The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-23
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.

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A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Harlem News: 1t is estimated that
every ton of blue joint hay will be
sold this year beforethe new 1909 crop
is harvested. During the month of
April eighty carloads we're shipped
from Harlem 1T a value of approxi-
mately $40, 900. 90.
Malta Enterprise The government
contest cases against Brady, Bate
man, Switzer & Co., OF the Great
Fslls outfit near Ashfeld, involving
II, 900 acres of land are still being
tried at Glasgow, and will continue
indefinitely as there are eighteen of
the cases altogether.
Malta Enterprise: The Canadian
government and Sheriff Small are
now Offering $500 reward for informa.
ton leading to the retention or cap.
ture of w. W. Fuqua the alleged
horse thief who escaped from Small in
this city Tuesday night, June 9Th,
while he was being taken from Cali.
fornis to Glasgow.
Havre Plaindealer: Three soldiers
broke into the saloon of Harry viii.
liams about three o'clock Monday
morning and carried away q dozen
bottles of irewater, u watch and q
gun. They were spprehsnded the came
morning while In an Intoxicated con.
dition on the reserv alton and were
put in the guard house.
Conrad Observer: J. h. Devlin was
here yesterday from his ranch in the
Sweet Grass hills country. He said
the country in that section, both on
the Canadian and American sides,
was settling up fast, but that much
fine land still remained between the
town of Shelby and West Butte, q
distance of 40 miles.
Chinook Opinion: There is q
marked demand for farm lands in the
valley this spring and irrigated farms
meet a ready sale. Last week the
Hedges ranch up toward Yantic was
purchased by l.. N. Beaulieu of the
First National bank. E. S. Sweet,
president of the First National, pur.
chased the Alex. Clyde place adjoin.
ing the Hedge place.
Hinsdale Homestead: Chambers
seems to have broken out among some
of the horses up on Rock creek, and
on last Monday, Deputy State Veter-
marian Nash of Helena went up to
Harry Rstchford's place and killed
seven head belonging to Mr.. Ratch.
ford, after which he wen to Roy Wal
lace's place where he killed two more.
It is hoped that this wipes out the dis.
ease IN tn is section.
CaOteau Acantha: II is reported
that Cutbank, the growing Teton
county town to our north, is to have
a newspaper, Daniel Whetson, for
merly of Franklin, Mimi, is to EN-.
bark in the new enterprise. He is q
newspaper man of experience, having
published the Franklin Tribune unit
recently. Mr.. Whetston looked the
state I'VE carefully and choose Cut
bank as the most promising.
Conrad Observer: Theodore Gil
roy's crew of Mexican hand sheer
s%hearers, comprising fourteen men, ar
rived last week from California to pl,
their trade in these parts for the sea
son. They started in Monday morn
ing at the ranch of Jas. A. Hughes OF
Dry Fork, where about $4,000 sheer
will be sheared. Besides James A,
Hughes sheep, a band belonging tt
Stoltenbarg & Hughes of Shelby viii
be sheared. The price is 9 and II
cents this season, the men t O boar6
themselves.
Chinook Opinion: A bigger ane
better fair than ever before, is th,
purpose OF the Chouteau County Fail
association for this year. The boarc
of directors held q meeting Saturda,
evening and passed on the premium
list and decided on the amount o
premiums. The list will be issued
shortly and will carry more items
than ever before. The dates of thu
fair have been set for the 10Th, 10th
18th and 18th Of September. A week
will intervene before the State fair a.
which the best of the county fair ex
hibits will be shown as the Choutea,
county exhibit.
News Bulletins on Trains.