The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-17
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.

AMONG OUR NEIGHBOURS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
bingham Review: The Northern
Montana Telephone Co. have com
pleted their line from Havre to Ches'
ter, and last Saturday an instrument
was installed 10 the Spaulding Hotel
this city, go that now bingham has
telephone connections with other
points along the line.
Harlem News: Minot, North Da'
kota will soon be a. we'll represented
in Chouteau county ss any other town
in the country. Quite q number OF
Minot people are located on home.
steads in the territory contiguous to
harlem, and that number will now be
augmented by the addition of four
more families.
Conrad Observer: The Rocky Noun
tain elevstor was broken into some
time last night and indications are
that . wagon load of oats was carried
of. Oats we're scattered from the In.
side of the building to the road in the
rear Of the elevator. The thieves
opened q chute in the ost bin and
there is no way of telling how much
oats we're taken.
Havre Plaindealer: The Havre land
Office force is kept busy these days by
|, the rush of homeseeksrs who desire
|, their names entered on the rolls as
having taken up their land allowance
r OF the public domain. This Office takes
r the lead OF all other offices in the state
} in the number Of filings made during
8 the month OF April, 1911, which agere'
gate All, covering approxima tely
100, 900 acres of land.
Fl Shelby News: One of the unusual
: sights was the Geo. S. Berens traction
i. train which pulled in from the west on
. Tuesday. The smoke was seen when
{ the outfit hit the top of the hill and II
. looked to be nearly % long as n OF
q Jim Hills regular freights, as the
engine was followed by the ten plows.
o two disco, then q water tank on wheels,
y then q email house on skids and two
loaded wagons. 1t looked like q big
' load but the engine hauled it easily.
Harlem News: When the city coun'
: Gil met in regular session Monda y
g evening to anvas the returns OF the
special election held last Saturda y tc
decide whether or not to bond the city
y for an electric light plant, it was dis
covered that the procedure followed
in calling and holding the election wal
not according TO the statutes made
and provided. Consequently, al
It though the proposition carried will
only one vote registered against it
the whole proceedings will have to b
Is repeated.
l. Chester Signal: An effort is beins
y made by several communities to hav'
n new school districts created. In al
"a most every case these new district
r. would be entirely dependent upon tn
7. apportionment and the meager amour
ee received from taxes to support tn
y school. We believe this ia wrong
IL 1t looks to US as though the best thinl
"a to do would be to take the matter U
~ with the trustees of the old distrie
and endeavor to have q school uude
their direction rather than an indt
y. pendent one.
~ Malta Enterprise: Much disappoin'
ment Ia expressed by Jul people owe
), the information that no further wor
will be done on the irrigation proje'
a., this summer. Previous to this wee
!. there has been some hope that q pc,
ton OF the work would be prosecuted
a. However, with the removal of Ii
camps, and the surveying outfits, v
are forced to lose confidence in II
responses that have been made to Il
~. people of the valley, and must wal
How long would not be safe to pr
% dict.
A.. Havre Promoter: Work on the p
re-. tition for the creation Of Hill coun,
is progressing in fine shape now, az
those in charge of the work state tn
it has reached a point where there CT
be no doubt whatever about securir
"a the required number of signature
,,s At the time of going TO press the
were needed less than than 200 signe
10, to make up the required so per cen
and there are more than this numb
.oa in Havre alone who have not signe
ri. oee'uee nuu'oe' VI ".'' pes'
~ are still out, which will bring the
tai up to more than is absolute