The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04
AMONG Our
1 Grist Of Items Gathered From OuS
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Malta Enterprise: A postofice has
been established at the mouth Of Cot
tonwood, sixteen miles northeast of
here. called Cowan, with H. G. Cowan
as postmaster. 1t will be a great con-
venience to a big scope of country
and will be in operation very soon.
1t will be supplied from Malta.
Lewistown Argus: The inventory
~ appraisement of the estate of the
late William Fergus has been filed in
the district court. II shows that the
estate is worth 81, IA in real estate,
crops, stock, etc. The fee for filing
was $40, which is the largest eve paid
for such a purpose ia the county.
Choteau Acantha: Findley Il Por-
ter, OF Bynum, has delivered to Bart
Armstrong, of Conrad, LOO head of
lambs, for which Mr.. Armstrong paid
$40 per head. \ band of :, 100 head
OF mixed ewes have been sold by the
same parties to Mr.. Armstrong for
IS 10 per head, to be delivered at Con.
rad.
Conrad Observer: G. II. Drake, of
the Choteau telephone line, was in
town last week, enroute to examine
the telephone line of the Montana Co.
Operative Ranch company. There is
forty miles of the line, which reache,
the Sweet Grass hills country, and it
would be a desirable addition to the
ChOteau line.
Culbertson Searchlight: j.. Il.
Bruegger Is sending some of his lax
today to the state fair at Helena.
Every one that has seen it says that
MIR. Bruegger has the finest flax in
this part OF the country going about
seven bushels to the acre. This is not
an exceptionally large yield, but the
seed is extremely fine, large and
plump.
Harlem News: Within the next few
days a large exhibit of blue joint hay.
millet, flax, barley, wheat and all OF
the different vegetables raised in this
section will be shipped to Helena
where they will be placed on exhibition
in the space allotted to Chouteau
county. There will be no charges for
the transportation of the same as the
railroads have agreed t haul all ex.
hibits free of charge.
Malta Enterprise: A. S. Haley was
here from the live camp of Zortman,
on Monday, and confirmed the report.
ed discovery of several new leads with
IN the past few days. Tom Carter'has
just uncovered a lead that assays $500
to the ton. Alex. Black, too, is in a
fair way to be wearing diamonds,
having just uncovered a big lead OF
S95 rock.
Havre Herald: H. H. Nelson, OF
Vandalia, Valley county, spent a few
hours in the city Thursday. Mr.. Mel.
son shipped the first train of cattle
over the Great Northern railway.
The shipment was made in 1887, and
was from Minnesota to Great Falls.
The railroad company, even then.
had an eye to the settlement aud i'm.
provemen, OF this country, and CAV
Mr.. Nelson the benefit of a half rate.
Havre Plaindealer: Beckstead 4
Cowell, s%heepmen and commission
brokers, who have been doing an i'm
nense business this fall 10 the buying
and selling OF sheep, this week sold
3,lOo yearling sheep and 5000 ewes ,o
}. l.. Gray, an eastern buyer. They
disposed of $500 ewes to Chas. XII.
mer, Of Osseo, Minnesota. for 49,
straight through. They also pur-
chased 1900 head of lambs from Rus.
sell & Russell, Of Chester. The 2.sOl
head OF ewes, purchased by Chas.
Kilmer, will be loaded out of Havre
in Il few days and shipped east,
ChOutcau County Taxes.