The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-06
AMONG OUR NEIcHB0Rs,
A orist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana ExchanRes.

A 0rist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Shelby Newe: w. G. Kohnep,
whose farm is about Y miles north
OF town, Gays his crops are fair to
middling, aud that In a long drive
~ the county lately he fnds some
good and some bad, owing largely to
the manner in which the ground has
been handled.
Galata Journsl: Jonas Artz, who
Is cutting on the Jim Rush place says
Jim has some fall wheat that will 90
At least 30 bushels to the acre. This
should DO welcome news to those who
T farming In gumbo, % that is the
character Of this soil, and 10 looked
ct askancs BY . great many.
Carter Chronotype: Progress on
the town we'll Wa suddenly interrupted
the fore part Of last week through the
loss OF the drill bit and the unfore.
seen mishsp will cause coasidera bls
delay In the completion Of the we'll.
Hoppe r entertained that the bit can
b hshed out and the work started
anew In . few days.
Choteau Acantha: Notice has been
received BY oity health oflcer, Dr..
NcGrsgor, that oil public towels aad
drinking cups must be disposed of At
once. Only sanitary cups and In.
dividual towels . be used. Any.
one failing to comply with this law
will be prosecuted BY thej Estate Board
Of Health.
Chinook Opinion: The Milk River
Elev stor company fled articles OF in
corporation with t~helcounty clerk and
recorder recently. The new incorpora-
tors being Thos. tO'Haulon, H. J..
O'Hanlon and o. HARLEM, the con-
Germ 10 capitalization go, 600 and has
already started work on an up-to.dat :
grain elev stor at the Great Northern
tracks on the south side Of the right
of.wsy near the stock yards.
Gslats Journal: Some cattle steal.
ing, and killing the animals for beef
has been going on st Devon for some
time. Last week the sheriff, district
attorney and . stock inspector we're
there looking into the matter and % .
result, Louis Nay wss arrested on
Friday and Bill McGinniss on sstur-
day ct Shelby and taken to Aavre.
where ct present the latter 10 confined
In jail and the former 10 out on bail.
Conrad Observer: Victor Connolly,
who vas recently found guilty of
stealing . team OF mares valued at
$3.50 from Roea Sharp on the Black.
feet reserv alton, has been sentenced
to fourteen months In prison. These
horses we're purchased BY W. N.
Gaines and by him sold to other
parties near Solid and now Mr..
Gaines Ia wondering where he will get
HE money from.
Conrad Observer: Otto Gates and
Len Bulware, two farmers living
about twenty miles east of town, met
with . peculiar accident last Thurs
day. Both the men were fumig ating q
house with gasoline to clean out the
bed bugs and both we're found in the
house unconscious. Gates was un.
conscious for about "a hours and was
this week brought to the hospital for
treatment, while Bulware was uncon-
scious for six hours and his skin wae
considersbly blistered by the fumes oil
the gasoline.
Glasgow News: Chas. Winfield,
better known as "Kid Trsilor," who
was arrested several weeks ago liz
Sheridan county for horse stealing hsl
been acquitted by the justice court q
Plentywood and he was released
"Trailor" has . bad reputation ex'
tending back over ten or fifteen years,
% q member OF the stock ~rustline
gauge aud bis arrest ct this time Va,
probably the result Of his past repu'
tstion. At least the authorities wer(
unable to fssten the recent case OF