The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
AMONG OUR NElGHBORS.

AMONG OUR NEIGHB0RS.
A 0rist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Big Sandy Mountaineer: Quite a
prairie fire was raging Tuesday after
noon, get by the traction engine OF
Mr.. Marten who pulled out that way |
on that day. No damage was done,
but care should be taken by engine
men at any time OF the year.
Conrad Observer: Bud Allison, an
old resident OF the county. spent q
few days 10 Conrad the past week se.
curing siRners on . petition to our
representatives In congress for q land
Office to be located in Cutbank. There
were many In Conrad who favored the
move and accordingly signed the pc.
tition.
Shelby News: Pete Wagner va.
down from the hills . few days ago.
He has q car of fat hogs to ship Us
soon Is they . be moved. This will
be the fret . of swine ever to leave
the Sweetgrsss hills. He probably
shipped the last train of range cattle
ever to 70 from there, in the bunch
that went out last fall. The range is
not passing; i've passed.
Chinook Opinion: A big encamp-
ment hes suddenly grown up at the de-.
pot where q large number OF Memo,
mite settlers have put up their tents
and temporary barns TO shelter their
stock until they get their claim
buildings ready for use. The colony
which numbers about $50 families have
all arrived and are located. They are
all busy taking ous lumber to their
homesteads and getting ready to be-
gin work Immediately.
Glasgow News: County Attorney
Slattsry went to Malta yesterday to
appear for the state in q case against
Fred Green. the night marshal q,
Malta. Green 10 charged with asking
and receiving hush money froma bunch
OF gamblers at Malta about March q,
1t being understood that he vas tC
permit gambling and not modest gam.
blers In any way or give out any 10.
form alton on the game.
Gslass Journal: William Black
WAS arrested At Devon Friday by de-
putty sheriff Taylor of Havre for horse
stsaling. The horse in question was
stolen from q Teton county ranchel
last summer and later cold to M. N
Mole az, a farmer living near Dun,
kirk. Black Ia quite we'll known IL
this vicinity aud 1t il thought his ar
rest will clear up some str ange dis
appearances of horses that have &C
, Cured in this portion of the country
. Havre Plaindealer: +. Il. Harris
OF bingham, is at the present time
guest Of Sheriff Loranger At the Hill
1 county bastile, having been taken ia
to custody this week on a grand lar
ceny charge. Harris, it is alleged
t has taken various means OF negotiat
r ing loans here and elsewhere. In tw,
local banks he Is said 10 have execut
ed mortgages upon blooded rac'
t horses which, when the time came TO
the mortgages to inspect them, hal
Travelled so fast ~ to completely dis
appear from the face of the earth.
y Glasgow Independents: II one wa
disposed to be skeptical he might b
= led to believe that Sheridan count.
people are doomed to 60 to the bad
:, for its first few days OF history recor'
y deeds and accidents that are anythinI
but to be desired. Soon after it's cleo
, ton OF officers In March it's Count
. Surveyor elect, Olaf Bsrgh .wss strick
en- In sudden death. o. the dfth do
after it, organization its sheriff an
undersheri6 we're shot down In col,
blood and their assailant capture,
and hanged BY an angry mob vh'
took that method 10 avenge the deatl
OF their officials. Again the demo-
OF fire on Tuesday afternoon swell
out . good portion OF the busines
district of CulbertsOn. one of Sh.ri