The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.

AWUNO Jun VCIO0DUnC'
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Glasgow News: 1t is reported that
at the close Of the revival meetings at
Nashua this week, a hole was cut
through the ice in the river and four
persons immersed.
Choteau Acantha: The Office of
the county clerk and recorder is a
busy place just now. Abstracts are
being prepared for the Conrad Invest
ment Co. and there are over sever
hundred transfers.
Conrad Observer: Sam II. Wood,
he of Montana cooperative ranch
fame, is out with a special offer on q
book be has written. 1t is entitled
"Robbed of a Home, under the Stars
aud Stripes" 1t ought to help, some;
still there are those who believe it
was the ''other fellow who got
touched.
Harlem News: Pete Churout had
rather an exciting time on his way to
the mountains the latter part OF
last week. He was hauling a load
of dynamite and while going down
hill the brake gave way and in the
mixup which followed one Of the
horses legs was broken. Pete has
disposed of his outfit and has gone to
work in the mountains.
Zortman Miner: The mill at Ian.
dusky is making a steady u OF it. 1t
was found that the stamps crushed the
ore too fine for successful cyaniding
and have been discarded. Rolls only
are being used now, but a crusher. is
on the way and will be installed upon
arrival. A number of string teams
have been engaged for hauling some
of the higher grade ore to the railroad
for shipment to the Great Falls smelter
for treatment. The ore so far mined
is all high grade, an assay below 800
per ton being rare, and, much of it
will run 500 to $500. When this plant
gets in full swing, the cleanups will
make even those of the old Ruby look
like 30 cents.
Conrad Observer: Conrad is prom
Used three more grain elevators, two of
which are Q being planned and the
third is delayed on account of a short.
age of tracks in the railroad yards.
Application has been made to the
railroad company for land on which
TO build by J.. E. Helms, the Cargill
Elevator company and the Hennepin
Elevator company. Mr.. Helms and
the Cargill company have been given
assurance that their request will be
granted and MIR. Helms is now in the
Flathead country ordering material
for the building.
Chinook Opinion: The Indian bu-
reau bill that was reported to the
house from the committee is stated in
the Washington dispatches to contain
an appropriation of $25, 600 for ex.
tending the Fort Belknap irrig alton
system. The step is viewed with I'm.
easiness by the white settlers Of the
upper valley, who see in the determ.
ination of the Indian bureau 10 in.
crease the amount of capacity of the
reservation for water, an element OF
danger to the white water user. The
federal courts, it will be remembered
have held that the Indians have frs,
right to all of the water they may be
able to use. The scheme that has been
evolved on the Belknap v atior
of leasing several thousand acres Of
land to contractors to raise beets 70,
the prospective sugar factory in the
valley, will make it possible that the
reserv alton will be calling for a much
larger supply of water as oon 81 che
bitches a be increased in capacity