The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Zortman Miner: Judge Tattan in.
forms Alex Black that he will soon
perfect the entry of the Zortman town
site and give people a chance to Oh.
tain their titles.
Culbertson Searchlight: Talk about
your wheat crops. eastern Valley
county beats them all. S. p. Mitchell
reports an average of - bushels to
the acre from 10 acres. He says his
oat crop vas not up the stand ard,
only netting fifty bushels to the acre.
Chinook Opinion: AS an example
of what the Milk river valley a pro.
duce, Chas Partlow brought in five
potatoes to Bogy's this week. The
FIVE all came from one hill and aver
aged over two pounds apiece. or over
ten pounds of potatoes from one vine.
Glasgow Review: John Wall, who
was in from the south side Of the Mis-.
souri, river this week, informs US that
he has purchased q 10,O00. acre ranch
on Pumpkin creek, As miles south of
Miles City. He will drive most of his
sheep to that locality for the winter,
leaving only a small band on the Big
Dry.
Conrad Observer: p. J. Mason was
10 Tuesday from his farm north OF
town. He said he would soon start
his steam pillow on fall blowing. No
new land to speak of will be broken
fall, but next summers work in break.
ing new land promises to be as good
as the past summer, when about 2.50(
acres were plowed.
Glasgow News: The Scobey people
are more short of range this year than
ever before. but will be able to winter
in fair shape. Prairie fires during the
past few weeks have done a vast am
cunt of damage in this vicinity. Davii
Tingley lost his range and two stacks
of hay in the last fire. II the cominf
winter should prove to be a severe ON
there will no doubt be a greater los
OF stock than there was last winter.
Havre Plaindealer: John Balm o
Bainville, was a visitor in Havre thi'
week. Mr.. Balm, who is a large hors
dealer near Culbertson, reports
great settlement up and development
of eastern Valley county during tn
past year. He stated that in man,
instances ranchmen had raised sufici
ent crops this year to pay all expens'
of buildings, fencing land, ETC., an
some of them had in addition cleare
81, 600 from their land above all thes
: expenses.
Husbandman: 1t is the intention G
t the government to lay out townsite
every six miles through the reclaime
territory of the Sun river reclamatio
t project. Two townsites have alread
e been laid out for unit No. l and
r will require a half dozen to accomm(
date the country between the Su
l river and Teton. 1t is not presume
=. that any of these towns will be vel
large but will contain schools an
: churches and be a center for II
neighborhood.
y Conrad Observer: G. r. Malone
9 the Marias river, informs US that hin
self and S. j. Kelly, foreman for tt
e Bar IL and Circle Cattle compani'
respectively, have resigned their pos
lions. Every head OF stock belongin
: to the Bar IL and Circle company tn
e could be found in these northern par
d have been shipped and the roundu
wagons pulled OF for good. MI. Nj
lone has purchased the Bar IL ranc
on the Marias river, where he will III
aud follow the less strenuous life
farmer and stock raiser. He has bee
In the employ of the Bar IL compar
e for ten years.