The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-11
AMONG OUR
a 1rist Of Items Gathered From Gus
northern Montana Exchanges.

Northern Montana Exchanges.
Malta Enterprise: John Survant
headed the list and circulated q SUBJ
scr'ptlon in aid Of the extra expense
attending the water litigation neces.
sarv to settle matters before the big
ditch is built. He got SAILS 10 about
two hours.
Choteau Acantha: At the sale of
the personal property Of the Montana
90 Operative Ranch company at
Shelby last Saturday, the telephone
line was sola to James A. johnson
for 500. 1t is probable the line will
be extended to Gold Butte.
Aavre Plaindealer: Almost 700 cat.
tie cars were ordered on this division
Ut the Great Northern railway, for
this week. Cars are scarce and it is
improbable that as many as POO cars
will be secured. Beef is now prime in
this section and stockmen are anxious
to put it on the market.
Glasgow Review: State Veterin-
arian NJ, E. Knowles writes from He,.
ena that the governor on his request
had %anuulled the Dawson county gen.
eral quarantine. This will permit any
Valley county sheepmen, so desiring,
to trail across Dawson county with.
out restrictions, excepting that they
must not interfere with individual
quarantine still remaining.
Lewistown Argus: While a thresh.
ing machine was at work on Oscar
Stephens Horseshoe Bar ranch Mon
day: sparks from the big machine set
fire to some OF the stacks of grain,
and before the flames we're extin-
guished, thirteen big stacks had gone
up In smoke. The thresher vas also
In danger of destruction, but was
saved. A high wind was blowing at
the time and made it exceedingly diff
cult to check the fire.
Malta Enterprise: The horse show
at Harlem was a surprise to every
body, in the quality and number of
the animals shown. Andrew David.
son, Of this place, had the greatest ex-
hibit of any one breeder and carried
off the second premium on his Clydes-
dale stallion in a field of Percherons,
Belgians and others. In yearlings he
easily took first place with some colts
fresh from the range, and weighing
over 1000 pounds each.
ChOteau Acantha: The suit brought
by the government to restrain the Con-
rad Investment company from using
the waters of Birch creek for irriga-
ton and other beneficial purposes is
of far Importance to the settlers
of the northern portion of the county
than many suppose. II the govern.
ment is successful in the suit, it no,
only means that the Conrad company
will be deprived of the use of this wa
ter, but other settlers on the south
side of Birch creek will find that they
will be up against the same PROPOSE
ton, and their ranches without water
will be practically valueless.
Harlem News: Yesterday the per-
sonal property of the Mission Peak
Mining company was sold by Sheriff
Frank Mcdonald to satisfy a small
claim. Several bidders were present
from Zortman and Landusky and the
property was bid in by different par.
ties. John Throop bought the len.
stamp mill for 1926; j. N. Manning,
boarding house, S8l; A. Andrews,
blacksmith shop and tools, S42; j. o,
Hansen, warehouse, $2l: John Throop,
assay office and fixtures, 5000; James
Davis, sawmill, 5000, while Frank
Chamberlain was the highest bidde,
for all the wagons, carts, etc.