The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Northern Montana Exchanges.
Chester Signal: We can show home.
seekers land that will equal any in
northeastern Montana for producing
all sorts Of small grain and vegeta.
bles; Ideal for stockgrowing and where
the average winters are open and mild
and where water may be easily had by
or by building reservoirs in
coulees. What more would any one
Belt Times: A four thousandiidol-
lar bridge will be built At the High.
wood crossing of Belt creek nine
miles north Of town, the contract hav.
ing been let Saturday by the county
commissioners. This Is one of the
main travelled roads OF the county and
the bridge, which replaces the old
wooden structure which was carried
out by high water last spring, will be
q steel bridge of modern design.
Glasgow News: County Attorney
Slattery and Sheriff Small returned
Wednesday from from their trip up
into the Muddy" country, north Of
Culbertson, where the preliminary
hearing of Ed. Sherman was held for
the shooting scrape at q dance recent
ly in that vicinity. The defendant
was bound over to the district court,
aud after securing bonds he was Civ.
en- liberty until the next term Of the
district court.
Chinook Opinion: DR.. c. F. Hop
kins made a trip to the Bear Paws re-
Gently to inspect the work being done
on the Copper Gulch property. The
shaft has been sunk to the hundred
foot level and the miners had cross
cut and had just cut the vein at the
time of his visit. The vein showed
we'll defined walls and bore, according
to assays just received, two and a
half per cen copper, $40 in gold, six
ounces in silver and a small percent
OF lead.
Glasgow News: There vas q lively
kidnapping affair in town Wednesday
night in which Clara Healy, with the
assistance of some fellow, a. yet un.
known, forcibly entered the house Of
Mrs. Christina Burke's near the res
ervoir, and while the mar held Mrs
Burke, Mrs. Healy grabbed the child
and disappeared in the darkness. A
warrant was issued for their arrest
and the m was taken in custody
at Nashua by the sheriff yesterda y
and brought back to Glasgow with
the child.
Malta Enterprise: James Kyle, ont
of Montana's typical w~esterners, ant
a general favorite, died very sudden
ly asst Wednesday night at Zortmal
while lying on his bed conversing witt
Il friend. He was about sixty years 0
age, but a man of great vitality an
we'll preserved. He leaves three sons
residents of Butte, who ordered tn
body prepared and shipped to tina
place for burial. In charge OF VIM
Wildwood, an old-time friend, tn
, body was brought to Malta last Thur
day and shipped west OF the evenin
train.
Zortman Miner: Since the arst {
5 the year several parties have bee
prospecting in the country lying b
tween Alder and Grouse gulches, an
are meeting with results far beyon
expectations. The country is abul
: dainty strewn with float and in se'
eral instances the parties have show
we'll defined leads with values up
about 90 per ton at the surface. Tn
" 10 all very encouraging and simp
demonstra tes that, with the least Al
cunt of effort, paying mines may
e discovered anywhere within the Lift
e Rockies.
Chinook Opinion: Buttermaker '
H. Thompson received the silver {,
this last week that was presented hi
, by the business men of Great Fal
for the highest batter score at t
Montana Dairymen's convention
Great Falls in December. NJ
3 Thompson received news this week al.
n tn at a tub of butter which he enter
at the North Dakota State Dairymen
convention had received second pla
with a score of Oh, the high man I
: ceiving 90. The product Of the CT
y nook creamery is receiving Sol
T. good advertisement through NJ
Thompson's good scores in the ditfe
, ent butter contests.
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