The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.

AMONG OUR NE|GHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Glasgow Review: Sheep shearing
will not commence before the 10th OF
next month in Glasgow this year and
we are informed that the number to be
relieved of their fleece will be much
less than a year ago.
Lewistown Argus: Walter j. Win.
nett, of Flatwillow, this week sold to
H. N. Clingan his band Of cattle, com.
prising about 1900 head. The price
was not given out, but the deal in.
volved something like s35, 900.
Havre Herald: Thos. Connant, the
we'll known cattleman was in from his
ranch near Oldham the first Of the
week. tom" said the winter was the
worst he had y seer in Montana
and he's been here a long time too.
Malta Enterprise: We may state on
authority that Zortman is to have a
newspaper within the next few days,
the material for same being now on
its way to the camp. The name OF the
new sheet will be the Little Rockies
Miner.
Choteau Acantha: 1t was reported
here this afternoon that the Clark
ranches on the Blackleaf, near Bynum
which we're recently transferred to the
First National bank of Great Falls,
have been sold to Burke Bros, of
Augusta.
Harlem News: j. B. Nelson and
II. W. Fisher, the dry land experts,
OF Bozemen. were in the city the first
OF the week from a trip out to the Har.
lem experiment station north of here.
The gentlemen speak very highly of
this years showing on the farm.
Hinsdale Homestead: The Clement
band of Angora goats are being
sheared this week. 1t is said that
owing to having to wait on the wealth.
er the goats have lost considerable
of the mohair that could have been
saved had the weather been so as to
shear ooner
Chester Signal: The Great North.
ern received about 1900 good sized
trees this week which are to be planted
around its big reservoir at this place.
We believe if they are properly cared
for this season the results will be en-
tirely satisfactory to the railroad and
it will make a wonderful improvement
to VI town.
Conrad Observer: c.. H. Pearson
considers himself lucky in visiting
one Of his bands of sheep last Satur-
day, as he considers that q great
number of them would soon have
starved to death. One of his herders
who had charge of a band of about
1000 head and was located eight
miles north of the home ranch, left the
sheep in the corral on Wednesday of
last week and disappeared. The stu.
alton was not known until the follow
ing Saturday, when supplies were be.
ing delivered to the herder. But two
head of the sheep were dead, yet the
remainder of the band was in very bad
shape.
Chinook Opinion: f. A. Morley,
one of the members Of the state rail
way and warehouse commission, was
here Thursday of last week on his first
tour of inspection Of the Milk rive,
valley. While here he interviewed
the business men, ranchers and Goa
men as to the situation here with re
gard to the railway rates and tn,
needs of the different industries. H,
stated that one member Of the com
mission would make periodical trip
to this section to ascertain the need
of the country, hea complaints, etc
MIR. Morley gave considerable atten
ton to the coal situation here an,
found that, as in other parts OF north
ern Montana considerable coal coul'
be shipped from here ordinarily. if
were not for the freight rates being s.
high. The commission is working o
the question and hopes to be able t
adjust the rates so as tO obtain q
outside market for the northern Nor
taua product.
They Waved Red Flags.