The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

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Northern Montana Exchanges.
Chinook Opinion: A N. Holm OF
Butte, was in town Tuesday and Wed.
nesdsy arranging with the creamery
company directors for the Install alton
of the cold storage plant at the cream
cry. The necessary equipment will
be shipped soon aud the plant will be
Ia readiness for use by spring.
Havre Promoter: R. E. Cowsn,
travelling salesman for the Globe
Tailoring Co. of Milwaukee, was In
jured in Shelby Junction by falling
from the lower step of the eastbound
tr ain to the depot platform, not re-
gaining consciousness for one hour
and thirty minutes. 1t is thought
since talking with Mr.. Cowan that his
fall was due to heart trouble.
Malta Enterprise: U. S. Deputy
Marshal Morgan was here Friday and
arrested Henry Peterson on . charge
OF having riaed the mails. II il al.
legged Peterson called for the mail OF
his mother in. law, Mrs. Hagenbush,
and after having received the ~letters.
destroyed the contents. Bail was
fixed at 81, 900 but not being able to
secure it, Peterson was taken to Helena
to await trial In Jail.
Choteau Acautha: The holdings
of the Conrad Land & Water com.
pany, better known as the Waller pro-
iect, we're sold at sherif's sale yester.
day, and bid in by r. w. Spier, az
official of the company, for $500, OOO'
In another place, this issue of the
Acantha gives an account of the re
, cent reorganization of the company.
, 1t Is now called the Waller Montans
I Land aud Water company.
Conrad Observer: The officers O
; the law are in quest of a thief who re
Gently broke into DR.. Browns gran
airy about six miles west of town ant
stole about "a bushels of fax. james
Sims, who lives west of town, has beef
arrested for completely in the thief
and is now out on bail. 1t is claimed
that Tins furnished the wagon ant
horses with which the fax was haule'
J. 10 the elev ator where it was cold.
Conrad Observer: G. W. Baron o
Chester has unloaded q Keystone vel
y drilling machine from the cars capsbl
of going down one thousand feet. H
" has contracted to bore wells for T. O
Withee, J. F. Kane, e. r. Savag
b and others. Mr.. Baron has been sue
~cessful in finding good water in tn
country on the main line of the Grea
Northern railway and Is satisfied tn
he will be successful in this section.
Big Sandy Mountaineer: The wor
le started by Andy alderman to surve
and lay out q townsite is %progressin
nicely. Good wide streets are bein
laid out and business aud residenc
lots are being plated. Big Sandy
predicted to be q town of 1000 pop,
b lation in 1915 and without a dout
II this is possible. Our surroundin
country mas Dut 10 raise b crop ID
demonstrate that it can make gOO(
then the Town will grow.
Conrad Observer: The board
NJ, county commissioners is seriousl
r. considering the advis ability Of bont
y. ing this county for the purpose
70 building good roads. This matte
7, was recently brought to our attentio
by f. E. Leech of Dupuyer and wa
>, commented on as a good thing
more ways than one. 1t 10 q We
~ known fact that the present allowant
4 for road and bridge work in Teto
+. county is inadequate and the system
road and bridge work lie complicat'
M and q waste of money.