The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-12-30
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges

A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges
Chinook Opinion: The recent sale
of a large irrigated ranch near Har-
lem in the valley is reported this week.
The ranch belonging to the Stewart
Taylor estate was sold to H. G. Turner
for a consideration of about $10,O 900.
There is W. 700 acres in the tract
that lies at the mouth of Snake creek
and is considered a good piece of land.
Harlem News: "Shorty" Cornell
was caught up last week by a special
agent selling whiskey to an Indian.
"Shorty" will now have an opportunity
to spend the winter in warm quarters
and will not have to worry much about
his board, a question that was hard
for him to solve here most Of the
time.
Chinook Opinion: J.. E. Jenne, a
sheriff from Newport, Wash, was in
town the first of the week to endeavor
to find trace. of a man wanted by the
authorities there. The mar he want
ed was finally located over at Big San
dy where he had been arrested by a
deputy and held for the Washington
authorities.
Havre Plaindealer: Hill county ranks
third among all the counties of the
state in the number of standard
schools, only Missoula and Yellowstone
0n1,ntv oyno11inu It'll opI <hoco ~
small margin. The list of standard
schools in this county is made up of
Grain Belt, Johnson, Lehman, Box FL
der. Clifford, OLaugh1in, Gold Butte,
Rudyard, Sunny Hill, Chester. Galata,
Devon, Grandview and Beatrice.
Big Sandy Sentinel: Wednesday
evening, Frank Adamec and Jacob
Sevcic were caught at the M. & NJ.
lumber yard in the act of loading some
of the company's lumber on a wagon
belonging to the latter of the twain.
When ~arrigned before Justice Raglan
Thursday morning on the charge Of
larceny, Seycic was acquitted and
Adamec was sentenced to serve sixty
days in a domicile that is made of far
more substantial material than lumber.
Chinook Democrat: Chinook bust
ness men generally this week contrib
uted to a fund to pay the expense OF in
cooperating a company to prospect at
this place for water, gas and Oil. The
new corporation will be known as the
Chinook Water, Oil and Gas company.
Tmmodiafo1v fOl1owipu Recommendation !
stock will be sold. Ample capital has
been assured to take enough stock to
provide drilling machinery and carry
on the work of drilling, the prospect
of securing a supply of good drinking
water making the project popular with
everyone.
Choteau Acantha: The hearing on
the petition for the creation of Pom
dera out of portions of Teton and
Chouteau counties came to an abrupt
close on last Friday afternoon when
a petition for the elimination of terri
tory across the neck, joining the north
and southern sections was allowed. On
the hearing the valuation of the entire
proposed territory was given as $780,
600. $40O,O 600 was eliminated on the
withdrawal of Chouteau county terri
tory and $4,000 0 was eliminated
when the neck was cut and the county
divided into two portions. This left
less than $4,000 required valua-
ton.
Glasgow Courier: Around the
world and two thousand one hundred
and seventy miles more is the distance
travelled by George Sawyer. he popular
auto %liveryman, who operates his line
between Glasgow and Ophiem. and
this great total of 27,17O miles has been
covered between April first and Deem
Der fourteenth of this year. Mr.. Saw
yer has made regular trips from Glas-
gov to Opheim and Glentana every
day rain or shine, snow or mud, with
out having missed one trip during" the
period Of the last eight and one-half
months, excepting for a few days dur
ing the first of April when heavy SHOWS
held him in Opheim.