The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Glasgow News: reports from Inc
bonanza farm of Lohr Bros, at Tam.
pico, are very favorable. 1t is said
that they have about 1875 acres Of al.
falfa which is the finest ever raised in
these parts. 1t is to be harvested and
threshed for the seed and is q valua.
BILE crop.
Harlem News: Hay baling has been
commenced considerably earlier in
this valley this year. In fact, baltng
was started Immediately after the hay
was stacked. The reason assigned for
this is the unprecedented demand for
baled hay. and which is commanding
q good price.
Havre Herald: Davidson & Daven.
port Of Helena. have purchased Eve
claims on East Fork, a tributary OF
North Fork, near the Canadian line,
from Frank Parker, the former wool
grower, and have a large force of
men at work building fences and maxi
ing other improvements.
Havre Plaiudealer: Fred Demars,
the seven-year.old son of Jos. Dem are
of this city, was shot by q youthful
playmate yesterday about noon at the
Demars home in East Havre. The
children we're playing robbers and in
some way got hold Of q small calibre
rifle, and it was with this that the boy
was shot. The boy who shot him was the
son of Robert Barnes and was equally
youthful. The boy 10 in . precarioue
condition. but his physician believes
be has q good chance for recovery.
Glasgow News: Last Thursday
fire started near the Little Muddy
crossing and burned of q strip o:
country about two miles long. Chas
Councils place was threatened with
destruction but the timely arrival o
ueighbors and quick work on thei|
. part saved the ranch. Several stacks
of hay belonging to Mr.. Provost wer'
burned. The high winds and dr..
\ weather has made the danger iron
prairie fires very great the last tw'
weeks and it is a wonder that we hav
not had more of them.
Glasgow Review: r. D. Remond
e who stopped over in Glasgow las
week with a consignment Of mules TO
y the east, had a raft of bad luck dow
y the road. a Buford special says
"Three ears of mules and q {
p horses bound for Indiana were side
u tracked at Buford last Sunday OWN
to the dying OF eight of the mules i
n the cars. After they were unloaded
n more died. making sixteen out of tn
three cars. 1. was thought that deaf
was due to the manner in which the
were fed and watered at Glasgow.
The anImals were very thirsty whe
o unloaded and it is barely possib
they licked up some Beaumont o
d around the dipping vat.
'e Chiuook Opinion: The Milk Rive
b fair September II to 20, will be a no
able improvement over its predecesst
is in many respects. One of the mo
a noticeable il the room for the exhibit
At Last year the agricultural product
Of school exhibits. domestic and fine ar
Of exhibits were all crowded into OF
D. building. The result was that the
is was not room for the proper displa
a of the different classes. This year Il
10 school and fine arts and women's d
re partments will have a new building
" themselves and the agricultural pr
ar duce will be housed in the first hal
X. There will be plenty OF room for Il
as display of the different exhibits unle
is the increase 10 number Is larger tn;
expected.