The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.

AMUNO Jun VCIOn0UnO'
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
The Valerian: Fred Coon of Cut
Bank, was fined $40 last week for dis
posing of q glandered horse to q man
named Snedinger of Dupuyer. The
authorities ordered the animal to be
shot.
Havre Plaindealer: The owners Of
land using the water OF the Havre
Ditch company for the past season
figure that the returns of the crops
will return them a valuation Of $35
per acre.
Choteau Acantha: County Treas
urer A. G. Burbank has collected in
terest CD county funds for the quarter
ending November 30. The amount was
S299. IS. This is the third quarterly
collection during Mr.. Burbank's term
of Office.
Harlem News: A letter received
here the first of the week brings the
Intelligence that w. f. French re.
signed HE position as manager Of the
exhibit car the fret Of the month. An
effort is now being made to find a man
competent t o take his place.
Havre Plaindealer: John Baily has
recovered q email milk pan full of
gold and silver coin from the ruins of
the halfway house which was de.
stroyed by fire last Sunday morning.
The coins are all m~elted3and run to-
gether and Mr.. Baily will send them
to Washington to be redeemed. The
aggregate value of the coins is $3.50.
Valerian: While standing at the
counter in the Drake drug store yes.
terday morning where he was making
a purchase, II. NJ. Rayford was seized
with heart failure and sinking to the
floor expired in q few moments. The
deceased was an employe of the Con.
rad Land & Water Co. and had been
engaged as q carpenter at the various
camps during the past season.
Chester Signal: A deal was closed
last week whereby the old Roush
homestead, just south of town, was
transferred by Louis Mumper to
Messrs. Conrad Heimbigner, q. G.
Eversmever and Jacob Weir. The
considerati wss 8 $1,000, or at the
rate OF s37. so per acre. This piece oil
property was not known to be on the
market until about the time the deal
was closed and shows that the real
estate in Chester and it's vicinity is
certainly worth something.
Conrad Observer: Jasper Gates,
who has been on a visit to Mt. Yer.
non, w ashington, viewing the flooded
districts in that section, returned here
this morning. Mr.. Gates recently
sold q dairy ranch near Mt. Vernon,
when he rode by his once comfortable
home he saw from the car window
VOL lCCU vi "dCcI I'll GklC lduu,
! and his house aaoat. The young mar
who bought the place lost Is head OF
fine dairy cows with all other prop
erty. Mr.. Gates is located with his
two sons on ranches east of here.
Chinook Opinion: The board Of
directors of The Chinook Creamery
Co. at their meeting last week, found
the aft airs of the company we're in such
good sh ape that for the first time iu
the history of the institution it would
be possible 20 make some return tc
the stockholders on the money they
had invested 10 the institution, aod
upon q motion made by c. E. Knapp,
a dividend was cordially voted OF ter
per cent to be paid to stockholders or
January 1st, 1910. The Chinook
creamery has been in operation nov
for abont four years and q half and
contrary to the experience of other
creameries during the first years Of
their existence. has not been compelled
to shut down during any of the time.