The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-24
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.

AMONG OUR NEIGHB0RS.
A Grist Of items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Choteau Acautha: The Great Nor
thern Railway company has filed in
the county clerks Office q notice de-
signaling its Office In the station
building at Shelby ss the place where
record book of stock injured or killed
shall be kept for the county OF Teton.
Culbertson Republican,: The thresh-
Jog of wheat in the vicinity north Of
Culbertson has now commenced and
reports received is going all the way
from 6 to IL bushels per acre. One Of
the first reports Of grain threshed is
that Of Robert Bolan, 20 miles north
Of here which yielded IL bushels per
acre.
Valerian: Talk about your hard
lack stories, W. E. Powell has receiv.
ed word that he will not get the seed
back from an eight hundred acre tract
of land which he owns In North De-
kota aud which vas seeded in wheat.
Dakota has been hit hard by the
drought extending owe . large area
of the continent.
Hinsdale Homestead: One Of the
incest sights Of the ri was that Of
Robert Jardine hauling wool to town
with his Hart.Psrr gasoline traction
engine. He had four trail wagons
we'll loaded and hauled the wool from
upper Frenchmsn creek, q distance Of
about forty miles. This shows what
can be done with an engine.
Hinsdale Home stead: Lohr Bros.,
of Tamipco, have alfalfa this season
that will reward them one hundred
dollars an acre for the seed they will
thresh from it.. It is said there are
about forty acres of this and they also
have q considerable acreage that will
yield them about sixty.fve dollars ar
acre. This shows what can be done
In this valley with water for irriga'
ton. Their alfalfa fields this yea,
look grand, and It lie q revelation to
passengers on the railroad running
through their fields.
Hsvre Plaindealer: Sheepmen have
secured through Congressman Pray
permission from the United States
!, government to pasture their sheep or
Fort Assinniboine reservation and
big focke of sheep are comtng:in from
all directions. So far, permission
: has not been granted sheep herdert
to water their Aocks in Beaver Creek
which passes through the reservation
and the herders are experiencing quite
q a little difficulty in that direction.
| Valerian: The seeding of winter
wheat is in full swing ia the Waller
country and the area to be seeded il
variously estim ated at from twelve t.
fourteen thousand acres. Ditch rider
complain that they are having NOR
or less difficulty in serving water, al
leging thai there are instances where
farmers are not content to abide b,
. the rulings of the ditch riders but OF
3 the contrary interfere and demand
! more water than is their just portion
t Harlem News: Col. Mclaughlin O
Washington, D. c., vas Ia Harlem
Saturday and from here took a trail
> for the east. Col. Mclaughlin wa
appointed by the Secretary of the In
. terror to negotiate with the Indian
regarding the sale of the northern
! part of Fort Belknap. Upon consult
ing with them it was found that tn
4 plan met with the appoval of som'
, more progressive members of the trib'
though some of the more conserva
r tive disapproved of it.
Q Chinook Opinion: The Choutea,
County Fair directors are engaged il
: strengthening their plans for enter
tanning the visitors at the coming fai
the fret week in October. The reqaes
= for entries from riders who desire t,
enter q relay race has been RESPONDED
, to by four different horsemen of tn
county. A Big Sandy entry of
string has been promised and two en-
tries from Havre while Steve Adams
: up the valley, promises to go in witt
a string against all Corners. The di
; rectors will accordingly bill q rela,
race as one Of the features OF the fai
and will offer a big purse.
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