feet, and fifteen feet deep.
Conrad Observer: The price of
blowing and disking with the new
steam pillow this coming summer has
been fixed at 81 per acre. The disk is
attached to the pillow in its work.
Malta Enterprise: Chas. Whitcomb
came down from Zortman Monday
evening, bringing the bullion OF a %.
day run OF the Ruby mill, which am
ounted to the small sum of 81, 900.
Not 30 bad for a mid.winter run of q
few days.
Glasgow News: A fire started in
the express department of the Great
Northern's warehouse Friday night.
A hard fight with fire extinguishers
was made and the building saved.
About 500 worth of express was de-
stroyed.
Malta Enterprise: Alex Black and
w. Il. Evans returned from Butte and
Helena on Thursd ay, where they had
been or business in the interest of the
Little Rockies Exploration company,
10 which both are interested. They
report arrangements complete for the
early installation of q fret class
ide plant on the property.
Culbertson Searchlight: About 30
new settlers have already arrived and
are stopping at the Evans hotel waiting
for the weather to permit of their CO.
ing out and locating on homeste ad
claims, a few have filed on odd
pieces of land near Culbertson that
were not taken last year. Some of
the new arrivals are members of the
Dagmar colony.
Havre Herald: The work of putting
in the telephones along the main line
from Havre to Cut Bank was started
this week by Chas. p. Hilla, the Great
Northern lineman. Every station and
and blind siding will have a telephone
Installed and these will prove a great
convenience in handling trains over
this stretch of road where 80 much
trouble has been experienced during
the winter just passed.
Harlem News: Sheepmen from the
Woody Island country report that
there is considerable bare ground in
their vicinity and that hundreds of
cattle and horses are grazing thereon.
Sheep are all in a fair condition in
that vicinity, while some of the ranch.
ers are getting quite low in hay others
will have enough left to pull those
through who are short. The loss in
sheep 10 that part of the country is
said by those who know, to be no more
than last year.
Chinook Opinion: The new mining
region Ia the Bear Paws is becoming
more aud more active as the weather
grows mllder. Several claims are be-
ing developed already and active work
Will commence on others as soon as it
becomes warmer weather. A large
number of ore specimens are being
brought in from the different claims
and Druggist McKibbin has been busy
making assays of them. Several fine
specimens of copper ore have come in
and the owners OF the claims are very
enthusiastic over their prospects.
Glagow News: Judge Tattan made
q suggestion to the county commits
sioners, which if carried out will re.
suit In saving the county a large sum
OF money every year. He recommend.
ed hal the board allow the county
attorney the necessary and proper ex.
penses to carefully investigate the
merits and chances of conviction ia
every case before the same is brough,
into district court. Numerous cases
have been brought to the district cour,
which a trip TO the scene Of the alleged
crime and an investig alton of the same
by the county attorney would have
been dropped before being dragged
into court At Il heavy expense, with
u poor chance of securing a convic.
ton. 1t is u we'll known fact that the
salary OF the county attorney will not
allow him to make Investigations a,
his W expense, hence the suggestion
OF the Judge. The plan has been fol.
lowed In Chouteau county for a mum.
Der of years with success and has re.
suited In an enormous saving to the
county.