The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-16
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Grise Of Items Gathered From OuS
Northern Montana Exchanges.


Northern Montana Exchanges.
Chinook Bulletin: The different
ditch companies in this vicinity are
considering contributing to q common
fund to appeal the irrigation i~niuuc-
ton order Of Judge Hunt to the U. s.
Circuit court at San Francisco. A
meeting to discuss the question vas
held here last night.
Conrad Observer: John Devlin
brings word this week that Halliday
and Davis, two prospectors at West
Butte, have struck a Eve foot vein OF
rich gold ore at that point. Consid.
cradle prospecting has been already
done in the vicinity and George Beatty
is now working In a two.foot vein.
Malta Enterprises: The Bloom Cat
tie company has effected a final settle.
ment with the minister of customs Of
Canada, concerning the seizure and
dipping of their cattle last fall. The
minister has about 5000 worth the
best Of the argument, although Mana.
ger Survant can go some himself,
when it comes to arguing a financial
proposition.
Hinsdale Homestead: Andrew Ras.
mussen has started the harvester in
his fields of barley and oats, and he
says his oats are so heavy that it is
| Al ~ .,,1e %~n Hl, ,-,ks-o o. 1.,-N -
to the binder. Mr.. Rasmussen says
he has as heavy and good crops this
year as he ever looked at. Some Of
his oats are fully five feet high and
stand thick on the ground. His place
is under irrigation from the Rock
Greek canal.
Inmates by the best posted sheep men
in this county, Fergus will have $780,.
900 head of sheep less next year than
it had this season., due to the many
sales that have been made to parties
who will take their purchases out of
the county. Mr.. Tompkins, the Bill.
lings buyer, IL alone credited with
having purchased something like 49,.
O0O head Of sheep and lambs, and he
Is still gathering them in.
Malta Enterprise: Speaking Of Joe
Morrison's lamb that sheared 81 SO in
wool. reminded J. S. Morton that he
has a eve that is somewhat of a divi-
dend payer herself. This eve shed
wool Of the value of 81. 70, and count
cred back with four lambs, three of
which are now good, average sized
lambs, and would go 10 with d bunch
I for which he refused e. per head
This, then, would make the eturns on
this for the year, IS. 20.
Havre Herald: 1t isn't often that a
man is lucky enough to strike it rich
twice on the same day, but that was
the good fortune of Frank Buntou
yesterday. He had been prospecting
Z for coal north of the city for some
time and yesterday afternoon he dis.
{ covered the sought for black diamonds
in a formation that bears every ap'
p%earance of being a permanent vein.
= In the morning m eight-pound baby
girl made its arrival at Mr.t ;Bunton's
home.
Chinook Opinion: In talking with
an Opinion representative recently, A,
H. Reser, who is q OF the successful
farmers Of the valley, told of 40 ex'
pertinent he made with q field Of
grain. On March 9TH, when there was
q good head of water in the ditch, he
Hooded the field and planted the grair
A.. just as 500 after as the ground was
: dry enough. 1t has not had another
drop of water except the rains and il
as fine a field as you can find in the
valley. The land is a sandy soil, jus,
the kind for this method, but Mr.. Re-
t ser believes it a good system TO fol
, low.
e Conrad Observer: What look, &c
be attempt to steal a bunch of 2,44s
head of sheep from Dee Findley o.
Bynum is being investigated this
week. The sheep We're sold by Mr.
Findley to a stranger giving the name
of r. Hurnia, Sioux City, Iowa. The,
were driven from the ranch near BY
: mum and loaded in cars here on July
q. Mr.. Findley received u check or
: the Great Falls National Bank TO,
. over Sc, 600 for the sale but the pape,
was not honored at the bank. HI
: wired along the line, but the shipment
!. had got to its destination in st. Pau,
r before being stopped. MIR. Findley II
D now in the east trying to straighter
t the matter out.
.. Contracting for Next Wool Clip.
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