The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-24
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS,

AMUN6 UUK NcI6HbUkS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Zortman Miner: Joe Mallette has
taken some extensive ore hauling con-
tracts from the August Mining com.
psny, and in addition to keeping the
mill supplied with ore, will also put
on some string teams for hauling to
the railroad some of the higher grade
ore which is being shipped to the East
Helena smelter.
Conrad Observer: P. J. Mason and
J.. E. Helm, who are both owners of
steam plows, we're in town yesterday BY.
A representative of this paper asked
Mi. Mason and Mr.. Helm about how
much land they would put in crop this
year. Mr.. Mason said, "Oh, about
ZOO acres," and Mr.. Hein said, "Oh,
about 1,400 acres" MI. Nason's land
lies east of town and Mr.. Helms lies
west.
Glasgow News: There are a number
Of ~unsurveyed townships in this county
that settlers q now only "squat" on
until the government makes the sur.
veys. An effort is now being made
by the Glasgow commercial club to
induce settlers who have chosen I'm.
surveyed elaine to make application
for such survey at once, and the CO.
operation of all persons interested is
requested.
Glasgow News: John M. Lewis of
the First National bank, returned to
the city yesterday from Washington
where be went as . delegate regarding
the St. Mary's river irrigation project.
While nothing absolutely definite has
been settled upon, 1t is believed, how.
ever, that work will be commenced in
the vicinity Of Glasgow In the very
near future. Further news is expected
in q day Or two as to the amount of
money available for the project.
Husbsndman: The settlers on the
Sun River valley will plant out apple
trees, pear trees, cherry trees, plum
trees and email fruit galore. There
are 200 homes in the Fort Shaw unit
and they will all be occupied by May
let and the settlement will soon be.
come q OF the banner settlements of
Montana. Many Of the home builders
there are we'll. to do and will soon be
surrounded by many of the comforts
Of life.
Havre P~laindealer: Al Strobe of
Whiuash, who. by the way, is one of
the greatest boosters of the .oppor.
tunities to be had in northern Mon
tana, of any n residing in this Sec
ton Of the state, was in Havre the first
of the week, having returned from q trip
to St. Paul, where he went to take up
with the Great Northern officials the
question Of the early settlement of the
lands in this section of Montana.
Conrad Observer: Another 35-tou
steam shovel arrived from the east
last Sunday for the Conrad Land &
Water Co. and lie being put together
to be tkken to the ditch work west of
town. This makes five steam shovels
which the company have on the
ground for their extensive ditch work.
The largest of the shovels is 65-tons
and the smallest 25-tons. The COM
pany have also four fat cars on hand
for the contemplated railroad run.
ming west of town.
Conrad OBSERVER: The sale of 100
acres of land and improvements with
out water at 1900 near Conrad 10
something that the wisest would not
have predicted q couple Of years ago
but it 10 a fact today nevertheless.
The sale of this property is the first
in what is to be some good values in
real estate and the time is here now.
Mr.. Doulin filed on this property Dec.
%. 1905, after contest proceedings.
His improvements are estimated at
2 1000, making the real value placed
upon the land at s62. 80 per acre. A
few years ago q man would have been
laughed at to mention such a price for
land in this country.
Chinook Opinion: A. w. Ziebarth
Is in receipt of q letter from n. H.
Rolapp. secretary of the Amalgama-
ted Sugar Co. of Ogden, Utah, in
which he states that there is no doubt
of the sugar factory being built in
the Milk River Valley for the season
Of 1910. He says that the only reason
that the factory vas not started for
this seasons crop was that the Reser-