The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Chinook Opinion: Red Rock c~oulee,
after being out of its banks for Q cou.
pie Of weeks, went down today under
influence of the cold weather. West
Fork has been very high for the past
week and has flooded some of the low
places along its banks.
Glasgow News: Chas. N. Balm,
postmaster at Bainville. vas up from
town yesterday. Mr.. Balm has
fled a plat of the new townsite which
is laid out three miles west OF present
site. A depot has been built and the
siding will be moved in the near fu.
ture.
Choteau Acantha: G. NJ. Roberts,,
OF Dupuyer, was arrested Tuesday on
the complaint of ]. H. Bennett, Of Al.
berta, Canada, charged with the crime
Of horse stealing. He was brought
before Justice DeHaas Wednesday
and his preliminary hearing was set
for Monday.
Malta Enterprises: The Hartman
freight outfit came in from Zortman
on Wednesday. which marks the open
ing Of the road for the season. The
roads are still bad and they loaded
out with about 700 pounds to the horse
which was enough a. the stock Is not
In the best of condition.
Glasgow Review: Communication be-
tween the south side of Milk river and
Glasgow is being kept up by means of
boats at the LEM ranch about three
miles below town. A number of
rachers who had left their teams at
| Willow creek managed to ferry their
supplies to that point Tuesday and
have returned home.
Conrad Observer: A report from
Dupuyer says that q government
horse buyer was in that section re-
Gently and paid good prices for horse
flesh. Ben English received 8 $1,000 for
three teams; J.. W. Quail $500 for one
team, and E. E. Shotraw $3.50 for one
team. The horses are for the ge0lo.
gical survey work on the St. Mary's
canal.
Glasgow News: The U. S. Fidelity
and Guaranty company refuse to'make
good Treasurer Woford's shortage
amounting to $500. 21, and suit has
been started against it to compel pay.
ment. The company Is protected by
an indemnity bond given by local peo-
pie up to $40, 900 and it is likely tina,
steps will be taken by the company to
make the latter stand the shortage.
Havre Herald: The half mile dash
race between Fleeing, owned by o. c,
Tingley of Big Sandy, and Wild Hat,
owned by Worland & McCay of this
city, was held Monday afternoon a
the track and drew quite a crowd de
: spite the fact that the afternoon wa
E cold and bleak. Wild Hat won easil,
in $50 seconds with Joe Gusrenhoven
Jr., in the saddle. Kid Burns rod
Fleeting. There is some talk of an
y other race being matched.
Hinsdale Homestead: Gus Rothmal
' lost his work team by being drowned
! in the high water of last week. Hi
horses we're out in the pasture an
through swimming water to get to tn
stable and although the stable stoo
in several feet of water the horse
would not leave and stood in the waite
until they became 40 chilled that the
we're overcome from the cold and fe
into the water and drowned. Gu
could moi get to the stable to get thel
out.
Conrad Observer: The Reeve
steam pillow purchased by p. j. Naso
ID WIS put together last week and give
q test and later taken t a field at Il
l. head of the lane west of town. whel
re it is working this week. Report sa.
n the outfit is giving good satisfaction
e. 1t is q II gang mole board. tt
20 plows are lifted out of the ground
steam, high and dry in the air. The
ut are coupled by a spring, the tensile
of which Is overcome providing the
strike any solid substance, and Il
VI pillow 10 released. Coupled to the plo
is q land pulverizer, which leaves Il
plowed ground ready for seeding.
Chester Signal: A petition is beir
circulated among the residents of II
East Butte country protesting again
- the proposed selections of state lam
- in that section and is being signed
:, practically every property owner.
seems as though these selections a
for the sole benefit of one big she'
-. outfit that now has fences strung alol
almost every creek in the country ca
of Cottonwood creek, and that wi
the selection of the land advertise
- which is IN long narrow strips, won
assure the lessee a vast amount
public range, which taken with I
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