The river press., 1914-12-02
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.
A crist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana EXCHANGES

A Crist Of Items Gathered From Our
| Northern Montana Exchanges
Havre Democrat: The county CON-
missioners have received the plans
and specifications for the new court
! house from Frank Bossout. It will be
, three stories high surmounted by a
large DOME 1t is estimated that it will
cost near $125,000.
Chinook Opinion: Because they
found pocket book containing some
money and a postal money order be-
longing to Joseph Kissel of Canada
and endeavored to keep the same and
not restore it to the rightful owner,
Stephen and Charles Mushack are in
the Blaine County Jail to await trial
on a grand larceny charge.
Big Sandy Sentinel: The local post
Office was entered by robbers last
night, having made their entrance
through a window on the west side
by breaking small glass in the win.
dow. With the exception of a few reg
istered letters, the thieves did not sue
ceed in feathering their nest with any
currency plunder, as the little change
which was in the stamp drawer, had
not been touched. No attempt was
made. to break into the safe, as it did
not show any marks of having been
tampered.
Glasgow News: A campaign is be.
ing started in Glasgow fer the crea-
tion of seed lien law in Montana by
the next legislature and which, if ad-
opted, is expected to prove extremely
advantageous to newly arrived agri-
culturists in Valley county who may
be beginning homesteaders' lives on
short money. Charles Gritfin, of the
Great Northern immigration depart
ment. spent last Saturday in the city
consulting with business men relative
to this proposed legislation.
Chinook Opinion: An effort will be
made to organize a seed growers of
the valley at a meeting to be held in
forenoon. The object is to form a
producers organization that will build
a warehouse and will take the men,
bers' alfalfa seed and clean it and
market it. The cost Of handling will
be divided among the members in pro-
The interest seems to be aroused in
this proposition which has been ad-
vocated for long time.
Big Sandy Mountaineer: S. C. Nc
Clintick last week lost the finest horse
he had on the ranch southwest of Big
Sandy. The horse got loose and was
feeding from a granary door, which
swings from the inside. In getting it's
head out, the door blew shut and the
horses head was caught behind the
jaw bones and in the struggle to free
itself it broke it's neck. Mr.. McClin-
tick found the horse a few minutes
after but too late to be of any assis-
tance. This is a great loss to Mr..
McClintick for it cripples him with his
fall work to a great extent besides
the actual worth of the horse.
Conrad Independent: County divi-
sion talk has been rife during the past
week, and much activity has been re-
pOIlc IL Is Silu tlldt alter Is tlIcu-
lating petitions and will ask for the
creation of new county from the
western and northwestern portions of
old Teton, leaving Cut Bank in mar
row strip by itself attached to the old
county. Chester also has division
scheme on, and on Tuesday delegation
of business men from that town ar
rived in Conrad and asked assistance
in getting the signatures of the resi-
dents Of three townships, located in
, ranges one, two and three east, town.
ship 2S, directly east of Conrad, in
Choteau county, which they proposed
to include in Chester's new county.
The people Of the territory mentioned
of course wanted nothing to do with
new county with Chester as the
county seat, and passed up the invita-
+, tion.