The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29

March l, q period Of nearly four
months.
AMONG OUR NEIGHB0RS.
. 0rist Of Items 0atheredsFrom Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Hsvre Plaindealer: Robt. Ander-
son. Of Clear Creek, N old timer In
this country, vas . prominent visitor
in Havre Wednesday. Mr.. Anderson
says that eve in oil the years that
he has been here has he seen the coun.
try - dry q It 10 this year.
Chester Newspaper: The young son
OF Tom Strobe, of Whitlssh country
Vas brought to this city Saturday Of
last week with . hole In his foot % .
result Of shooting OF . q gun that
was not loaded. The wound wss dress-
ed by DR.. Melvin and the boy is get.
ting along very nicely. but doesn't
like shooting quite 90 much % before.
Shelby News: A grain elevator has
just been built and completed ct Dun.
kirk. 1ts business will probably not
be heavy this season, but from present
indications there will be quite . crop
in that vicinity. We have come
samples Of one field of wheat and it 10
Of good heighth, and will head within
another week.
Glasgow News: Valley county has
received an average of Q rain q week
right along through the season, but
the excessive dry, hot weather hat
been steadily gaining on the moisture
in the ground until crops had COM
menced to show need Of rain, but the
rains Of this week have again put the
ground in excellent condition.
Conrad Observer: B. r. Fowler
has struck plenty of good water on hi
ranch about seven miles northeast o;
town in two wells that he recently had
put down. One we'll is 160Afeet deer
and has los feet of water and the othel
ITS feet deep with $50 feet Of water
An analysis of the water by . Grea
Falls chemist says It is better than thu
Great Falls water.
Chinook Opinion: A number o
Hollanders arrived here last weel
from the Red River country in Nortl
Dakota to look after their claims on
along Snake creek. After going GU
and looking at the crops growing Of
some of the bench claims they cam
back and took out lumber for thei
houses, satisfied that country was al
right. They say that extremely dr.,
conditions are prevailing in Mime
sofa and Dakota this year and tha
grain is making nc progress bac'
there.
Poplar Standard: A number Q
hold up artists worked two of til
saloons in Monda ak last Sunday Will
the proprietors were at the ball gam
in the afternoon. The tills we're rot
bed and they made q get away. Wor
was sent along the line to Bainvill
and Culbertson to search q freigh
that was coming through. At Balm
vile 10 men were taken of and hel
on suspicion. They we're turned loos
excepting two or three who had gun
on them, and these were held on
charge of carrying concealed weaponl
I Saco Observer: The idea of q sst
and sane Fourth Of July, which hs
been adopted in several places b
+. prohibiting the sale of irecracker'
!. Is q good one and If the same ide
. had been carried out in Saco, lob
9 Connors would now have the use
2 both of his hands instead of being
i. cripple for the rest Of his life.
:. seems thai John was out taking q ma
y. when some of the boys thought the
would awaken him by the applicatio
8 OF giant crackers. He was awakene
all right, but with one of his HAND
badly mangled and the loss of pro
e ably two of his fingers and a GOO
chance of further trouble.