The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-27

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AMONG OUR NEIGHB0RS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Chinook Opinion: The new eleva.
tor opened for business this week and
Q large amount of fax was received
the first day for which s1.25 vas paid.
Conrad Observer: Chief Little Plume,
. we'll known Indian of the Blackfeet
reserv alton, died a few days ago on
the reserv alton. The remains were
buried at Family, q village on the
reserv alton, and was attended by Q
large number of Indians.
Lewistown Argus: Ed. Bussey, q
rancher in the Kendall district, visited
the county e Q on business. Mr..
Bussey had q crop of oats on his
place that averaged 112 bushels to the
acre. This is not . record breaker
for the Judith basin country, but it is
going along some.
Choteau Acantha: The hunting party
that returned from the mountains the
fret Of the week met at Sun river
springs q man who had come from
Honolulu just for the hunting in the
Rockies. He bagged q black bear
and an elk. Verify our fame az q
hunting ground is wide.
Ravre P~laindealer: Ed: Lawler,
one Of the best known old timers in
this section, this week brought q load
of apples to this city from his ranch
in the Bear Paws south of asvre.
If any one had any doubt about the
adaptability of the land about Havre
90 . fruit land, these great big red,
juicy apples would dispel the illusion.
Havre Promoter: From Postmaster
Mckenzie we get the information that
Havre has been made headquarters
for all the railway mail clerks run.
ming east, west and south from here.
Under this order about fifty men in
the railway service on the Great Nor.
them will be brought to Havre, and
this means an increase in population
and no empty houses.
Chinook Opinion: Mrs. Nelsina
Larson, wife of Elias Larson, died
here 10 town last Thursday evening az
the result of an accident q few hours
previous. She was riding home on
load of lumber with q neighbor, Mar
tin Olson, when the wagon struck .
rut near the West Fork bridge, joltine
her off from the load. She wa
brought back to town at once but hel
; injuries proved fatal and she dice
soon afterward.
Lewistown Argus: Fergus count!
farmers are receiving just three cent
more for their grain this week on &C
count of the reduction in the freigh
rate announced by the Great Northern
than they otherwise would be gettin,
; and the price is now a very satisfac
tory one, all things considered. Thi
morning 81 cents q bushel is beinI
} paid for spring wheat and so cents TO
winter wheat. Oats bring 80 cents
hundred.
Glasgow News: Many of our ne,
i, settlers do not realize the danger the
are in on account of little or no pre-
lection from prairie fires this time g
year. Last week in Dawson count
about 100 miles square was swept b
q prairie fire in about twelve hours
burning hundreds of tons OF hay
thousands of bushels of grain in STAG
and in the field, and numerous ranc
buildings, simply because the settler
neglected to provide the proper fir
guards.
Culbertson Republican: If you war
e to see a busy little town come to Gu
bertson most any day in the week.
teams in town at one time unloadin
9 grain at the various elevators. Thou
ands of bushels of grain is bein
e brought in. Last week the mark
was good for both fax and whea
e Flax at one time sold as high as 81 ;
per bushel. Wheat sold at one tim
for 80 cents. The market value ha
not been 80 high this week but th
4 prices have been good.
Settlers For irrigation Projects.