The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana EXCHANGES

A crist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges
Malta Enterprise: A homesteader
up near Rudyard sold his relinquish-
ment last week for $4,000 cash. This
looks like Montana soil was going to
be worth something in the near fu-
ture.
Bear Paw Mountainer: The petition
for a seventh saloon license in Big
Sandy was not ollowed by the commits
sioners this week at a meeting of that
body at Fort Benton. Messrs. Burn.
side and McDermott were the petit
TONERS.
Lewistown Argus: The work of ex-
cavating for the proposed new post
office building commenced last Tues.
day and work has been progressing
rapidly since that time. At the pres
ent rate of progress there is no doubt
the building will be ready for occu.
pancy by the first of July.
Dodson Idea: We understand that
the Ruby Gulch Mining company will
receive several carloads of freight at
this station during the summer which
will be freighted out to the mines on
wagons. Already a number of six
horse outfits are engaged in this work.
All these things help to make bust
ness for Dodson.
Galata Journal: The money lend.
ers are not afraid to take a chance
on this country. There are now five
concerns anxious to loan their money
In this territory. According to loca.
ton, etc., settlers may raise as much
as $4,000 on their land. If loan com
panies are satisfied, the settlers had
ought to be.
Choteau Mantanan: Carl G.. Tuck.
er of Collins, ives arrested the first OF
the week by Deputy Game Warden
John Moore, charged with illegally
trapping beaver on the Murphy
ranch near that place. He was taken
before Justice DeHas, where he waiv
ed examination and was bound ovel
to the district court. He furnished
bail.
Havre Democrat: Otto Rhode, 9
young man II years of age wal
brought in from Gold Butte by DEBUT,
Sheriff Smith. The young man wal
wandering around the prairie anl
showed signs of being mentally un
balanced. This led to complaint beinf
made by his neighbors who caused hit
arrest. The boy is a nephew of Hef
man Rhode, the rancher Of Gold Butte
who was taken to Warm Springs some
two months ago.
Malta Enterprise: c. w. Kempe,
was here the latter part of last weel
from Minot and spent several days
looking after business interests anl
getting a linup on the water works
and sewerage plant to be installed
this spring and already work has beer
commenced on the wells south O.
town and the ditching machine will b.
shipped here at an early date and tn,
work of digging commenced as sool
as the frost is out of the ground.
Conrad Observer: Business chang
es in Conrad appear to be coming
SAANA VA . ~ "OOh tu0 StOCt
of the Given Hardware company il
being invoiced in preparation of trans
fer of the business to John Begun
Of Be}lfield, North Dakota. Mr.. Give1
who has been located in Conrad bu
a short time, is forced to return t,
his business in Bemidji, Minnesota, OF
account Of the illness of his brother
Mr.. Boyum is an up-to-date enter
prising business man and we predic
a prosperous business for him.
Bear Paw Mountaineer: VIM. Cow
an of Box Elder passed through tow
last Saturday enroute from Grea
Falls, a conference being held Their,
the day before by interested parties
in the Marias river irrigation project
He said that as yet nothing definit,
had been accomplished but that tn,
QUESTION was still under advisement b,
officials higher up. AS to cost PEI
acre, he said no estimate had yet bee,
given for publication.