The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-02
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Conrad Observer: John S. Gordon,
who has beer bookkeepcr at the Hirsh-
berg store, went to Sweet Grass last
Thursday. He has been appointed an
inspector of customs and will ak the
place of Mr.. Mantle, who recently re.
signed at Sweet Grass.
Harlem News: The big dume across
NorthiFork, owned by the Matheson
Ditch company, collapsed Sunday at.
ternoon!about 3 o'clock and is q total
wreck, entailing a loss of about %, 900.
Geo. W. Patterson of Harlem, saw
the collapse and a minute later would
have been crossing North Fork on the
hume itself. 1t was a close call for
him.
Malta Enterprise: John Survant
returned the first Of the week from the
T.down ranch in Canada where MIR.
Survant was looking after his inter.
ests. Mr.. Survant states that there is
q ast territory burned up near the
Canadian line as we'll as north Of the
line, but states that there is consid-
cradle range left, although.it ia rather
too far north for good winter grazing.
Chinook Opinion: The first big
cattle shipment of the season was
made from here Tuesday by q number
of the prominent Bear Paw ranchers,
including Alex Ross, John Raas, NJ.
Phelan and others. The Bear Paw
cattlemen have decided to begin ship
ment earlier than usual this year, ex.
pecting to get better prices and get
better train service than will be pos
sible later in the season.
Glasgow News: A heavy hailstorm
passed north of here Sunday night,
completely destroying all vegetation
in its path and doing considerable
d amage to property. At the j. Z.
Flaherty ranch it !chopped all their
garden stuff as fine as mince meat and
after breaking all the windows out Of
the house on one side theiwind changed
and drove the storm back from an
other direction and finished up the
glass on the other side.
Choteau Acantha: The government
irrig alton work on the St. Mary's
project at Babb which, was abandoned
last fall is about to be resumed,
though apparently not with a large
force Of Six or eight men have
been at work recently getting ready to
start the steam shovel, which resumed
the first of the week. It seems now
that the small force of men required
to operate the shovel are all that will
be employed on the project for some
time % come.
Chinook Opinion: The fair manage
ment this week closed a contract with |
the balloonist with whom they have
been corresponding and have secured
him for three days of the 1908 fair. !
An ascension and parachute leap will
be- made during each afternoon of the
fair, the start being made from the
fair grounds. The feature will be
something new in this section Of the
country and will be positively given
as ad vertised as the contract has been
signed by both parties. The feature
will be quite expensive but it will be
worth the money.
Havre Palaindealer: A sheep shed
belonging to A. K. Prescott, and 10.
Gated north of Chester, vas destroyed
by fire recently. All appearances
point to the origin of the fire as being
of i%ncendiary nature, and this makes
the fourth shed belonging to Mr..
Prescott that has been burned. There
q be littleldoubt that the origins of
the fires we're all from one source.
The Woolgrowers' association has
taken cognizance Of these depreda
lions and has offered liberal rewards
for information that will warrant the
arrest and conviction of the crimi.