The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

. Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Chester Signal: The grass on the
range is fast curing and every day
the danger from prairie fire increases.
The railroad has not had the fire
guards plowed this year which greatly
increases the danger, as almost all
the fires are started by the engines.
Chinook Opinion: A. W. Ziebarth
left Friday evening for Colorado,
where he is to spend some time in the
interests of the Sugar Beet Growers
association, securing settlers for this
valley. Mr.. Sands is in charge Of the
associations business during his alb.
sence.
Culbertson Searchlight: There was
a slight frost in the vicinity OF Gull
bertson on Monday night of this week.
but no considerable damage was the
result. Reports from North Dakota
are to the effect that that two killing
frosts visited some parts Of that state
damaging fax and other crops.
Ravre Herald: Superintendent Nc.
Naught has resigned bis official posi-
ton with the Great Northern, to take
effect on the first of September, and
will 60 to the coast country to engage
in the lumber business. 1t is reported
that he will be succeeded by Assistant
Superintendent Samuel Walker.
Hinsdale Homestead: q. D. Roub,
Of the Diamond Willow horse ranch,
on Rock creek. has wheat, the straw
of which measures just six feet long.
This wheat was grown without irriga-
ton and is we'll filed and will, it is
estimated, yield about fifty bushels to
the acre. This shows what the coun-
try will do when given q chance.
Havre P%laindealer: Capt. Jack
Strain, of Havre Coal Mining COM
pany, is expected home today from q
trip he recently took to Iowa for the
purpose of looking over rails, machin-
cry, etc, for the building OF the
new road to the coal fields. His mis-.
sion also included the work of at.
tempting to hurry some shipments out
from the Twin cities that have already
been purchased by the company.
Glasgow Reviow: The hunting sea.
son opens q week from Sunday, bu,
would.be sportsmen in this county
have been doing come quiet ''posch'
ing" during the week past. One fell
low lost his nerve when approaching
town and emptied the contents of hi
game bag on the prairie near the
Msbee school section. HOLSTERS O.
that kind are entitled to be kept IL
Jail throughout the hunting season.
Glasgow News: The Seabury stool
spraying machine, in charge of w. S
Guilford and L. T. Poole, arrived
Tuesday and is now located at tn
stocky ards east of town, where all tn
cattle in this section will be spraye'
or dipped. Stockmen from localitie
where the machine has been workin,
claim their stock went through it muc
better than through the old dipping
process, and the spraying is a NOR
' humane method.
Conrad Observer: D.. V McCo,
m NIB svho MINI 1n~I ~ ~. p,,nN0
bench country, vas a visitor thi
week. He was among the first settler
on the bench in 1894, and has watche
the country grow from a barre
! prairie to q vast agricultural section
:. He has spent the past year in the Bi
o lings country and says that sugs
= beet growing in that section is a gre;
. success this year. An average of
tons to the acre is anticipated al
!, these have been contr acted for by Il
. sugar factory At IS per ton.
Glasgow News: The long distan
r telephone line being constructed fro
here to Malta by the Moore telepho,
X sy stem, was completed to Saco la
night, and the Valley County Ne,
received the first message this NOR
d ing from Manager Moore over Il
line from that point. Work is n
progressing as rapidly as expected
e account of inability to secure men
help in the construction, but there
only about % or 30 miles more line
s be built which is less than half ii
distance from here to Malta, and
1t will probably be talking with O
r western neighbor within a few week
3. Harlem News: II is reported tn
the eros Ventres and Assinniboi
n Indians will hold a fair this year tn
will, unless their plans miscarr
eclipse all previous endeavors in tn
- line. The date as yet has not be
definitely decided upon, but it is
lieved that it will be held either t