The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS,
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Glasgow Review: Word comes
from the south side of the Missouri
that sheepmen along the Big Dry are
losing heavily. John Willis is said
to be q thousand head to the bad and
Arthur Wall il reported as having
lost about 600 head. Others in the
same vicinity have sustained heavy
losses.
Havre Plaindealer: B. L. Schwartz
Of Clifford, was in the city the first of
the week on his return home from a
trip to Box Elder and Billings, where
he has been purchasing hay for his
sheep. MIR. Schwartz bought so tons
at Box Elder and q like amount at
Billings. The purchase price is said
to be 500 q ton.
Chester Signal: The chinook wind
began blowing this morning and has
kept at it all day, the great amount
of snow on the fats will require sew.
eral days of this wind to uncover the
grass, but the effect of the chinook on
the hills is already noticeable and the
cattle are stretching the kinks Out of
their emaciated bodies.
Havre Herald: On account of the
scarcity of coal, there has been no
school In the west side school this
week, it being considered unwise to
make an attempt to heat the building
under the present conditions. As soon
At coal can be secured, probably this
week, the building will again be made
ready for occupancy by pupils.
Chinook Opinion: No large live.
stock losses are reported in the Chi
nook district and the sheep are stand.
ing the grief we'll. This section is as
we'll of in that respect as any section
of northern Montana. In the Bear
Paws the situation is better than in
the valley. The weather has been
milder and there is less snow.
Hinsdale Homestead: The snow is
melting a little today. With the ex.
ception of about three hours a week
ago yesterday, during which time a
warm wind melted the snow a little,
this is the first time since the 10th day
of November that the mercury has
stood above freezing. The clouds
look soft today and have every ap.
pc arance of milder weather.
Conrad Observer: Thos. w. Luce,
who was among the w%oolgrowers oil
Teton county who consigned his clir
last summer, has made final settle.
ment with the eastern commission
house and he figures that he has re
ceived $500 more than the Great Falls
market price offered. MIR. Luce had
about 1000 pounds Of wool and the
price refused on the Great Falls mar
ket was IA cents a pound.
Glasgow Fews: There is no deny
ing the fact that this country will
: unless spring breaks early, experience
one of the heaviest losses in stool
/ ever known. Many ranchers will b.
i, able to feed until about March l ant
. q continuation Of the kind of q winte|
that we have been having will pu
: them out OF business. Conservativ,
!. stockmen now estimate that the los
will be anywhere between 50 and 8
per cent.
:. Chinook Opinion: The Chiuoo|
r creamery patrons are made OF tn
$ right stuff. January was q discour
o aging month for %dairying if there eve
was one and as a matter of fact man,
Of the patrons because OF bad road
were unable to haul to the dreamer
but a few times this month. Their
q were days when no one could get iu
Despite the unusual conditions of th
weather, the output showed a salts
factory increase over January of las
year and amounted 10 about 200
pounds. If the conditions had bee
normal Il very large increase woul
have been recorded.
Harlem News: If the present pla
of the Harlem Irrigation compan
y is carried out there will be enoug
water for irrigation for PRACTICAL
every farmer from the dam to Savoy
The plan OF the company is to issu
several thousand shares Of commo
stock and dispose of them to rancher
who live under the ditch and the
" purchase a large dredge with whic
: to enlarge their ditch and extend
on to Savoy. BY this means a grea
amount Of flood waters will be cor
: veyed upon the land of the valley an
under the check or the dixie systel
Il now in use, the ranchers can fill thei
dikes and ia this manner irrigat
u thousand, of acres Of land, which w