The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-27
down q little from what they are ask.
ing, and 1t they do so, the major part
OF the clip will be Quickly taken on
contract.
AMONG OUR NE1GuBORS.
Grtst Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Malta Enterprise: The school en-.
sus for this district has been taken and
shows a total of 43O names, of which
296 are of school age. The apparent
increase for the year is but thirteen.
Chinook Bulletin: Bids have been
called for by the ~postoffice department
for the carrying Of the mail from Chi.
nook to Cleveland by way OF Lloyd
six times a week. The present service
Is three times a week. Bids will be
received up to December s..
Havre Herald: Stock Inspector
Geo. Hall Wednesday arrested Geo.
Cunningham between Dodson and
Wagner. He was brought to this city
and lodged in Jail. Cunningham is
charged with horse stealing, having
been apprehended while riding a ''T'
brand horse belonging to j. NJ. Traf-
ton of Malta.
Conrad Observer: Building opera.
tons In Conrad have revealed the
fact that We have practically at our
door as good, if not the best, build.
ing stone to be found anywhere in the
state. and plenty of it. The stone is
very light in color: of a hard sub.
stance, and experienced masons say
that when cut and dressed it will pre-
sent a beautiful finish.
Havre Herald: Reifstack Bros. this
week took out a large number of work.
men who are to be engaged in con-
STRUGGLING a large dam and irrigatiug
ditch for A.. S. Lehman, eight miles
north of Havre. The water supply
will be secured by driving points. The
firm has presented a plan to Fort AS.
sinniboine authorities for securing a
water supply, and it is under favora.
bic consideration.
Culbertson Se~archlight: w. Il.
Shields, who bought the old Dempsey
ranch Of 1. o. Slette recently, has
one of the best ranches around Cul.
bertson. On Tuesday he was offered
$4,000 cash for the ranch, just as it
stands at present. This is an advance
OF about $500 over what Mr.. Shields
paid for the sane and goes to show
that real estate is rising in this vi.
entity. Mr.. Shields says the ranch is
not for sale.
Chinook Bulletin: The creamery
company calls the attention of the
%ranchers in the valley to the fact that
as winter approaches the price of but.
ter will increase and it will be profit.
able for the patrons of the Chinook
creamery to enlarge their herds and
secure q larger milk supply. The
price paid last month to the ranchers
for butter fat, q cents, was a good
price and it will likely increase. The
winter months when butter Is high is
the time to make money from dairying.
Hinsdale Homestead: Fred G. Hell.
stern brought to town yesterday q
small sack containing twelve onions
grown in his garden which he ex'
pressed to the Portland fair to be
placed on exhibition there. The twelve
onions weighed just ten pounds. They
were fine one and adds one more in
dispusable proof that this valley Is al
right with water 10 irrigate it. Mr.
Helstern has more of them and viii
have some OF them together with othel
sorts of vegetables on exhibition a
the state fair.
Harlem News: Within the past weel
Whitcomb and Phillips have received
an offer for their Ruby gulch proper
ties from the Drum Lummon company
of Marysville. The price offered wa
$65O, 600. This was considered by tn
owners for some time and then raise,
- 81. 200, 900, and while the officers O
the Marysville company we're consid
ering the matter several New Yor|
capitalists quietly dropped into Rub,
gulch and got busy, with the resul
:. that they will probably bond the prop
: critics within a day or two for 81, 800,
= 900.
Low Prices For Range Cattle.
:, Drovere journal.
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