The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-25
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS,
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Havre Plaindealer: Pittmau Bros.
on Little Box Elder creek, it is re-
ported have sold their ranch, with
teams, wagons, etc., to T. L. Chris
tian of Ada. The consideration was
not made public.
Conrad Observer: j. Kalleuberger
Of West Butte. in the Sweet Grass
hills country, has sold his ranch and
sheep to H. F. Stoltenberg and Frank
Hughes of the Marias river, and has
moved to Krupp, Wash, where he
will locate.
Malta Enterprise: II. G. Cowan's
claim to be ''some punkins" out on
the Cottonwood seems we'll founded.
He has q King of Mammoths pumpkin
which measures four feet and eleven
inches in circumference, and weighs
644 pounds, with several others nearly
rs large.
Conrad Observer: w. S. Guilford
OF the Seabury Spraying company,
vas here last week. The work Of
spraying in these parts has been
abandoned for the season and the
equipment will be stored away. 1t is
estimated that 1000 head OF cattle
were treated.
Hinsdale Homestead: Al the recent
session Ut the board of county COM.
missioners the rate OF wages for road
work was fixed at IS for eight hours
for man and team, and $3.50 for eight
hours for man. The making of this
rate will let every one know just what
they may expect for road work.
Zortman Miner: The steamboat
owned by the Coburn Cattle company,
and now tied up at her wharf on the
Missouri river, vas inspected by q
government agent last week and pro.
nounced q perfect piece of goods. The
boat had the "Cousin Jack" name of
Cornwall, but will be rechristened as
the "Circle c."
Culbertson Republican: G. J..
Nugent's farm north of Culbertsoon
gives one Of the anomalies in grain
raising. MI. Nugent's crop last year
was partially threshed out by hail,
and fearing the effect of volunteer
grain In q crop sown, he left the vol.
unteer crop just ss it grew, and the
yield per acre was spring wheat .
bushels and oats Sc bushels.
Havre Herald: j. w. Mckay, of
the firm OF Mckay Il Swilling, vas in
town Tuesday. enroute to Larimore,
N. D, with four carloads Of horses
which he purchased from w. c. Broad
water, of Browning. The number Of
horses purchased by his firm from Mr..
Broadwater was seven hundred and
they still have three hundred ore &c
gather and ship, this being the fourth
shipment they have made.
Culbertson Searchlight: Frank d
Miller reports that the Lundquist out
fit of Bainville threshed his flax or
Monday of this week. He secured
1909 bushels from so acres, an aver
age of q bushels to the acre, netting
over 81, 800. Within 40 hours aftel
beginning threshing, the grain wal
loaded in cars and OF its way to Min
neapolis. Mr.. Miller realized 9Sc. pei
bushel +. o. b.. Bainville.
Choteau Acantha: The ~livestocl
holdings of p. G. Rimell In this coun
ty have been sold within the past week
C. S. Mcdonald, senior partner of til
former firm of Mcdonald Il Rimell
acting as MIR. Rimell's agent In hi
absence. A. j. Cowell secured tn
cattle, between 200 and 800 head, a
s23 per head, and the Power Co. tn
: sheep at 81 for all but old sheep, whic
t went at o.. rs. Mr.. Rimell some tim
r ago disposed OF his land here, c. S
Mcdonald being the purchaser, and
now in the orange business at River
side, California.
Glasgow News: The boiler maker
at the round house joined the strik
which was inaugurated On the syster
< Sunday. BY request OF the railroa
company, four deputy sheriffs wer
appointed to prevent the strikers fro1
!, carrying off any of those 1900 eu
!, gines or committing depredations of
similar nature. Jerry Cahill, who i
4 one of the Oldest boiler makers in tn
service of the Great Northern, ha
two fellow laborers to keep him CON
pany this time. A few years ago whe
" a strike was declared Jerry was tn
y NmhoIa fhinn,, in GlaSnow and ha