The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Northern Montana Exchanges.
Glasgow Review: Mayor Klein
gave the fire department a little ex-
ercise BY turning in an alarm to the
effect that the blacksmith shop was on
fire. Several firemen are a little
"hutfy' because they were not given
"a hours notice.
Harlem News: Great Northern sur
veyors are at work throughout this
valley surveying new sidings at all
the little stations and it is presumed
by the wise ones that the railroad
company will do considerable con.
struction work this year.
Chester Signal: That our country
Is fast assuming the air of the agri.
c%ulturist is evidenced by the purchase
last week by Laird Bros, one of the
largest wool growing outfits in north.
ern Montana, of q power blowing out.
fit, consisting of q 16-horsepower oil
engine and q gang of ten disc plows.
Ravre P~laindealer: E. T. and A. j.
B%roadwater we're advised yesterday
by telegram of the death of their
father, Thos. ]. Broadwater, of Men,
phis, Mo. The deceased was 81 years
OF age and although he had not been
enjoying the best of health in recent
years., yet HE death came as a sur
prise and shock.
Harlem News: The Woody Island
Livestock company is the first sheep
outfit in northern Montana to begin
Landing, and from reports they have
been very successful as they are saw.
ing 100 per cent. The lambing is
being watched with considerable in
terest by all the %sheepmen as this is
the first experiment in early lambing
In this part of the state.
Lewistown Argus: 1t vas learned
today on excellent authority tina,
work on the Billings & Northern will
be resumed in about two or three
weeks, when tracklaying will begin.
The steel will go down from the pres.
ent terminus at Surprise creek at the
rate of two and three miles a day and
the line between Great Falls and Bill.
lings will be completed in about Al
days from the time the start is made.
Conrad Observer: Conrad Is be-
coming Gifted all right. We now
have the smallpox. The disease was
discovered last week in the home oil
J. r. Stevens, the new settler who
arrived from the east about -four
weeks ago aud who took up his home
on the Chas. Kleese ranch about five
miles east of town. A strict quaran.
tine has been established in the in
fected district with ST Franklin al
day guard and VIM. Schroeder a.
night guard.
Choteau Acantha: Frank Gallagher
wanted in Teton county for grant
larceny and Jail breaking, is unde
at Fernie. B. c., where the official
await thefultillment of certain require
ments of the law before deciding upol
a course of action in his case. Sheriff
Mckenzie has been in Fernie 70
about ten days. Whileu nder arres
for horse stealing Gallagher brok
jail here last summer, and vas no
heard from until recently when he wa
located across the line.
Chinook Opinion: The Copper G ulc'
Mining company of this place ha
Incorporated for a million dollar
and the stock has now been placed o.
the e. arket. This step means the be
ginning of more extensens develop
ment of this promising group of claim
in the Bear Paws, south of Chinooh
As stated in the these columns SON
time ago, the company had cross CT
at the 200 foot level and then drifte
along the vein to see what the pros
poets for profitable work we're. Th
results more than justified their en-
pectations and the promoters ar
highly elated al the showing hat wa
/ made.