The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-15
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.
4 Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana EXCHANGES

4 Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges !
Carter ~Chronotype: Howard Ges-
ma this week ~ullcaoej 2 l,ccv,>
80 gas tractor, an eight bottcln l,mer-
So. plow and a dodb'e disc which he
VII put into operatijl III hi; iuym
q miles north of this place. The out.
ii. belongs to his father who owns d
rarcli adjoining.
Conrad Independent: No decision
las been handed down as yet by the
supreme court in the Too!e county
case. In the meantime preparations
arc being made to hold the elections
OF the 25th of this month. and every
indication points to the county being
created by a big vote.
Glasgow Courier: While walking
along the tracks east of town early
Saturday morning NJ. c. Kenton was
struck by fast mail and instantly kill
ed. Kenton had been in Glasgow for
some time doing odd jobs. An in.
quest was held and the jury decided
that death was due to his own negli-
gence.
: Lewistown Arugs: Fred T. Glover of
Brooks has sold the wheat from 100
acres and, so far as the Argus knows
has made a record doing it. The 1861
acre farm was virgin soil, first being
plowed in May, 1912. From this tract
MIR. Glover has just sold 6,42O bushels
of wheat, his check from the elevator
being SALTS. This is an average yield
of 40 As bushels to the acre and it
brought 65A cents per bushel.
Harlem News: Richard Overland,
a dry land farmer living % miles
north or here near the experiment
farm, met with a most distressing &C.
cident Saturday night, when his
:, horses ran away with a disc plow and
! threw him from the seat upon one
! of the discs, cutting a cash in his
: thigh a foot long and clear to the
; bone. A telephone message from
! Havre Wednesday night stated that
:. Mr.. Overland had died from his in.
' juries at ten o'clock that evening.
Glasgow News: F. L. Wood, assist.
= ant superintendent of Fort Peck
drawings, will be ready by mex week
for the opening day of making selec'
!, tons of homesteads on the Fort Peck
;, Indian reservation. The large selec
: ton map will be put up on the walls
- of the south jury room, and as there
: will be only a certain number of Sc
= lections each day the quarters will he
;, ample for all requirements. Draw
: ings are not to take place until May
: LIST.
Galata Journal: Samuel G. Besly
r father Of our attorney, Chas. Besly
r yesterday made application for final
!. probably enjoys the distinction of be
+ ing the Oldest homesteader in the
i county, If 10 in the state, being 81
= years of age tomorrow, April 10th. HI
q is very sprightly for such an age
q lives alone and does his own house
a work and cooking, has picked ant
~ hauled the rock off from 40 acres o
Il his 800, and besides he dug the pos
holes and set the posts around tht
II entire half section.
It Big Sandy Pioneer: The city has
IS been undergoing an almost thorough
j. cleaning the pase week unbeknown tt
1. most of our townsmen. The Rocky
If Roy" tribe of Indians have been max
=. ing us a visit for nearly a week pas
D. and have taken everything that wa
IS loose and Of no value to anyone. The.
n. are e very quiet and well-behave'
tribe, Notwithstanding the fact tina
they are homeless and almost penni
IS less, save from the few shekels the.
r. make from the sale Of their ornament
a. which they manufacture by their owl
g skill.
it Chinook Opinion: The county CON
v. missioners held a special session Nor
day and Tuesday to consider court
house furniture. A contract vas lie
to American Bank Protection Co. Q
Minneapolis to furnish the furnitur
~, and equipment according to the plan
previously accepted for the sum Q
$6,11O. There were two other bidder.
the Berger Mfg. Co., who bid 1881
and the Art Metal Construction Co
who bid $9,483. The commissioner
~ also discussed the matter of buying
~ tractor engine to use on road work i
the county but came to M conclusion
~ Lawyer Convicted Of Forgery
rs After celebrating about an hou
vo the jury in the Sutton forgery cas-
e. returned a verdict in the district coul
d. Saturday declaring defendant guilt.