The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
AMONG OUR NElGHBORS.

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A crist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges
Chinook Opinion: For the first
tir,c since the county was organized
the county Jail has been empty for
several days the past week. Several
times there has been but one prisoner |
for a short period but this time the I,
cells were completely emptied.
Conrad Observer: c. II. Drake on
Monday shipped a car load of 100
porkers to the Great Falls meat COM
pany. 1t was estimated that the car
load would average $50 pounds each
and the reported price is 8 cents live
weight. C. H. has between five and
six hundred pigs yet.
Chinook Opinion: AS a culmina-
ton of considerable difficulty between
two parties near Yantic, Edward Wal
drip Friday filed a complaint against
James Milligan charging arson, claim
ing that Milligan burned the house be-
longing to Albert Davy neal the Yam
tic station. Milligan plead not guilty
/ and a hearing will be held later. Z
Malta Enterprise: Two elevators In
this place have cards up announcing
that hereafter duty will be collected
on all Canadian grain received at
their elevators. It is presumed by the
| customs officers that the elevators On
this side have been receiving large
amounts of Canadian stuff and have
thus ordered the agents here to col
lect the duty.
Geraldine Review: The first ship
ment of freight to be received by
rail in Geraldine came in on Wednes.
day, when the McCaull-W Webster Lum-
Der company received two carloads of
Roundup coal, and since that time
Manager Lynn has been pretty busy
distributing it to hungry buyers. His
greatest trouble is to keep town folks
from stocking up for the winter and
only limited amounts are let 60 to
supply temporary needs.
Carter Chronotype: Mert Howell
and Ole Stills report a farmers tele.
phone line having been established in
their neighborhood with IA members,
It is the intention to connect this line
with Carter and establish a central
at this point. Another line has been
started in the Pleasant valley com.
munity and efforts will no doubt be
made to bring this line here also. The
lines are being erected at small ex
pense, the barbed wire being used in
place Of the customary line wire and
is said to give very good satisfaction
Havre Democrat: Harry Downs
the we'll known dry land farmer Of
North Havre, has filed an action In
the district court against David ]
Goss, a justice of the peace here, ask
ing judgment in the sum of two thous
and dollars damages for false impris
onment. The complaint alleges that
the justice caused the plaintiff to be
: imprisoned for n day in the count,
jail and issued a commitment or NIT
: timus ordering the farmers impris
: Onment.
! Big Sandy Mountaineer: The sup
plies and equipment for lighting w
the streets of Big Sandy arrived here
this week and it is a certainty thai
our streets will be illuminated before
, the Christmas holidays as word from
the Great Falls Power company states
that their crew will be here in the
: very near future to make installation
) The new lighting system calls fo1
lights on the principal of the
| town which will burn from daylight,
to daylight and is quite an innovation
for a city of this size.
Havre P~laindealer: Martin Steel
Of Chester, has been appointed super
intendent of the poor farm at a sal
AIRY of $500 per year, the county t.
: pay all expenses incurred in the op
GRAFTON of the farm, and to receive
: all emolument accruing therefrom
: 1t has heretofore been the custom t,
: employ a superintendent who receiv
ed everything coming from the farm,
and in addition, was paid $3.50 pc,
week for each patient. It is though
, the new system will effect a sayin,
. to the county.
Havre Democrat: Berkley Walker
:. editor of the bingham Review, il
. surely having his troubles. He ha'
been placed under bonds to keep til,
!, peace in the sum of $4,000. he has
D criminal action for libel pendinl
l against him, and he a been mad
defendant in two civil actions agains
. him in the district court. Celia Fo.
of bingham, wants $4,000 damages
q for libel. Her complaint alleges tina
the defendant published in his pape
? of and concerning the plaintiff certain
:. defamatory matter.
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