The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-12
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

lNOTIUSTu UVbVutSout0
Conrad Observer: Bart Armstrong
was in town last Thursday 10 COM
pany with w. P. Ceilings, an eastern
stock buyer, who was looking over
the country. MIR. Armstrong said MIR.
Ceilings bought his sheep last year,
paying 81. 60 per hundred at the Nc.
Cuaig ranch west of town, and this
year he made him ar offer of 81 per
hundred on the Chicago market.
Chinook Opinion: The management
of the Chouteau county fair are plan.
ming that this year the amusement fea-
lures at the fair shall be high class
and worth coming far and wide to see.
A fundeof $500 has been raised among
the business men of Chinook to enable
the management to plan q strong list
Of amusement features and that end of
the enterprise is receiving much at.
tention right now.
Zortman Miner: George Orman, a
rancher of the Wilder section of the
Missourilriver country. was here on
Monday. He informed US that the
fellow who stole MIR. Robinson's boat
and saddle fromIGoslin's barn here,
also stole Joe Legg's boat and plum
dered q number of ranches along the
river. Legg cut him of at Leedy, and
after taking the stolen plumber away
from him be was turned loose.
Hinsdale Homestead: The Homes.
tead understands that work on the
south side canal of the Dodson.Gl as.
gov irrigation project is progressing
very satisfactory. Teere are now
about so teams at work moving dirt
and more are getting ready to begin
within a few days. All of the first
seven miles Of the canal has been
taken by contractors and it is expected
that another stretch of several miles
will be let to contractors within a
week or ten days.
Conrad Observer: Farmers in this
section of the country have learned a
whole lot this summer. They have
learned that, Notwithstanding the ex.
cessive heat, the soil holds the mois.
ture. We have not had the average
rains for the month Of July and have
experienced the hottest weather ever
known, yet a good average wheat crop
is assured and the work of harvesting
will soon begin. Crops that we're
irrigated to any great extent are yet
in the milk.
Glasgow Review: The mangled
body of an unknown nan was found
this morning or the fourth track be-
tween the depot and the viaduct.
Part of the head, an arm and one
foot were severed from the body. A
loaded gravel train was standing on
the track last night where the accident
occurred. The train pulled out this
morning about four O'Clock, and it
is thought that he was asleep on one
of the loaded cars and rolled Off when
the train started.
Malta Enterprise: The
ment that work will again be resumed
on the ST. Mary's project will be
hailed by the people of northern Mon
tana with considerable satisfaction
aud gladhess. Engineer Babb whose
headquarters are in this city, will
leave tomorrow for St. Mary's where
he will meet Engineer Conner, who
will be in charge Of the work under
Mr.. Babb's)supervision, and arrange.
ments will be made to Immediately
resume work where it was discontin.
ued " years ago.
Chinook Opinion: A forest fire in
the Bear Paws burned considerable
timber Saturday. The fire started at
q saw mill and on the south side of q
big butte in the Cleveland section.
The mill and considerable lumber was
burned and the fire burned the stand.
ing timber to the top of the butte.
The great clouds of smoke were very
plainly visible from town and in the
evening the flames could be seen rum
ming up the side Of the mountain.
The fire did not spread to the range