The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-05-06
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.

0'VONo OOn VCjOn0UnOs
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges
Conrad independents: The johnson
flour mill wal started this week, and
some mighty good flour has been
made. A test baking of bread was
made yesterday from the flour, and ex-
cellent results were obtained. It is
expected that the flour will be put on
the market within the next few weeks.
Choteau Acantha: Word reached
Choteau on Monday morning of the
death of Hugh O'Neil, of Sweet Grass.
DR.. Beaupre and Chas. Conner left i'm.
mediately to look after the remains.
Deceased was an old-timer in that Sec
ton of the country and wal a part
a of DR.. Beaupre in the sheep and
land business. He was also we'll
known in this locality having resided
here for a couple of years at the Beau.
pre- home.
Havre Democrat: George D. Ad.
ans has brought suit in the district
court against the G.. N. Ry. Co., to re.
cover the sum of 100000 for per.
sonal injuries received at Chester, on
July z. 1912. Plaintiff claims that
through the defendants negligence
5000 pounds of wool was overturned
and violently threw him to the ground
and by reason of which he sustained
a broken ankle and other injuries.
Lewistown Argus: Beginning May
Is, all the unappropriated land in Fer
gus county north of township Is will
be thrown open under the 32O.acre
homestead act. This includes every
thing north of the line of townships
in which Lewistown is located. The
right to a 320-acre homestead entry
is at present limited to those who have
not used their homestead rights and
those who have not made final proof
on 160 acres.
Glasgow News: Today is the big
day in the selection of Fort Peck
Reservation lands by homesteaders,
and this morning at 900 o'clock Mr..
S. A. Crow, of Hammond, Ind, walk
ed up to the big Fort Peck map in the
selection Office at the court house and
designated his choice of all the home
steads on the Fort Peck reservation.
This tract is about Is miles southeast
of Glentana, and about IS miles north
east of Glasgow.
LewistOwn Democrat: C. H. Peter.
son, the county farmer, is now at work
on the corn silage proposition to be
, tried out this summer on one of the
Cook-Reynolds farms a few miles from
town. A number of varieties of corn
have been received for planting and
the plants will be put in next month.
The Montana Lumber company will
put up a first-class silo on this farm,
free of charge, so that the experiment
may be carried out in detail.
! Glasgow Courier: The body of Jas.
II. Livingston, who was lost in a snow
storm of March 20. was found by a
searching party Sunday near the
Frank Cusker ranch on Poplar river,
about twenty-five miles from Scobey.
Mr.. Livingston whose home is about
three miles from Scobey, started out
on horseback to look after some
horses which had strayed away and
the weather being mild was caught
~unprepared by a fierce snow storm,
which came up suddenly that after
Harlem News: While Commission
ers DOwen and Ross were driving to
: Chinook in an auto yesterday morn
ing they picked up an unconscious
man along the Great Northern right
of-way near Zurich. He was taken to
Chinook and placed in the hospital
where he was revived enough to say
that his name was Wells and had a
brother living north of Chinook. He
! was PRETTY badly bruised up and it
is thought that he was beating his
way and fell off a train.
Choteau Montanan: Under the law
known as the corrupt practices act
initiated by the people at the last
general election it will be necessary
for all candidates for Office at the
Toole county election to file with the
county clerk of Teton county, within
Is days after the election, itemized
sworn statements of expenditures in
connection with such election. Failure
to file such statements within the re-
quired time will make candidates liza
BILE to fine and prosecution, and no
person shall receive a certificate of
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