The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-03
AMONG OUR
4 Grise of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Chinook Opinion: G. V. Nassau
has been shipping the sheep he pur.
chased in this vicinity this week. He
is shipping to Mayville. N. D. to feed
them there before putting them on the
Chicago market.
Harlem News: Work on the new
Harlem dam is progressing as we'll as
could be expected under the circum.
stances. There is nov over FIVE cars
OF lumber and piling on the ground
and every thing is being done pre-
paratory TO driving the piles.
Glasgow News: Barney Johnson,
''pumper" for the Great Northern at
Snowden, was found dead in the pump
house Wednesday night. No par.
ticulars have been received here other
than the telegram yesterday morning
stating that the body had been found.
Conrad Observer: Carlos Wartield
was here Monday from his home near
Bynum. He said that it is expected
that work will start in about two
weeks on the big irrigation project
known as the Bradford reservoir near
Bynum. Mr.. Wartield is a large
shareholder in the project.
Choteau Acantha: Mrs. Nat Col
Inns claims the distinction of being
the first white woman 10 what is now
Teton county. Her daughter Carrie
now Mrs. F. Salmond was the first
white child born in this section. At
the first fair held in Teton county
Mrs. Salmoud's daughter won first
prize in the baby show.
Havre Plaindealer: n. f. Thomas
has purchased the 1000 acre ranch of
II. |. Nash in the Cypress hills and
expects to move there in the near flu.
ture. Il Is one Of the best ranches in
the west with plenty OF outside range
and water. Mr.. Nash has bought the
Arlington hotel in Chinook from
James Clifford and will run that es.
lishment in the future.
Havre Herald: Definite orders for
the removal Of troops al Fort Assinni.
boiue as received this week, are to the
effect that all the troops present sta
toned at the fort will depart October
.. The Seventh infantry will go to
Fort Wayne, ear Detroit, and the
Seventh cavalry will be divided in
station between Fort Wayne and Fort
Brady. near East Saginaw, Mich.
Conrad Observer: Alex Mackie,
who emigrated to Canada about five
years ago, has returned and will
again take up his residence in this
section. He has purchased 1900 yearl.
ing ewes and wethers from Peter Ely,
raud at $500 per head and intends t.
lease suitable accommodations for tn,
present. Mr.. Mackie formerly live,
about eight miles south of town, wher,
he was in the sheep business.
Malta Enterprise: Alex Black re
turned from a trip of two weeks a
Helena. on Friday, and while Their,
completed a deal with eastern capi
talists for the utilization of the mag
n~ificent water power on his ranch, iv,
miles from the town Of Zortman, util
izing the same TO furnish power an,
light for the mines, mills and town O
Zortman. II has been determined
from surveys made that from 500 Il
1000 horsepower car be secured.
Hinsdale Homes,ead: Mr.. Norri
has just picked from one tomato plan
in the experimental garden, 81 pound
OF ripe and green tomatoes. On az
other hill there is l79 shapely frui,
These hills can be duplicated all owe
the piece. He has one.twelfth Of a
acre and will get not less than 70
bushels, twO.thirds of the rop ripe
l%tipening began August II from see
planted May 5. Mr.. Norris calls thi
crop satisfactory. He i, no Us
pleased with his c~aulihower, cabbay.
h@et> and other root crops. incIldin
onions and squash. He says soil an
climate in Milk river valley are ur
surpassed for gardening.