The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Northern Montana Exchanges.
Havre Herald: The annual meeting
of the Bear Paw Roundup association
took place 10 the old city hall las,
Monday. The pumpkin rollers are
feeling jubilant over the light winter.
Preparations were made for the spring
or calf roundup, which usually takes
about six weeks.
Chinook Opinion: c. E. Morris has
received an order from Helena for So,
600 post cards and q thousand large
prints to be made from the original
drawing by Chas. NJ. Russell, swat.
ing for q Chinook" This is the
picture that gave Russell his frs,
fame Is an artist.
Malta Enterprise: It is reported
from Harlem that the French Trading
company has resumed business on
the Belknap reservation aud that the
company has been reorganzed with W.
E. French 40 president and Ernest N.
MILESTONE formerly post trader at
Hays, as the new manager.
Glasgow Review: Two young lads
recently hired a pair of saddle horses
from q Saco livery and started south.
The last heard of them they we're on
the Musselshell in Fergus county and
''going some." 1t is understood that
the sheriff has advised the officials in
that section to look out for the boys.
Conrad Observer: Not to be out.
rivaled in the line of jail breaking,
Cut Bank looms up this week with a
full 1edged case. One r. F.. Cutlsry
arrested on q charge of petty larceny,
on Tuesday afternoon sawed the bars
of q window in the Jail and went his
way. No trace of him has been found
as yet.
Harlem News: w. S. Weatherill,
the we'll driller of Harlem, completed
a we'll for Charlie Lindbloom, six
miles northwest of town, last week.
He drilled 100 feet and struck a fine
body of water which rose to within
eight and a half feet of the surface.
The drill went through 60 or 10 feet of
soft sandrock and the water was found
in the gravel beneath.
Lewistown Democrat: According to
local grain growers, wheat sown last
fall is coming along nicely. That
portion of the grain which sprouted
before the ground froze is in a very
healthy state and looking good. The
wheat which lay in the ground all win.
ter and lever sprouted is now sprout-
ing, and all indications for the crop
up to this time are altogether favor
able.
Choteau Acantha: Deputy Sheriff
Moran, Of Conrad, came in Wednes-
day evening, bringing one Joseph
Bishop, who will serve a six months
sentence in the county Jail for cruelty
to animals. Bishop, while in the en-
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sheep in q corral where they remained
five days without feed or water. He
went to Washington, but later was
heard from at Chinook, where he was
arrested.
Havre Plaindealer: A meeting of a
number of stockholders of the Havre.
Box Elder Telephone company was
held Wednesday afternoon In the old
city hall. The proposition of the early
building of the line vas pretty gene
rally discussed, some of the stock
holders taking the position that the
people living along the proposed line
were not manifesting sufficient interes
to warrant the going on with the work
Others took the position that the bust
ness men should 60 ahead and pusi
the matter to a successful finish, a.
the city was to be greatly benefited il
the building of the line.
Zortman Miner: Whether the sal
of the Ruby mine is made April l5tl
or not makes little or no difference il
the matter of vast improvements il
milling facilities and the installatio
of electrical power to run it. II tn
sale goes, the purchasers will do this
and il it is not made, the present CON
pany will do it. Last year, with thi
t in contemplation q deal was made 70
the water power of the Black ranch
. estimated at 400 horse, and Charlie
Whitcomb has been having a ne
survey and revised estimates mad
during the past week In order to tax
, prompt action should the sale be d.
clared off.