The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-02
AMONG OUR ~NEIGHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Ou
Northern Montana Exchanges.

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A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Conrad Observer: It is reported
that the big ST ranch, lying between
Choteau and Great Falls, has been
sold to eastern parties. The ranch
contains thousands of acres Of land.
Glasgow News: W. w. Mabee
brought in some samples of oats from
his Cherry creek farm Sunday which
measured ) feet ! inches in height, and
the heads measured ii inches in length.
Who can beat this?
Havre Plaindealer: John Tiugley
was arrested by Stock Inspector Geo.
Hall yesterday east Of the city on a
charge OF illegally restraining a horse,
the property of another. He was ar.
raigned before Judge Pyper, plead
guilty and was fined $50.
Culbertson Searchlight: The hot,
dry weather Of the last two weeks has
ripened the cereal crops prematurely
in this vicinity. Oats especially are
stunted and where not irrigated will
not be half a crop. Some fields are
being cut this week and will be used
for hay without being threshed.
Malta Enterprises: The big 80. horse
power engine and boiler which John
Survant and Lewis Trudell purchased
for the irrigation Of their desert claims
west of here, arrived on Saturday
The machine cost about $500 and
makes the irrigation and reclamation
of the land somewhat expensive, but
they are not quitting on that account.
Chinook Bulletin: Il. E. O'Keefe
OF this city presented a proposition to
the Havre Industrial association last
week on behalf of the Milk River Tel.
ephone company, organized here las,
winter. This company aims to event.
ually build a line along this valley to
take in all of the towns from Havre tc
Glasgow, although it is not planned
to do more than connect Chinook,
:, Havre and Harlem at the start.
Havre Herald: Stock Inspector
George Hall came in from Swee
Grass hills, where he cond ucted tn,
, dipping of 5000 cattle aud about 5O(
), horses collected from all over thu
range. Beaumont oil was used anG
the inspector says its action was
rather severe bu. its efficiency perfect
q The cattle dipped. the inspector re
ports, we're slightly affected by scab
but the horses all over the range ar
in shocking condition.
Chinook Opinion: Jas. Griffin is II
a receipt of a letter from his brothe
e Jhonuie, who went to Alaska q coupl
of years ago. Johnnie has just re
turned from a trip north of Nome
Alaska, with a party on q prospecting
tour. They ere p days on the Arc
tic ocean, and finally we're forced u
abandon all their possessions an
take to small boats. He is now work
log in the Candle creek district nea
Nome, and to make another stake.
Glasgow News: The assessor ha
just completed the annual assessment
OF the real and personal property /
this county and his report shows tina
No the total valuation is s., 353, 756 an IL
crease in taxable property over la.
year OF Sl56, POP which is a very goo
I. showing. The above figures do no
d include the assessed valuation of tn
At railroad property which is to be a.
sessed later by the county COMM.
sioners. Last year this amounted ,
50, 1863. ssl.
le Conrad Observer: j. A. DeHar,
manager of the 7 Block Cattle con
pany. and Dan Chick, the foreman
ID drove in yesterday from the company
At home ranch. about 20 miles west {
town. They report that hail measurin
IL eight inches in circumference wa
IT picked up by the employees at the oil
Jones ranch in the storm of Tuesda
!. night. They say that on tho road ye:
:, terday forenoon they encountere
r. many drifts of hail as high as tire
10 feet ia the road.
Taxation Wa Not Legal.