The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
AMONG OUR NEICHB0RS.

HWUV0 Jun VGIOJ1OOOOs
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Conrad Observer: The Valier-Con-
rad rain service has been somewhat
demoralized this week on account OF
the engine used on the passenger SER
vice getting out OF sorts. No Great
Northern eogine being available. 1t
was necessary TO abandon q part Of
the trips.
Glasgow News: The heavy snow
storm of last Monday and especially
the deep snow drifts along the line OF
the Great Northern, have somewhat
demoralized the schedules OF both
east and west bound trains this week.
Some OF the trains have been running
10 hours late and in some instances
we're aunulled temporarily.
Chinook Opinion: The Fair Asso-
citation held its annual election on
Saturday afternoon OF last week.
There was q large amount of stock
represented At the meeting. The
stock holders elected the following d.
rectors for the ensuing year: Jas.
Griffin, G. Il. Whitman, l.. B. Tsy-
lor, G. B. Reser and W. r. Heosen.
Hinsdsle Homestead: L. q. Seely
has purchased one Of those Interna-
tional traction engines together with
q four bottom gang pillow and will be-
gin to turn up the soil on his place as
soon as the frost goes out OF the
ground. Mr.. Seely believes there 10
more none y to be made 10 farming
than in any other venture that one
can engage in.
Havre Promoter: Peter E. Carrier
has just received the appointment as
postmaster of the new postofice re-
Gently established by the department
at Bingham. Mr.. Carriers commi.-
sion as Pm. arrived from Washing
ton Wednesday. and as soon as the
weather will permit, Mr.. Carrier will
erect q building at bingham and
move his family there.
Havre Plaindealer: President L. w.
Hill has offered to furnish the cars
and deliver all of the granite for the
new Episcopal church in Havre free
of charge. The granite will be taken
from quarries near Helena and work
will start on the edifce just as soou
as the weather will permit. The plans
have been altered and the church will
be considerably larger than was al
first anticipated.
Valerian: John Mahoney appeared
in our sanctum this morning with
copy Of the Conrad Observer contain
ing an announcement of his death
Mahoney, according to the Observer
was frozen to death recently, sat upon
by the and subsequently, bur
led, but appears to all intents an1
purposes very much alive. He denieC
emphatically that he had passed
through the ordeals mentioned an(
we are pleased to state that we be
lieve him.
Choteau Acantha: A considerable,
fire broke out on the prairie nea
Priest B ute Friday afternoon AMI
burned over q strip about five mile
in length before it was finally put out
Two hay stacks were burned, and
number of claim shacks were threat
ened. though FORUM ately none wer,
burned. A considerable crowd o
claim holders and others gathered ol
the scene and succeeded 10 putting GU
the blaze. The prairie has been YER,
dry for several weeks before the snov
which fell Monday, and smaller fire
have been frequent.
Chinook Opinion: The Thos. O'Han
Ion company has shipped a compre
hensive exhibit to the Great Northern
Railway company at St. Paul to b
installed in the Montana exhibi
building in that city. The exhibi
consists of several cases c%OntaiuinI
large glass jars, properly labeled ant
filed with grains and other seed
grown in the Milk river valley nea
Chinook. A big lamp of coal fror
the Milk River company's mines i
included in the exhibit. with 40 analy
sis on q placard showing the cOmpO
sition of the coal. The exhibit i
complete and extensive and will max
certain that the Chinook section will
be adequately represented in lhi
great perm anent exhibition.
The American Sheep Industry.