The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-27
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS,
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Havre Herald: Gustave kohler O.
Long Prairie, Mimi. died on No. l,
the Oriental limited train, a few mile:
west of Chester last Friday afternoon
Mr.. Hohler was making a trip west,
hoping to gain his health as he had
been a long sufferer from consump,
ton.
Glasgow Review: Owing to the
%stringency in the money market the
working force at the big Neideringhaus
ranch near Oswego has been reduced
from Is to p men. The company is
now paying it's help with scrip checks
of one. five and ten dollars deuomina.
lions.
Chinook Opinion: ]. K. Greenough,
one of the we'll known residents of the
Clear creek country and an old settler
In this section, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. j. n. Thornber, Sat.
urday afternoon of heart trouble. Mr..
Greenoueh came to town Friday and
was taken i'll very suddenly, dying
within a short time.
Glasgow News: J.. NJ. Nelson, the
Hinsdale merchant, was in the city
Monday. He has just finished IN.
loading the cargo from his Missouri
river steamboat and hauled the goods
to the railroad at Nashua. He in.
tends to take the boat to the Neid.
ringhaus dry dock near Oswego and
will place her on the ways for the
winter.
Chester Signal: Maurice Price has
arranged to ship a carload OF rye to
the eastern markets. This is the first
car of any sort OF grain to be shipped
from this country and it marks a new
epoch in the Development of our
lands. We predict that an elevator
will be erected at Chester within two
years to haudle the surplus grain
crops of our fertile lands.
Harlem News: During the past
three days the Indians upon the res.
ervation have been holding a jolli1ica-
ton, they came from all parts of the
agency, bringing with them their
women and children, their ponies and
dogs and their picturesque tepees, and
made their camps near the agency
buildings and their feasting and rev.
elry attracted a number of visitors.
Choteau Acantha: c.. S. Nc.
Donald's cattle shed which stood in
the field north OF the Teton from his
residence was burned Tuesday night.
The fire is thought to have been start.
ed campers who carelessly left their
campfire burning. A few days ago a
shed belonging to Bollerud Bros. was
burned. In this instance small boys
with matches were the cause. There is
getting to be altogether too much of
this foolish carelessness about fire.
Zortman Miner: The first accident
at the Alabama mine occurred yester.
day shortly before the noon hour and
resulted in the death OF Hans. n.
Hansen, n of the old miners of the
camp. He was working on the 100
foot level with others and they we're
just coming off and down the chute
for dinner, when in some manner un-
known Hansen fell down the chute a
distance of about l25 feet and was
found dead when his companions
reached him.
Chinook Opinion. j. f. Ross, one
of the best known business men in
Chouteau county, sold his City
Stables at this place this past week to
McClelland Bros, we'll known ranch.
ers from Warrick. Tbs deal has
been In process Of completion for
some time but was not finally closed
until just recently. The new firm will
conduct the livery business with bar
in connection but MIR. Ross will
retain his famous Belgian horses and
will engage in veterinary work here.
after.
Glasgow News: Last Friday after.
noon As an eastbound freight was
leaving Culbertson, a young man
about 10 years old, named Frederick
Spitzler, met death in a very peculiar
manner. He and his father we're on
their way from Calgary. Can, to
Minot, N. D., 10 an emigrant car, and
while the train was standing at the
station their dog got out and disap-
peared. The father told the son to get
of and hunt for it, which he was do
ing when the freight started up from
the station. The boy ran and caught
a a just as they were going out of
the yards and when he climb bed On he
In some manner hung his foot down
as they were passing over a switch,
jerking him from the train.
HELENA. Nov. 22.-The me
court today heard arguments on