The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-22
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.
A 0rist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

A 0rist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Hsv-e P~laindealer: Emma Flat
ness, of Big Sandy, has commenced
an action In the district court against
Walter Brown to ecover damages
done by the sheep OF the defendant.
Chinook Opinion: The Great North
ern reports that thirty six cars for i'm.
migrants belongings have been book
ed for Chinook this year and the rail
road officers VI holding these settlers
back with some difficulty until after
the hard part of the winter Is over.
Culbertson Republican,: The people
OF the proposed new county Of Sher-
idan will not be in the least surprised
to learn that Culbertson, the metropolis
Of the proposed new county, will enter
the race for county sea aud that she
will use every fair effort to bring the
county seat here.
Lewistown Democrat: The plans for
the creation of Whestland county, to
which Fergus will contribute q small
slice II the proposed bound aries are
adopted, are now far advanced and 1t
is becoming evident that Judith Gap
and Harlowtown will contest for the
honor Of being made the county seat.
Chester Signal: A petition was cir.
culated In town yesterday asking for
the district court to call q grand jury
for the express purpose Of investigat.
ing the matters of the assessors Office.
We understand similar petitions have
been circulated throughout 1.-The oun
ty and that they are being quite gener-
ally signed.
Conrad Observer: A contest case
against the enlarged homestead Of
Henry NJ. Whistler in the Solid coun-
try has been brought by Conrad
Christensen aud the result is being
watched with much interest. Mr..
Whistler claims that he was forced to
90 into Canada to make money with
which to improve the land and that he
was doing all that human nature
could do to live up to thesland laws.
Shelby News: For the past few
weeks you could scarcely spick up q
paper without seeing q notice Of the
death Of some one or more of the old
pioneers OF the state. They are getting
up to that age where their ranks are
thinning rapidly and but q few years
, more will see the last of them cross
the great divide. Civilization owes
them a greater debt than most of us
realize; they made possible the present
good conditions and brought order
out of chaos.
Chinook Opinion: The Chinook
Creamery company closed its year or
December 81 after a year OF extension
and progress. During the past year
the company made oops pounds O.
butter which found q ready sale u
!, good prices. 1882 gallons of ict
we're made during the year and 40,
GIG pounds of ice were manufactured
for sale after the new ice plant wal
installed. The total receipts were SIS,
600 from all sources, a sum that will
: be greatly increased the coming veal
with q larger sale of ice and colo
storage.
Big Sandy Mountaineer: G. C
i 1hmsen, upon returning from For
q Benton Tuesday, tells u story of sor
q row that has never had an equal il
n the annals of cases that have bee.
brought to the attention of the com
missioners of Chouteau county ant
q the victim IL . negro who claims t,
have been employed on q ranch in tn
q vicinity Of Big Sandy. Last week tn
negro was picked up neal Fort Benton
in q most pitiful condition and takel
d to the hospital where he was made
county charge. He had been expose.
to the severe cold and both his fee
were frozen. Monday morning th,
physicians decided that amputatiol
of both feet would be necessary II
r order to save the mans life.