The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-02
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS,
A Grist..of items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Northern Montana Exchanges.
Valerian: Steam and gasoline
blowing outfits are arriving daily
in Waller. The owners of the various
outfits have already contracted for
all the blowing they q handle this
season and there is work for others.
Chinook Opinion: Around Chinook
the rush last fall took up all the land
within ten miles of the railway track
in both directions, and many settlers
went out further. The south benches
have been taken from the river to the
Bear Paws and the northibenches are
rapidly filing up.
Malta Enterprise: Neither stock
men nor sheepmen appear to fear the
present cold snap and all predict an
early breakup. Even If the Indictment
weather does predominant for the next
few weeks, there is plenty of hay in
this vicinity to safely pull through
both sheepmen and stockmen.
Ravre Promoter: Attorney F. A.
Carnal has had circulated this week q
petition to Senators Thos. 81. Carter
and Jos. M. Dixon, asking that he be
appointed register Of the new land
district which has been created. The
petition was very literally signed,
and has been forwarded to w Washing.
ton.
Havre Promoter: Joseph Uugar,
an Italian, who was locked up in the
Ravre jail Sunday night charged with
stabbing one Charles Timball, q cook, /
who is now in q very critical condi.
ton, the result of il drunken brawl in
the restricted district3 at the west end
of town. The authorities are await
ing the result of Timball's injuries
before formally issuing al warrant in
the case.
Culbertson Republican,: Secretary
BallinRer has instructed all field off,
GERS OF the Indian department to as.
certain not later than the fret OF May
next, an itemized statement of all &C.
counts owed by Indians to traders
the several reservations, that the
may be settled. It is the
opinion of the interior department
credit is not good for the red
man, and it 10 to be discouraged in
Havre Plaindealer: D. r. MacGin.
nis, when he alluded to Montana 90
the Cinderella of states, coined a
most happy and appropriate
and one that should live. Cinderella,
we recollect that portion of N.Y.
was q good fairy, a veritable
Lady Bountiful from whose generous
lap sprung manifold blessings. Mon.
tana, to this extent at least, Is the
Cinderella of the world. She holds
wealth and happiness for those who
come to her great s~torehouses to car
ry away these blessings.
Conrad Observer: A petition is be.
ing circulated by the residents of Fow-
Ter, asking the countyIcommissioners
not to issue any license forl the estab-
lishment of a saloon at Fowler.
Fowler, like every other place in this
section of the country, is rapidly
forging ahead, and it was rumored
that q saloon was Don to start at the
place, and thelpetition was gotten up
to head of the move. Over fifty
names we're attached to the petition,
and from this it would be inferred
that sentiment ia very much opposed
to the dram chop at the new station.
Chinook Opinion: The new board
of fair directors completed their or.
ganization last week by electing q
secretary and assigning the different
directors to their departments. L. ".
Bogy was elected secretary for the
year and has consented to serve IN
that position. The different directors
we're assigned as follows: Agricultur-
al exhibit, Jas. Griffin; livestock, w.
r. Hensen; racing and entertainment,
l.. B. Taylor: grounds and buildings,
c. B. Reser: educational, G. 81.
Whitman. The board selected James
Griffin , attend the March meeting of
the county commissioners to interview
the board in regard to the appropri-
alton for premiums for the county
fair.
Idaho Towns Flooded.