The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-04
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS,
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana EXCHANGES.

Harlem News: The total number of
voters 10 this registration di,,rir., a
reported by p. NJ. Bosley, the rrgis-
tratton agent, is 3l4. These are di.
vided Is follows: Harlem, 2o3: Dod-
son, s2:ISavoy. 10: Avery, 10.
Chester Signal: The body II the
man found near the Prescott. ranch
last week proved to be that of an EN-.
ploye OF Isreal Gagnon, named Graves
and was identified by his brother who
Is a Great Northern fireman and hap.
pened along the day the body was
brought to Chester.
Choteaus Acantha: Chas. LePage
and the blacksmith at Upman's shop
have made the usual wheel barrow
election wager. Page will do the
wheeling if Bryan should win and
vice versa. Both of the principals
are guaranteed to be we'll broken and
gentle single drivers.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS G. w. Drink
ard and son lost three fine horses dur.
ing the storm. The horses had peer
driven back under a bank and we're
covered by the flying snow, being
smothered to death. The loss is a
severe one to the Messrs. Drinkard as
the animals were valued at no, less
than $500.
Malta Enterprise: Ben Shuster
while out looking for horses found
the body Of a herder by the name of
Pete Parante, about two miles north
of Horse Shoe lake. The herder was
in the employ of Christ Maloney, but
got lost during the snow storm of a
week ago Tuesday The body was
taken to Harlem where the Chouteau
county authorities held an inquest.
Zortman Miner: Outside papers
have it that our schools are closed on
account of an epidemic of diphtheria
and that no public meetings were per-
mitted. AS a!precautionary measure
our school.was closed for a week, but
everything else logged along as usual,
and no new cases have developed.
Fred Dow is in quarantine at Whit.
comb but will be turned loose in a few
days.
Conrad Observer: +. r. Cory,
manager Of the elevator, wants to
know 'where they all come FROM
He received an even sixty loads of
grain q day last week and the teams
are still coming in. 1t is common to
see six and eight wagons loaded with
grain waiting their turn TO drive onto
the scales. If a man had predicted
these conditions a few years ago he
would have been told he was going
wrong 10 his belfry.
Harlem News: The body OF a man
was found lying near the railroad
track about two miles west of Harlem
early Tuesday morning. 1t was found
by the crew of the freight train early
that morning, who reported it., and
the remains later brought to Harlem.
Examination OF the body disclosed
that the unfortunate man was Patrick
Hanlon. He had been in the commun.
ity about a week, having been in the
employ Of Phil Buckley, on his ranch.
Choteau Acantha: Roy Hatfield, the
alleged slayer Of Roy Gregory, the
Great Northern brakeman, was
lodged in the county jail Monday,
been brought in from Cut
Bank, where the preliminary examin-
alton was held. The killing occurred
between Cut Bank and Browning on
October s, aud Hatfield vas arrested
the following day by the mounted pc.
lice, as he vas making his escape
across the country. 1t is said that he
is a member of the Hatfield family of
West Virginia, the celebrated feudists.
His trial will probably come of at
the next term Of district court.