The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-05-20
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.
4 Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchannes

4 Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges
Havre Democrat: The long dry
spell has been broken and as much
rain fell Monday as did during the en-
tire month of April and from the old
timers point of view everything por-
tends a year Of bounteous crops. A
late spring, cool weather, and condi-
tions such as exist is generally a fore
runner of plenty Of rain.
Geraldine Review: The West Quin.
cy people expect to have sixty stone
cutters at work as oon as the ma
chinery is placed, besides the Incl
dental help. All tests made show this
granite to be superior to any found in
Montana. 1t takes a high polish, par.
ticularly we'll adapted for ornamental
purposes, as we'll as a fine building
stone.
Shelby News: There was some mis-.
understanding, Miss Williams of Tel.
stad II of the candidates for county
superintendent of schools and who lost
by a small margin received the certi-
ficate of Office and notification of cleo
ton. She qualified but later was no.
titled to the contrary. Miss Williams
promptly resigned and Miss Valentine
is our duly selected and qualified SUI
pe%rintendent of schools.
Malta Enterprises: Surveyor Conant
resigned his job as county surveyor to
accept a job of like nature from the
county at an increase of five dollars
per day, or a total of SIP for each day
he works. We know of a number of
people who have resigned positions
but in most it was because their
pay stopped, and not because the com:
m%issioners wished to increase it.
Harlem News: A. j. Holt, the man.
ager of the Imperial lumber yard, al.
lowed himself to become very much
interested in a badger fight Saturday
night. with the result that some kind
friends permitted him to have the hon.
or of taking the leading part in pull
ing the badger. Holt says it is a great
game and hopes to see more of these
stunts in the near future.
Chinook Opinion: A couple of un.
known men stole a horse Saturday
night from Arthur Benton and one
from the Jamison place. The officers
are searching for the men but have
little information to go on. Stock
Inspector Jas. Mccoy left the first
Of the week for the Canadian side
<o off0sou< tn 10noto tho fhiovync I'm
Tuesday word was sent in Of the two
suspects being cen north of here on
their way to Canada and Sheriff Mel.
baur left at once to endeavor to 10.
cate them.
Glasgow News: The price of gas.
oline dropped last week in this city
and it struck everyone as rather
queer that the Standard Oil company
would voluntarily do such a thing,
but we very soon learned the reason.
The Mutual Oil company of Kansas,
City, has arranged with w. w. Hurd
to have charge of their distributing
agency here and as 500 as Mr.. Hurd
received his first consignment, down
vent the price and al soon as the
new company gets established here
the price may go a little lower.
Conrad Independent: Tom Leh-
felt, a farmer residing near DuttOn,
was brought to the hospital in this
city Tuesday afternoon, suffering
with a broken leg and severe bruises
about the body, sustained from a pre-
mature explosion of dynamite. The
injured man had been setting out
trees, and using dynamite to loosen
the ground. One of the charges went
off p~rematurely, causing the injuries
noted. He was given prompt atten.
ton on arriving at the hospital, and
is doing as we'll as could be expect.
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